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Iraq War Contractor Litigation - The family of a truck driver who was killed near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq brings the first of several lawsuits by truck drivers and their families against Halliburton. Read More

Welding Rod Litigation - Twenty-one national manufacturers of welding products have been sued in a class action alleging that welding rods create harmful fumes that can lead to injuries such as Manganism and Parkinson's disease. Read More

Viagra Litigation - Ramon Lopez discusses possible litigation due to post-market adverse events such as blindness, heart attack, and stroke. Read More

Einhorn Verdict - Attorneys James E. Beasley and James J. McHugh, Jr., representing the estate of Holly Maddux, obtained a jury verdict against Ira Einhorn for $907 million dollars. Ira Einhorn achieved notoriety for fleeing the country after the 1977 slaying of Ms. Maddux. The Maddux family filed a wrongful death suit shortly after Einhorn—who was convicted in absentia—was located in France and extradited to America in 1999. The verdict, the highest verdict in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, included $155 million in compensatory damages and $752 million in punitive damages.