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New Poster Discussion Sessions Highlight Popular TopicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Poster sessions at the 2010 Annual Meeting will feature a new component: highlighting the six biggest topics (determined by the number of accepted abstracts) at the meeting. Ten posters in each topic have been selected and will be grouped in a separate area. Experts will facilitate questions and answers with attendees and poster authors during the 90-minute author stand-by time. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - March 10, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations

Molecular genetic identification of skeletal remains from the Second World War Konfin I mass grave in SloveniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract This paper describes molecular genetic identification of one third of the skeletal remains of 88 victims of postwar (June 1945) killings found in the Konfin I mass grave in Slovenia. Living relatives were traced for 36 victims. We analyzed 84 right femurs and compared their genetic profiles to the genetic material of living relatives. We cleaned the bones, removed surface contamination, and ground the bones into powder. Prior to DNA isolation using Biorobot EZ1 (Qiagen), the powder was decalcified. The nuclear DNA of the samples was quantified using the real-time polymerase chain reaction method. We...
Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine - March 10, 2010 Category: Medical Law Tags: International Journal of Legal Medicine Source Type: journals

Neurologists Advocate on Capitol HillEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Neurology on the Hill is the Academy's yearly advocacy event, where more than 100 neurologists visit congressional offices to educate lawmakers on the importance of neurology and the ways legislation impact our ability to care for our patients. Advocacy website editor Glen R. Finney, MD, will report daily from the event. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - March 6, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations

Headache Medicine Advocates Take to the HillEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A record 49 headache advocates from 35 states descended on Washington, DC, on February 23 as part of the third annual Headache on the Hill. These dedicated advocates educated members of Congress and their staff members about the severe underfunding of headache disorders research and urged them to support increased funding for the NIH. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - March 6, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations

AAN.com Welcomes New Education EditorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A. Gordon Smith, MD, has been named the new Associate Website Editor for Education. He is an associate professor of neurology and pathology at the University of Utah, where he directs the Peripheral Neuropathy Center, Cutaneous Innervation Laboratory, and Therapeutic Botulinum Toxin Clinic. Read his vision for AAN.com's Education area. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - March 5, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations

Sudha Seshadri Describes Risks for Children of Parents with Alzheimer's DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sudha Seshadri, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine, discusses her recent paper, "Association of parental dementia with cognitive and brain MRI measures in middle-aged adults." (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - March 4, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations

