In This Issue:

- Forum Non Conveniens: How To Avoid The Tide of Lawsuits Brought by Foreign Nationals

- Pro Te Solutio: Product Defense And FDA Compliance

- Health Care Strike Force: Uncovering Fraud In The Healthcare Industry

- Diversity in Clinical Trials: Barriers Persist, But So Does Progress

- Excerpt from Forum Non Conveniens: How To Avoid The Tide of Lawsuits Brought by Foreign Nationals:

British jurist Lord Alfred Denning famously remarked that, “[a]s a moth is drawn to the light, so is a litigant drawn to the United States.” Because remedies and procedures available in U.S. courts are generally more attractive to plaintiffs than those available in other countries, foreign litigants frequently file suit in the U.S. with dreams of “striking it rich” with “jackpot verdicts.” Thus, on many occasions, foreign nationals claiming to have been harmed by drugs or medical devices have chosen to bring suit against the manufacturers and/or their parent companies in the U.S., rather in their own country.