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Federal Lawsuit Filed Over N.J. High School's Decision To Bar Student From Joining Antiabortion-Rights Protest
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A New Jersey public high school student last week filed a federal lawsuit alleging that her free-speech and religious-freedom rights were violated when her school's administrators prohibited her from participating in an antiabortion-rights protest last month, the AP/Google News reports. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Federal Lawsuit Filed Over N.J. High School's Decision To Bar Student From Joining Antiabortion-Rights ProtestEmail this article to a colleague.
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A New Jersey public high school student last week filed a federal lawsuit alleging that her free-speech and religious-freedom rights were violated when her school's administrators prohibited her from participating in an antiabortion-rights protest last month, the AP/Google News reports. (Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Trinity Medical Center asks judge to dismiss Irondale suitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Trinity Medical Center attorneys said the east Birmingham hospital never agreed to build a hospital in Irondale and asked a Jefferson County judge Thursday to dismiss the city's lawsuit seeking financial damages. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Trinity Medical Center asks judge to dismiss Irondale suitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Trinity Medical Center attorneys said the east Birmingham hospital never agreed to build a hospital in Irondale and asked a Jefferson County judge Thursday to dismiss the city's lawsuit seeking financial damages. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals
AP Poll: Support For Curbs On Malpractice LawsuitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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It's an issue that Democrats would rather not deal with as they shape a health care overhaul. Yet a new Associated Press poll says most Americans support curbs on medical malpractice lawsuits. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Appellate Panel Revives District Of Columbia Lawsuits Alleging Cell Phone InjuryEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - A unanimous District of Columbia Court of Appeals panel ruled Oct. 29 that product liability claims against cell phone manufacturers and trade groups for devices not certified by the Federal Communications Commission to comply with radio frequency radiation emission standard are not preempted by federal regulations (Michael Patrick Murray, et al. v. Motorola Inc., et al., No. 07-1074 [consolidated], D.C. App.; 2009 D.C. App. LEXIS 547; See 9/16/08, Page 7).
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - November 19, 2009 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info
Poll: Most Support Curbs On Malpractice SuitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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An Associated Press poll says most Americans want Congress to deal with malpractice lawsuits driving up the cost of medical care. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
OraSure Technologies Announces Settlement of Patent Infringement Lawsuit With Inverness and Church & DwightEmail this article to a colleague.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa., Nov. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSUR) today announced the settlement of the patent infringement lawsuit filed against OraSure by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (NYSE:IMA), Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH and Church & Dwight, Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD). (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - November 19, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mesothelioma Law: Asbestos-Related Lawsuit Filed Against 38 CompaniesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A recently filed lawsuit by Cleveland J. Savoy is claiming 38 different companies are responsible for his development of an asbestos-related disease.
This is the second suit he has filed. In a previous suit issued against the companies, Savoy claimed a different asbestos-related injury in contrast to his most recent complaint.
Savoy believes he was exposed to asbestos-containing products while working as a carpenter. He also stated in the lawsuit that the companies negligently continued to manufacture asbestos-containing products where he worked even after knowing the hazards associated with asbestos.
Exposure to asbestos ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 18, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jwhitmer Tags: Asbestos Exposure Asbestos Litigation Mesothelioma Malignant Mesothelioma Source Type: news
Genes and JobsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) comes into full effect this Saturday, November 21st. Employers need to take note, and employees should be aware of their rights.<!--break-->Congress passed GINA almost unanimously, and President Bush signed it on May 21, 2008. Described by the late Senator Ted Kennedy as "the first civil rights bill of the new century of the life sciences," GINA protects individuals from genetic information discrimination in health insurance and employment. A detailed description can be found here.Even some well-informed commentators seem to have missed this landmark piece of legislation. So ...
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - November 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Pete Shanks Tags: Law and Crime Media Politics Social Life Work andrew sullivan commentators criminal background check criminal background check policy daily dish discrimination act dna testing employment employment practice full effect geneti Source Type: consumer
Should babies watch videos or tv?Email this article to a colleague.