Maryland Legislature Adopts BPA Ban For Infant BottlesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ANNAPOLIS - The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG) announced Feb. 25 that the Maryland Senate unanimously passed a bill to ban bisphenol A from baby bottles and sippy cups, which means both houses of the Maryland General Assembly have endorsed the same legislation. Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Blood Perfluorochemical Levels Linked To Lipoprotein LevelsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BOSTON - An analysis of blood serum in a sample of participants in the 2009 CDC National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey found that 98 percent had detectable levels of perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorononanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, and the level of compounds is correlated with cholesterol levels in the blood, according to research published online Feb. 10 in Environmental Health Perspectives (118;2:197-202). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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North Dakota District Judge Describes Electronic CourtEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota courts are on the way to becoming the first system to be completely electronic, East Central District Judge Frank L. Racek said Jan. 28 in an address to the Cass County, N.D., Bar Association; the remarks were published online on Feb. 12 by ndcourts.gov. Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Persistent Pollutant Levels High In Typical American FoodsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DALLAS - Levels of persistent organic pollutants detected in a Dallas-area market basket study published online Feb. 10 by Environmental Health Perspectives indicate the American public consumes perfluorochemicals, organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls, according to the researchers. Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Judicial Committee Proposes Technology Jury InstructionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management issued a model jury instruction in December addressing personal communication devices, instant messaging and social networks; the instruction was published electronically on Feb. 3. Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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EPA Inspector General Faults Agency Chemical EnforcementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inspector general warned the agency that its failure to coordinate within the EPA the departments responsible for regulating the new chemicals program means that it cannot ensure that industries are complying with notification requirements, according to a report made public on Feb. 19. Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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EPA Administrator Describes Phased, Greenhouse Gas RulesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced a phased implementation of the greenhouse gas regulations mandated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Massachusetts v. EPA (549 U.S. 497 [2007]; 2007 U.S. LEXIS 3785) in a letter sent Feb. 22 to Sen. Jay D. Rockefeller IV, D-W.Va. Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Florida Class Action Alleges Cancer Stigma Damages; Judge Enters Order Of RecusalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Florida federal judge assigned to preside over a putative property damage class action alleging that toxic releases from an aviation and rocket engines manufacturing site caused a cluster of cancers recused himself on Feb. 12 because he is acquainted with a potential class member (Edwin J. Reyes, et al. v. United Technologies Corp., No. 10-80228, S.D. Fla.). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Brazilian Plaintiffs Oppose Dismissal Of Lawsuit Citing Alien Tort Claims ActEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
INDIANAPOLIS - Pesticide manufacturers asked a federal judge in Indiana in November to dismiss the Alien Tort Claims Act claims pending against them for their manufacturing practices in Brazil; the Brazilian plaintiffs filed an opposition Feb. 25 that asks for discovery before a decision is rendered (Elias Soares Vieira, et al. v. Eli Lilly Co., et al., No. 09-495, S.D. Ind.; See 5/5/09, Page 23). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Expert Opinions Linking Contaminated Cigarettes, Lung Injury Ruled UnreliableEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - A toxicologist and a pulmonologist cannot testify that pepper spray-laced cigarettes caused a prison inmate's permanent lung damage because the only link is temporal, a federal judge in Missouri held Jan. 8 (Lacey Kurt Paige v. Eric Harper, et al., No. 1:06CV111 HEA, E.D. Mo.; 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1394). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Burn Pit Case Conference Postponed For Weather; 3 Suits Conditionally TransferredEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GREENBELT, Md. - Co-lead and liaison counsel for the plaintiffs in the consolidated KBR burn pit litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland were appointed Feb. 23 at the initial management conference (In re: KBR Inc. Burn Pit Litigation, No. 09-2083, MDL 2083, D. Md.). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Ky. Appeals Panel Affirms Workers' Compensation Award, Civil Settlement PaymentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
FRANFORT, Ky. - A unanimous Kentucky Court of Appeals panel affirmed an award of workers' compensation benefits on Feb. 19 over the objection of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which argued that its employee could not pursue the benefit and a civil suit against third-part tortfeasors who were responsible for the injury (Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Donald Greg Wells, et al., No. 09-1682; 2010 Ky. App. LEXIS 43). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Aluminum Bottle Litigation Consolidated In Kentucky; 5 Class Actions TransferredEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Five putative class actions alleging fraud and personal injury products liability against a manufacturer of aluminum water bottles were lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on Feb. 3 to form a national consolidated multidistrict litigation (In re: SIGG Switzerland [USA] Inc. Aluminum Bottles Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation, No. 10-2137, MDL 2137, W.D. Ky.; See 1/26/10, Page 9). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Panel Declines To Consolidate Unjust Enrichment Claims Against Sport Bottle VendorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation declined Feb. 4 to create a multidistrict litigation with two plaintiffs and one defendant but did agree with the plan to coordinate the litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (Daniel Smith v. Gaiam Inc., No. 09-2545, D. Colo.; Erinn Tozer v. Gaiam Inc., S.D. Calif., No. 09-2388). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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New York Judge Denies Motion By Plaintiff To Reassign Bhopal Personal Injury SuitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW YORK - A motion by plaintiffs alleging personal injury claims against the operators of a Bhopal, India, pesticide mill to have the case reassigned was denied Feb. 11 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Janki Bai Sahu, et al. v. Union Carbide Corp., et al., No. 04-8825, S.D. N.Y.; 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11984; See 10/6/09, Page 25). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Texas Panel Affirms Verdict For Defendant Accused Of Herbicide Over-Spray DamageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
