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One lesson from Vioxx and, before it, the diet drug lawsuits that could cost Wyeth $20 billion–is that there's nothing like a drug recall to get plaintiffs' lawyers digging into a pharmaceutical company's neck.
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To get anything, plaintiff lawyers must convince judges in the U.S. and anywhere else Chevron has assets that the proceedings in Ecuador met their standard of justice.
"If they've got good plaintiffs here, if they've done a good job -- going up against Wal-Mart, you would hope they've done a good job -- they will have some named plaintiffs who will have some good stories".
"The U.K. is probably the best plaintiff jurisdiction anywhere, and as a consequence we get increasingly sophisticated plaintiffs looking at which country is best to sue in and being increasingly attracted to the U.K".
I've seen mass torts where the actual plaintiffs get coupons while the lawyers reap millions.
Yes, there are occasions when individual plaintiffs get large sums, but they are the exception, not the rule.
Secretary Tom Vilsack has said his agency is committed to resolving past discrimination cases, and government officials insist they are working to ensure that the plaintiffs get a quick and equitable settlement.
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