MedicoLegal News & Comment*
 

   

     Autumn 2009-Winter 2010
     
              

 

    ● Texas nurse indicted for reporting a doctor to the state medical board.
      The New York Times (02/06)  

    ● New Jersey appeals court overrules lower court decision to allow expert testimony in Accutane case.
      New Jersey Law Journal (02/05)

    ● Philadelphia judge reduces punitive damages against Wyeth in hormone-related breast cancer case.
      The Legal Intelligencer (02/03) 

    ● New Jersey federal judge allows class action on cancer risk of baby bath products to proceed.
      New Jersey Law Journal (02/03)

    ● Twin sisters may play a large role in hormone replacement therapy-breast cancer trial.
      The Legal Intelligencer (01/29)

    ● Class decertification over Pfizer's off label marketing of Neurontin upheld by PA Superior Court.
      The Legal Intelligencer (01/27)
        
    ● Defense verdict in asbestos cigarette filter case against Lorlllard.
      The Recorder (01/25)
 
    ● Pennsylvania patient dies in the hospital waiting room; several policies violated.
      Philadelphia Daily News (01/22)
   
    ● More problems at UC Irvine Medical Center may jeopardize Medicare funding.
      Los Angeles Times (01/22)

    ● Philadelphia judge allows admissibility of plaintiff's "differential diagnosis" evidence in HRT trials.
      The Legal Intelligencer (01/21)

    ● Trial begins in Katrina hospital death case.
       AP (01/15)

    ● Pennsylvania court revives plaintiff's verdict re hormone replacement therapy.
      The Legal Intelligencer (01/13)

    ● Delaware pediatrician charged with numerous counts of child molestation and rape.
      The Washington Post-AP (01/09)

    ● California doctor sentenced to five years in prison for assault on bicyclists.
      Los Angeles Times (01/08)

    ● California transplant surgeon indicted for manipulation and lying over 2003 liver transplant.
      Los Angeles Times (01/07)

    ● Arkansas doctor indicted in attack on medical board chairman.
      The New York Times (01/06)

    ● Montana ruling bolsters doctor-assisted suicide.
      The New York Times (12/31)

    ● Can the judge order no medical marijuana while defendant on probation for unrelated case?
      The Recorder (12/30)

    ● New York appeals court rejects Lipitor suit on jurisdictional grounds.
      The American Lawyer (12/24)
   
    ● New York med-mal settlement thrown out by the judge; jury returns a big verdict.
      New York Law Journal (12/23)

    ● Los Angeles psychiatrist placed on probation for inappropriate relationship with two patients.
      Los Angeles Times (12/17)

    ● Malpractice premiums and lawsuits cause ob-gyn doctors to abandon high risk patients.
      Fierce Healthcare (12/15)

    ● Philadelphia court hears litigation debate on contraceptive Yaz.
      The Legal Intelligencer (12/14)

    ● Pregnant woman ignored in Las Vegas University Medical Center ER; baby dies.
      Las Vegas Reviewer-Journal (12/10)
   
    ● Federal judge eviscerates much of Mississippi's Zyprexia case against Eli Lilly.
      The American Lawyer (12/03)
   
    ● Should the U.S. Supreme Court take up a vaccine injury case?
      Fulton County Daily Report (12/02)

    ● Merck's arguments over Vioxx may not convince high court.
      The National Law Journal (12/01)

    ● Pennsylvania court to decide on class decertification in off-label Neurontin cases.
      The Legal Intelligencer (11/23)

    ● Veteran's Administration study blames most surgical errors on poor communication.
      HealthDay (11/19)

    ● To fire or not to fire: medical marijuana laws befuddle employers.
      The National Law Journal (11/19)

    ● Cardiologist sues Lahey Clinic, claims he was fired when he refused to use Medronic stents.
      The Boston Globe (11/12)
   
    ● AMA endorses easing marijuana restrictions to promote medical investigation.
      Los Angeles Times (11/11)

    ● New Jersey court deciding mass tort status over birth control pill lawsuits.
      New Jersey Law Journal (11/09)   

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