AMARILLO, Texas - A unanimous Seventh District Texas Court of Appeals panel affirmed a defense verdict for a negligence claim brought by a watermelon farmer alleging over-sprayed glyphosate herbicide for cotton damaged his crop; the opinion was released Feb. 17 (James Riley Davis v. Ronald Jordan, No. 07-08-0347, Texas App., 7th Dist.; 2010 Tex. App. LEXIS 1151). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Certified Florida Class Action Amended; Punitive Damages Claim Added To ComplaintEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
TAMPA, Fla. - The representatives of a certified class of St. Petersburg, Fla., residents who allege diminution of property values against Raytheon Co. in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida were granted leave to amend the consolidated complaint on Feb. 22 to add a punitive damages cause of action ((Nancy Sher, et al. v. Raytheon Co., No. 08-889, M.D. Fla.; See 2/16/10, Page 6). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Stigma, Diminution Damages Survive Summary Judgment In Land Contamination CaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
FLORENCE, S.C. - A South Carolina plaintiff seeking diminution of property value damages in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina can proceed against the defendant and can seek punitive damages, according to an order entered Feb. 22 (AVX Corp. v. Horry Land Co. Inc., et al., No. 07-3299, D. S.C.; 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15344; See 3/17/09, Page 8). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Refiner Opposes Sanctions, Accuses Class Of Pursuing Regulatory Agency InfluenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CAMDEN, N.J. - The operator of a New Jersey chemical refinery accused by the plaintiffs in two certified class action complaints in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey of contaminating the groundwater with perfluorooctanoic acid opposed a motion for sanctions on Feb. 16 and accused the plaintiffs of using discovery to press regulatory lobbying efforts (Richard A. Rowe, et al. v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., No. 06-1810; Misty Scott, et al. v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., No. 06-3080, D. N.J.; See 1/12/10, Page 13). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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New Jersey Magistrate Grants Leave To Amend Class Actions To Add Nonmedical ClaimsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CAMDEN, N.J. - Representatives of two certified class actions consolidated for discovery in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey were granted leave to amend their complaints on Feb. 24 so the same causes of action are alleged in each lawsuit (Richard A. Rowe, et al. v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., No. 06-1810; Misty Scott, et al. v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., No. 06-3080, D. N.J. .; See 1/12/09, Page 13). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Federal Judge Dismisses Case Of Indiana Guardsmen Against Iraq Pump ContractorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The personal claims of Indiana National Guard members against U.S. military contractors for exposure to hexavalent chromium were dismissed Feb. 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana for lack of personal jurisdiction (Mark McManaway, et al v. KBR Inc., et al., No. 08-186, S.D. Ind.; See 8/4/09, Page 19). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Jurisdiction Affirmed In Part For Personal Injury Claims From Exposure To GasolineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
JACKSON, Miss. - A personal injury lawsuit against the former owners of a gasoline service station site found to be contaminated with leaded gasoline was properly removed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on the basis of diversity of citizenship because an estate of one of the former owners was not properly joined, Judge Keith Starrett said Feb. 8 in an order denying a motion to remand (Vernita Bell, et al. v. Texaco Inc., No. 09-192, S.D. Miss.; 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10856). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Derailment Trial Canceled; Notice Of Settlement Docketed In Minot Anhydrous CaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Feb. 17 trial in the Minnesota Fourth District Court for personal injury claims arising from a January 2002 train derailment that released anhydrous ammonia on the edge of Minot, N.D., was canceled, and notice of a confidential settlement among the parties was docketed Feb. 18 (Azucena T. Aftem, et al. v. Soo Line Railroad Co., et al., No. 27-CV-06-16, Minn. Dist., 4th Dist.; Gerald Aftem, et al. v. Soo Line Railroad Co., et al., No. 27-CV-09-9575, Minn. Dist., 4th Dist.). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Defendants Seek Immunity From Firefighter Injury Claims In WTC Disaster LitigationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW YORK - New York City and several contractors named as defendants in the complaint filed by a city firefighter alleging that he was injured while working at the site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers moved for summary judgment on Feb. 22 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York based on alleged immunity (In re: World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation, No. 21-100, S.D. N.Y.; See 12/15/09, Page 4, and related story this issue). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Emergency Responder Plaintiffs Named For May Test Trial In WTC Collapse LitigationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW YORK - A dozen emergency responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center towers collapse who allege personal injury claims have been selected for the first trial in the litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein entered the order naming the plaintiffs on Feb. 19 (In re: World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation, No. 21-100, S.D. N.Y.; See 12/15/09, Page 4, and related story this issue). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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North Carolina Judge Affirms Jurisdiction Over Claim Of Marine Dependent InjuryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WILMINGTON, N.C. - The Federal Tort Claims Act claims of the wife of a U.S. Marine who alleges exposure to chlorinated solvents while she lived at Camp Lejeune, N.C., were filed in a timely fashion and are not subject to the discretionary function exception for waiver of sovereign immunity under the act, the judge presiding over the case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina said Feb. 24 (Laura J. Jones v. United States, No. 09-106, E.D. N.C.; See 1/12/10, Page 16.). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Age estimation in children by measurement of open apices in teeth: an Indian formulaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract The aim of this paper is twofold: first, to evaluate an Indian sample by Cameriere’s European formula; and second, if this formula turns out to be unsuitable, to study a specific formula for Indian children. Orthopantomographs taken from 480 Indian children (227 girls and 253 boys) aged between 3 and 15 years were analyzed. Following the pilot study, subjects’ age was modeled as a function of gender (g), region of country (C), and morphological variables (predictors: x 5, the distance between the inner sides of the open apex of the second premolar divided by the tooth length; s = x1 + x2...
Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine - March 3, 2010 Category: Medical Law Tags: International Journal of Legal Medicine Source Type: journals

