Five months after Abbott Laboratories stopped producing and selling the ADHD drug Cylert, and 10 years after Canada and Great Britain removed the drug from their markets, the FDA announced that doctors should begin transitioning their patients to other ADHD therapies. Cylert has been linked to liver failure and death. Smartmoney.com notes studies showing the liver failure rate among Cylert...
A careless driver hit their car. Their son will take months to fully recover. Yet they can't collect for pain and suffering.Why? They didn't have full tort insurance.Do you? If you don't, you're at risk.You and your family need full insurance protection. What an insurance company may call "full protection" is not always full protection.Insist on full tort: It gives you the unlimited right to...
LARA is shorthand for Keep The Little Guy Out Of Court. It is a bill about to be passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Officially, the bill is The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005. The bill actually works on the intimidation theory to prevent access to justice. It is a Thanksgiving turkey for big business.LARA is shorthand for Keep The Little Guy Out Of Court. It is a bill about...
Tthe 12 companies recognized as America's safest share a passion for safety. They come from different segments of the economy and produce different products and services. But, they strive for safety excellence. This usually means they go well beyond OSHA and EPA regularions and even industry norms. The common thread among the 12 companies recognized as America's safest is a passion for...
Judges are boning up on advanced science and technology in special classrooms. If all goes as planned, scientific testimony will no longer be Greek to them. Whether this is proof of evolution or of intelligent design remains to be seen.Excerpts from the Daily Record story:Anticipating that today’s scientific innovations will be tomorrow’s topics of litigation, two dozen Maryland judges are...
The headlines report: Parents Get $1 Million in False Abuse Case and Judge Apologizes for Officials' Failure to Recognize Girl's Brittle Bone Disorder. But, reading the full article in the Washington Post will break your heart. Bullheadedness by doctors (and prosecutors) can cause good people and their families unbelievable grief.The headlines report the final chapter: Parents Get $1 Million...
The hospital spokesman calls it an "unfortunate and highly unusual occurrence." The patient's attorney says the patient awoke with her face and neck in flames. That is definitely unusual during a lymph-node biopsy. The allegation is that it was an anesthesiologist's negligence during the surgery.The hospital spokesman calls it an "unfortunate and highly unusual occurrence." The patient's...
Avis will probably be trying harder this week. When it fails to prevent access to keys and to protect the public from a known risk of theft it may be legally liable for resulting injuries - even if those injuries occur as a result of a high-speed chase by the police. Avis has just heard this bad news from a Florida appeals court. The really bad news is what was going on at the Avis...
A Virginia Judge has pproved a $3.5 Million compromise settlement of a claim of pesticide poisoning of a 3-year old boy. The child was a resident of U.S. Army housing at Fort Lee, Va., when he was exposed (Callos McCallum v. United States of America, No. 3:04cv442, E.D. Va., Richmond Div.). A Virginia Judge has approved a $3.5 Million compromise settlement of a claim of pesticide poisoning of a...
FDA Alert Re Cylert, a drug used to treat ADHD. Coming a mere 10 years after Canada and Great Britain pulled the drug from their markets and and 5 months after the manufacturer, Abbott Labs, stopped making and marketing the drug due to declining sales, the question is why did the FDA bother at all.Does anyone need more evidence that the FDA is dysfunctional? Exhibit A: its recent Alert about...