On February 2, 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek published an article regarding a recent bill presented by Democratic congressmen that proposes allowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) to block a medical device if it is based on a past product that has been recalled or that has shown a safety issue. Read the rest of this entry »
On February 1, 2012, the Houston Chronicle published an article regarding a new rule enacted in Texas requiring the state’s oil & gas drilling operators disclose the chemicals and the amount of water used in hydraulic fracturing. Read the rest of this entry »
On January 31, 2012, the F.D.A. posted a press release from Pfizer, Inc. announcing the recent recall of two brands of the drug company’s oral contraceptives due to incorrect packaging and erroneous sequencing of tablets. The two recalled brands, Lo/Ovral-28 and Norgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol, are oral contraceptives prescribed for the prevention of pregnancy. Read the rest of this entry »
On January 18, 2012, Asbury Park Press published an article regarding a recent warning letter sent by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) to DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a subsidiary company of Johnson & Johnson. In the letter, the F.D.A. cited the orthopedic company for selling 14 different types of medical devices without obtaining the agency’s pre-market approval. Read the rest of this entry »
On January 19, 2012, Bloomberg News published an article regarding a suit filed against Johnson & Johnson, which contended that the company knowingly hid studies showing that the antipsychotic drug Risperdal could cause diabetes in those taking the medication. Read the rest of this entry »
Lessors’ breach of contract class action against Glencrest Resources, LLC certified by court
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—A Tarrant County, Texas district court judge certified a class action lawsuit on January 24, 2012 brought by landowners against an oil and gas development company for failure to pay bonus payments. The style of case is Ellis, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated vs. Glencrest Resources, LLC, et al. Read the rest of this entry »
On January 18, 2012, the New York Times published an article regarding a recent study conducted by the National Science Agency (NSA) on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) regulation of increasingly complex electronic systems in automobiles. Read the rest of this entry »
A DePuy ASR Multi-district litigation status conference was held on Monday, January 23, 2012 at the U.S. District courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida. Read the rest of this entry »
On November 23, 2011, the Associated Press published an article regarding weight limits imposed on freight trucks driven on federal highways. Recently, advocates for higher weight limits presented a bill, the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act, which would allow the weight limit for freight trucks to increase from 80,000 pounds to 97,000 pounds on federal highways. Read the rest of this entry »
On December 13, 2011, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a recommendation to ban all cellphone use while driving. The New York Times published an article concerning the recent recommendation. Read the rest of this entry »
