FDA Releases New Guidelines for Oversight of Clinical Trials
This past week, the Food and Drug Administration released Guidance for Industry on “Oversight of Clinical Investigations – A Risk-Based Approach.” The purpose of the Guidance is to assist sponsors of...
View ArticlePhilips joins Allies in Effort to Test “Focused Ultrasound”
Philips and the Focused Ultrasound Foundation have collaborated with The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust to create a focal point for ultrasound...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson Settles Hip Implant Case Two Weeks Before Trial
Last week, Johnson and Johnson settled a bellweather case that was scheduled to commence on October 15, 2013 in California. Plaintiff in that action claimed that his injuries were allegedly caused by...
View ArticleNew Liver Disease Medical Device May Help Cut Number of Transplants
Royal Free Hospital in London is conducting a trial of a new medical device to treat liver disease on a group of patients with severe alcohol-related liver failure. Results have already shown that...
View ArticlePA Court Vacates $28 Million Verdict in Knee Replacement Case
A Pennsylvania Superior Court recently vacated a $27.6 million jury verdict against medical device manufacturer Zimmer Inc. (Zimmer), and marketing firm Public Communications, Inc. (PCI) in a case that...
View ArticleFirst Drugs Approved for Combination Treatment of Melanoma by the FDA
Melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer and is the leading cause of death from skin disease. Last week the FDA approved GSK’s Mekinist (trametinib) in combination with Tafinlar...
View ArticleDefendants in Mass Tort Pelvic Mesh Lawsuits May Now Succeed With Removal to...
In a significant win for Secant Medical LLC, (Secant), Judge Arnold L. New of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County granted its motion to dismiss mass tort pelvic mesh personal injury claims...
View ArticleJudicial Call for More Guidance on Punitive Damages Awards
Earlier this year, in a bellwether trial in the Actos multidistrict litigation, a Louisiana federal court jury awarded $9 billion in punitive damages to plaintiffs who claimed that the use of the...
View ArticleJudge Precludes Plaintiffs’ Experts that “Cherry Picked” Evidence
A recent win for the defense in New Jersey highlights how challenging an expert’s use of unreliable data and methods can be an effective way to prevail. The carefully drafted February 20, 2015 opinion...
View ArticleTexas Court Holds that Compounding Pharmacies are Subject to Requirements of...
On April 24, 2015, in a significant win for pharmacies in the State of Texas, the Texas Supreme Court dismissed a plaintiff’s product liability action that alleged that the lipoic acid treatment she...
View ArticleWill the Statute of Limitations on Medical Malpractice Actions in New York Be...
For decades, section 214-a of the New York Civil Practice Law & Rules set forth the statute of limitations for medical malpractice actions. Under current law, the statute of limitations for a...
View ArticlePA Court Vacates $28 Million Verdict in Knee Replacement Case
A Pennsylvania Superior Court recently vacated a $27.6 million jury verdict against medical device manufacturer Zimmer Inc. (Zimmer), and marketing firm Public Communications, Inc. (PCI) in a case that...
View ArticleFirst Drugs Approved for Combination Treatment of Melanoma by the FDA
Melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer and is the leading cause of death from skin disease. Last week the FDA approved GSK’s Mekinist (trametinib) in combination with Tafinlar...
View ArticleDefendants in Mass Tort Pelvic Mesh Lawsuits May Now Succeed With Removal to...
In a significant win for Secant Medical LLC, (Secant), Judge Arnold L. New of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County granted its motion to dismiss mass tort pelvic mesh personal injury claims...
View ArticleJudicial Call for More Guidance on Punitive Damages Awards
Earlier this year, in a bellwether trial in the Actos multidistrict litigation, a Louisiana federal court jury awarded $9 billion in punitive damages to plaintiffs who claimed that the use of the...
View ArticleJudge Precludes Plaintiffs’ Experts that “Cherry Picked” Evidence
A recent win for the defense in New Jersey highlights how challenging an expert’s use of unreliable data and methods can be an effective way to prevail. The carefully drafted February 20, 2015 opinion...
View ArticleTexas Court Holds that Compounding Pharmacies are Subject to Requirements of...
On April 24, 2015, in a significant win for pharmacies in the State of Texas, the Texas Supreme Court dismissed a plaintiff’s product liability action that alleged that the lipoic acid treatment she...
View ArticleWill the Statute of Limitations on Medical Malpractice Actions in New York Be...
For decades, section 214-a of the New York Civil Practice Law & Rules set forth the statute of limitations for medical malpractice actions. Under current law, the statute of limitations for a...
View ArticleNew York’s Emergency Disaster Treatment Protection Act Provides Broad...
On March 25, 2020, New York’s Department of Health issued an Advisory to nursing home administrators, hospital discharge planners and others regarding nursing homes pertaining to the expedited receipt...
View ArticleNew York’s Governor Cuomo Criticized for Handling of Nursing Homes During...
This week, New York State reported almost 5,000 nursing home residents in the state have died from COVID-19 since March 1. New figures released reported that more than 2,300 nursing home residents have...
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