An agreement between Hagens Berman and the plaintiff called for Walter L. Nixon, in-house counsel and chairman of the board of the Professional Drug Co., to receive 15% of attorney fees in return for serving as the lead plaintiff in litigation against Wyeth’s prices for Effexor XR.
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro was sued by a Mississippi lawyer and pharmaceutical executive for allegedly refusing to pay a contracted share of $13 million in attorney fees arising from an antitrust litigation against a major drug manufacturer.
