Latest Drugs Headlines
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Amputee’s Case Asks If FDA Label Immunizes Drug Firms from Liability
Oct 30 2008 // When Diana Levine turned 63 recently, her daughter made her birthday card, drawing on Greek mythology with an illustration of Diana the Huntress, her bow string drawn taut, an arrow ready to fly. But the arm pulling at the...
Drug Manufacturer Pfizer to Pay $894 Million to Settle Lawsuits
Oct 17 2008 // Pfizer Inc said Friday it plans to pay $894 million to settle lawsuits alleging that its withdrawn Bextra painkiller and widely used Celebrex arthritis drug harmed U.S. patients and defrauded consumers. Pfizer said the...
Drug Stayed on Hospital Shelves Despite Recall
Oct 8 2008 // Nearly 100 pharmacists and the hospitals they work for face fines for failing to remove a blood thinner from their shelves after a federal recall last winter, a California state agency said. The recalled drug heparin was...
Court: Pharmacy Can Be Liable for Dispensing Withdrawn Drugs
Oct 3 2008 // The Utah Supreme Court has ruled that a pharmacy may be held liable in negligence for continuing to fill prescriptions for a drug that has been withdrawn from the market by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or the...
Drug Maker Not Liable in Maryland Death
Sep 22 2008 // The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that drug manufacturer Eli Lilly was not liable for a fatal accident caused by a user of one of its diabetes drugs who blacked out while driving and crashed into another...
Drug Maker Not Liable in Death Caused by User, Maryland Court Rules
Sep 11 2008 // The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that drug manufacturer Eli Lilly was not liable for a fatal accident caused by a user of one of its diabetes drugs who blacked out while driving and crashed into another...
Declarations
Sep 1 2008 // SUV Crashworthiness “In the latest tests, the Tiguan’s performance is a standout. It sailed through the front and side crash tests without a single downgrade for structure or measures of injury likelihood...
U.S. Doctors Say Lawsuits Help Guarantee Drug Safety
Sep 1 2008 // Doctors who run one of the most influential U.S. medical journals are giving the U.S. Supreme Court some unsolicited legal advice about a major case. Lawsuits can serve as “a vital deterrent” and protect...
Union General Offers Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Facilities Market
Aug 18 2008 // Union General Insurance of Concord, Calif., is offering a market for alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities. Coverage is being provided by an “A+” rated carrier for facilities specializing in care and...
U.S. Doctors Say Lawsuits Help Guarantee Drug Safety
Aug 18 2008 // Top doctors who run one of the most influential U.S. medical journals are giving the U.S. Supreme Court some unsolicited legal advice about a major case. Lawsuits can serve as “a vital deterrent” and protect...
Alabama Judge Upholds Fraud Verdict against AstraZeneca, Trims Judgment
Jun 24 2008 // An Alabama judge upheld the fraud verdict that the state won against AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP in a Medicaid drug pricing suit, but ruled the punitive damages were too high, trimming the total judgment to $160...
U.S. Medical Device Makers Fear Rise in State Lawsuits
Jun 24 2008 // The U.S. medical device industry’s worst short-term fear may be actor Dennis Quaid. Quaid last month urged Congress to preserve patients’ rights to sue drug and device makers in state courts, after his twin...
Jury Selection Begins in Alabama for Trial of 70 Pharmaceutical Firms
Jun 17 2008 // Jury selection is beginning in the next trial of Alabama’s lawsuits against more than 70 pharmaceutical companies for allegedly overcharging the state’s Medicaid program. A jury is being selected June 17 in the...
Declarations
Jun 2 2008 // Insurance Industry Move “Shortly after September 11, it became very clear to me that the federal government lacks the expertise it needs on insurance policy. Our experiences after Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing...
FDA Unveils Plan to Track Safety of Drugs, Medical Devices Already Sold
Jun 2 2008 // U.S. health officials announced plans on May 22 for a new computer tracking system designed to help them identify dangers from prescription drugs and medical devices already on the market. The system would enable the Food...
Trucking Under the Influence: Is a National Clearinghouse Needed?
May 23 2008 // It is estimated that somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent of drivers of commercial or “big rig” trucks are operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol on any given day. The American Trucking...
FDA Unveils Plan to Track Safety of Drugs, Medical Devices
May 23 2008 // U.S. health officials Thursday announced plans for a new computer tracking system designed to help them identify dangers from prescription drugs and medical devices already on the market. The system would enable the Food...
Trucking Under the Influence
May 19 2008 // Number of Drug and Alcohol Abusing Truckers Unknown It is estimated that somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent of drivers of commercial or “big rig” trucks are operating under the influence of drugs or...
Weed, Whites, and Wine
May 19 2008 // “If you give me weed, whites and wine And you show me a sign I’ll be willin’ to be movin'” Those lyrics, from Lowell George’s song “Willin'” — recorded by Little Feat and Linda...
Trucking Under the Influence
May 19 2008 // Number of Drug and Alcohol Abusing Truckers Unknown It is estimated that somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent of drivers of commercial or “big rig” trucks are operating under the influence of drugs or...