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You may have heard the recent controversy about “Baby Einstein” videos. Originally touted as educational products for babies, in 2006 the Disney Company stopped marketing the videos as educational. This was due to studies coming out showing that infants and toddlers exposed to daily doses of television has a propensity to develop attention disorders by age 7. Attention disorders include ADHD and ADD, which affects a child’s ability to focus, their attention span, leading them to have learning and behavior disorders.Of concern is children’s perception of events they see on television. When they see violence, do they...
Source: Pediatric Health Associates - November 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Recalls Source Type: organizations
Federal Court Appoints Onder Law Firm Partner as Co-Lead Counsel to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee of the Multi-District Litigation for Yasmin and Yaz LitigationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Mark Niemeyer, a partner at Onder, Shelton, O’Leary & Peterson, LLC, has been appointed to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the consolidated Yasmin and Yaz birth control litigation. (PRWeb Nov 15, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/yaz/lawsuit/prweb3207584.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 16, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Republican blasts Democrats over health care billEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democrats missed opportunities to improve the health care bill that passed the House of Representatives when they rejected Republican ideas to limit lawsuits and give states more flexibility to enact innovative changes, a Republican lawmaker said Saturday. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - November 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cephalon, Barr Settle Fentora DisputeEmail this article to a colleague.
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From Associated Press (November 12, 2009)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Cephalon Inc. will give Barr Pharmaceuticals
Inc. a license to sell a generic version of the pain drug Fentora
in 2018 as part of a patent lawsuit settlement, according to a
Securities and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 13, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Did Doc Implant Own Sperm in Patient?Email this article to a colleague.
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He's White, Woman's Husband Black; Lawsuit Settled, but Other Patients Starting to Ask Questions; DNA Test Was Never Ordered (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yaz and Yasmin Birth Control Lawsuits Continue to MountThe Onder Law Firm Will Provide a Free Case Review to Women Suffering from Yaz Side EffectsEmail this article to a colleague.
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It is estimated that legal counsel already represents over 3,500 women and countless others are still in need of help, unaware of their rights, if Yaz, the most popular birth control pill in the United States, affected them adversely. The Onder Law Firm will provide a free case review to women or the families of women who have suffered from serious health problems after taking Yaz. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/yaz/lawsuits/prweb3195174.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 13, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Facebook crowdsourced investigation exposes vaccine denials of SIGA TechnologiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) When you publish a hard-hitting story containing links to lots of little-known documents, you never know what kind of bizarre blow-back you'll receive. The latest episode of reactive strangeness occurred following our publication of the story about SIGA Technologies and the conflicts of interest found in Dr. Mehmet Oz's holding of 150,000 option shares in that company (http://www.naturalnews.com/027451_Dr_Mehmet_Oz_vaccines.html) even while pushing vaccines on TV. Shortly after publishing this article, NaturalNews was contacted by a public relations firm called KCSA Strategic Communications, which represents ...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Intussusception following transmural migration and defecation of a surgical spongeEmail this article to a colleague.
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The word gossypiboma is derived from the Latin word “gossypium” (cotton) and the Swahili word “boma” (place of concealment), and is commonly associated with cases of retained foreign bodies after surgical procedures. Gossypibomas as a result of postoperative complications have medico-legal issues and have resulted in malpractice lawsuits. The incidence of gossypibomas varies in the medical literature. Gawande et al. reported an incidence ranging from 1/18 760 to 1/8801 surgeries, while Bani-Hani et al. described an incidence of 1/5027. Retained surgical sponges are usually found in the abdomen and pelvis, but s...
Source: Clinical Radiology - November 12, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: J.V. Horvat, R.C. Machado, L. Vandesteen, R.S. Moll, G.A. Oliveira Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals
Malpractice lawsuits hit 10-year low in MissouriEmail this article to a colleague.
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Physicians credit the state's damage cap. But the tort reforms face a state Supreme Court challenge. (Source: American Medical News - PROFESSION)
Source: American Medical News - PROFESSION - November 12, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Moog named in five lawsuitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Moog Inc. is one of several manufacturers named in five lawsuits filed against pain-pump makers and pharmaceutical companies. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Moog named in five lawsuitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Moog Inc. is one of several manufacturers named in five lawsuits filed against pain-pump makers and pharmaceutical companies. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals
Hormone Therapy Victims Win Important AppealEmail this article to a colleague.
