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Nissen, Steven, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Immediate Past President, American College of Cardiology, Washington, DC
| appointed: | 1992 |
| medical school: | University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, MI |
| specialty training: | Fellowship - University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center Lexington KY Internship - University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento CA Residency - University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento CA |
| other education: | B.S. - University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI |
| specialty interests: | intravascular ultrasound, digital angiography and computer image processing, coronary intensive care |
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Diane P. Sullivan, the Princeton, N.J.-based litigator who secured a 2005 victory for client Merck in the Vioxx products liability lawsuit, has left Dechert for New York mega-firm Weil Gotshal & Manges.
Joining Sullivan in the move is partner Kathleen O’Connor, the former in-house Merck lawyer who ultimately joined Dechert and worked on the Vioxx case.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK), which is paying $3 billion to resolve government claims that it illegally marketed drugs such as the Avandia diabetes medication, agreed to settle more lawsuits over the pills, a lawyer said. Glaxo, the U.K.s biggest drugmaker, agreed last month to resolve more than 20,000 cases alleging Avandia causes heart attacks, said Paul Kiesel, a lawyer for former users. The accord...
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Nadrich & Cohen, LLP reports that GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to settle approximately 20,000 Avandia side effects lawsuits.
Los Angeles, CA, February 3, 2012 – UK drug-maker GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to settle 20,000 Avandia side effects lawsuits. According to a Bloomberg
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VIOXX DEAL: Merck and lawyers for Canadian Vioxx users have struck a deal, awaiting approval by courts in provinces there, to end lawsuits filed by hundreds of people claiming harm from the drugmaker's recalled painkiller Vioxx.
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Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Thursday that it has reached a deal to settle all lawsuits in Canada over its recalled painkiller Vioxx, for up to 36.9 million Canadian dollars ($36.5 million). Merck and attorneys representing hundreds of Vioxx users in Canada said the final payment will be at least $21.6 million and could go as high as $36.5 million. Merck and representatives of the plaintiffs have signed...
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Steven Nissen Quotes:
“The idea that you would see such a huge benefit so quickly is hard to accept.”
“We could still be wrong. That's what has to happen for this drug to move forward.”
“This panel was asleep at the switch.”
“There's only one way: through good science.”
“Physicians ought to take this into account. These drugs are not very forgiving.”
Steven Nissen Quotes:
“The idea that you would see such a huge benefit so quickly is hard to accept.”
“We could still be wrong. That's what has to happen for this drug to move forward.”
“This panel was asleep at the switch.”
“There's only one way: through good science.”
“Physicians ought to take this into account. These drugs are not very forgiving.”
Overview
Get to know Steven Nissen, the cardiologist who raised worries about Vioxx and Avandia.
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