N.J. Courts Called Haven For Questionable Scientific Evidence
By Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Law Journal, To the Editor
In taking the unprecedented step of filing its motion for the recusal of Judge Carol Higbee ["Accutane Maker Seeks To Disqualify Judge Handling N.J. Mass Litigation," Dec. 17, 2012], Hoffmann-La Roche has made a calculated decision to challenge a longstanding bias against it and the industry in which it operates - a pattern that dates back to the Vioxx cases of nearly a decade ago. More pharmaceutical litigation is filed in New Jersey courts than anywhere else in the country, with 93 percent of the plaintiffs coming from out-of-state.
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By Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Municipalities Magazine
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