- Mark Bello | October 11, 2011 1:08 PM | Farmington Hills, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
Here are a few recent stories in the news:
Judge throws out $5.2 million verdict for Hampton man in Best Buy case.
In July 2006, a man was shopping for televisions at a local Best Buy. A nearby...
- David Mittleman | March 21, 2011 9:51 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
Yesterday I wrote about how Michigan's one-of-a-kind FDA Immunity Law deprives victims of justice when they have been injured by defective drugs. This total absence of legal recourse has a broader...
- David Mittleman | August 15, 2009 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. have agreed to pay $41.5 million to settle class-action lawsuits over their cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia. Specifically, the class-action lawsuits...
- David Mittleman | May 06, 2009 7:35 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
Global pharmaceutical giant Merck has been accused of recruiting doctors to sign off on company-produced medical studies and then passing them off as independent. In addition, it appears the company...
- David Mittleman | September 03, 2008 1:01 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
15-year-old
Cody
Miller received a prescription for Singulair
in the Summer of 2007 to treat an allergy
problem. Despite having no history of emotional
problems, he hanged himself in...
- Devon Glass | May 14, 2008 10:09 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The Texas Court of Appeals today reversed a jury verdict against Vioxx manufacturer Merck. Just over two years ago, a Texas jury awarded 71-year old widow Leonel Garza $7 million for compensatory...