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  Staff Writer | July 12, 2006 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  The information found on this website should not be construed as legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal consultation. You should not base your legal decisions solely on the information found in this site and you are encouraged to seek the counsel of an attorney regarding your specific questions or situation. The information found herein may represent the opinions or...

• Texas Woman Says Avandia Killed Her Husband

  Mike Simon | July 07, 2007 8:19 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  Peggie Stanford has filed a wrongful death suit against GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of diabetes drug Avandia, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Stanford claims her 60-year-old husband, Larry, had been using an Avandia variant when he died of a heart attack earlier this year. Stanford suffered the fatal heart attack the same day that the New England Journal of Medicine...

• Wyeth Must Face Fen-Phen Negligence, Warranty Claims

  Mike Simon | June 21, 2007 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber has upheld Virginia Cavender's claims of design-defect, breach-of-warranty, and negligence against pharmaceutical company Wyeth. Cavender, who took the weight loss combination drug fen-phen, claims that it caused heart damage in the form of "moderately severe aortic regurgitation."Judge Webber denied Wyeth's motion for partial summary judgment, ruling that...

• Thousands in US Claiming Vaccine-Autism Link Get Their Day in Court

  Mike Simon | June 19, 2007 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  Nearly 5,000 families with an autistic child have filed claims against the U.S. government, alleging that their children's autism resulted from childhood vaccinations. The first test case began in a hearing last Monday in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and was presided over by three special masters. Should the courts find in favor of the families, they will receive vindication and monetary...

• Vioxx Plaintiff Has Choice of $1.6 Million or New Trial

  Mike Simon | June 15, 2007 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  Retired FBI agent Gerald Barnett, who claims that the painkiller Vioxx caused his 2002 heart attack, must choose between $1.6 million and a retrial of his claims, a federal judge ruled. Last September a jury awarded Barnett $1 million in punitive damages and $50 million in compensatory damages, but U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon ordered a retrial on damages, ruling that $50 million in...

• OxyContin Maker, Executives Plead Guilty

  Mike Simon | May 22, 2007 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  On May 10, in Abingdon, Virginia, the maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin and three of its current and former executives pleaded guilty to misleading the public about the drug's risk of addiction. Purdue Pharma, LP, its president, top lawyer, and former chief medical officer will pay $634.5 million in fines for claiming the drug was less addictive and less subject to abuse than other...

• State Farm Looks Again At Katrina Cases

  Mike Simon | March 29, 2007 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  As part of a deal with the Mississippi Insurance Commissioner, State Farm has agreed to reexamine 35,000 claims arising out of Hurricane Katrina. The agreement includes claims that are in mediation, those that already in lawsuits, and those that already have been settled.Under the terms of the deal, State Farm will make a minimum of $50 million available to settle the claims.Not all viewed the...

• Mine Roof Fall Caused by Failure to Inspect

  Mike Simon | March 19, 2007 9:21 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  A December mining accident in Monongalia County that resulted in the death of a miner has been blamed on a failure by the operator to make sure that the mine was safe. John Elliott of Newburg, West Virginia was killed on December 17 when the roof collapsed in the Dana Mining Company mine he was working in.The Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training blames the accident on a failure by...

• Peanut Butter Recall Update

  Mike Simon | March 02, 2007 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  The FDA has indicated that the contamination of peanut butter manufactured by ConAgra Foods may have been due to dirty jars and equipment.Additionally, the recall was again expanded. The recall had previously included all Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter made from May, 2006, forward, but now includes all peanut butter made by ConAgra at its Sylvester, Georgia plant from December 2005...

• Michael G. Simon, West Virginia Attorney

  Staff Writer | July 12, 2006 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  Born in Weirton, West Virginia on July 13, 1965; admitted to practice law in 1990 and is licensed to practice law in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio.Received his Bachelor of science Degree from Youngstown State University in 1987 and his J.D. from the university of Dayton School of law in 1990.Solicitor, City of New Cumberland, WV 1993-presentMember: West Virginia Bar Association,...