Thursday, March 22, 2012

NYT article on causes of action vs manufacturers of generic drugs

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The New York Times has published an article called Generic Drugs Proving Resistant to Damage Suits (available here ) discussing the effects...

HR 5 bill limiting patients' rights approved by the House -- UPDATED

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Day on Torts is reporting that the House of Representatives has passed HR 5 by a vote of 223-181.   Ten Republicans voted against the legi...

Comments on the recent decisions on the constitutionality of the cigarette warnings regulations -- UPDATED

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Three days ago I reported on two recent decisions on the constitutionality of the regulations that require cigarette manufacturers to place ...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Debate on federal medical malpractice/immunity to pharmaceutical companies and more bill

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The Pop Tort is reporting today that Congress is beginning its debate on HR 5, a bill that, among other things, attempts to limit the right ...

Minnesota lowers caps to pre-2008 level

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The TortsProf blog is reporting today that new legislation in Minnesota restores caps in wrongful death cases against state or local govern...

Comments on the recent decisions on the constitutionality of the cigarette warnings regulations

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Two days ago I reported on two recent decisions on the constitutionality of the regulations that require cigarette manufacturers to place gr...
Monday, March 19, 2012

Court's continue to reject challenges to the current state of the law regarding generic drug labeling in failure to warn cases

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Last year, the US Supreme Court held that a cause of action against a manufacturer of generic drugs is preempted if the claim is based on th...

Court of Appeals for 6th Circuit upholds regulation requiring new graphic warnings for cigarettes -- UPDATED

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We have been following the developing saga of the FDA's attempt to impose new warning labels on cigarette packages that include graphic ...

First Amendment and the pharmaceutical industry

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Max Kennerly has published a very interesting comment on the increasing use of the First Amendment as the basis for arguments by the pharmac...

Recall: Study on suicide and anti-depressants recalled by authors

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Pharmalot is reporting today that a famous study on the relationship between the use of anti-depressants and suicide has been recalled by th...
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