Verdicts & settlements
Notable results
Landmark verdicts and settlements won by The Lanier Law Firm: 8 notable results, spanning 7 verdicts and 1 settlement. Each is told from the public record, with sources cited.
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Attorney
8 results
$9 billion (reduced to $36.8 million)$9 Billion Verdict Against Takeda and Eli Lilly in First Actos Bladder Cancer MDL Trial
Verdict · U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana · 2014
$4.69 billion (upheld $2.11 billion on appeal)$4.69 Billion Talcum Powder Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson for Ovarian Cancer (2018)
Verdict · Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri · 2018
$1.04 billion (reduced to ~$543 million)Dallas Jury Awards $1.04 Billion Against J&J Over Defective Pinnacle Hip Implants
Verdict · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas (MDL 2244) · 2016
Verdict · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Cleveland (MDL 2804) · 2021
$502 million (reduced to ~$151 million post-trial; vacated on appeal)$502 Million Verdict Against J&J in Second DePuy Pinnacle Hip Bellwether Trial
Verdict · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas (MDL 2244) · 2016
Settlement · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Cleveland (MDL 2804) · 2019
$253 million (reduced to ~$26 million)$253 Million Verdict Against Merck in First U.S. Vioxx Trial
Verdict · District Court of Brazoria County, Angleton, TX · 2005
$247 millionDallas Jury Awards $247 Million to Six New York Patients Over J&J's Defective Pinnacle Hip Implants
Verdict · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas (MDL 2244) · 2017