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Jan 26, 2022, 16:47 ET J&J, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Hit with $10M Lawsuit for Eye Damage Caused by Prescription Drug Elmiron

Trial lawyers with the Lanier Law Firm have filed a $10 million lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, its Janssen Pharmaceuticals subsidiary, and other...

Nov 04, 2021, 09:00 ET The Lanier Law Firm Ranks Among the Nation's Best

The Lanier Law Firm has once again been named one of the best law firms in the nation in the prestigious annual Best Law Firms guide assembled by U.S....

Oct 22, 2021, 14:15 ET Lanier Law Firm's Appellate Practice Honored by National Law Journal

The Lanier Law Firm was among 24 national firms honored for excellence in appellate work during the past year at the National Law Journal's Legal...

Oct 13, 2020, 17:59 ET Jury Returns $2 Million Verdict for Worker Injured on Construction Site

In one of the state's first in-person jury trials in the past seven months, a Brown County jury on Friday awarded $1.95 million for injuries suffered ...

Oct 01, 2020, 12:35 ET Judge Rules Tamiflu-Maker Hoffman-La Roche Must Answer Whistleblower Fraud Claims

Tamiflu-maker Hoffman-La Roche (OTCMKTS – RHHBY) must answer to whistleblower charges that it falsified claims of Tamiflu's effectiveness in fighting ...

Jun 29, 2020, 11:37 ET Whistleblower Lawsuit: Tamiflu Maker Won $1.4B Contract after Deceiving the CDC about Drug's Pandemic Effectiveness

Drug company Hoffmann-La Roche (OTCMKTS – RHHBY) falsified scientific conclusions and mounted a high-powered marketing and lobbying campaign to...

Jun 15, 2020, 13:47 ET Texas Supreme Court Scratches Legal Immunity Claims of State Lottery Contractor

On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court published a milestone opinion denying sovereign immunity protection claims of GTECH, a contractor that produced...

May 07, 2020, 11:38 ET Central Florida Homeowners Sue The Mosaic Company over Radiation Health Risks from Phosphate Mining

Homeowners in two central Florida neighborhoods built atop abandoned phosphate mines have filed a federal lawsuit against The Mosaic Company (NYSE:...

Mar 12, 2020, 10:37 ET The Lanier Law Firm Places Four Attorneys on 2020 Texas Rising Stars List

The Lanier Law Firm is pleased to announce that attorneys Natalie Armour, Regan Bradford, Benjamin T. Major and Jonathan Wilkerson have been named to ...

Feb 24, 2020, 11:30 ET Rick Meadow Appointed to Committee Driving State Litigation Against Juul

Acclaimed Houston trial lawyer Richard "Rick" Meadow of The Lanier Law Firm has been named to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in litigation...

Jan 13, 2020, 11:31 ET Tamiflu Fraud Bilked $1.5 Billion from Government, Alleges Whistleblower

Drug company Hoffmann-La Roche (OTCMKTS: RHHBY) bilked U.S. federal and state governments out of $1.5 billion by misrepresenting clinical studies and ...

Dec 19, 2019, 15:33 ET Mark Lanier Named to Lawdragon's Elite List of Legal Legends for 2019

Trial lawyer Mark Lanier, founder of The Lanier Law Firm, has been selected to the class of Lawdragon Legends for 2019. The annual listing by the...

Dec 11, 2019, 12:24 ET Texas Hotels Willfully Blind to Sex Trafficking, Exploitation, Lawsuit Charges

Three national hotel chains are accused in a federal lawsuit of being complicit in rampant sex trafficking at hotels across the U.S., including a...

Nov 01, 2019, 09:00 ET The Lanier Law Firm Ranks Among the Nation's Best

The Lanier Law Firm has once again been named one of the best law firms in the nation in the prestigious annual Best Law Firms guide assembled by U.S....

Oct 15, 2019, 08:00 ET Mark Lanier Selected Among National Law Journal's 2019 Winning Litigators

Nationally known trial lawyer Mark Lanier, founder of The Lanier Law Firm, has been selected to The National Law Journal's list of Winning Litigators ...

Sep 10, 2019, 12:07 ET New Jersey Teen Files Product Liability Lawsuit Against JUUL Manufacturer

A New Jersey teenager is suing the makers of the JUUL e-cigarette in federal court, claiming that the pervasive social media marketing of the popular ...

Aug 15, 2019, 08:00 ET 12 Lanier Law Firm Attorneys Earn National Best Lawyers Honors for 2020

Twelve attorneys from The Lanier Law Firm have been recognized in six distinct practice areas in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. It...

Jul 19, 2019, 11:52 ET Lanier Law Firm Honored for Product Liability Litigation Success

Bolstered by the largest verdict delivered in the U.S. in 2018, The Lanier Law Firm has received the 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers Award in the area of...

Jun 25, 2019, 12:00 ET The Lanier Law Firm's Rick Meadow Named to Board of Directors of Guatemalan Charity

Veteran attorney Rick Meadow, the National Mass Tort Leader and Director of Business Development for The Lanier Law Firm, has been named to the board ...

Jun 03, 2019, 11:02 ET The Lanier Law Firm's $4.69 Billion Win in Talc, Asbestos Trial Named Top Verdict of 2018

The Lanier Law Firm's $4.69 billion trial win on behalf of 22 women who alleged that decades of daily use of Johnson & Johnson's asbestos-laden...

Apr 08, 2019, 12:42 ET KMCO Chemical Plant Hit with Lawsuit After Deadly Chemical Blaze Outside Houston

Three workers who were injured in an explosion at the KMCO LLC chemical plant in suburban Crosby filed suit against the company on Monday, alleging...

Sep 06, 2018, 12:32 ET Nine Lanier Law Firm Attorneys Recognized on 2018 List of Texas Super Lawyers

Nine attorneys from The Lanier Law Firm have earned spots on the 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list, the most ever chosen from the firm for the...

Aug 29, 2018, 11:07 ET Noted Jurist, Former University President Ken Starr Joins the Lanier Law Firm

Kenneth W. Starr, an attorney with a distinguished legal, academic and public service record, has joined the Lanier Law Firm in an Of Counsel...

Aug 15, 2018, 15:21 ET Eight Lanier Law Firm Attorneys Earn National Best Lawyers Honors

Eight attorneys from The Lanier Law Firm have been named among the best in the nation in the 2019 edition of the prestigious legal publication The...

Aug 14, 2018, 11:33 ET Houston Day Care Center Sued over Toddler's Death in Hot Van

The family of a 3-year-old who died after being left for more than four hours in a Houston day care center's van in late July has sued the operator...