September 17, 2020
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP has reached an undisclosed settlement to end a former client's claims that the firm misled her on her chances to win a suit over the drug thalidomide, according to an order in Pennsylvania federal court Thursday.
September 11, 2020
A Pennsylvania federal judge hammered Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP on Friday for requesting an emergency pause on a malpractice case against it in what he suggested was an effort to interrupt litigation that had uncovered instances of "gross misconduct" related to its work on thalidomide injury claims.
August 27, 2020
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP must face a former client's claims that the firm misled her on her chances to win a suit over the drug thalidomide in Pennsylvania federal court, a judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting the firm's argument that the court lacked jurisdiction over the case.
August 17, 2020
A former client of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP is urging a Pennsylvania federal court not to dismiss her claims that the firm misled her on her chances to win a suit alleging the drug thalidomide caused birth defects, saying the firm's actions in taking her case gives the court jurisdiction over the malpractice suit.
August 10, 2020
A Waters Kraus & Paul LLP attorney called on a Pennsylvania federal court Monday to toss her onetime client's allegations that the lawyer misled her about when a suit over the purported link between the drug thalidomide and birth defects would be resolved, saying the woman filed her claims too late.
July 30, 2020
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday that he did not have jurisdiction to hear a suit filed by an ex-client claiming the firm misled her about her chances of success on claims over birth defects allegedly linked to the drug thalidomide.
May 11, 2020
A Minnesota woman who has lived with serious disabilities since birth sued Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP on Monday in Pennsylvania federal court, claiming the law firm misled her about her chances of success in litigation alleging the drug thalidomide caused birth defects.