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Law Practice

Aug. 8, 2001

Stealth-Mode Lawyer Bags Cardiologist in Viagra's Defense

He's not ready for his close-up. Yet. Well-known litigator Pierce O'Donnell adopted an uncharacteristically low profile last month in a case - in Stockton, of all places - about the alleged harmful heart effects of Viagra, the drug for men with what is euphemistically called "erectile dysfunction."

        By Garry Abrams

        He's not ready for his close-up.
        Yet.
        Well-known litigator Pierce O'Donnell adopted an uncharacteristically low profile last month in a case - in Stockton, of all places - about the alleged harmful heart effects of Viagra, the drug for...

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