Dune's Benefit to Shore Owner Can Be Setoff in Takings Case Michael Booth 07/08/2013 Text Size Oceanfront landowners who endure the building of protective sand dunes on their property aren't just losing a view; they're gaining a sea wall. That's the import of Monday's New Jersey Supreme Court decision that lets juries weighing… Continue Reading
USA Votes LBI #2 Beach on East Coast
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Just because everyone goes to the beach in summer doesn't mean you have to fight crowds to find a placid stretch of sand. From Maine to Florida, here are 10 spots where you can savor the shore without so much company. Playalinda Beach, Florida Florida's beaches have a well-deserved reputation for being some of the… Continue Reading
Some Sunscreens Can Cause Unexpected & Severe Burns
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FDA issues warning on flammable sunscreens. WRC-TV Washington (7/5, Petitte) on its website reports that in a consumer update issued Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration cautioned that some sunscreen sprays “could be flammable.” The FDA “says five people have been burned while wearing Banana Boat sunscreen sprays,” all of which have now been “recalled,… Continue Reading
Rule that would allow manufacturers to make label changes on generics could undo the great harm of recent Supreme Court Decisions
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The New York Times (7/4, B2, Thomas, Subscription Publication, 1.68M) reported that the US Food and Drug Administration “signaled its intention to permit generic drug makers to make changes to their safety labels, a move that could open the door to lawsuits against generic drug companies for the first time since a Supreme Court decision… Continue Reading
CMS proposal limits coverage of drug to help diagnose Alzheimer’s.
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On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed that “Medicare will pay the costs of brain imaging that uses a Eli Lilly & Co. drug to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease only for patients participating in approved clinical studies,” Bloomberg News (7/4, Lopatto) reported. According to regulators, “there isn’t enough evidence to show… Continue Reading
Ford agrees to repair stick throttles on 468,000 older Taurus, Sable sedans
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The AP (6/30) reports that Ford has announced plans to fix sticky throttles on approximately 468,000 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable vehicles. The AP notes that the NHTSA began investigation vehicles model year 2000-2003 vehicles after receiving 100 complaints regarding the throttles which Ford says can be damaged or disconnected during maintenance. Ford reports the… Continue Reading
Infusion pump linked to 14 deaths under Class 1 recall.
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Bloomberg News (6/27, Cortez) reports Medtronic’s “SynchroMed infusion pumps were linked to four flaws that have led to 14 patient deaths,” since 1996, and spurred the US Food and Drug Administration into placing its “most serious” level of recall on the implantable system. In a statement Wednesday, the “world’s largest heart device maker” announced that… Continue Reading
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I did not want June to pass without remembering what John John Kennedy did on June 11, 1963 as recounted recently by the NY Times. That morning, Gov. George Wallace, in an effort to block the integration of the University of Alabama, made his futile “stand at the schoolhouse door.” That evening, Boston N.A.A.C.P. leaders… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Makes Discrimination Cases Much More Difficult
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In a split decision this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that only someone with the ability to “hire or fire someone should be considered a supervisor in discrimination lawsuits.” Experts say this ruling will be a blow to workers’ discrimination suits, making it more difficult for a business to be blamed for a co-workers… Continue Reading
US Supreme Court Provides Another Pass to Generic Drug Companies & Holds Against A Young Women Who Was Blinded & Had 60% of Her Skin Burn Off
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I f you are concerned about preserving your legal rights and you have a choice as to whether you should take a generic drug , choose the non geneirc version or you could end up like Karen Bartlett, blind and in a coma with no legal recourse. According to my friend and colleague Sol Weis… Continue Reading