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Ethicon Inc., a Johnson & Johnson

Posted on March 28, 2011
Ethicon Inc., a Johnson & Johnson co., is voluntarily recalling hundreds of thousands of surgical drain products after customers complained that the packaging might not be sterile.The notice on Ethicon's Inc.'s says, "The company identified the potential for the sterile barrier of the product packaging to be compromised after receiving customer complaints...

Key Case on Daubert and Admissibility of Expert Evidence

Posted on March 28, 2011
Image by Kevandy via FlickrOn the heels of the SCOTUS opinion in Zicam is this opinion, a 1st Circuit Opinion. Worth a read if you litigate anywhere in the USDCT: Milward -first_circuitView more documents from mzamoralaw.

ationwide Recall of U-Prosta, a Product Marketed As a Dietary Supplement That Contains Undeclared Terazosin Hydrochloride

Posted on March 23, 2011
From the FDA:There is a nationwide recall of the Company's supplement product sold under the name ?U-Prosta Natural support for prostate health?. The Company has been informed by representatives of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that lab analysis by FDA of U-Prosta samples found the product contains terazosin, the active ingredient of an FDA-approved drug used to treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (enlarged prostate), making U-Prosta an unapproved drug...

American Regent Initiates Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection

Posted on March 18, 2011
Image via WikipediaFrom the FDA :A voluntary recall was initiated because some vials of these lots either contain particulates or have the potential to form particulates prior to their respective expiration dates. Potential adverse events after intravenous administration of solutions containing particulates, may include disruption of blood flow within small blood vessels in the lung, localized inflammation (swelling and redness due to accumulation of inflammatory cells), and granuloma formation...

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Light Posting Week Because of Trial

Posted on March 18, 2011
Image via WikipediaIt's been a light posting week because I've been in a jury trial all week. I'll be posting again regularly starting this morning.

Pain Drug Embeda Recalled Because of Formula Defect

Posted on March 18, 2011
Image via CrunchBase100,000 bottles of the pain medication Embeda were recalled due to a defect in the drug's formula. Pfizer Inc., the drug manufacturer, said in a statement that Embeda would not be available for months due to a stability defect in the extended-release product...

Consider donating to Japan through the Red Cross

Posted on March 18, 2011

Seroquel: $68.5 Million Settlement to U.S. States Over Seroquel Marketing

Posted on March 11, 2011
Image via WikipediaIn a lawsuit against the makers of Seroquel, Astra Zeneca - it was claimed that the company marketed Seroquel for uses that weren?t approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the federal and state governments claimed. AstraZeneca promoted the drug, approved for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, for dementia, depression and anxiety in violation of federal drug rules, according to the states...

Risk of oral clefts in children born to mothers taking Topamax (topiramate)

Posted on March 08, 2011
From the FDAThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing the public of new data that show that there is an increased risk for the development of cleft lip and/or cleft palate (oral clefts) in infants born to women treated with topiramate (Topamax and generic products) during pregnancy...

Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) oral solution dangers?

Posted on March 08, 2011
Image by Magalie L'Abb� via FlickrFrom the FDA:The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is notifying healthcare professionals of serious health problems that have been reported in premature babies receiving Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) oral solution...

Leaky Insuline Pump Cartridges Recalled

Posted on March 08, 2011
J and Jhas recalled hundreds of thousands of potentially leaky insulin pump cartridges that could lead to serious health problems and death. It also has been warned by the Food and Drug Administration over manufacturing concerns for heart devices made at its Cordis unit's San German, Puerto Rico, facility...

J and J Faces Kickback Charge

Posted on March 01, 2011
Johnson & Johnson must defend a lawsuit by the DOJ claiming the company paid kickbacks to influence sales of its antipsychotic drug Risperdal to nursing home patients. J&J asked the judge to dismiss the complaint, arguing that payments it made to Omnicare Inc...

Actos (Diabetes Drug) Under Investigation by State of Texas

Posted on March 01, 2011
The Attorney General of Texas has asked drug makers Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. to produce documents as part of an investigation related to the diabetes drug Actos, the companies has informed this week. Lilly received a civil investigative demand from the Texas official in December, Lilly disclosed in an annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Android Apps of the Week for Lawyers 2/18/11

Posted on February 18, 2011
Image via CrunchBaseAnother busy week comes down to the wire. I cannot tell you how much fun the Android phone is, both for business and for personal. I did promise to keep the app reviews business -centric, so here goes another installment.1. App for Note Taking: Evernote...

Could Avastin be used to treat Retinopathy of Prematurity?

Posted on February 17, 2011
Image via WikipediaAn interesting read from the web this morning from the NEJM.Premature, low birth weight babies face a minefield of issues when brought into the world. One of most serious issues is the propensity for retinal blood vessels to grow amuck in response to erratic biochemical signals; these vessels can bleed and scar, leading to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) ? a major cause of childhood blindness in the developed and developing worlds...

Blog Post: ?Triaminic? acetaminophen product could prove dangerous to kids

Posted on February 16, 2011
Good post by an author at Philly.com:"Some products available in your drug or grocery store, like Triaminic Fever Reducer, do not have their product names approved by FDA. Drug companies can capitalize on a well-known, trusted, brand name, and use it for any variation or formulation of that product...

