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November 15, 2009
Christopher A. Seeger Appointed to Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Multidistrict Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella Litigation

Seeger Weiss is pleased to announce that founding partner Christopher A. Seeger has been named to the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee (PSC) in the Yasmin and YAZ (Drospirenone) Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2100) by Judge David R. Herndon, United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois. More than a hundred lawsuits […]

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November 4, 2009
Seeger Weiss LLP Appointed Lead Counsel in Health Insurer Price-Fixing Multi-District Litigation

Seeger Weiss LLP is pleased to announce its appointment as Lead Counsel in the WellPoint, Inc. Out-of-Network “UCR” Rates Litigation (MDL No. 2074) by Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, United States District Court, Central District of California. Co-lead counsel, with Seeger Weiss for the Subscriber Class, are Scott + Scott LLP and the Lexington Law Group. […]

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September 28, 2009
SEC Inspector General Attributes Failure to Uncover Madoff Scheme to Agency Incompetence

In a nearly 500-page report, the Securities and Exchange Commission Inspector General H. David Kotz issued detailed findings on how the SEC failed to uncover Bernie Madoff’s colossal Ponzi scheme. In a nearly 500-page report, the Securities and Exchange Commission Inspector General H. David Kotz issued detailed findings on how the SEC failed to uncover […]

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August 5, 2009
$41.5 Million Settlement – Zetia and Vytorin Lawsuit

Seeger Weiss Founding Partner, Christopher A. Seeger, Served as Chief Negotiator in the Nationwide Settlement Seeger Weiss LLP announced today a $41.5 million settlement with Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) and Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: PGH) resolving nationwide fraud claims arising out of the sale and marketing of the companies’ co-ventured prescription drugs Zetia and […]

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July 29, 2009
Is Rule 23(f) Appellate Review of Class Certification Rulings Becoming at Long Last a Reality for Plaintiffs?

In recent years, while many favorable outcomes had been reported in personal injury cases stemming from smoking-related ailments, e.g., Boeken v. Philip Morris Inc.,  127 Cal. App. 4th 1640, 26 Cal. Rptr. 3d 638 (2d Dist. 2005) (award of $5.5 million compensatory damages and $50 million punitive damages to smoker who developed lung cancer that metastasized to […]

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July 29, 2009
Courts Breathing New Life into Consumer-Oriented Tobacco Claims

In recent years, while many favorable outcomes had been reported in personal injury cases stemming from smoking-related ailments, e.g., Boeken v. Philip Morris Inc.,  127 Cal. App. 4th 1640, 26 Cal. Rptr. 3d 638 (2d Dist. 2005) (award of $5.5 million compensatory damages and $50 million punitive damages to smoker who developed lung cancer that metastasized to […]

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