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January 31, 2005 07:48

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FEN-PHEN SETTLEMENT PLAN SPLITS PLAINTIFFS' LAWYERS
January 31, 2005 14:15

Pressure from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals to resolve protracted fen-phen litigation is dividing the ranks
of plaintiffs' lawyers representing clients who claim the diet drug cocktail caused their heart and lung
damage. The New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant announced in January that it is negotiating with
attorneys representing nearly 60,000 outstanding claims from individuals who opted not to join a $3.75
billion class-action settlement. The proposed agreement would provide $20,000 to claimants who can't
prove they took the drugs for 90 days or more, and pay damages on a graduated scale to the remaining
claimants, based on the severity of their injuries. But several prominent plaintiffs' attorneys -
representing thousands of clients - told Lawyers Weekly USA that they are rejecting Wyeth's group
settlement offer. They said that despite the length and complexity of ongoing fen-phen litigation they
are determined to try their clients' cases in court. Michael J. Miller, a plaintiffs' attorney in
Alexandria, Virginia, said a coalition of about 40 law firms - representing some of the largest and most significant fen-phen cases awaiting trial - have dismissed Wyeth's settlement plan.

http://www.lawyersweeklyusa.com/atla.cfm

COX-2 inhibitors have been widely popular for use as pain killers and anti-inflammatory drugs with fewer stomach and intestinal side effects than such products as aspirin. Pfizer shares fell 22 cents to US$24.26 in Monday trading on the New York Stock Exchange, up from a 52-week low of just under $22 in December.

Neither the FDA nor Pfizer responded immediately to requests for comment on Public Citizen's petition.

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SPITZER SAYS INDUSTRY "RIFE" WITH CORRUPTION
January 31, 2005 17:10

The insurance industry "has corruption that is rife throughout it," New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer charged at Washington's National Press Club.Mr. Spitzer - who earlier announced that Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. had agreed to pay its clients $850million... (Read Article)

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OPINION: LEGAL REFORM IT'S NOT
January 31, 2005 17:17

"For 50 years, the American civil justice system has been the last, best line of defense for the average Joe against the abuse of corporate power and a government that too often fails to protect its citizens....Now the Bush White House and its friends in Congress... (Read Article)

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