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Due to The Amputee’s Case The Reach of Drug Warning Labels Is Finally Being Reconsidered
As they hear arguments in the case of Diana Levine against the drug company Wyeth, the U.S. Supreme...
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Supreme Court’s Decision in the Case Involving Drug Labels Awaited
Musician Diana Levine, who lost her arm eight
years ago after she received treatment with one of...
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Supreme Court To Decide On Drug Lawsuits
Unquestionably, there are thousands of suspended cases across the United States that hang on the...
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Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent
a warning letter to Bayer Health Care saying the...
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Vioxx’s Heart Risk Persists for One Year after Use
Merck & Co’s arthritis pill Vioxx was pulled from market
shelves over health risks in 2004,...
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FDA Pushes Food Industry To Clarify Allergen Labels
The Food and Drug Administration has stepped up to finally force food makers to use a standard...
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EPA To Prepare New Ocean Pollution Criteria
Many of the pesticides that are on the
market pose extreme risks to human health, Joshua...
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Oklahoma E. coli Outbreak Toll Reaches 231, Lawsuits Expected
The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced on
Wednesday that the number of people ill in...
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Canadian Listeriosis Outbreak Triggers Lawsuits Against Maple Leaf
After more than a dozen people died from infections with Listeria, and dozens of others suffered...
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Maple Leaf Crisis after Listeria Outbreak Continues, Lawsuits Filed
Maple Leaf Chief Executive Michael McCain has
called the nationwide outbreak linked to the...
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Merck’s Study on Vioxx Had Marketing Purposes, Not Scientific
A report appeared in the August 19 issue of the Annals of
Internal Medicine reveals that a 1999...
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Experts Say that FDA Cannot Ensure Drug Safety
Several top doctors have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court, which highlights...
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Ca. Acrylamide Settlement Will Reduce Chemical in Potato Chips
As part of the settlement with California's attorney general, four food manufacturers agreed to...
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NY Times Comes Out of Anthrax-Related Suit On Top
On Monday, a US appeals court reinforced the dismissal of the lawsuit filed by a former government...
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Dennis Quaid Supports Patients’ Right to Sue Drugmakers
Actor Dennis Quaid testified again, this time before
Congress on Wednesday, about the nightmare he...
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Study Prompts Bayer to Pull Trasylol from the Market
Bayer AG’s Trasylol, often used to prevent blood loss during
heart surgery, will be pulled from...
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Baby Switching Case Ends up in Court
The women who had their newborn
babies accidentally switched by a hospital have decided to...
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Pediatrician in Sex Abuse Case ‘Volunteered’ to Step Aside
A former Children’s Hospital pediatrician accused Monday of
molesting an 8-year-old patient in the...
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Wyeth, Pfizer to Appeal Verdicts in Arkansas Woman’s Case
Giant drug maker Wyeth announced Thursday that it would appeal court’s decision to pay about $27...
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End of the Road for Bayer’s Anti-Bleeding Drug, Trasylol
Heart surgery patients given anti-bleeding drug Trasylol were
more likely to die than patients...
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Supreme Court To Shield Drug And Tobacco Companies From Lawsuits
Smokers watch out: the Supreme
Court announced on Friday it will decide whether consumers will...
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Microwave Popcorn Lover Sues over Popcorn Lung
A man diagnosed with popcorn lung has filed a lawsuit
against Kroger Co. and two of its divisions:...
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Merck’s Taranabant, another Obesity Drug with Psychiatric Side Effects
Merck Research Laboratories developed a new drug, called
taranabant, which helped people shed...
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Wyeth Hormone Therapy Lawsuit Dismissed
American pharmaceutical company Wyeth won dismissal of a lawsuit in Minnesota regarding allegations...
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People
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Perfume Company Sues Prince
American musician Prince has been one of the most controversial stars in American musical history....
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Hollywood Private Eye Convicted In Wiretapping Case
Former private investigator, who once worked for celebrities, Anthony Pellicano, was convicted...
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High Profile Lawyer Scruggs Sentenced to Five Years
The prominent class-action Mississippi lawyer, Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, was sentenced to...
