A HarrisMartin Interview with W. Mark Lanier: Lead Plaintiff's Counsel in Ernst Discusses the Trial and Life After the Landmark Verdict

photo-1On Aug. 19, a jury awarded $253.4 million to the widow of Robert Ernst, a Texas man who died after taking the now withdrawn arthritis drug, Vioxx. Ernst's case was the first to proceed to trial since plaintiffs around the country began filing cases against Merck nearly three years ago.

Lead plaintiff's trial counsel was W. Mark Lanier, a Houston attorney who until then was best known for several high-profile asbestos verdicts. Lanier is the founder of The Lanier Law Firm and is widely recognized as one of the top trial lawyers in the country.

Lanier spoke with HarrisMartin …