A common FMO3 polymorphism may amplify the effect of nicotine exposure in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study is the first to demonstrate a gene–environment interaction in SIDS. The findings suggest that the common polymorphism G472A of FMO3 could act as an additional genetic SIDS risk factor in children whose mothers smoke. Parents who could pass on the 472A allele should be informed of the increased risk associated with smoking. Smoking mothers should be strongly advised to give up smoking during pregnancy and for at least the first year of the child’s life. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ORIGINAL ARTICLEDOI 10.1007/s00414-010-0428-6Authors Micaela Poetsch, University Hospital Essen Institute of Le...
Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine - March 3, 2010 Category: Medical Law Tags: International Journal of Legal Medicine Source Type: journals

Molecular identification of carrion-breeding scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) using COI barcodesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Entomological evidence is often used in forensic cases for post-mortem interval (PMI) calculation. The most dominant species present on a corpse are typically blowflies. However, several cases have been reported where access to a corpse has been restricted for blowflies (e.g., on a buried or wrapped cadavers) but species of the family Phoridae were abundant. It has also been reported that some phorid species that exploit human corpses may also feature in cases of myiasis acquired ante-mortem. In all these cases, they may provide decisive evidence. As for blowflies, the precise identification of a ph...
Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine - March 2, 2010 Category: Medical Law Tags: International Journal of Legal Medicine Source Type: journals

Transfer of biological stains from different surfacesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Highly sensitive short tandem repeat-based stain analysis of weak biological stains has been improved during the last years. The risk of transfer of cellular material from handled items contaminated with biological stains such as blood and saliva is of forensic relevance. Although the policemen working with crime scene items are very careful, there exists a potential risk of transfer contamination. To obtain estimates for the risk of stain transfer by handling, we have carried out an experimental study on 288 dried blood and saliva stains in two laboratories. DNA quantification showed only small amo...
Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine - March 2, 2010 Category: Medical Law Tags: International Journal of Legal Medicine Source Type: journals

Annual Meeting Offers Expanded Child Neurology ProgrammingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The AAN has responded to member requests for more attention to pediatric neurology with the new Specialists in Focus: Child Neurology program, which provides a special, more intensive program for child neurology sub-specialists. The new offerings will highlight the latest findings and progress in pediatric neurology for attendees at the 2010 Annual Meeting. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - February 27, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations

Splitting treatment: How to limit liability risk when you share a patient's careEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Douglas Mossman , MD; Christina G. Weston , MD (Source: Malpractice Verdicts)
Source: Malpractice Verdicts - February 25, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: journals

FDA Approves New Monoclonal For Rheumatoid ArthritisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ROCKVILLE, Md. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 11 announced that it had approved a new monoclonal antibody to treat adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, albeit with significant restrictions because of safety concerns. Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News - February 25, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info

Plaintiff Defends Refund Class Against Motion To StrikeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PHILADELPHIA - A plaintiff defends consumer class action claims stemming from Pfizer Inc.'s recent settlement with the federal government over the marketing of 10 drugs against a motion to strike, saying in a Feb. 12 opposition that the company's motion is "woefully premature and without merit" (Kathleen Zafarana, et al. v. Pfizer Inc., et al., No. 09-cv-4026, E.D. Pa.; See January 2010, Page 6). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News - February 25, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info

Attorney General Seeks To Prevent Anecdotal Testimony About VioxxEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW ORLEANS - Merck & Co. experts should not be allowed to offer unsupported personal testimony about the safety and efficacy of Vioxx, the Louisiana attorney general says in a Feb. 19 motion filed in a qui tam purchase price lawsuit in Louisiana federal court in which the state says it overpaid for Vioxx Medicaid reimbursements because of Merck's misrepresentations about the drug (In Re: VIOXX Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1657, State of Louisiana, ex rel. James D. Caldwell Jr. v Merck & Co. Inc., No. 05-3700, E.D. La.; See September 2009, Page 11). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's...
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Attorney General: Doctor Is Unqualified, Failed To Produce Reliance DataEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW ORLEANS - The attorney general of Louisiana has asked the Vioxx multidistrict litigation judge to strike an expert report, saying in a Feb. 19 brief that the cardiologist who produced it is not qualified to render the opinions sought by Merck & Co. and failed initially to produce a complete list of materials upon which he relied (In Re: VIOXX Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1657, State of Louisiana, ex rel. James D. Caldwell Jr. v Merck & Co. Inc., No. 05-3700, E.D. La.; See September 2009, Page 11). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News - February 25, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info

