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LEVIN PAPANTONIO LITIGATOR TIM O'BRIEN SCORES FOURTH MILLION VERDICT IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS
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July 18, 2008
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On Friday, July 18th, 2008, Levin Papantonio trial lawyer Tim O'Brien received a $1,250,000.00 verdict in Dooly County, Georgia. Mr. O'Brien represented the family of a deceased log truck driver who was killed when the defendant driver crossed the center line. Read Full Article
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Levin Papantonio lawyers make finalist list for Trial Lawyers of the Year
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July 17, 2008
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| Attorneys Mike Papantonio, Brian Barr, Virginia Buchanan and Ned McWilliams were nominated and made finalists for the coveted Public Justice award of Trial Lawyer of the Year 2008 for their work in the Perrine v. Dupont case, for work in a months-long trial that resulted in a verdict for Plaintiffs and a Judgment exceeding $400 M. The case is noted as a significant achievement in the area of Environmental litigation. Read Full Article |
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Region Bank Case Moves to Federal Court
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July 11, 2008
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| In a move intended to delay justice, Defendant Regions Bank removed a securities fraud case filed by Levin Papantonio to a Louisiana Federal Court. Read Full Article |
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Firm Investigator Carol Moore honored as best in state
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May 22, 2008
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| Pensacola's Moore first woman to receive honor. Carol Moore knows that she works in a man's world. She likes to say that for every 100 male legal investigators, only three women do what she does. Read Full Article |
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Forbes Magazine Covers Papantonio "Rock Star of Mass Torts"
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May 22, 2008
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| DEPENDING UPON YOUR VIEWPOINT, the grandly named Mass Tort Made Perfect, a recent confab of plaintiff lawyers in Las Vegas, (1) illustrates America's greatness as a nation with the rule of law or (2) shows the appalling consequences of deep-pockets liability. Either way Pensacola, Fla. attorney James M. (Mike) Papantonio is Exhibit A. View Full Article |
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Third Straight Plaintiff's Verdict, And Largest To Date, In Accutane Litigation
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April 22, 2008
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| On Tuesday, a jury in Atlantic City, NJ, ordered the pharmaceutical manufacturer Roche to pay plaintiff Kamie Kendall $10,578,500.00, for injuries caused by its drug Accutane. View Full Article. |
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29 State Attorneys General Including Michigan's Argue Against Drug Preemption
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February 21, 2008
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| Twenty-nine state attorneys general, including Michigan's, told the U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 14 that it should not find that a previous high court ruling preempts Michigan's drug shield law (Warner-Lambert Company LLC, et al. v. Kimberly Kent, et al., No. 06-1498, U.S. Sup.; See 1/10/08, Page 5). View Full Article. |
| Firm Attorney Tim O'Brien Featured in Wall Street Journal Article on Fosamax |
January 31, 2008
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| This 1-31-08 article on Fosamax discusses the current medical concerns involved in this ongoing litigation, which is led nationally by Levin Papantonio attorney Tim O'Brien. View Full Article. |
| Firm Attorney Leo Thomas profiled in the Independent News |
January 31, 2008
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| Nationally known criminal attorney Leo Thomas of the Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mithchell, Echsner and Proctor law firm was featured in an article on criminal law in an article by Duwayne Escobedo. View Full Article. |
| Leading Medical Authors Conclude That Fosamax is Overprescribed |
January 22, 2008
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| Medical researchers in the January 19, 2008, issue of the British Medical Journal revealed that bisphosphonate drugs typically used for osteoporosis, such as Merck's Fosamax, Procter & Gamble's Actonel, and Roche's Boniva, are too widely prescribed by physicians. Read Full Story. |
| Attorney Mims honored for Pro Bono Service |
January 14, 2008
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| Jemison Mims has been named recipient of The Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award for his work and the work performed by his paralegal, Sharon A. Baswell. This award is given to an outstanding attorney in each of the state's judicial circuits to an attorney who has given freely of his time and provided representation at no cost to persons who otherwise would not have been able to obtain such representation. Jemison and Sharon will attend a ceremony in Tallahassee, Florida on January 31, 2008 at which time Jemison will be recognized by the Florida Supreme Court and The Florida Bar for the work he and Sharon performed. The firm is proud of this award and congratulates Jemison and Sharon for their hard work and commitment throughout the year. View Full Article. |
| Florida Tobacco Cases Filed |
January 14, 2008
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| Levin Papantonio attorney Matt Schultz is interviewed by Law360.com and CBS News reporter Wyatt Andrews about recent lawsuit filings following the Florida Supreme Court tobacco class action RJ Reynolds v. Engle. Watch CBS News video here and Read Law360 PDF article here. |
| Attorney Rafferty on Vioxx Settlement |
November 10, 2007
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| Levin firm attorney Troy Rafferty attorney is interviewed about the VIOXX settlement and his work as national discovery chair for the Plaintiff's Steering Committee. Read PDF article here. |
| Roche Must Pay Accutane User $7 Million |
Oct 11, 2007 |
| Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Roche Holding AG must pay $7 million to a Pensacola man who blamed the company's Accutane acne drug for his inflammatory bowel disease, a Florida jury said, handing the company its second defeat in as many trials. Read full story. |
| Local Law Firm Helps Town win $196 million lawsuit |
2007 |
| A jury on Friday offered DuPont Co. to pay residents of a small West Virginia town reprsented by Pensacola law firm nearly $196.2 million. View Full Article. |
| Polluters Beware |
2007 |
| From the windows of his office, Pensacola looks like a coastal paradise. The seaside town lures visitors from all over the world to its white sandy beaches. View Full Article. |
| Perrine v. Dupont |
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DuPont Is Ordered to Pay $196.2 Million in Smelter Case
Wall Street Journal - Oct 19, 2007
DuPont was found guilty of wanton, willful and reckless conduct and ordered to pay $196.2 million in punitive damages in the final phase of a complex trial ...
