Recent Posts in April, 2012

• More Federal Consolidations

  Apr 26, 2012
  Due to the expanding litigation with regard to several products, multiple new consolidations have been announced. Judge Goodwin in the Southern ...
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• $1,000,000+ NYC Jury Verdict for Cyclist in Federal Court

  Apr 24, 2012
  Mayor Bloomberg has promoted cycling in New York City by adding hundreds of miles of cycling lanes. This has lead to a vast increase in people doing ...
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• FDA Targeting Diet Drugs for Heart Studies (Deja Vu All Over Again)

  Apr 19, 2012
  Vivius Inc (Qnexa), Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. (Contrave), and Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Lorcaserin) are the latest pharmaceutical companies moving ...
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• Defense Verdict is Latest Fosamax ONJ Trial

  Apr 19, 2012
  The jury has come back with a defense verdict in the latest Fosamax osteonecrosis trial. The latest trial, which took place in the New Jersey state ...
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• Shocking Surgical Stats for New Zealand DePuy ASR Recipients (Victims?!)

  Apr 17, 2012
  New Zealand media is reporting current failure rates in the ASR metal-on-metal hips are nearly 25%. This rate has grown substantially from earlier ...
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• FDA Takes Unprecedented Step to Hire Experts in Metal-on-Metal Poisoning Crisis

  Apr 13, 2012
  In what could be called "too little, too late" for the impotent and corporately-influenced FDA, the orthopedic division has asked to impanel a ...
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• Brooklyn Hospital Faces Excessive Number Of Malpractice Claims

  Apr 11, 2012
  Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center of Brooklyn, New York, finds itself defending hundreds of lawsuits for medical malpractice . New York ...
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• Yet More Warnings Needed for Lipitor, Crestor, and Zocor: FDA

  Apr 10, 2012
  The FDA has recently announced what has been suspected for some time--that statins may cause drug-drug interactions for patients taking drugs to treat ...
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