ST. LOUIS - A jury in federal court has found for Wyeth against a plaintiff alleging the company's diet drug Pondimin caused moderate mitral valve regurgitation (Lisa Dean v. American Home Products, No. 4:02-cv-1833, E.D. Mo., Eastern Div.).
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Massachusetts High Court: Excess Not Bound By Primary's Settlement Decisions

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Aug. 6 ruled that an excess insurer that issued a "follow form" policy is not bound by the settlement decisions made by a primary insurer (Allmerica Financial Corp. & others v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, No. SJC-09834, Mass. Sup. Jud.; 2007 Mass. Sup. LEXIS 519).
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Jury Awards $23.5 Million In Florida Wrongful Birth Case

Case name: Daniel Estrada, et al. v. University of South Florida Board of Trustees Case number: 06-CA-000625
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Plaintiff Expert Excluded From Testifying On Causation

NEW YORK - The ephedra multidistrict litigation judge on July 13 ruled that a case-specific neurology expert for a plaintiff is excluded from testifying at trial regarding ephedra causation and effects because he relied on incorrect data and his conclusions were unfounded (Harbir Singh v. Herbalife International of America, Inc., No. 06 CV 00014; In Re: Ephedra Products Liability Litigation, 04 MD 1598, S.D. N.Y.).
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