Teresa Heinz Kerry Suit Settled for $15M
Teresa Heinz Kerry Suit Settled for $15M
AP) - PHILADELPHIA-A lawsuit filed by Teresa Heinz Kerry after her first husband died in a midair collision in 1991 was settled for $15 million, according to newly unsealed court records.
She sued the owners of the airplane on which her husband wa
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Expert: No Link Between Vioxx-Heart Attacks
By JOHN CURRAN Associated Press Writer
(AP) - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.-Wrapping up Merck & Co.'s defense, a cardiology expert told jurors in a product liability trial Wednesday that he believes there is no link between Vioxx and heart attacks, even wit
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Lawyers in Vioxx Case Form << Dream Team >>
By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Business Writer
(AP) - TRENTON, N.J.-Mark Lanier and other marquee plaintiff lawyers in the massive litigation over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx are banding together a legal "dream team" that will push all future lawsuits into
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Medical Device Maker Sued for Hiding Quality-Control Is
By PHYLLIS SKUPIEN, ESQ., Andrews Publications Staff Writer
Medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corp. has been sued by shareholders in Massachusetts federal court in the wake of its stock price decline stemming from its August dunning by
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FDA tells doctors to stop using Enteryx treatment for a
(AP) - WASHINGTON-The U.S. government is warning doctors to stop using Enteryx, an injection used to treat acid reflux disease, saying it has been connected to serious health problems and, in at least one case, a death.
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Merck Faces Surge of New Vioxx Lawsuits
TRENTON, N.J.-Eight weeks after a Texas jury handed drug maker Merck & Co. a $253 million verdict in its first Vioxx product liability trial, the number of Vioxx lawsuits is rising like floodwater.
More than 1,000 new Vioxx cases have been filed i
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Vioxx - Recent News
A Texas jury awarded $253.5M to the widow of a Vioxx user, in the first trial among thousands of personal injury lawsuits seeking to hold drug manufacturer Merck & Co., Inc. liable for health problems caused by the painkiller. Vioxx was pulled from t
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Car Defects: The Concept of Crashworthiness
The most important concept in vehicle defect cases is "crashworthiness" -- the ability of a vehicle to prevent injuries to the occupants in the event of a collision. During a collision, a vehicle's occupants are subject to a number of forces that can
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Car Defects
Motor vehicle defect cases include claims involving not only passenger automobiles, but also motorcycles, trucks, and vans. Claims may be based on defects in the body and frame, brakes and braking system, cooling and temperature control system, elect
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Jury Awards $30.4M in Lawsuit Against Ford
(AP) - BROWNSVILLE, Texas-A Texas jury awarded the family of a Brownsville teenager $30.4 million in damages and medical expenses Monday, finding that Ford Motor Co. was primarily at fault in the death of a 16-year-old who was killed in a March 2004
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