Tag: Legal
Terminally Ill People in New Jersey Given Right to End Lives
New law allows adults with a prognosis of six months or less to live to get a prescription for life-ending pills
$775 Million Settlement Reached in Xarelto Lawsuits
Patients claim companies failed to warn about the risk for potentially fatal bleeding episodes
U.S. Agencies Probing Johnson & Johnson Over Asbestos in Talc
Company has faced lawsuits linking its body powders with ovarian cancer or mesothelioma
Most Bills Enacted Into Law Limit Vaccine Exemptions
However, more than half of proposed bills sought to expand access to immunization exemptions
Black Individuals at Highest Risk of Legal Intervention Injury
Increase in rates of injuries from 2005 to 2009, followed by a drop to 2015, returning to ~2005 levels
Goop Reaches Settlement in False Advertising Lawsuit
No scientific proof for health claims made for three products sold online
Pennsylvania Case Could Affect Evidence for Malpractice Defense
Appeals center on relevance of consent, known risks and complications presented at trial
Steps Can Be Taken by Doctors to Minimize Risk of Lawsuits
Steps include having a good handbook addressing legal issues, having risk committees within practices
Jury Awards $4.62B in Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Lawsuit
The award includes $550 million in compensatory damages and $4.14 billion in punitive damages
Malpractice Damage Caps Associated With Change in CAD Testing, Tx
Drop in invasive testing as first diagnostic test; fewer patients referred for angiography after stress test
