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Law Practice

Sep. 6, 2007

Drug Cases Cause Surge in San Francisco Civil Filings

SAN FRANCISCO - The Merck Vioxx litigation in Los Angeles has gotten a lot of attention in the last year. But L.A. doesn't have the market cornered when it comes to massive pharmaceutical cases.

Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - The Merck Vioxx litigation in Los Angeles has gotten a lot of attention in the last year. But L.A. doesn't have the market cornered when it comes to massive pharmaceutical cases.
      According to recently released statistics, civil filings in San Francisco's federal court shot up 46 percent last year, far more than in the state's...

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