Jan
31
Can I Still Benefit From My Mom’s Lawsuit?
Filed Under Injuries | 3 Comments
My mom had hired a New York lawyer to help her with her Vioxx litigation case. My sister and I never paid much attention to what she was doing because to be honest, mom is something of a conspiracy theory type, and we figured this was just her latest delusion.
Then two years ago, she got really sick, and no one could tell us why. She kept saying it was because of all the drugs the hospital had given her during her hip replacement surgery 6 months earlier. At first we just kind of ignored it because she is 76 and well, as people get old they get sick right? But as we became more involved with her care, we both came to the conclusion that there might be some validity to her claims. I don’t know if it was Vioxx she was given or something else; seems like every new wonder drug eventually ends up in a lawsuit (fairly or not).
She passed away two weeks ago, and now my sister and I are ready to pick up the fight where she left off, but can we benefit from the lawsuit she started? Or are we acting like modern day ambulance chasers? My husband says I’m reacting out of grief, but am I? I really don’t know.
Jan
25
He Used to be Successful
Filed Under Law & Ethics | 7 Comments
My husband and I met years ago when he was still in law school in upstate New York. He reminded me of a young BIll Clinton: very passionate, caring, and very good with people. People were drawn to him like a magnet.
He was lucky enough that right out of law school, he was a part of a firm that dealt with all of the Vioxx litigation. I don’t know much about the history except from what I understand, it was an effective medicine with horrible side effects. I guess. Anyway, he became one of the more prominent New Yor Vioxx lawyers and was in very high demand.
Over the years however, as the suits have settled, his work has slowed down significantly and he’s really starting to feel it. Actually, we’re all really starting to feel it.
His reputation was based on being the top New York Vioxx lawyer in town, and now that people are focusing on other things, its like he and his firm don’t exist anymore. Isn’t that silly? Like they only understand the law as it applies to Vioxx. Crazy, but they’re not laying people off to adjust for the downturn, and he’s on the short list, I fear.