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Doctor Who Operated on Donda West Arrested Again
Dr. Jan Adams, the controversial Los Angeles plastic surgeon who operated on rapper Kanye...
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Fur Coat Drama Continues as Lindsay Is Sued
That young lady that saw her very expensive fur coat adorn the slender figure of Lindsay Lohan has...
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Dr. Jan Adam's Practice "Horribly" Affected by Death of Donda Wes
Dr. Jan Adams, the plastic surgeon that operated on Kanye West’s mother before she died...
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Donda West’s Plastic Surgeon Goes Public
Speaking publicly for the first time since he performed plastic surgery on Kanye West’s mother,...
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Kid Rock: I Wish Pamela Much Happiness
While a guest on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday, Kid Rock gave his best...
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Opri Strikes Back at Birkhead
Los Angeles attorney Debra Opri filed a lawsuit against her former client Larry Birkhead Monday,...
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Specials
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Drug Company Wyeth Sued By Vermont Musician
Drug company Wyeth has been sued by a Vermont musician after an injection with an anti-nausea drug...
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Update: Top Court Hears Arguments in Wyeth & Levine Case
Patients and drug companies are still waiting
for a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Levine’s...
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Supreme Court Ready For Drugs, Cigarettes and Bad Language Review
The U.S. Supreme Court enters its third term on Monday,
October 6, and the calendar has a series...
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Senate Passes New Copyright Bill
A new bill dealing with intelectual property theft, which includes patent and trademark...
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Levine versus Wyeth Case to Go to the Supreme Court
In the year
2000, Diane Levine presented herself to a clinic with a migraine, where she was...
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Great White to Offer $1 Million to Victims of “Hot” Club Concert
Members of the rock band Great White, whose pyrotechnics
sparked a nightclub fire that killed 100...
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“Fair Use” Is Not To Be Ignored By Copyright Owners
A California
judge, Jeremy Fogel, ruled that content owners must consider “fair use”...
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Brad Pitt Is Serious About His Family's Privacy
Yael Holtkamp, Brad Pitt's lawyer, announced that the actor is very serious about his family's...
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Fraudulent Boy Band Manager Sentenced
Lou Pearlman, the mastermind behind 1990s household names the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, was...
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Pellicano Convicted of Illegal Sleuthing Methods
Controversial detective to the stars Anthony Pellicano was convicted Thursday in Los Angeles court...
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Dennis Quaid Tells Congress About Twins Overdose
Appearing before Congress on Wednesday, American actor Dennis Quaid testified about the nightmare...
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Chris Rock Testifies In Pellicano Case
Actor and comedian Chris Rock looked irritated and somber as he took the stand on Friday to testify...
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Pellicano Trial Underway: Paramount's Grey Testifies
Brad Grey, chief of Paramount Pictures, testified Thursday in the ongoing Anthony Pellicano trial...
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Private Eye, Pellicano, Wiretapped His Own Clients
During the opening statements of the trial of private eye
Anthony Pellicano on Thursday, a federal...
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Pellicano Trial Opens, Jury Is Selected, Witness A-List
Opening arguments in the Anthony Pellicano wiretapping and racketeering trial are set to begin...
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Pellicano Trial to Begin This Week
The man once known as “private investigator to the stars,” Anthony Pellicano, will finally stand...
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Tolkien Heirs Sue New Line over "Rings" Profits
Author J. R. R. Tolkien’s estate has sued New Line Cinema claiming the company used...
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Harry Potter's Creator: “Preserve the Secrecy"
Leaks are sprouting everywhere and fans are in danger of finding out how the final Harry Potter...
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Technology
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NJ Teenager Guilty of Cyber Attack on Scientology Web Sites
A New Jersey teenager will reportedly plead guilty to charges of carrying out DDOS attack on the...
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Internet Radio’s Life Lies Now In The Hands Of The President
Yesterday was a day of celebration for Internet radio
webcasters, as the Senate finally approved...
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Lawmakers Committed To Saving The Internet Radio Star
The Internet radio might have just found its salvation, as
the Congress is on the verge of...