DuPont penalized $196.2 million for W.Va. pollution
USA Today - Oct 19, 2007
Monday, the jury ordered the company to pay $55.5 million to clean up hazardous wastes around the site in Spelter. Last week the jury ordered the company to ...
DuPont punitive phase begins
Times-West Virginian, WV - Oct 17, 2007
Drawing on e-mails between DuPont attorneys and their friends, relatives, engineers and lobbyists, Papantonio portrayed the chemical giant as dishonest and ...
DuPont Must Pay $55 Million for Cleanup of Waste Site (Update2)
Bloomberg - October 15, 2007
... over renegade corporations,'' plaintiffs' lawyer Mike Papantonio said, referring to allowing juries to use state law to address environmental damage. ...
DuPont ordered to provide medical monitoring in Harrison County
West Virginia Record, WV - Oct 11, 2007
DuPont must finance the medical monitoring for the next 40 years, attorney Mike Papantonio said. Papantonio is representing the class. ...
DuPont Found Negligent In Waste-Site Lawsuit
Wall Street Journal - Oct 1, 2007
"I think it's a victory for all West Virginians considering the issues that were tried," said Mike Papantonio, lead attorney for the plaintiffs. ...
First phase of DuPont trial ending
BusinessWeek - Sep 28, 2007
Papantonio suggested conflicts of interest and accused state environmental regulators of complicity in the pollution at Spelter, noting that in some cases, ...
Click here to read these stories and more on Perrine v. Dupont.
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| Milton's Christian Woods an inspiring success, receives Troy Rafferty Scholarship Award |
June, 2007 |
Christian Woods of Milton High School, a state runner-up weightlifter, a running back and a track athlete, received the Troy Rafferty Scholarship Award, where he will apply the $3,000 check to further his education at Northwest Mississippi Community College, where he has a football scholarship.
"I am just speechless. I didn't know anything about it,'' said Woods, clearly humbled, after receiving the award from Rafferty, an attorney with the Levin law firm and the sponsor of the event. Rafferty grew up in Michigan, playing high school sports, including ice hockey. Read full story |
| Firm tops the Legal 500 list of Mass Tort firms for the U.S. |
June, 2007 |
| In the independent publication "The Legal 500 U.S." the law firm of Levin Papantonio gets first billing among the many notable firms selected in the field of Mass Torts and Class Actions. The rankings are compiled from interviews with corporate counsel across the United States. To read more, please click here. |
| Boynton woman with bone disease sues drugmaker |
April, 2007 |
A Boynton Beach woman who suffers from a bone disease has filed a lawsuit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals, claiming that two drugs it manufactures caused the rare condition in her jaw.
Carol Greenberg, 65, was diagnosed with osteonecrosis of the jaw in May 2003, two years after suffering painful symptoms that followed a root canal. "This is a very, very serious disease," said Pensacola attorney Tim O'Brien, who represents Greenberg. "It's a seven-figure case." View Full Article (PDF). |
| Levin Papantonio attorneys Tim O'Brien and Kristian Rasmussen received a $1.2 million verdict in an automobile wreck case |
April 16, 2007 |
On April 16, 2007, Levin Papantonio attorneys Tim O'Brien and Kristian Rasmussen received a $1.2 million verdict in an automobile wreck case involving a woman who suffered a vertebral fracture at C-2 in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
After the wreck, the victim was placed in an external fixation halo for 3 and 1/2 months. She was not paralyzed in the wreck but continued to suffer from neck pain after the auto accident to the present time.
