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     Winter 2010
     
              

 

    ● Chief Justice Roberts recuses himself in new Wyeth case before the high court.
      The National Law Journal (03/09)

    ● Judicial reconsideration of emotional distress in a false HIV positive case.
      The National Law Journal (03/08)

    ● Medical malpractice caps now being challenged in Kansas.
      Fierce Healthcare (03/04)

    ● Additional molestation charges filed against former California state mental hospital director.
      Los Angeles Times (02/26)

    ● Radiation therapist must be present during treatment, at least in Florida.
      The New York Times (02/25)
   
    ● Philadelphia jury finds for Wyeth in a hormone replacement therapy breast cancer case.
      The Legal Intelligencer (02/25)

    ● California man sues Anthem Blue Cross over its refusal to pay for an out of state liver transplant.
      Los Angeles Times (02/23)

    ● New senate report questions the cardiovascular safety of GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia.
      Heartwire (02/22)

    ● Doctors and risk managers differ over admitting errors.
      Fierce Healthcare (02/19)
   
    ● New Jersey Accutane user gets $25 million in a retrial.
      New Jersey Law Journal (02/18)
   
    ● Additional charges may be filed against Wisconsin doctor accused of sexual assault of patients.
      WISinfo.com (02/15)

    ● Retroactive application of 2005 Florida law may threaten many pending asbestos cases.
      Daily Business Review (02/12)

    ● Texas nurse indicted for reporting a doctor to the state medical board. Jury acquits her at trial.
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram (02/11)

    ● Proposed changes to psychiatric manual may increase the number of disability claims.
      The National Law Journal (02/11)

    ● Eye medical group takes the hit for reporting fraudulent doctor still practicing.
      Memphis Daily News (02/10)

    ● Florida smoker's $300 million award will be reduced by the judge.
      Daily Business Review (02/09)  

    ● Prominent defense lawyers assemble to defend Dr. Conrad Murray in death of Michael Jackson.
      The National Law Journal (02/09)         

    ● 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)

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