Parties Move To Exclude Each Other's Damages ExpertsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW ORLEANS - Merck & Co. and the Louisiana attorney general filed simultaneous motions Feb. 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to exclude each other's damages experts in a qui tam purchase price lawsuit in which the state says it overpaid for Vioxx Medicaid reimbursements because of Merck's misrepresentations about the drug's safety and efficacy (In Re: VIOXX Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1657, State of Louisiana, ex rel. James D. Caldwell Jr. v Merck & Co. Inc., No. 05-3700, E.D. La.; See September 2009, Page 11). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's&#...
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News - February 25, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info

Merck Says Louisiana's Vioxx Purchase Price Class Belongs In Federal CourtEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW ORLEANS - Merck opposes the 11th-hour remand of a qui tam purchase price lawsuit Louisiana brought as a third-party payer for Vioxx, saying in a Feb. 18 brief that the multidistrict litigation court has jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) and that substantial federal questions exist under regulatory law (In Re: VIOXX Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1657, State of Louisiana, ex rel. James D. Caldwell Jr. v Merck & Co. Inc., No. 05-3700, E.D. La.; See September 2009, Page 11). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News - February 25, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info

Louisiana AG Claims No Diversity Or Federal Issue In Alleged Vioxx OverpaymentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW ORLEANS - With trial in the Vioxx multidistrict litigation scheduled for April in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the attorney general of Louisiana reiterated his motion for remand on Jan. 29, saying allegations that a state agency overpaid for Merck & Co.'s Vioxx create neither diversity nor a compelling federal question (In Re: VIOXX Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1657, State of Louisiana, ex rel. James D. Caldwell Jr. v Merck & Co. Inc., No. 05-3700, E.D. La.; See September 2009, Page 11). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News - February 25, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info

Louisiana Says Merck Misled State On Vioxx Gastroinstestinal SafetyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW ORLEANS - With trial of a qui tam purchase price lawsuit Louisiana brought as a third-party payer for Vioxx scheduled for April, the state's attorney general on Feb. 19 moved for summary judgment in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on the issue of whether the drug's 2002 label was false and misleading about gastrointestinal (GI) safety (In Re: VIOXX Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1657, State of Louisiana, ex rel. James D. Caldwell Jr. v Merck & Co. Inc., No. 05-3700, E.D. La.; See September 2009, Page 11). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News - February 25, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info

Doctor Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Data For Celebrex Pain StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BOSTON - A former member of Pfizer Inc.'s speakers' bureau pleaded guilty Feb. 22 to health care fraud for falsifying data in support of a published study on pain management, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (United States of America v. Scott Reuben, No. 10-30002, D. Mass.; See January 2010, Page 4). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News - February 25, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info

Merck Adopts New Safety Measures To Settle Derivative SuitsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Merck & Co. Inc. will adopt a range of safety-related governance provisions and pay plaintiffs' attorneys $12.2 million to settle shareholder litigation in New Jersey state and federal court derivative to the rise and fall of the company's painkiller Vioxx, the company announced in a Feb. 9 Form 8K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Fagin v. Scolnick et. al., No. ATL-L-3406-07-MT, N.J. Super. Atlantic Co.; In re Merck & Co., Inc. Consolidated Derivative Litig., No. 08-3158, 3rd Cir., originally pending as In re Merck & Co., Inc. Derivative & ERISA Litig., MDL No. 1658,...
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Arthritis Drugs Legal News - February 25, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info

Analysis of clinical forensic examination reports on sexual assaultEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Medical-forensic examination of sexual assault victims and alleged offenders is a common task of many forensic institutes. In the current study, the results from samples taken at the Institute of Legal Medicine, Hanover Medical School, during a period from 2005 to 2007 were retrospectively evaluated. In total, 292 victims (283 females and nine males) and 88 suspects were examined. At the time of the assault, 41.8% of the victims and 43.2% of the alleged perpetrators were under the influence of alcohol. Injuries were found in 84.9% of the victims and 39.8% of the suspects. Thirty victims (10.3%) repo...
Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine - February 25, 2010 Category: Medical Law Tags: International Journal of Legal Medicine Source Type: journals

Seventeen Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat haplotypes in seven groups of population living in TaiwanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract The analysis of Y-chromosome short tandem repeat (Y-STR) loci is a powerful tool in forensic casework. The aim of this study was to present the 17 Y-STR loci haplotype distributions of groups of population living in Taiwan and to demonstrate genetic distances between the groups as well as multidimensional scaling plot based on Y-STR genotype data. Five hundred and fifteen DNA samples from unrelated males of seven groups of population, including Taiwanese Han, two groups of indigenous Taiwanese of Taiwan Island, Tao, mainland Chinese, Filipinos, and a group of people with European, Near Eastern, or S...
Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine - February 24, 2010 Category: Medical Law Tags: International Journal of Legal Medicine Source Type: journals