Litigation

FDA Drug Regulation Preempts Failure-to-Warn Claim
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that the Food & Drug Administration's long history of regulating anti-depressants and its explicit rejection of a suicidality warning for the drugs Paxil and Zoloft preempts state-law based failure-to-warn claims...

Preemption Victory Against Generic Drug Manufacturers!
Congratulations on the valiant efforts of the legal team of The Public Justice Foundation and the Center for Constitutional Litigation (CCL) for winning a huge victory against generic drug manufacturers in the Mensing v...

Pill Manufacturing Oversight Recalls Actavis Generic Drugs
Sixty-five different potentially dangerous generic drugs manufactured by Actavis Totowa, LLC, one of the world?s largest generic drug manufacturers, were recalled from market last week...

Regulatory Preemption And The Supreme Court
There was an interesting article (State, Federal Powers Collide) in the Wall Street Journal last week about federal agencies enacting new rules that preempt state law. The article explained: "These new initiatives, largely applauded by business interests, affect products including drugs, autos and passenger railcars...

Vaccine Act Preempts Design Defects and Failure to Warn Claims
Several plaintiffs across the country have initiated failure to warn and design defects cases against Aventis Pasteur Inc, Merck, and Wyeth. They allege that the childhood vaccines cause autism...

Supreme Court Says No to Implied Preemption
In a highly anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that drug manufacturers are not shielded from personal injury lawsuits by implied preemption. The case, Wyeth v...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Pet Food Recall and Deaths
Dogs and Cats Sickened by Tainted Menu Food Products

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

ETHEX Corp
5 Generic Drugs Recalled Due to Risk of Death From Overdose

Generic Versions
Barr Pharmaceuticals to pay $5.9 million settlement for blocking the sale of oral contraceptives.

Taylor Bean Faces Federal WARN Class Action
Taylor Bean Federal Employment Class Action Filed

Wal-Mart
Settles 63 Federal and State Class Actions for $640 Million

Hurricane Claims
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. reaches settlement deal with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.

Philip Morris
Loses Appeal, Will Pay Millions