Defective Design

Since the 1980s, many have turned to medications such as Prozac to combat their depression.  However, those who are pregnant or attempting to get pregnant need to think again before taking these drugs.  In fact, Prozac, when taken during pregnancy, has resulted in many birth defects, some of which include […]

Big Tobacco is not only finding it hot in the great State of Florida, but also in the great State of Connecticut as well. There, a federal court judge, Hon. Stefan Underhill, was asked by RJ Reynolds to overturn a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $28 […]

Not a week goes by without a headline reporting on yet another settlement between a multi-national pharmaceutical company and state or federal prosecutors. Medical device manufacturers are often also frequently subject to similar prosecutions.  While it is laudable that governmental authorities are finally taking action against chronic wrongdoers, the frequency […]

On September 8 and 9, 2011, the Food & Drug Administration will convene a panel of experts to provide advice to the Agency with regard its regulation of gynecological medical devices.  The Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee will focus on evaluating the safety and […]

Diabetes is a scourge that has prematurely taken my father and other dear members of my family.  It is a disease that many others in my family deal with each and every day.  We leave in fear of the devastating complications suffered by our loved ones – amputations, heart attacks, […]

Perhaps the abysmal performance of the Toyota executives in their delay in recalling vehicles with sudden acceleration and braking problems has led to an increase in vehicle manufacturer vigilance in monitoring their own vehicles for possible safety problems. On the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration site is found the July […]