In continuing coverage, ABC News (8/24, Neporent) reports on its website that the FDA has issued another Safety Warning about “Reumofan and Reumofan Plus,” which are marketed as “natural dietary supplements for treating arthritis, muscle pain, osteoporosis, bone cancer, and other conditions.” The agency said the supplements contain “several potentially dangerous ingredients that are… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Judge finds TVA liable for spill of toxin-laden sludge.
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The AP (8/24) reports, “The Tennessee Valley Authority is liable for a huge spill of toxin-laden sludge in 2008 in Tennessee, a federal judge ruled Thursday.” As the AP notes, this decision ” is a victory for hundreds of plaintiffs who sued after a containment dike at T.V.A.'s Kingston Fossil Plant burst in 2008.… Continue Reading
CDC: More salmonella cases linked to Ohio chicks, ducklings.
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Where did that salmonella come from? The Food Safety News (8/22) reports that the “number of people sickened by Salmonella traced to chicks and ducklings from an Ohio mail order hatchery has risen from 123 to 163,” according to a CDC report released Monday. The illnesses, which were “linked to contact with live baby poultry… Continue Reading
Former sales rep files false-marketing suit against Abbott.
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The Chicago Tribune (8/22, Frost) reports that a former Abbott Laboratories sales representative “filed a federal lawsuit against the company, accusing it of illegally promoting its cholesterol drug” TriCor (fenofibrate) for uses not approved by the FDA, including the “prevention of cardiac risks in patients with diabetes.” The False Claims lawsuit, “filed in the US… Continue Reading
In & Out Burger Mostly Out
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It seems every day there is another story about the contamination of our food supply. Just becuase you are served a food does not mean that it is safe. ABC World News (8/21, story 7, 2:25, Sawyer) reported that “an undercover investigation has prompted action by Federal investigators. They have shut down a supplier… Continue Reading
Study Provides Little Support for Merck’s Justification for Selling Vioxx
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The justification for Merck's marketing of vioxx was that it caused less gi side effects than other traditional NSAIDS. Merck claimed that if people used vioxx there would be less Gi side effects ending up in hospitlaizations and deaths than when using traditional pain relievers. Privately Merck consultant Loren Laine advised these claims were “bogus.”… Continue Reading
Unnamed sources say J&J will pay $600K to settle DePuy hips suits.
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I usually don't put much stock in these kinds of reports. In this case I think the report is credible for two reasons. First I have personally seen the underlying liability documents in these cases in representing my own clients. Having seen first hand the evidence i would settle too if i was advising J&J.… Continue Reading
NEWSPAPER NOT ON THE HOOK FOR LINKING TO ARTICLE ON WEBSITE
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In today's world the Internet is replete with republication of other articles . This is especially true when it comes to blogs and other social media. In this regard ,The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that a link on a newspaper website that leads readers to other stories is not… Continue Reading
FDA Issues Safety Warning On Recalled St. Jude ICD Leads.
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The AP (8/17) reports that the Food and Drug Administration “on Thursday advised patients who have heart devices that include several types of wires made by St. Jude Medical Inc. to have an X-ray or another type of scan to test the wire's insulation.” The Minneapolis Star Tribune (8/17, Hughlett) reports, “Jeffrey Shuren, director… Continue Reading
New Jersey Superior Court Blocks Access to Face Book
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Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Daniel Waldman denied the defendant's request to access the plaintiff's face book account in order to test the credibility of plaintiff's complaints. The plaintiff argued that her Facebook page was in essence her on line home and communications within that home should not be the subject of discovery. In the… Continue Reading