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Supreme Court Denies J&J’s Petition in Ethicon Sling MDL

October 2, 2017 The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Johnson & Johnson’s petition for a writ of certiorari, ending their appeal of a $3.27 million bellwether trial verdict in the case of Jo ...

Xarelto, Similar Blood Thinners Named Most Dangerous Drugs

Case Against Electrolux over Dangerous Dishwashers will Proceed

Federal Judge John Z. Lee partially rejected a motion to dismiss the case against Electrolux over allegations that their dishwashers can spontaneously combust in an opinion issued on August 28, ...

Court Revives Effexor XR and Lipitor Antitrust Claims

  The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit revived plaintiffs' antitrust claims over alleged patent fraud and anti-competitive reverse payment schemes in a consolidated ...

Edward A. Wallace and Kara A. Elgersma Named Legal Lions by Law360

Wexler Wallace is proud to announce that partners Ed Wallace and Kara Elgersma have been named Legal Lions by Law360 along with co-counsel Charles Crueger and Erin K. Dickinson of Crueger ...

Judge Rules American Family Insurance Misclassified its Agents as Independent Contractors

Case Update: On August 11, American Family filed petitions to appeal the Court’s decisions. We will have more information as it becomes available. Following a unanimous advisory jury verdict in ...

Bayer to Discontinue Essure in Canada and Multiple European Countries

Drivers Slam Illinois Prosecutor’s ‘Vigilante’ Police Force

Via Courthouse News CHICAGO (CN) – A class of motorists claims a police unit operated by an Illinois county state’s attorney’s office, independent from the county’s regular police force, had no ...

Bethany R. Turke Named Partner at Wexler Wallace LLP

Wexler Wallace is excited to announce that Bethany R. Turke has been named as the firm’s latest partner. Bethany has been a vital member of Wexler Wallace’s legal team since joining the firm in ...

Wexler Wallace Involved with Xarelto Dangerous Drug Litigation Bellwethers in St. Louis

Wexler Wallace is currently leading the discovery and trial efforts in five out of seven cases selected for bellwether trials in the Xarelto Dangerous Drug Litigation pending in St. Louis state ...

Court Grants Class Certifications in Tristar Defective Pressure Cooker Litigation

The case against Tristar Products Inc. will proceed on a class-wide basis for purchasers of the Power Pressure Cooker XL in Colorado, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. On Monday, April 24th 2017 Judge ...

Advisory Jury Returns Verdict for Plaintiffs in American Family Insurance ERISA Trial

(CHICAGO, IL) – On Tuesday, April 18th, 2017, an advisory jury returned a unanimous verdict for a certified class in the American Family Insurance ERISA trial. Following a trial that lasted ...