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Patient Lawsuits Against Pharmacuetical Companies For Drug Injuries Might Be Prohibited In U.S.

Posted by tjlpa 141 days ago (http://www.drug-injury.com)
Category: Blogs | Tags: drug-injury fda preemption law legal

In late 2008 or early 2009 the Supreme Court will decide whether FDA approval of a prescription drug prohibits the filing of personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against drug companies. read more »
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Drug Injury Watch: Sprint Fidelis Recall Showed That FDA's Medical Device Safety System Is Flawed

Posted by tjlpa 139 days ago (http://www.drug-injury.com)
Category: Blogs | Tags: fda preemption law legal pharma

The short of it is, as seen by this March 2008 newspaper article about the defective Sprint Fidelis lead wire, just because a medical device was approved by the FDA does not mean it is a safe product read more »
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Drug Injury Watch: Issue: Should We Be Prohibited From Filing Product Liability Lawsuits Against Medical Device Manufacturers And Pharmaceutical Companies?

Posted by tjlpa 132 days ago (http://www.drug-injury.com)
Category: Blogs | Tags: pharma fda preemption law legal

Opinion: Patient Lawsuits Are A Significant Incentive For These Manufacturers And Companies To Ensure That Their Products Are Safe For Use By American Patients read more »
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Drug Injury Watch: May 2008 Congressional Hearing On Federal Preemption Of Drug And Medical Device Lawsuits

Posted by tjlpa 72 days ago (http://www.drug-injury.com)
Category: Blogs | Tags: preemption fda drug-injury law

On May 14, 2008 a House of Representative's Committee will convene a hearing to explore the legal doctrine of federal preemption in the context of product liabilitliability lawsuits involving FDA-ap read more »
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Drug Injury Watch: Court's Riegel Preemption Ruling Would Be Negated With Bill Sponsored By Democrats In Congress

Posted by tjlpa 40 days ago (http://www.drug-injury.com)
Category: Blogs | Tags: fda preemption drug-injury law

New Legislation Would Permit U.S. Patients To Sue Medical Device Companies If Product Caused Harm read more »
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Drug Injury Watch: Newly Introduced Legislation Would Protect Legal Rights of Patients Harmed By Defective Medical Devices

Posted by tjlpa 26 days ago (http://www.drug-injury.com)
Category: Blogs | Tags: fda preemption law drug-injury

Bills Sponsored By Waxman And Pallone In The House As Well As Kennedy And Leahy In The Senate Would Right The Wrong Of Riegel Decision By U.S. Supreme Court read more »
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Drug Injury Watch: Sprint Fidelis Litigation Update: 225 Lawsuits Filed In State Courts And Federal MDL As Of June 2008

Posted by tjlpa 21 days ago (http://www.drug-injury.com)
Category: Blogs | Tags: fda preemption legal law drug-injury

Medtronic Wants Court To Reject All Injury And Death Cases Based On Riegel Preemption Ruling; Federal MDL Motion To Dismiss Hearing Scheduled For November 2008 read more »
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Drug Injury Watch: The FDA Is Not Ready For Federal Preemption Of Lawsuits Involving Drugs And Medical Devices

Posted by tjlpa 5 days ago (http://www.drug-injury.com)
Category: Blogs | Tags: fda preemption legal drug-injury law

Something Old And Something New: Two Items From July 3, 2008 NEJM Show Why Preemption Applied In These Types Of Cases Is Bad Public Policy read more »
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