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Recent News About Beaumont Division Of The Eastern District Of Texas

• Kirchmer files more Avandia suits in federal court

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008 @ 6:00am

  Provost Umphrey attorney Christopher Kirchmer has filed four new Avandia lawsuits in federal court, alleging the drug's maker, GlaxoSmithKline, marketed and sold the drug knowing it was dangerous.

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• Provost Umphrey attorney files two Avandia lawsuits in federal court

  By David Yates | Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 @ 7:00am

  Provost Umphrey attorney Christopher Kirchmer has filed two new Avandia lawsuits in federal court, alleging the drug's maker, GlaxoSmithKline, marketed and sold the drug knowing it was dangerous.

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• Suit filed over HRT drugs blamed for breast cancer

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Monday, Nov 19, 2007 @ 5:55am

  A Jasper County woman has filed a federal lawsuit against Pfizer and Wyeth, claiming the hormone therapy drugs manufactured by the pharmaceutical companies caused her breast cancer.

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• Litigation strategy leads Merck to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Thursday, Nov 15, 2007 @ 6:44am

  Merck & Company has agreed to pay a $4.85 billion settlement for claims its arthritis drug Vioxx caused heart attacks or strokes. The agreement does not admit causation or fault.

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• Mom sues Bausch & Lomb on behalf of daughter

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 @ 12:00pm

  A Jasper County woman claims her daughter enjoyed a normal, healthy lifestyle until she began using a contact lens solution made by Bausch & Lomb.

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