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Hare Wynn selected to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky against pharmaceutical giant Merck.
Shay Samples Named Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year
Hare Wynn Wins $19 Million Verdict in Seatbelt Case Against Auto Maker
RealtySouth ABC Fee Claims Process Has Begun

Hare Wynn has been selected to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky against pharmaceutical giant Merck. Hare Wynn attorneys Scott Powell, Matt Minner and Don McKenna have teamed with the outstanding Lexington, Kentucky firm of Garmer and Prather in pursuing claims related to Merck's false, misleading and deceptive practices in marketing its pain relief drug Vioxx. In 1999, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Vioxx (known generically as rofecoxib), a Merck product for treating arthritis.

On December 27, 2005, Eric Polston and his fianc, Mea Powers, were traveling State Highway 168, in Greene County, Arkansas, about 13 miles away from Jonesboro. They were on their way to show a Christmas puppy to Erics mother.
Eighteen-year old Eric, a starting fullback for Hoxie High School, had just finished his senior season and was enjoying the Christmas season with his friends, family and loved ones. Little did Eric know his Christmas, his future and his life were about to be changed forever.
A dog suddenly ran in front of Erics 1998 Ford Windstar causing him to swerve to his right and the van began to roll. Eric was wearing his seatbelt; however, during the course of the rollover, Eric was ejected from the vehicle and sustained paralyzing injuries. As a result of the accident Eric is a tetraplegic with partial use of his hands and arms.
On Friday, October 15, 2010, almost five years after his accident, Eric Polston was awarded a $19 million dollar verdict against Ford Motor Company in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Federal District Judge Price Marshall presided over the case.

If you were a RealtySouth customer and were involved in a real estate closing at any time from September 23, 2003, to March 1, 2009, you may have a claim for damages against RealtySouth in the certified class action suit styled "Vicki V. Busby v. JRHBW Realty, Inc., d/b/a Realty South."
You must submit a claim in order to be eligible to receive payment of $447 in damages. For more information

Shay Samples has been named as the Birmingham Best Lawyers Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year for 2011. Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession designates Lawyers of the Year in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the Lawyer of the Year.

Hare Wynn Represents Whistleblower in $422 Million Recovery Against Novartis

Hare Wynn attorneys Scott Powell and Don McKenna represent one of four whistleblowers who brought False Claims Act suits against Novartis Pharmaceuticals for off-label marketing of Trileptal and paying illegal kickbacks to doctors in association with six other drugs. Hare Wynns client will receive a multi-million dollar share of the $25 million whistleblower award paid by the Justice Department to four former employee whistleblowers.
Scott Powell and Don McKenna were named 2009 Whistleblower Lawyers of the Year by the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund.
Go here for more info about Hare Wynn's work in False Claims cases.

Serving the following Alabama cities and counties:
Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, Gadsden, Florence, Anniston, Guntersville, Decatur, Jasper -- Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox, Winston
Serving the following Arkansas cities and counties:Little Rock, Fort Smith, North Little Rock, Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, Springdale, Conway -- Arkansas, Ashley, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Garland, Grant, Greene, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Logan, Lonoke, Madison, Marion, Miller, Mississippi, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Perry, Phillips, Pike, Poinsett, Polk, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Francis, Saline, Scott, Searcy, Sebastian, Sevier, Sharp, Stone, Union, Van Buren, Washington, White, Woodruff, Yell