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On November 2, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in Scroggin v. Wyeth (Case No. 08-2555). The decision gives the green light for federal trials on Wyeth’s and Pfizer’s hormone therapy (http://www.hkllp.com/hormone-replacement-therapy/) drugs. In affirming judgment on a jury verdict of compensatory damages, the federal appellate court rejected the defendants’ claims that plaintiffs like Donna Scroggin cannot prove that hormone therapy caused their breast cancer. Erik Walker of Hissey Kientz, LLP (http://www.hkllp.com/) in Austin, Texas handled ...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 11, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mesothelioma Case Filed Against DuPontEmail this article to a colleague.
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A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against DuPont and 20 other companies for the passing of Ruby Neely, who died from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma.
Roger Neely, Ruby Neely’s son, filed the suit in Tennessee alleging his mother’s cancer was caused by asbestos fibers carried home on his father’s work clothes while employed at a nearby DuPont plant.
Roger Neely’s father, Lively Neely, worked at the DuPont plant in Old Hickory, Tennessee for 20 years. During his employment, he unknowingly exposed his wife and himself to asbestos fibers. Lively Neely actually reached a settlement with DuPont during the ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 11, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jwhitmer Tags: Asbestos Exposure Asbestos Litigation Jobsite Exposure Mesothelioma Mesothelioma Doctors Source Type: news
CVS Settles Expired Product LawsuitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pharmacy will Pay New York State $875,000 (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Lowe Law Firm Files Suit Over Alleged Botox OverdoseEmail this article to a colleague.
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St. Louis-based The Lowe Law Firm has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a man who experienced partial respiratory paralysis and other side effects after receiving an overdose of the Botox being used to treat his muscle spasticity. The suit, Richard A. Hart v. Yi Pan, Tenet HealthSystem SL Inc., d/b/a St. Louis University Hospital and Allergan USA Inc., cause no. 0922-CC09485, was filed in St. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Source Type: news
The Lowe Law Firm Files Suit Over Alleged Botox OverdoseEmail this article to a colleague.
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St. Louis-based The Lowe Law Firm has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a man who experienced partial respiratory paralysis and other side effects after receiving an overdose of the Botox being used to treat his muscle spasticity. The suit, Richard A. Hart v. Yi Pan, Tenet HealthSystem SL Inc., d/b/a St. Louis University Hospital and Allergan USA Inc., cause no. 0922-CC09485, was filed in St. Louis Circuit Court on Oct. 21. (Source: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News From Medical News Today)
Source: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News From Medical News Today - November 9, 2009 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Source Type: news
FDA's Tobacco Unit Unaffected by LawsuitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to set up its new tobacco-regulation unit despite pending lawsuits from tobacco companies such as Reynolds American, Inc., and Lorillard, Inc. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - November 9, 2009 Category: Addiction Source Type: news
Why Health Care Costs are So High (Opinion)Email this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) Recently, USA Today has been running an interesting series of articles on our ridiculous health care system or, as reality would put it, our "disease care" system. While more and more Americans are concerned with the increasing costs of the U.S. health care system, hawked as the best medical care in the world, the problem is that those that cannot afford it are steadily increasing.A poll found that eighty percent of those that responded were not thrilled with the $2.2 TRILLION, or $7,129 a person, being spent on health care in the U.S. and that medical company profits or malpractice lawsuits were the biggest ...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
NHS severance pay must reflect lawsuit risk, says guidanceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Risk of a senior NHS manager claiming for unfair dismissal must be taken into account when considering severance pay, according to advice (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - November 6, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Forgotten staplesEmail this article to a colleague.
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In the present era of increasing litigations against doctors , the manuscript entitled “Forgotten staples” by Mohammadi et al. did attract our attention. Mohammadi et al. have mentioned that the method of choice for skin graft fixation in many burn centers is skin stapling. At Shiraz Burn Research Center in Iran, Mohammadi et al. found forgotten staples in 73 patients out of the 2000 skin grafted patients that they followed over a period of four years, and more importantly in more than two-thirds of the cases, patients were symptomatic. In the cohort of symptomatic patients with forgotten staples examined by Mohammadi ...
