Monthly Archives: June 2012

Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuit Filed in Louisiana Alleging Woman Used Diabetes Medication and Contracted Bladder Cancer, Consumer Justice Foundation Reports

The Consumer Justice Foundation, a for-profit corporation whose team of professional consumer advocates provides free online informational resources regarding the potential dangers of using certain prescription medications, has a Web site that can be found at the URL of http://www.rxsideeffects.com. The Consumer Justice Foundation hereby alerts the public that an Actos bladder cancer lawsuit has been filed in Louisiana that alleges that a woman used this diabetes medication and developed bladder cancer as a result.

Supreme Court upholds Obama health care plan

Supreme Court upholds Obama health care plan Comments 17 By David Jackson, USA TODAY Updated 4m ago CAPTIONBy Charles Dharapak, AP The Supreme Court upheld the health care law today in a splintered, complex opinion that appears to give President Obama a major victory. Basically. the justices said that while Congress did overreach in partContinue Reading

J&J Sold Vaginal Mesh Implant After Sales Halt Ordered

  Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) (JNJ), the biggest health-care products maker, continued to sell a vaginal mesh implant for nine months after U.S. regulators told the company to stop marketing the device, according to court records. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told J&J in a letter on Aug. 24, 2007, to halt Gynecare ProliftContinue Reading

The Trial Lawyer Magazine – Analysis: Five Things We Learned from Supreme Court’s Immigration Ruling | The Trial Lawyer Magazine

  The Supreme Court ruled largely in favor of the U.S. on Arizona’s immigration law, but it upheld the most controversial provision involving police checks on people’s immigration status.   So what did we learn and what can we glean from their decision? Bill Mears, CNN’s Supreme Court producer, breaks down the decision piece byContinue Reading

Stronger Warnings Required for Pradaxa

European regulators say the upside of blockbuster drug Pradaxa still outweighs its the risks of fatal bleeding, but they want some more labeling caveats for the blockbuster drug. The European Medicines Agency, or EMA, today said its safety committee has kept a close eye on post-marketing data for the blood thinner. While bleeding is serious complication, “the frequencyContinue Reading

10 Shocking Medical Mistakes

The overwhleming majority of doctors are dedicated, hard working, highly skilled and assets to our community. Like any profession, however, there are some people that need to be monitored more closely, The following article details circumstances that warrant your attention when receiving medical treatment. http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/09/health/medical-mistakes/index.html?hpt=hp_bn12

10 Shocking Medical Mistakes

The overwhleming majority of doctors are dedicated, hard working, highly skilled and assets to our community. Like any profession, however, there are some people that need to be monitored more closely, The following article details circumstances that warrant your attention when receiving medical treatment. http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/09/health/medical-mistakes/index.html?hpt=hp_bn12

Remembering Henry Philo

It is with deep sadness that I write to report on the passing of one of the giants of plaintiff trial law, Harry M. Philo. Harry died on May 28, 2012, in Queensbury, N.Y., with his family by his side. Harry Maurice Philo was born in Glens Falls, N.Y., in 1924, and attended Union College.Continue Reading

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