If you would like more information on auto accidents, please visit our Florida Auto Accident page. |
| Acne drug is target of new suits |
April 16, 2007 |
Senior counsel, Mike Papantonio, at Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor of Pensacola, Fla., comments to the Los Angeles Times on Accutane, a drug used in acne treatment.
The pharmaceutical giant Roche "has done everything they can to hide the fact this is not only a real side effect but possibly the most common side effect." Levin, Papantonio law frim is one of five firms representing the Accutane plaintiffs. Read full Accutane article.
Source: Los Angeles Times - latimes.com |
| Carol Moore, Executive Director of Emerald Coastkeepers, Inc. and Investigator for Levin, Papantonio law firm makes the cover of the Pensacola Magazine |
April 2007 |
| Environmentalist Carol Moore is working to make a difference by protect Pensacola waterways so her "grandchildren and their children will hopefully have a safe Gulf of Mexico and clean Pensacola Bay to swim and fish in one day." Read the full article on Carol Moore (PDF). |
| Another successful Levin Papantonio and Mass Torts Made Perfect seminar |
April 2, 2007 |
Mass Torts Made Perfect has announced the completion of another wildly successful seminar, featuring special presentations by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the Rev. Al Sharpton. The seminar, which gathered together hundreds of the top lawyers in the country, was held at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, on March 29-30, 2007. Since its inception in October 2001, Mass Torts Made Perfect has rapidly propelled itself to the gold standard of plaintiff's legal education.
"The seminar was a tremendous success and the feedback received from the over 350 attendees has been nothing short of complete satisfaction," according to Michael Lynch, Esq., an attorney with Levin Papantonio and GoLeft.tv Consumer Advocate. "In addition to special presentations by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the Rev. Al Sharpton, our guests were treated to two full days of cutting-edge legal education unrivaled in the plaintiffs bar."
The seminar also featured the unveiling of GoLeft.tv, an innovative and exciting web-based news and information site scheduled for launch May 15th, and a special comedic performance by Cedric "The Entertainer." "Cedric absolutely brought the house down with his performance and the response to GoLeft.tv was extremely positive," said Lynch.
Topics covered at the seminar included Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit, Fosamax, Effexor, Advair/Serevent, Drug Eluting Stents, Duragesic Patch, Food Poisoning, Kugel Mesh Patch, Accutane, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Trasylol, Vioxx, Ortho Evra, ReNu, Guidant/Medtronics, Ketek/Tequin and more.
Mass Torts Made Perfect will host its next seminar at the world famous Bellagio Casino and Resort in Las Vegas on November 8-9, 2007. |
| Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit added to Mass Torts Made Perfect seminar |
March 12, 2007 |
Levin, Papantonio law firm and Mass Torts Made Perfect, Inc. has announced the addition of presentations on the popular anemia drugs Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit to the upcoming Mass Made Perfect seminar, to be held at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas on March 29-30, 2007.
"We are excited to add Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit to the agenda of our upcoming seminar," said Michael B. Lynch, Esq., an attorney with Levin Papantonio and frequent Mass Torts Made Perfect speaker. "Almost one million Americans are at risk over the safety concerns of Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit. Our seminar March 29-30 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas will allow attorneys to become fully informed of the new FDA warnings concerning these drugs, sales of which totaled over $10 billion last year."
In addition to presentations on Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit, Mass Torts Made Perfect will feature renowned attorneys from across the country such as Michael Papantonio, Esq., speaking on such topics as Fosamax, Effexor, Advair/Serevent, Drug Eluting Stents, Duragesic Patch, Food Poisoning, Kugel Mesh Patch, Accutane, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Trasylol, Vioxx, Ortho Evra, ReNu, Guidant/Medtronics, Ketek/Tequin. For more information on Mass Torts Made Perfect, please access http://www.masstortsmadeperfect.com/ for seminar registrations information and a full list of speakers and topics. |
| Levin Papantonio Presents LPtv Online Video Media Center |
March 9, 2007 |
| The firm of Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Echsner & Proctor, P.A announced today the unveiling of its revamped firm website at http://www.levinlaw.com/, which will feature an exciting online video center showcasing a state-of-the-art online video media center. The website will also showcase online TV through access to LPtv, a break through innovation in legal education and information exchange. View full press release. |
| Mike Papantonio - Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America |
January 30, 2007 |
| Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor, P.A. is pleased to announce that Mike Papantonio has been named by Lawdragon to the publication's Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America. View Full Article. |
| Fredric G. Levin - Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America |
January 29, 2007 |
| Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor, P.A. is pleased to announce that Fredric G. Levin has been named by Lawdragon to the publication's Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America. View Full Article. |
| Florida Monthly Chooses Fred Levin and Mike Papantonio as "Best Lawyers" |
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In its July 2006 edition, Florida monthly magazine chose Pensacola attorneys Fred Levin and Mike Papantonio as among the state's best lawyers. The only other attorney selected from Pensacola was local attorney Bob Kerrigan. Numerous publications have selected Fred Levin and Mike Papantonio as among the nation's best trial lawyers, including Best Lawyers in America, LawDragon.com, SuperLawyers Magazine, and Forbes Magazine.
