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On the eve of oral argument in the U.S. Supreme Court in the Wyeth v Levine pharmaceutical liability case, a new report was issued by the Center for Justice & Democracy challenging the drug industry's long-standing practice of aggressive marketing of high-risk products to women. Plaintiffs attorney Christopher Seeger, Seeger Weiss LLP, commented about the importance of the new study, The Bitterest Pill: How Drug Companies Fail to Protect Women and How Lawsuits Save Their Lives.
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP announces that New York Partner Linda A. Willett will assume leadership of the firm's Drug and Medical Device practice group. Willett, who joined Sedgwick earlier in 2008, is a former Bristol-Myers Squibb Company vice president and deputy general counsel. She brings tremendous insight and hands-on experience to the strategic and effective management of pharmaceutical manufacturer litigation
Ms. Willett has been recognized by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund. She is the Chair of Legal Momentum and has served on boards for many community organizations and professional associations, including the Learning Spring School, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and the Salvation Army. She is also a member of the Economic Club of New York, European Justice Forum, and Women's Forum of New York.
On the eve of oral argument in the U.S. Supreme Court in the Wyeth v Levine pharmaceutical liability case, a new report was issued by the Center for Justice & Democracy challenging the drug industry's long-standing practice of aggressive marketing of high-risk products to women. Plaintiffs attorney Christopher Seeger,
Ms. Willett has been recognized by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund. She is the Chair of Legal Momentum and has served on boards for many community organizations and professional associations, including the Learning Spring School,
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