Products Liability Updates – May 23, 2012

by Lowenstein Sandler PC on 5/22/2012

The decision in PBM Nutritionals v. Lexington Insurance Company, No. 110669 (Va. Cir. Ct., April 20, 2012), highlights the hurdles a company must overcome when trying to obtain insurance coverage for a first-party loss...more

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 5/18/2012

Nearly 50 years ago, Dr. Harry Shirkey coined the phrase "therapeutic orphan" to describe children who took prescription medicine. Because drug studies among a pediatric population were complicated and offered little...more

by Manning Fulton & Skinner, P.A. on 5/18/2012

By William S. Cherry, III A 2010 litigation trends survey warns, “Companies Expect More Litigation.” Federal statistics indicate that the number of employees suing employers rose 35% from 2007 to 2011. A study conducted...more

by Dechert LLP on 5/16/2012

In a pair of precedential opinions, the Third Circuit affirmed today the dismissal - for lack of standing- of the Intron off-label promotion RICO class action....more

by Lawyers.com on 5/16/2012

Every year, thousands of Americans are sickened or killed by bad prescription drugs, but a battle is brewing in several states that could take away the ability of consumers to sue drug makers based on model bills by the...more

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 5/15/2012

Originally published in New York Law Journal - Volume 247—NO. 85, Thursday, May 3, 2012. On April 10, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in In re Quigley issued an opinion adopting a narrow...more

by Dechert LLP on 5/14/2012

As another work-week starts, we thought we’d talk about beginnings – in particular, beginnings to adversarial contests. They almost always begin after the adversaries and the stakes have been identified. In the NHL, for...more

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 5/14/2012

Here’s another arrow for the quiver of people exasperated with government. As part of its health-care reform, the Obama Administration proposed that drug companies be made to disclose payments they make to doctors for...more