See the Florida Monthly edition, click here. |
| Papantonio Speaks Out |
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| In addition to heading the mass tort department at the Levin Papantonio Law Firm and co-hosting Ring of Fire Radio, Mike Papantonio is a frequent guest on television and radio broadcasts. You can catch his appearance on Good Morning America discussing the movie "Jesus Camp" with Diane Sawyer and Becky Fisher, on MSNBC's Tucker Carlson discussing the Pope's comment on Muslims and Bush's disregard of the Geneva Convention and on Scarborough Country. Click here to catch the latest Mike Papantonio TV appearances. |
| Wall Street Journal - Drug Coated Stents |
December 8, 2006 |
| Amid growing concerns over the safety of cardiac stent devices, attorney Mike Papantonio was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal. |
| Attorney O'Brien Obtains $11.5 million judgment |
November 7, 2006 |
| In a case dental malpractice involving a miner child, firm attorney Tim O'Brien obtained a judgment against Dr. Lucious Pelzer in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama in the total amount of $11,500,000. The Circuit Court entered the sizable judgment against Dr. Pelzer and his practice in accordance with the evidence presented by O'Brien, which demonstrated the extensive damages caused by the negligence of a dentist who inappropriately adminstered anesthesia to a youth during a routine dental procedure. Attorney O'Brien noted, "This was a very sad case for everyone involved. These things should never happen." |
| Tim O'Brien appointed Lead Counsel in national Fosamax litigation |
October, 2006 |
Levin Papantonio shareholder Tim O'Brien has been appointed Lead Counsel in the national Fosamax products liability litigation by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. (In re Fosamax Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1789.) As Lead Counsel, Mr. O'Brien will organize the efforts of attorneys from across the country on behalf of victims of Fosamax-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw. For more information about Fosamax and osteonecrosis of the jaw, please view our Fosamax news section.
View Case Management order. (PDF). |
| Papantonio has role in new documentary |
September 22, 2006 |
The New York Times (Sept. 22, 2006)
New York Times Movie Reviewer Stephen Holden Discusses Mike Papantonio's role in the feature documentary "Jesus Camp," which is now being released in theatres throughout the country. Click here to see article
View full article (PDF). |
| Court Orders Class Status in Spelter W.V. |
September, 2006 |
(September 14, 2006)
In the property damage and medical monitoring class action lawsuit of Perrine, et al. v. E.I. Dupont, et al., the West Virginia trial court has ordered that the case may proceed as a class action. Class Action certification is an important step toward bringing the Plaintiffs' contamination-related claims to trial. Plaintiffs' counsel has until October 14, 2006 to provide the Court with a geographical map of the properties included in the class and to provide other information needed by the Court to notify class members. The Order may be appealed by the Defendants, but Plaintiffs' Counsel expect litigation in the trial court to continue forward.
View full text of the Court's opinion (PDF). |
| 2006 "Best Lawyers In America" |
2006 |
Troy Rafferty of the Levin Papantonio law firm, who practices in areas of: Products Liability, Civil Rights, Wrongful Death, Pharmaceutical, Personal Injury, will be included in the 12th edition of The Best Lawyers in American 2006.
