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Litigation
Within Mass tort and class action: plaintiff representation – pharmaceuticals and medical devices, Seeger Weiss LLP is a second tier firm,
Seeger Weiss LLP achieved a series of notable successes in 2010, particularly in pharmaceutical product liability cases, which is one of the firm’s core areas. The highly regarded Christopher Seeger has been appointed to the plaintiffs’ steering committee in the Yasmin and YAZ (Drospirenone) Marketing, Sales Practices and Product Liability Litigation, involving Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella birth control pills which are linked to an increased incidence of blood clots. The ‘terrific rising star’ David Buchanan recently obtained a significant victory in an Accutane case, Andrew McCarrell v Hoffman-La Roche Inc and Roche Laboratories Inc, when the Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County Court Civil Division, awarded $25.2m to plaintiff Andrew McCarrell. The Court found that defendant Hoffman-La Roche had failed to adequately warn doctors that the drug could cause serious intestinal problems. The award was the largest to date in Accutane cases, and marked a fifth consecutive win for Buchanan.