(right: wild monkey)
Catch the thorough and fascinating Law.com report on the Vioxx settlement here.
And yes, only a Plaintiffs’ trial lawyer from New Orleans can get away with similes like that!
Settlement negotiations began last December and have proceeded fitfully since, reportedly spurred on by Fallon and other judges. The final stretch began Thursday morning at the New Orleans offices of Russ Herman, liaison counsel for the plaintiffs, and wrapped up Friday morning around 5 a.m.
Herman says the primary lawyers for the plaintiffs included Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss, Birchfield of Beasley Allen, and Arnold Levin of Levin, Fishbein, Sedrad & Berma. Merck was represented by Doug Marvin of Williams & Connolly, John Beisner of O’Melveny & Myers, and Adam Hoeflich of Bartlitt Beck. “It was a true, hard-fought rough and tough negotiation on a very high, professional plane,” Herman told Legal Times, ALM’s Washington weekly.
Herman says a general deal was struck 10 days ago. “But the devil’s in the details and they can break down at any point,” says Herman. “Nobody raised their voice. Or made threats. But people’s positions were very hard. It was like each lawyer had a greased football and was running like a wild monkey.”
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