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - November 6, 2009 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Ritesh G. Menezes, P.P. Jagadish Rao, S. Manjunath, Aman Chauhan, Stany W. Lobo, Tanuj Kanchan, Y.P. Raghavendra Babu Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
The ACEP Interviews: Ilene BrennerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ilene Brenner, MD, author of the forthcoming How to Survive a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit (http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Survive-Medical-Malpractice-Lawsuit/dp/1444331302) (April 2010), discusses common... (Source: EPMonthly.com)
Source: EPMonthly.com - November 5, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: info
House Republicans Offer Health Overhaul PlanEmail this article to a colleague.
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House Republicans unveiled their health reform proposal Tuesday night. Their alternative health care bill "would reward states for reducing the number of uninsured, limit damages in medical malpractice lawsuits and allow small businesses to band together and buy insurance exempt from most state regulation," The New York Times reports. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
House Republicans Offer Health Overhaul PlanEmail this article to a colleague.
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House Republicans unveiled their health reform proposal Tuesday night. Their alternative health care bill "would reward states for reducing the number of uninsured, limit damages in medical malpractice lawsuits and allow small businesses to band together and buy insurance exempt from most state regulation," The New York Times reports. (Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today)
Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Eating slowly increases anorexigenic gut peptide which leads to appetite reduction http://bit.ly/2AUx6S23% of people may have restless leg syndrome - much higher than previously reported rates of 3-10% http://bit.ly/2AhpEVOutcomes for people who had CABG "off-pump" (without heart-lung machine) were worse than conventional procedure http://bit.ly/JVK63 -- CABG “pump” might lead to memory problems/personality changes - som...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 5, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
Aribex files patent infringement lawsuitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Handheld x-ray developer Aribex has filed a patent infringement lawsuit alleging (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 4, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info
Justice Department Sues Attorney for Disability DiscriminationEmail this article to a colleague.
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The United States has filed a lawsuit against Patric LeHouillier, an attorney based in Colorado Springs, Colo., alleging that he violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying a woman with a service animal access to his offices... (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 4, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Legal and Lawyers Source Type: info
Ivax Pharmaceuticals to Pay $14 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit; Omnicare to Pay $98 Million to Resolve False Claims Act AllegationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ivax Pharmaceuticals and Omnicare have entered into settlement agreements with the United States to resolve False Claims Act allegations. Shelley R. Slade, attorney for qui tam plaintiff David Kammerer, comments on the policy concerns and implications of the settlements. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3156114.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 4, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Texas Appeals Panel Finds Trial Court Committed Error Submitting Question To JuryEmail this article to a colleague.
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TEXARKANA, Texas - A unanimous Texas Sixth Appellate District Court panel overturned a judgment on Oct. 20 in a lawsuit sounding in contract law applied to a settlement between neighbors in a dispute over disposal of the waste of a million chickens on a Camp County, Texas, poultry farm (W.K. Hicks, et al. v. Pilgrim Poultry, et al., No. 06-08-00095, Texas App.; 2009 Tex. App. LEXIS 8095).
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - November 4, 2009 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info
Nebraska Plaintiff Appeals No-Evidence Defense Judgment Of Failure-To-Warn ClaimEmail this article to a colleague.
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ST. LOUIS - The survivors of a hazardous waste worker and his employer have until Nov. 9 to file merit briefs in the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in their appeal of an August no-evidence summary judgment for the defense in a hydrogen sulfide exposure lawsuit (Dave Barrett, et al. v. Rhodia Inc., No. 09-3115, 8th Cir.; See 8/18/09, Page 4).
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - November 4, 2009 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info
U.S. Challenges Jurisdiction Over FTCA Injury Claims Of Camp Lejeune Marine WifeEmail this article to a colleague.
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WILMINGTON, N.C. - The wife of a U.S. Marine who alleges exposure to chlorinated solvents while she lived at Camp Lejeune, N.C., has until Nov. 3 to respond to a Sept. 4 motion to dismiss her Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina for lack of subject matter jurisdiction (Laura J. Jones v. United States, No. 09-106, E.D. N.C.; See 7/21/09, Page 16).
