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| Woman Left Blind After Reaction to Pain Meds Wins $21M Verdict | A woman who says she was blinded and burned by a prescription pain medication has been awarded $21 million by a federal jury in New Hampshire. The plaintiff, Karen Bartlett, had claimed the anti-inflammatory drug sulindac had caused Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, skin diseases that can cause death, the Associated Press reports. The skin conditions inflamed Bartlett’s mucous membranes and eyes, causing burns that left her blind and seared her stomach, throat and lungs, her suit had contended. According to the AP account, Bartlett's lawyer, Keith Jensen, told jurors during closing arguments that the drug “literally burned her… |
| Why Nutter Is No. 1 in Associate Survey | Boston-based law firm Nutter McClennen & Fish has been top-ranked in an American Lawyer associates survey for three years in a row, and a culture of openness is part of the reason. Associates at the 150-lawyer firm gave their employer high ratings for associate relations, training and partner relations, the Am Law Daily reports. In the comments section, associates praised Nutter for openness, even on sensitive matters of finance. The firm also stresses training and formal mentoring, and gives associates a lot of responsibility early on. Rory Pheiffer, who joined the firm as a junior-level IP associate in 2007, told… |
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| | Prominent Iran human rights lawyer detained | [JURIST] A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer has been detained for allegedly spreading propaganda and colluding against national security, her family said Wednesday. Nasrin Sotoudeh, who is most widely known for representing political activists following the controversial 2009 presidential |
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| Appeals court blocks Pa. town's immigration law - The Associated Press | |
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