Class Action

Heparin Counterfeit Seven Times Cheaper Than the Real Thing
Washington, DC: Patients with recently-implanted heart stents, vascular stents or grafts are wondering if they are going to be affected by the tainted heparin scare, after the US Food and Drug Administration last week alerted medical device manufacturers that they should review their sources of heparin...

Judge Ups Damages in Stent Patent Case
The Associated PressA patent judgment against Boston Scientific Corp. has jumped to $501 million after a Texas federal judge tacked on an additional $69 million in interest. U.S. District Judge John Ward ruled Thursday to expand the damages award -- decided by a federal jury in Marshall, Texas -- to cover interest on royalties dating back to the medical device maker's 2004 U...

EDNY Judge Lambasts Drug Equivalency Tables in the US Sentencing Guidelines
The Sentencing Guidelines' Drug Equivalency Tables come into play in cases involving more than one kind of drug, requiring that each drug be converted into a corresponding quantity of marijuana...

Johnson & Johnson Receives Subpoena on Bile Duct Stents
The New York Times reports that Johnson & Johnson has been subpoenaed by the Justice Department in connection with its sales of bile duct stents, broadening an investigation that has touched its competitors Abbott Laboratories and Boston Scientific...

FDA Launches Draft Guidelines On Financial Ties With Drug Companies
If an outside expert has more than $50,000 in ties to drug and medical device companies regulated by the Food and Drug Administration he will be barred from advising the FDA under the new draft guidelines...

FDA Proposes Drug Label Changes Related to Pregnancy
Wash. Post/HealthDay News: FDA Proposes New Drug Labels for Pregnant Women, by Steven Reinberg: WEDNESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials proposed Wednesday changes to the labels on prescription drugs that would detail potential health effects for pregnant...

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Medtronic Inc.
stents coated with contaminated heparin recalled

Drug Manufacturer Rebates
Caremark Corp. agrees to pay $38.5 million settlement after convincing doctors to switch drug brands.

Claire's Boutiques
Recalls Children's Lead Coated Necklaces

Shell Canada Proposes Heavy Oil Refinery
Air and Water at Risk in Michigan

Verizon Wireless
Proposes a $21 Million Early Termination Settlement

FDA Issues Warning Regarding Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products
Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products FDA Issues Warning Letters