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| Richard M. Heimann |
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Antitrust
Personal Injury/Torts
Securities and Financial |
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Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, 1972; District of Columbia, 1974; California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1974; U.S. Supreme Court, 1980; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1980; U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, 1986. |
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| Education |
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Georgetown University (J.D., 1972), Georgetown Law Journal, 1971-72; University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with honors, 1969). |
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| Prior Employment |
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Mr. Heimann served as Deputy District Attorney and Acting Assistant District Attorney for Tulare County, California, 1974-75; Assistant Public Defender in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1972-74. |
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"Northern California Super Lawyer," Law & Politics,
2004-2007. |
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Panelist, Securities Law Roundtable, California Lawyer, April 2007; Co-Author, “Preliminary Issues Regarding Forum Selection, Jurisdiction, and Choice of Law in Class Actions,” December 1999. |
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Litigation Experience |
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As a private civil law attorney, Mr. Heimann has tried over 30 civil jury cases, including complex cases such as the successful FPI/Agretech and Edsaco securities class action trials. In April 2002 in the Edsaco case,
a federal jury in San Francisco, California returned a $170.7 million
verdict against Edsaco Ltd., which included $165 million in punitive
damages. |
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State Bar of California; Bar Association of San Francisco. |
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Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
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Merck
Agrees to Resolve U.S. VIOXX® Product Liability
Lawsuits
November 9, 2007
Merck & Co., Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to resolve
state and federal myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic stroke claims already
filed against the Company in the United States. More... |
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