Image via WikipediaMerck gains

Posted on February 16, 2011
Image via WikipediaMerck gains a defense verdict in the first of many state-court lawsuits in which its Fosamax osteoporosis drug is blamed for causing so-called jaw death.the Plaintiff was Alison Rosenberg. She argued that she developed osteonecrosis of the jaw, or ONJ...

Invega Recalled

Posted on February 16, 2011
70,000 syringes of the drug Invega Sustenna have been recalled after finding that some of the pre-filled syringes may have cracks which possibly could affect the drug's sterility. Pharmacists and health care providers received a letter at the end of last week letting them know of the voluntary recall, and which lots of its 234-milligram-strength injections are affected...

Slow Justice in Georgia is Bad for Business

Posted on February 15, 2011
Lester Tate nails it. His letter to the AJC talks not about litigation overall, just about how the justice system is not properly funded. What that means is that Courts must deal with overcrowded criminal court dockets, drug trials, divorce cases, and collection lawsuits by the hundreds...

Study: Schizophrenia Meds May Be Linked to Loss of Brain Tissue

Posted on February 08, 2011
From the Archives of General Psychiatry, this news:Context Progressive brain volume changes in schizophrenia are thought to be due principally to the disease. However, recent animal studies indicate that antipsychotics, the mainstay of treatment for schizophrenia patients, may also contribute to brain tissue volume decrement...

Recent GA USDCT Case Where Court Rules on the Make Whole Doctrine

Posted on February 08, 2011
The make whole doctrine is an equitable insurance law principle. The general rule under the doctrine of equitable subrogation is that where an insured is entitled to receive recovery for the same loss from more than one source such as an insurer and the tortfeasor, it is only after the insured has been fully compensated for all of the loss that the insurer acquires a right to subrogation, or is entitled to enforce its subrogation rights...

Avandia 2/2011 Update: Label Changes in Store

Posted on February 08, 2011
Image by insearchofbalance via FlickrGSK will be updating the labeling of Avandia. It will now include safety restrictions ordered by federal health authorities because of the drug's links to heart attack.The FDA made the changes in the fall of 2010, as part of several agenda items regarding the diabetes pill...

Android Apps of the Week for February 1-5, 2011

Posted on February 05, 2011
Image via CrunchBaseBeen one of those weeks. Depositions, court hearings, you name it. So this morning you can catch up on Android Apps of the week.1. Where's my Droid : Where's My Droid can help you locate your phone whether you lost it in the couch cushions, left it at a coffee shop, or it's going on a ride across town to call some Nigerian princes...

7th Circuit Rules on Complaint in light of Twombly/Iqbal

Posted on February 03, 2011
The Seventh Circuit recently allowed a price-fixing case to proceed after determining that the plaintiffs sufficiently stated a claim under new, stricter pleading standards announced in two landmark Supreme Court rulings.Noting that ?pleading standards in federal litigation are in ferment after Twombly and Iqbal,? the court held that the plaintiffs? complaint ?alleges a conspiracy with sufficient plausibility to satisfy the pleading standard of Twombly...

Multaq News: Liver Damage Link?

Posted on February 01, 2011
The FDA is reviewing a possible interaction between a heart drug Multaq and the bloodthinner warfarin that could lead to an increased anticoagulant effect.In response to the review by the FDA, Sanofi issued a statement that it was "confident in the overall safety profile of Multaq," a drug used to treat abnormal heart rhythms called atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter...

Avandia: Case Settles on the Eve of Trial

Posted on February 01, 2011
There is news today that GSK settled the first Avandia trial that was set to go this week in Philly. said it settled on the eve of trial a lawsuit alleging its Avandia diabetes drug caused a North Carolina man to die of a heart attack, avoiding a jury determination over risks associated with the medicine...

FDA panel backs Bayer imaging drug

Posted on January 28, 2011
Image via WikipediaFrom Reuters:A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 16-0 in favor of the drug, gadobutrol. The FDA usually follows panel recommendations. A final decision is due by March 14.Gadobutrol is a stronger version of products in a class called gadolinium-based contrast agents, or GBCAs, used with MRI scans...

FDA and Triad Alcohol Prep Pads News

Posted on January 28, 2011
Image via CrunchBaseFrom the FDA this week: Pfizer Inc. and Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have learned of a United States market recall of alcohol prep pads and swabs manufactured by the Triad Group. In the interest of patient safety, Pfizer and Progenics are alerting U...

More Android Apps for Lawyers

Posted on January 25, 2011
Here is another set of apps for Android not necessarily limited to law based apps:1.Simply Clock: I use the MIUI Clock/Weather app for my Android HTC, but I also like this one -2. History Eraser: The app name pretty much sums it up. It will Clean Browser History; Clean Call Log; Clean Market Search History; Clean Google Map Search History andClean Gmail Search History...

Android Apps of the Week for Lawyers 1/24/11

Posted on January 24, 2011
Image via CrunchBaseThis week it's a mix of apps for the Android phones. I'm as fun loving as the next middle aged trial lawyer, but you won't be finding me posting reviews on android apps for Twitter, FB, other social network sites, and games. You can find those on your own, or get your teenaged kid or 20 something receptionist to do that for you...

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