3131 ABA Journal Health Law articles.
A German anatomist whose partially dissected, sliced collection of preserved human corpses has been seen by millions throughout Europe and the United States in controversial “Body Worlds” museum exhibits now…
Feb 5, 2008 4:32 PM CST
For the third time, Oregon’s high court has upheld a $79.5 million punitive-damages verdict against Philip Morris after the case was twice kicked back to them from the U.S. Supreme…
Jan 31, 2008 10:12 PM CST
Eli Lilly is discussing a possible $1 billion settlement of criminal and civil investigations into the company’s marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa.
The $1 billion fine, which would be…
Jan 31, 2008 1:26 PM CST
A pediatric journal has released details of a vaccine study earlier than usual to counter possible negative publicity from a new ABC television pilot set to air Thursday in which…
Jan 31, 2008 12:15 AM CST
Seattle-area prosecutors are looking into why a man, already labeled by the courts and mental health authorities as “dangerous,” was free at the time he is accused of following a…
Jan 30, 2008 6:34 PM CST
Merck & Co. is facing an increasing number of lawsuits over its osteoporosis drug Fosamax, even as it has announced a possible $4.85 billion settlement of claims related to its…
Jan 30, 2008 5:04 PM CST
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Attorneys overseeing a proposed $4.85 billion settlement with Merck & Co. over its withdrawn Vioxx drug have reportedly amended a controversial provision that could have required some plaintiffs’ lawyers to…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
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