Firm News & Updates
Medical Alert: Diabetes Drug Avandia Linked to Heart Attacks
On September 11, 2007 a research paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that patients taking Avandia had a 42% greater chance of a heart attack. The… Read More
Angelides Featured at Mealey’s National Asbestos Litigation SuperConference
Simmons Hanly Conroy Shareholder Michael Angelides on Ethics Issues in Asbestos Litigation Simmons Hanly Conroy Shareholder Michael Angelides was recently a featured speaker at the Mealey’s National Asbestos Litigation SuperConference in Scottsdale,… Read More
Medical Alert: SSRI Antidepressants Linked to Cognitive and Developmental Deficits
The Journal of the American Medical Association, the New England Journal of Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have confirmed that use of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a type… Read More
New The Firm Cancer Institute Under Construction
Carbondale, Illinois Law Firm’s $10.2 Million Donation Is First of Its Kind to Aid Worldwide Cancer Research Carbondale, Ill. (March, 2007) – The Simmons Hanly Conroy, pledged $10.2 million to fund a… Read More
Simmons Hanly Conroy Recognized for Generosity
The following mention recently appeared in an Illinois State Bar Association publication. Generosity Recognized The East Alton-based law firm, Simmons Hanly Conroy, has been recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal as… Read More
Simmons Hanly Conroy Receives Bruce Vento Hope Builder Award
Mesothelioma Foundation hails firm’s commitment to curing Mesothelioma October, 2006: At the Mesothelioma Foundation’s International Symposium in Chicago, Simmons Hanly Conroy and Managing Shareholder Jeff Cooper received the Bruce Vento Hope Builder… Read More
Merck Gets a Double Dose of Bad News in Vioxx Cases
Los Angeles Times Merck & Co. suffered two setbacks Thursday in litigation over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, with a Newport Beach product-safety lawyer playing a lead role in one of those losses.… Read More
Inventor of Electronic Voting Verification System Takes Industry Giants to Court for Patent Infringement
The Simmons Hanly Conroy has filed a lawsuit against the three largest voting machine manufacturers for infringing the AVANTE International Technology Corporation’s Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) and optical scan patents.… Read More
Contingency Fees Driving Trend in Commercial Litigation
Article from Missouri Lawyers Weekly that quotes The Simmons Hanly Conroy’s Paul Lesko. 2006 Lawyers respond to small-business clients’ limited budgets Paul Lesko practices intellectual property litigation at Simmons Hanly Conroy in… Read More
Law Firms Court Small Businesses Suing Corporate Giants on Contingency Basis
Recent findings, released in May from Washington, D.C.-based The Polling Co. Inc., support the assumption that businesses of all sizes are looking to those they normally face across the aisle in a… Read More
