Anapol Schwartz Forms Consortium with Columbus, Ohio-Based Firm.Of Counsel Relationship Marks Continued Regional Expansion PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia-based law firm Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Smalley, P.C., recently joined forces with Columbus, Ohio-based law firm Clark, Perdue Perdue may refer to:
LPA Apolipoprotein (A) LPA Local Planning Authority LPA Locally Preferred Alternative LPA Local Planning Agency LPA Link Pack Area LPA Left Pulmonary Artery LPA Law of Property Act under a reciprocal of counsel agreement. The relationship marks the ongoing, regional expansion of Anapol Schwartz, which opened a Wheeling, W.Va. office earlier this year. The firms have a history of working together on major litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. involving catastrophic personal injury, dangerous drugs and defective medical devices. Most recently, Anapol Schwartz and Clark, Perdue & List represented more than 800 consumers who suffered heart attacks or strokes after taking Vioxx - Merck's blockbuster drug A blockbuster drug is a drug generating more than $1 billion of revenue for its owner each year. The search for blockbusters has been the foundation of the R&D strategy adopted by big pharmaceutical companies, but this looks set to change. that was recalled in 2004. "Formalizing the relationship between our law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
In addition to catastrophic personal injury cases and mass torts, the firms handle class actions on behalf of defrauded investors, professionals and small businesses. Anapol Schwartz and Clark, Perdue & List have also represented state attorney generals in consumer fraud actions. The combined resources of the firms include more than 30 attorneys and 100 support staff. The firms, which represent consumers in 30-plus states, have law offices in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey and West Virginia. Founded in 1977, Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Smalley, P.C., is a personal injury firm with more than 25 attorneys and law offices in Philadelphia, Media, Reading and Harrisburg, Pa., as well as Cherry Hill, N.J. and Wheeling, W.Va. The firm has a multi-faceted practice with a tradition of excellence in pharmaceutical mass tort, medical device matters, toxic tort, class actions, products liability, workplace injury, professional negligence professional negligence n. See malpractice. cases, automobile, investor claims and wrongful termination wrongful termination n. a right of an employee to sue his/her employer for damages (loss of wage and "fringe" benefits, and, if against "public policy," for punitive damages). litigation. |
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