3094 ABA Journal Health Law articles.
A federal judge abruptly fired California’s prison healthcare czar last week and appointed a law professor, known for his ability to turn around troubled government agencies, to take his place.
…Jan 28, 2008 5:14 PM CST
Reports that Vytorin is no more effective than generic drugs in battling cholesterol have already generated lawsuits.
The suits claim drug makers Merck & Co. Inc. and Schering-Plough Corp. delayed…
Jan 28, 2008 12:28 PM CST
Attorneys overseeing a proposed $4.85 billion settlement with Merck & Co. over its withdrawn Vioxx drug have reportedly amended a controversial provision that could have required some plaintiffs’ lawyers to…
Jan 18, 2008 11:12 PM CST
An almost-forgotten law in Kansas that allows citizens to convene grand juries reportedly has become a tool for local conservatives to use to force prosecutors to pursue abortion and pornography…
Jan 18, 2008 6:29 PM CST
A paraplegic man has filed a tort claim against a Southern California hospital, seeking damages for being dumped, without a wheelchair, on a local skid row in a condition in…
Jan 17, 2008 7:42 PM CST
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case that asserts terminally ill patients have a constitutional right to experimental drugs, SCOTUSblog reports.
The U.S. Court of…
Jan 14, 2008 3:41 PM CST
A national tort reform group is highlighting a recent study by a medical think tank that criticizes Internet sites created by trial attorneys, contending that they are a significant source…
Jan 10, 2008 8:43 PM CST
When the Florida Supreme Court in 2006 invalidated a $145 million punitive damages award in a class action case against the tobacco industry, it gave the plaintiffs a year to…
Jan 10, 2008 6:35 PM CST
More than two years after DuPont agreed to pay $12 million and clean up 600 homes in order to settle a lead paint lawsuit brought by the state of Rhode…
Dec 18, 2007 11:26 PM CST
A suburban Chicago law firm says it has filed a lawsuit on behalf of an infant who died after taking cough and cold medication.
The suit claims 6-month-old Ashanti Webber…
Dec 13, 2007 4:20 PM CST
In a major victory for medical-marijuana patients, a state appellate court has ruled that Garden Grove, Calif., police must return a stash of drugs confiscated during a traffic stop.
“This…
Nov 29, 2007 9:57 PM CST
Tests reveal no one was sickened with tuberculosis while flying alongside an Atlanta trial lawyer in May.
About 250 passengers from the Atlanta-to-Paris Air France flight were tested, the
Top lawmakers in New York have agreed to support state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s efforts to codify a doctor-ranking system.
The Doctor Ranking Model Code is meant to be a…
Nov 26, 2007 11:01 PM CST
A federal judge has ruled that there is not enough evidence to prove the painkiller Celebrex causes heart attacks or strokes at the most common dosage.
U.S. District Judge Charles…
Nov 20, 2007 11:25 AM CST
An ambitious effort to treat mentally ill Florida residents who have been clogging the state’s prison system after they commit crimes has been jointly announced by the governor and the…
Nov 16, 2007 7:28 PM CST
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