[2] The state of Texas had negligently paroled serial rapist Thomas Earl Grettenberg prior to his attack on Kilgore.
It was the first and only time the state admitted to error and agreed to pay compensation to a crime victim for negligent parole of a criminal.
[5][6] In 2007, as part of a six-member committee, he helped to negotiate a $4.85 billion settlement between Merck and nearly 27,000 patients who suffered medical problems while taking Vioxx.
[7] For the past several years, Blizzard has been a key member of committees taking on Sulzer Hip Implants, Bayer's Baycol and Bausch & Lomb's ReNu With MoistureLoc.
[8] Over 15,000 patients have sought legal recourse after the company engaged in off label promotion and failed to disclose the drug's medical risks including diabetes, weight gain and high blood sugar.