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - November 4, 2009 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info
Expert Opinion Admitted In Pool Chemical Injury Trial To Start Nov. 3 In TennesseeEmail this article to a colleague.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The argument for excluding a defense causation rebuttal witness from a pool chemical exposure personal injury lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee goes to the weight of the evidence rather than the witnesses' qualification to testify, a magistrate judge said Oct. 21 in an order denying the motion to exclude (David L. Best v. Lowe's Home Centers Inc., et al., No. 04-294, E.D. Tenn.; See 9/15/09, Page 17).
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - November 4, 2009 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info
Plaintiffs Allege Injuries From Cement Kiln Dust In Massachusetts LawsuitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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BOSTON - Two dozen personal injury lawsuits were removed from the Suffolk County, Mass., Superior Court to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts between Oct. 19 and Oct. 26 by LaFarge North America Inc. on the grounds that the amount in controversy creates federal jurisdiction (Fanel Charles v. LaFarge North America Inc., No. 09-11732, D. Mass.).
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - November 4, 2009 Category: Medical Law Source Type: info
Tort reform law challenged in GeorgiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The state Supreme Court will decide if a law raising burden of proof in emergency care lawsuits is constitutional. Doctors say reversal would hurt access. (Source: American Medical News - PROFESSION)
Source: American Medical News - PROFESSION - November 4, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Allergan wins brimonidine patent infringement caseEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has ruled in favor of Allergan Inc. in its patent
infringement lawsuit against two sets of defendants seeking to market purported generic versions of the company?s
formulations of brimonidine tartrate 0.1% and 0.15% (Alphagan P) for ocular hypertension and glaucoma.
Specifically, the court ruled that Allergan's five patents related to the ophthalmic solutions are valid and
enforceable. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - November 4, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info
DH sued over scrapped £921m PFI projectEmail this article to a colleague.
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A Laing O’Rourke-led consortium has this week launched a £20m lawsuit against the Department of Health and University Hospitals of Leicester Trust over a cancelled £921m hospital project, Construction News has reported. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - November 4, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: info
In harm's way: factors related to psychological distress following sexual harassmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article examines the relative contribution of these influences on psychological distress following sexual harassment. Two studies were conducted. First, we examined approximately 1,200 women in a financial industry class-action lawsuit. A series of hierarchical regressions and subsequent dominance analysis revealed that the severity of the experiences and attributions made about them were the most important influences on symptoms of psychological distress. Study 2 examined 85 female plaintiffs in sexual harassment litigation. Dominance analysis again showed that the magnitude of their experiences had the strongest rel...
Source: Psychology of Women Quarterly: - November 4, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Linda L. Collinsworth, Louise F. Fitzgerald, Fritz Drasgow Tags: OTHER RESEARCH STUDIES Source Type: journals
Interventional cardiologist sues hospital under Whistleblower's ActEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr David Gossman has filed a lawsuit claiming that he was fired for complaining about ties between the hospital and some of its senior staff with the medical device company Medtronic. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - November 3, 2009 Category: Cardiology Source Type: info
RIGHTS-US: Lawsuit Probes Role of Psychologists in Terror WarEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK, Nov 2 (IPS) - The state board responsible for licensing - and
disciplining - psychologists in Louisiana is accused of turning a
blind eye to serious allegations of abuse against one of its
members, including complicity in beatings, religious and sexual
humiliation, rape threats and painful body positions during his
service as a senior advisor on interrogations for the U.S.
military in Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 3, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
State Watch: Virginia's Pharmacy For Mentally Ill, Michigan Dental Care Lawsuit, Rhode Island InsurersEmail this article to a colleague.
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In today's state watch, Virginia plans to close a pharmacy for the mentally ill, Medicaid patients in Michigan are suing over dental care and Rhode Island reports that insurers remain relatively healthy. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental Health Source Type: news
CVS Drug Store Company Caught in Hidden Drug-Pushing Deal to Promote Zyprexa for MoneyEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) A pharmacy benefits manager (PMB) for drug store chain CVS entered a secret agreement with pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly to promote the company's antipsychotic Zyprexa to doctors, according to internal documents revealed as part of an insurance industry lawsuit against the drug maker.Advance PCS, a unit of CVS, agreed to send unsolicited mail to doctors promoting Zyprexa, even though it was under contract at the time to represent health insurers by gaining the most favorable possible drug prices from Lilly."The problem is that PBMs are negotiating these hidden deals while at the same time telling employers t...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
