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Teen Paxil-related suicide case is not preempted, judge says.
A Philadelphia federal district court has ruled that a failure-to-warn lawsuit brought by the parents of a teenager who committed suicide while...
Trial, 11/01/08 by Heylman, Susan · More from publication -
FDA advisory does not preempt failure-to-warn suit, Third Circuit rules.(United States Food and Drug Administration)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has reversed a district court's dismissal, on preemption grounds, of a failure-to-warn lawsuit...
Trial, 10/01/08 by Heylman, Susan · More from publication -
Partner in same-sex marriage may sue for divorce, N.Y. court says.
A New York trial court has ruled that one of the partners of a same-sex couple who married in Canada may sue for divorce under New York law, even...
Trial, 05/01/08 by Heylman, Susan · More from publication -
Wachovia sued for its role in telemarketing fraud. (Faloney v. Wachovia Bank)
When a telemarketer called and offered to give Mary Faloney a $5,000 government grant that she would not have to repay, the disabled grandmother...
Trial, 04/01/08 by Heylman, Susan · More from publication -
Public Citizen seeks 'black-box' warning for popular antibiotics.
The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen has asked a federal district court to force the FDA to act on the group's petition asking the agency...
Trial, 04/01/08 by Heylman, Susan · More from publication -
The jury, alive and well: three decades of study by two of the country's leading jury researchers have revealed a thriving jury system. Here's an inside look at what they're found.(Interview)
Although the right to a jury trial has been a cornerstone of American democracy, tort "reformers" and others have derided civil juries as being...
Trial, 03/01/08 by Heylman, Susan · More from publication -
Widely advertised 'restless legs' drugs move into court.
The television advertisements for Mirapex show a stick figure, whose legs have annoying sensations that keep it up at night--sensations like...
Trial, 02/01/08 by Heylman, Susan · More from publication -
Ninth Circuit OKs jury's use of the Bible in death penalty deliberations.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has rejected a California death row inmate's claims that the jury's consideration of biblical...
Trial, 12/01/07 by Heylman, Susan · More from publication -
As states suspend time limits on sex abuse suits, clergy cases proceed.
For decades, victims who were molested as children by members of the clergy have struggled to break down what one attorney recently called the...
Trial, 10/01/07 by Heylman, Susan · More from publication -
No-preemption ruling spurs Zyprexa cases forward.(New York)
Although Eli Lilly & Co. has settled more than 29,000 of the 30,000 lawsuits brought by plaintiffs who allege that its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa...
Trial, 09/01/07 by Heylman, Susan · More from publication
