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Rawle & Henderson LLP Attorneys Instrumental in Landmark Decision Upholding Federal Preemption Defense for Prescription Drug Manufacturer


6/10/2008
Rawle & Henderson LLP attorneys, Charles A. Fitzpatrick, III and Arthur B. Keppel, are national counsel for Apotex, a generic drug manufacturer in the Paxil litigation. Their strenuous defense has resulted in a landmark ruling by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that product liability suits against prescription drug manufacturers alleging failure to warn are barred by the principle of preemption when the warnings proposed by plaintiff have been found by the FDA to be “without scientific basis”.
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Philadelphia Jury Returns Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case


6/7/2008
John J. Snyder and Mary Ann Capriotti of Rawle and Henderson LLP recently obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice action in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
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Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Death Case


6/5/2008
Charles A. Fitzpatrick, III of Rawle and Henderson LLP recently obtained a defense verdict in a four day medical malpractice trial in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
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Dattner vs. A national overnight delivery company


1/17/2008
Dattner vs. A national overnight delivery company - motor vehicle v. pedestrian intersection accident . Venue- Philadelphia County
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Rawle & Henderson Represents National Hockey League Insurer in New Jersey Supreme Court Victory


10/31/2007
In October 2007, the New Jersey Supreme Court refused to hear the Appeal of Vladimir Konstantinov, Viacheslav Fetisov, and Sergei Mnatsakanov of a New Jersey Appellate Court’s decision affirming summary judgment on behalf of all insurers in the matter of Fetisov, et al v. Vigilant Insurance Co., et al; A-0828-04T2. The matter was litigated on behalf of Rawle & Henderson by John T. Donovan, a partner in the Firm's New Jersey’s office on behalf of Royal Insurance, one of the carriers involved, and effectively ended a six year battle in favor of our client in one of the largest coverage cases in the history of New Jersey.
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Appellate Law -- Verdict For Plaintiffs Vacated


10/17/2007

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Philadelphia Jury Returns Defense Verdict In Non-Occupational Asbestos Exposure Case


2/12/2007
Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to report that John C. McMeekin II and Kevin Hexstall won a hotly contested defense verdict in favor of Honeywell International, Inc. in the matter of The Estate of Allen Stafford v. Honeywell International, Inc..
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Ann-Michele G. Higgins argued before the United States Supreme Court


1/9/2007
January 2007
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Defense Verdict


5/22/2006
Bill Cattie obtained a defense verdict after three day jury trial in the Superior Court of Delaware.
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Daniel J. Rucket wins defense verdict at binding arbitration


4/18/2006
Daniel J. Rucket, a partner in Rawle & Henderson’s Philadelphia office, obtained a defense verdict in construction accident case in a binding high/low arbitration before former Judge Edwin Naythons at ADR Options in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Defense Verdict


4/1/2006
Josh Bachrach obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Genworth Life and Health Insurance Company after a trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta.
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Defense Verdict


3/6/2006
John T. Donovan, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Target Corporation after a two week jury trial before the Honorable Judge Greg Smith in the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia County.
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2/27/2006
John McMeekin and Linda Dobbins recently completed a trial on behalf of Honeywell International Inc. in which the Plaintiff alleged that he had contracted malignant mesothelioma as a result of occupational exposure to asbestos during his employment at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard while working with and around brakes and clutches.
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Defense Verdict in Est. of Luther Swaringen v. Honeywell International, Inc.


2/14/2006
John McMeekin and Derek Sandler won a defense verdict in favor of Honeywell International, Inc. in the matter of Est. of Luther Swaringen v. Honeywell International, Inc. pending in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County.
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Defense Verdict


2/7/2006
By John H. McCarthy & Kevin Hexstall

Following a week long trial, a Philadelphia jury decided that our client, a 500 store chain of food markets, was not negligent in the maintenance of its store and rendered a defense verdict.
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2/7/2006
Ann-Michele G. Higgins, a partner in the maritime group, along with Angela Heim and Diane B. Carvell, successfully pettioned the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of a P&I Club and its shipowner.
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