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iPhone Update to Solve Dropped Calls Issue
Apple’s Chief Executing Officer Steve Jobs has announced
that Friday, the company would be...
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LHC To Startup Wednesday. Will It Crush Reality Or Just Bandwidth?
September 10th marks the first test-run for
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider in Geneva.
Doomsayers...
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Nintendo Targeted In Patent Infringement Lawsuits Over Wii Controller
Nintendo’s Wii controller is the latest target on the patent
infringement lawsuits list this year....
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Pandora May Pull The Plug. Royalties Kill Web Radio!
Despite its huge popularity and its one million daily
listeners, Pandora is approaching an abrupt...
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GraphOn Seeks Unspecified Damages In Lawsuit Against Google
Google’s name appears once more in a patent infringement
lawsuit, this time filed by GraphOn...
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Apple Boots Brilliant "I Am Rich" Application from AppStore
Somewhat expectedly, Apple kicked out the "I am Rich" application developed by Armin...
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Nintendo Loses Battle with Patent Troll, Faces Ban
Nintendo lost a battle with patent troll Anascape, a company which somehow got its hands on twelve...
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Tech Companies Form Alliance Against “Patent Trolls”
Several tech companies decided to team up and reduce the
number of infringement lawsuits that cost...
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Tech Companies Rally Against Patent Trolls
Several tech power players have joined forces against the so-called patent trolls, entities which...
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Malware Destroyed a Man’s Life
Michael Fiola had been an investigator at the Department of Industrial Accidents in Massachusetts...
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All Eyes On FCC’s June 12 Public Hearing On ETFs
The June 12 public hearing FCC
plans to hold on early termination fees (ETFs)will be a disputed...
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DMCA Caught In The Middle Of The Viacom-Google Lawsuit
The Viacom – YouTube battle has been in the spotlight for over
a year now, but after Viacom...
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Phone Carriers Want Smaller Cancelation Fees, But There’s A Catch
Consumer advocates expressed
their disagreement with a wireless industry proposal that has been...
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Apple Sued Over iMac's Lack Of 'Millions Of Colors'
Apple goes to court again, as
Los Angeles law firm Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP filed a suit against...
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Gibson Files Lawsuit Against Harmonix, MTV Networks And EA
Gibson Guitar filed a second
lawsuit for patent infringement, this time against promoters and...
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ZapMedia Sues Apple Over iTunes Patent Infringement
Apple Inc. is facing patent infringement
allegations as of Wednesday, after ZapMedia, a U.S.-based...
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Yahoo Turns Again To Time Warner, Prolongs The Suspense
What are the odds for Microsoft
to get Yahoo? At this point, it seems like anything but good, as...
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Network Solutions Sued Over Million Dollar Money-Making Scheme
Network Solutions LLC has been sued on Monday by and LA
firm, claiming the Herndon-based...
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EU Court Protects Privacy of Downloaders in Civil Suits
The Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice (ECJ) said that Internet providers are not required...
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IBM Held Responsible For Dumping Toxic Wastes
Over 90 current and former New
York residents filed on Thursday a lawsuit against IBM, claiming...
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Google’s Patent Case Returns
Google Inc., owner of the most frequently used Internet
engine, must face a Wisconsin...
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iRobot Wins, Robotic FX Must Die!
According to the company’s own statement,
it seems that the federal court of Alabama and the...
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Apple and ThinkSecret.com Reached Settlement
Apple and Nicholas M. Ciarelli,
the young man behind the popular Apple rumors web site...
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Major Porn Company Sues Popular YouTube-like XXX Web Site
PornoTube represents a YouTube-like web site offering porn content for all those interested. You...
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Sony BMG and Yahoo! Expand Deal
Yahoo! announced yesterday that
it has expanded its partnership with Sony BMG, in a move to bring...
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The Government Got All of AT&T's Internet and Voice Traffic
The U.S. government is apparently spying on all Internet traffic and voice calls going through...
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FTC Wants to Regulate Online Ads
Jon Leibowitz, the commissioner of the United States Federal Trade Commission said this morning his...
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