A Texas attorney leading numerous Vioxx lawsuits is now representing a prominent cardiologist - who is also a major plaintiff witness - and wants him to become a paid consultant in the litigation, an attorney for Merck told the judge in first federal Vioxx retrial case.
Mark Lanier (pic), the Houston lawyer who won a $253 million judgment against Merck last year, said The Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Eric J. Topol had retained him to work on private matters. Lanier would not discuss those issues, and Topol referred all questions to Lanier.
Insiders' view: This is not surprising. Topol was recently toppled at The Cleveland Clinic and may need a good lawyer. Insider would pick Lanier if he ever needed a US attorney!
Read more here: fortwayne.com
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Topol denies everything and says the whole story is part of a smear campaign by Merck to discredit him.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/10/business/10topol.html
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