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Plaintiff's Hard Drive Off-Limits to Defendant in Wrongful Death Case Alleging Medical Malpractice/Product Liability/Negligent Training and Supervision

The plaintiffs in DeRiggi v. Krischen, 20753/08, NYLJ 1202476938011, at *1 (Sup., Nassau Decided December 17, 2010) sought to recover for the wrongful death of…

Posted by SEO Admin on Jan 06, 2011

Michael Moores CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY in Action: The FDA's Approval of Menaflex

Last week, just one week before the opening of Michael Moores new movie, Capitalism: A Love Story, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) admitted…

Posted by SEO Admin on Oct 01, 2009

It Doesnt Take Much of a Gift to Influence Doctors Prescription Choices

A principal underlying assumption regarding limits on and ethics guidelines addressing pharmaceutical promotion is that smaller gifts are unlikely to exert influence on prescribing decisions.…

Posted by SEO Admin on Jun 02, 2009

Encouraging News? Congress Prepares to Undo Anticipated Supreme Court Decision Precluding Lawsuits Over Dangerous Drugs

In the event that the Supreme Court applies the federal doctrine of preemption to permit the pharmaceutical industry to avoid accountability for the harm dangerous…

Posted by SEO Admin on May 16, 2008

Study of Artificial Spinal Disk "Prodisc" - Guided by Physicians' Finances or Concern for Patients?

When patients are considering treatment options, there is often"blind faith" in the doctor's recommendations, as he is viewed as a concerned, educated and neutral provider.…

Posted by SEO Admin on Feb 28, 2008

Medical Device Manufacturer's Settlement of Kickback Charges Shows That Even Criminal Fines Can Be "Privatized"

The U.S. Attorney for New Jersey directed that a no-bid 18-month contract worth $28 million to $52 million contract be awarded to The Ashcroft Group,…

Posted by SEO Admin on Jan 25, 2008

St. Judes Riata Line of Defibrillator Leads May Puncture Holes in Patients' Hearts

Not long after Medtronic pulled a flawed Sprint Fidelis leads off the market because of an apparent tendency to break, there are concerns that similarleads…

Posted by SEO Admin on Nov 26, 2007

Artificial Joint Makers Paid More Than $200 Million to Doctors and Hospitals Who Buy Their Products

Financial disclosures by five manufacturers of artificial joints have revealed that this year the companies have paid more than $200 million to doctors and hospitals…

Posted by SEO Admin on Nov 07, 2007

Medtronic Urges Doctors to Stop Using Defibrillator Leads After Linking Five Deaths to Breaks in Them

The nation's largest maker of implanted heart devices, Medtronic, said yesterday that it was voluntarily urging doctors to stop using a family of leads known…

Posted by SEO Admin on Oct 17, 2007

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