News Roundup (2419)
Heart Procedures Prompt Hundreds to Sue
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More than 300 people are suing St. Joseph Hospital in Kentucky, its parent company, and 11 of its current or former cardiologists, according to an article in USA Today.
Read more...Family Awarded $63M in Children’s Motrin Case
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A Massachusetts jury awarded $63 Million to a family whose daughter was near death and is now blind as a result of having suffered an adverse reaction to Johnson & Johnson's Children's Motrin when she was seven, according to a recent article in The Boston Globe.
Read more...Senate Expands Violence Against Women Act
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The Senate recently voted to expand the reach of the landmark Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to specify that: (1) victim’s rights and prosecution programs created by the law can be used in cases of domestic abuse involving same-sex couples; and (2) tribal courts may pursue non-Indians who attack Indian woman on tribal land, according to a recent New York Times article.
Read more...Settlement: Macmillan Lifts e-Book Retailer Discount Restriction
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- Written by Progressive Law Practice
Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, which does business as Macmillan, has agreed to, among other things, immediately lift its restrictions on discounts by e-book retailers.
Read more...Merck Reaches $688M Class Action Settlement
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In one of the top 25 securities class-action settlements of all time, pharmaceutical giant Merck agreed to pay $688 million to settle two lawsuits alleging the company didn’t act in the best interests of its shareholders, according to a recent article from USA Today.
Read more...Are Law Industry Woes Exaggerated?
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- Written by PLP News
Reports of the death of the legal profession have been greatly exaggerated, according to a recent article from The American Lawyer.
Read more...Merck Handed First Loss in Fosamax Bellweather Trials
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A jury in New York City federal court has ruled that pharmaceutical giant Merck didn’t properly warn users about the risks associated with its osteoporosis drug Fosamax, according to a recent article from Reuters.
Read more...U.S. Patent Law to Undergo Major Change
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- Written by PLP News
U.S. patent law has always favored the first person to create an invention over the first person to file a patent application for it. That’s changing.
Read more...Hedge Fund Files Suit to Save Apple Preferred Stock
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Hedge fund star and Apple Inc. investor David Einhorn is seeking an injunction to prevent the iPhone maker’s shareholders from voting on a proposal that he contends will eliminate the company’s ability to issue preferred stock.
Read more...Texas Tort Reform Hindering Malpractice Victim
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A Texas woman, who was sent home from a hospital emergency room following a devastating misdiagnosis, is finding it difficult to secure a legal representation, according to a recent New York Times article.
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