Topic: Medical-Legal Jurisprudence Articles
November 04, 2005
Merck held not liable for heart attack in New Jersey case
Merck has successfully defended a lawsuit regarding liability concerning the taking of the arthritis drug Vioxx. The jury in New Jersey found that doctors and patients had been given adequate warnings about possible side effects of the drug. The success... ... morePosted at 05:00 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 07, 2005
Stop Saudi Jihad Proselytizing
The documents, originating either with the Saudi government or Saudi-funded sources, advocate Wahhabism, the extremist form of Islam that Freedom House describes as a “fanatically bigoted, xenophobic and sometimes violent ideology.”
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November 26, 2004
On Upcoming Case in Michigan: Henry v. Dow Chemical
If a patient has taken a drug that may predispose them to a condition in the future, is it unreasonable to ask for compensation to pay for monitoring for the potential onset of a disease condition that might be caused by a drug that they had previously taken
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November 02, 2004
Abstract Report: Contract research organizations (CROs) may be the next trend in clinical trials liability.
As reported in J Biolaw Bus. 2004;7(3):11-5 Valdes S, McGuire P. Contract research organizations (CROs) may be the next trend in clinical trials liability. Pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers and other biotechnology firms face increasing financial pressure as research and... ... morePosted at 03:44 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
