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Paul J. Pennock is the Chief of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device litigation department at Weitz & Luxenberg and the firm’s lead litigator in that area.

Litigation Leadership Roles:
Co-Lead Counsel, Federal Seroquel MDL; Liaison counsel, New York State ReNu with MoistureLoc litigation; Leading counsel, New York Bextra/Celebrex litigation; Leading counsel, New Jersey Seroquel/Risperdal litigation; Guidant Corporation MDL Plaintiff Steering Committee; Accutane Plaintiff Steering Committee, New Jersey Propulsid Plaintiff Steering Committee; Liaison Counsel for the New York State Rezulin Litigation; Liaison counsel for New York State Breast Implant Litigation; Philadelphia Baycol Litigation; Zyprexa Plaintiff Steering Committee

Presentations/Speaking Engagements:
Lecturer, Medical Products Liability, Vioxx Liability, Brooklyn Law School, April 4, 2007

Co-Chair, Mealeys’ Vioxx Litigation Conference, December 11-12, 2006, Key Biscayne, FL

Speaker, Identifying the Emerging Areas of Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Litigation, Mealey’s Teleconference, August 17, 2006

Speaker, Contact Lens Solution Litigation, Focus on the Contact Solution Litigation, Mealey’s Teleconference, June 27, 2006

Speaker, Verdicts & Mistrials - Where Are We Now? The Impact of the First Vioxx Trials on the Future of the Litigation, Mealey’s Vioxx Litigation Conference, May 8 - 9, 2006, Amelia Island, FL

Speaker, ATLA Heart Device Litigation Group, Guidant MDL Meeting, The Unsettled J&J Takeover of Guidant, December 15, 2005, Minneapolis, MN

Speaker, Mealey’s Vioxx Litigation Conference, What’s Next? A Look to the Future in the Vioxx Litigation, December 12 - 13, 2005, Las Vegas, NV

Speaker, Mealey’s Vioxx Litigation Conference, Consolidated Proceedings, NJ Update, December 12 - 13, 2005, 2005, Las Vegas, NV

Speaker, Mealey’s Vioxx Litigation Conference, Case Evaluation: What’s New, June 22 - 23, 2005, New Orleans, LA

Speaker/Faculty Member, New York State Trial Lawyers’ Association, Federal Practice for State Practitioners, The Use of Jury Questionnaires and Motions in Limine from a Plaintiff's Perspective, April 6, 2005, New York, NY

Invitee, Conference on Electronic Discovery, February 20-21, 2004, Fordham University School of Law, New York, NY

Speaker, Mealey’s Conference on Baycol Litigation, The Non-Rhabdo Case: Disease Processes With or Without Elevated Enzyme Levels, June 2- 3, 2003, Amelia Island, FL

Speaker, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, The Future of Expert Testimony, Science of Technical Testimony, January 30, 2003, New York, NY

Speaker, Association of Trial Lawyers Association, Baycol and its Impact on Elderly Women, October 25 - 26, 2002, Scottsdale, AZ

Speaker, Mealey’s PPA & Ephedra Litigation Conference, Medical Literature: What is Known Regarding Heart Attacks, Strokes and Psychosis, February 4 -5, 2002, Philadelphia, PA

Speaker, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, The Future of Expert Testimony, January 30, 2002, New York, NY

Speaker, Mealey’s Conference on Baycol Litigation, Theories of Liability, January 14 -15, 2002, San Diego, CA

Speaker, Mealey’s Conference on Propulsid Litigation, The "Hot" Documents and the "Key" Documents, June 14-15, 2001, New Orleans, LA

Speaker, Mealey’s Conference on Propulsid Litigation, Liability Issues Part I: The Internal Documents, January 22 - 23, 2001, New Orleans, LA

Paul Pennock has been quoted in the following articles:
"In the Money, and in Court--Drug Industry Braces for New Suits Over Even More of its Products," New York Times, Business section, April 22, 2006, C1 and C8.

"Inadequate Warning Suits Against AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Spike in Delaware Courts," The National Law Journal, May 9, 2007.

"AstraZeneca Faces 10,000 Lawsuits Over Seroquel Drug" (Update 2), Bloomberg.com, February 13, 2007.

"Scrutiny of Defibrillator Defects Grows," Trial (Association of Trial Lawyers of America), News & Trends section, August 2006, Volume 42, Issue 8.

"Update 2-Pfizer Wins Ruling that May Limit Celebrex Suits," Reuters, November 20, 2007, 11:23 a.m. EST.

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