When the verdict was read out in Angleton, Texas, Mrs Ernst wept and her lawyer, Mark Lanier shouted "Amen".

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Mark Lanier, a Houston lawyer who is representing clients who have claims in the spill, expressed his disgust with the bonuses.

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The revelation comes after a Merck spokesman said the company had heard from Mark Lanier, a plaintiff's lawyer, that Topol is leaving the clinic.

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