Source: Pensacola News Journal
View full article
View Troy Rafferty bio |
| Levin Papantonio Firm obtains $2.6M Verdict |
September, 2006 |
| The courthouse doors flew open on Friday, September 1, 2006 with news that a Walton County jury returned a verdict award of $2.6 million dollars in Bivins v. Zurich American Insurance Company. Bivins case, lead by attorney Troy Rafferty of the Pensacola law firm of Levin Papantonio commented, "this result is going to make a difference for Mr. and Mrs. Bivins. It was the right result in light of the evidence we presented." View full Press Release (PDF). |
| Tim O'Brien Publishes Fosamax Article |
June, 2006 |
| Attorney Tim O'Brien of the Levin Papantonio law firm is due to be published in the next issue of Drugs and Supplements (HarrisMartin) on issues related to the Fosamax lawsuits. The article examines the fairness and equities of the practices of the drug maker's in marketing this blockbuster selling medication. The article also explains the medical literature regarding the jaw bone complications associated with the use of this class of drugs. |
| Levin Firm IT Director Honored (PDF) |
June 2, 2006 |
| James Holmes, director of the Levin Papantonio information systems department, was recently honored for his outstanding commitment to the Big Brother Big sister program. Chosen "Big Brother of the Year" for the State of Florida, Mr. Holmes was recognized for his time and dedication acting as a mentor to Robert, his 8-year-old "little brother." Click here to read more (PDF). |
| Fred Levin named to Top 500 Litigators (PDF) |
April, 2006 |
Fredric G. Levin has just been named on Law Dragon magazine's list of the "Top 500 Leading Litigators in America," an honor he can add to his many other accomplishments. While Law Dragon mentions his work both as a boxing promoter (he was selected a "Boxing Manager of the Year in 1995) and his role in the tobacco litigation, not mentioned was Mr. Levin's previous recognition as a Top 10 Litigator by the National Law Journal in 1999 and as the top Florida civil trial attorney.
At various times, Fred Levin has held the national record for jury verdicts involving the wrongful death of a child, the wrongful death of a housewife, the wrongful death of a wage earner, and the largest personal injury verdict in the state of Florida. He is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an organization limited to 100 members throughout the country, and has been listed in every edition of the publication "Best Lawyers in America." Click here to read more from the Law Dragon Spring 2006 edition (PDF). |
| Levin Firm Leading Fosamax Litigation (PDF) |
April 12, 2006 |
| Levin Papantonio attorney Tim O'Brien broke the news to the Wall Street Journal regarding the potential for the medication Fosamax® to be involved with cases of jaw bone rot . Known as osteonecrosis of the jaw, the condition can lead to lifelong disability. Click here to see Tim O'Brien's interview (PDF). |
| Jury Awards $3.25 Million |
March, 2006 |
Jane Doe v. Kevin Moncla, March 2006
Jury Verdict in Okaloosa County, Florida, for $3.250 million, including $2 million in punitive damages.
The case involved the illegal covert videotaping of Plaintiff and her family in the bathroom of a guest cottage. Plaintiff was awarded $500,000 for past mental anguish and $750,000 for future mental anguish as part of the award, along with the punitive award. The verdict is one of the largest in Okaloosa County's history. |
| Catastrophic Loss and the Laws of Catastrophe: Problems, Remedies & Procedures |
November 14, 2005 |
Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner, & Proctor, P.A. will Co-Chair HarrisMartin's new litigation conference, CATASTROPHIC LOSS AND THE LAWS OF CATASTROPHE: Problems, Remedies and Procedures on March 13-14, 2006, at the Ritz-Carlton/South Beach, in Miami Beach, FL.
Conference topics will include:
- Handling Claims/Loss Adjustment from the Insurance Industry Perspective, and General Claims Handling Procedures
- How Recent Catastrophes Have Affected the Reinsurance Markets
- Government Response to First- and Third-Party Claims
- Handling Third-Party Claims: Plaintiff, Defendant, and Judicial Perspectives
For additional information about this conference, please click here. |
| Motorists File Suit Against Shell Oil |
June 19, 2004 |
| An attorney with the Levin, Papantonio law firm this week filed a suit against Shell Oil Co. and its refiner Motiva Enterprises for supplying high-sulfur gasoline pumped in May. |
| Source: Pensacola News Journal |
| Papantonio On The Air |
May 19, 2004 |
| Local lawyer takes on national talk radio |
| Source: Pensacola News Journal |
| Rezulin Plaintiff Lands $2 Million Verdict |
April 26, 2004 |
| In the latest Rezulin case to reach trial, a New York jury awarded $2 million to a woman who suffered side effects from the diabetes drug, but had no evidence of permanent liver damage. |
| Conoco to pay $70 million |
April 6, 2004 |
| ConocoPhillips has agreed to a $70 million settlement with Pensacola residents whose property is potentially contaminated by a toxic plume that has spread from the old Agrico Chemical Co. fertilizer plant in central Pensacola to Bayou Texar. |
| Distribution of Conoco Settlement |
April 6, 2004 |
| A court will decided how to distribute 70-million dollars to defendants in the settlement of a superfund lawsuit. Conoco-Phillips, which owns the old Agrico Chemical Company off Fairfield Drive, has agreed to settle the case rather than going to court. |
| Source: WEAR |
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