Simmons Hanly Conroy promotes four
Jan. 13, 2021
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ALTON Simmons Hanly Conroy has announced the promotion of four attorneys to shareholder.
The firm’s new shareholders are Holly Nighbert, Brendan A. Smith, Gary DiMuzio and Sanford “Sandy” Smokler. Nighbert and Smith are based in the firm’s Alton office, while DiMuzio and Smokler work out of New York.
“These four attorneys represent a wide range of our firm’s capabilities, seeking justice for those harmed by pharmaceutical and medical devices, mesothelioma and other environmental hazards, sexual abuse and more,” said Simmons Hanly Conroy Chairman John Simmons. “Their promotions are well-deserved, and I look forward to their future success for our clients.”
The lawsuit goes after opioid distributors and manufacturers for fraud for misrepresenting the safety of using opioids.
County Attorney Kristofer Lyons said the closest comparison to this type of lawsuit was the one brought against tobacco companies a couple of decades ago. However, while that litigation was handled at the state level, this will be handled at the county level.
âThe more counties that sign up and participate, the better,â Lyons said.
As of earlier this month, the law firms being recommended by Iowa State Association of Counties, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Crueger Dickinson LLC and von Briesen & Roper, already had 47 of the 99 Iowa counties on board.
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CHARLESTON â A federal trial for a case filed by Huntington and Cabell County against drug companies they accuse of creating and fueling the opioid epidemic in the area will not take place January as planned, due to COVID-19.
The lawsuits argue the companies had a duty to monitor and report the high volume of pills being shipped into the area but ignored it.
The case had been set to go to trial Jan. 4, 2021, but in an order released Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge David A. Faber continued the trial indefinitely due to COVID-19. A pretrial conference will now take place Jan. 6 and Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. via videoconference to further discuss the case.