If the administration’s preemption efforts continue to bear fruit,(see our concerns about this here and here), then any federal regulation will serve to prohibit someone who is injured from bringing a claim against a defendant who has maimed or killed someone they love. A case in point: if an auto…
Once a medical device is on the market, doctors can use them for other, unapproved purposes. Given this running room, Medtronic allegedly touted to doctors the use of its Infuse Bone Graft for use in cervical spine surgeries. Three whistleblower suits have been filed by former Medronic employees asserting that…
According to a recent study presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester, England, 60% of woman may be risking the health of their babies by taking herbal remedies while pregnant. The study was authored by Lone Holst, a researcher in Norway, who studied 578 women giving birth in the…
The FDA has issued its first public disclosure of 20 drugs it is now investigating for safety concerns. The disclosure is the result of the 2007 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act that mandated that the agency post on a quarterly basis information about drugs it is investigating based on…
U.S. District Court Judge Arthur Spiegel sentenced the remaining employees of Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals this week, each receiving prison sentences. The Berkeley executives, Greg Cossman (former President), Susan Cossman (Warshak’s sister), Shelly Kinmon (Sales Director), James Teegarden (Chief Operating Officer), Michael Wagner (Financial Officer), and Steven Pugh (Warehouse Manager) received…
Steve Warshak, the founder of Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay $93,000 in fines. He had been convicted in February on 93 counts of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering. His mother, Harriet Warshak, was sentenced to 2 years in prison arising…
The Jounal of the American Medical Association reported today that the toxic metals lead, mercury, and arsenic have been detected in traditional Ayurvedic medicines being sold in the United States. Of the 230 products evaluated by x-ray spectroscopy, detectable levels of the toxic metals were found in 20.7% of the…
With increased attention being put on improper financial influences in medicine, by both the lay and professional press, you may be wondering how you can find out if your doctor is getting brown paper bags of cash from Big Pharma or a medical device manufacturer. The next time a doctor…
Three executives of Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Norcross, Georgia have pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud charges for illegally selling prescription drugs. President and CEO, Jared Wheat, Vice President, Stephen D. Smith, and company co-founder Tomasz Holda admitted to conspiring to import and distribute adulterated, mislabeled and unapproved new drugs,…
The Alaska Personal Injury Law Group recently obtained a favorable ruling on a matter of great importance for aviation law in Alaska. Apparently reversing a prior contrary decision, the Federal District Court ruled that aviation wrongful death and personal injury claims cannot normally be transferred (“removed”) from Alaska State Courts…