Richard E. Vollertsen of the Alaska Personal Injury Law Group has been selected for inclusion in the “Best Lawyers In America” 2009 publication. He is now in a distinguished group of attorneys listed in the publication for over 10 years. Selection to the “Best Lawyers In America” listing is based…
The Alaska Personal Injury Law Group recently posted an article about how the FDA and other federal agencies have systematically attempted to use preemption to make manufacturers immune from suit for injuries caused by their defective products. One point of discussion was how the FDA has weakened regulatory protection of…
The House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has released its report about the Bush Administration’s imposition of new preemption policies within the FDA. Historically, the FDA viewed litigation brought by those harmed by medical devices or medications as a complement to the agency’s regulatory efforts to protect…
Just because an herbal product is advertised to be “all natural,” this does not mean that it is safe. “All natural” is a marketing term used to convince you to buy a product–it is code for “no side effects.” In fact, most diet supplements are untested as to both their…
For the past several years, the Bush administration has pursued a covert campaign to steal the rights of victims of dangerous drugs and other defective products. Contrary to the conservative Republican mantra of “personal responsibility,” federal agencies have been giving “Get Out of Jail Free” cards to irresponsible corporate wrongdoers.…
Eli Lilly and Co. has announced that it will now begin disclosing information about the money it pays to individual doctors for advice, speeches, and other services. The company is riding out ahead of legislators at the state and federal levels who have pushed disclosure bills that would impose a…
The Federal Trade Commission announced today 11 law enforcement actions taken against firms deceptively advertising bogus cancer cures. The companies have been charged with making unsupported claims that their products have treated or cured various cancers, and some were charged with falsely stating that they had clinical or scientific proof…
Most readers know that PTSD can be caused by intense trauma from accidents and injuries, but the question whether medical intervention itself can cause PTSD has not been extensively studied. Dr. Dimitry Davydow of the University of Washington’s School of Medicine reports in the Sept.-Oct. issue of General Hospital Psychiatry…
Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine have concluded that arthroscopic surgery doesn’t improve patient outcome for those suffering from arthritis of the knee. In the first study, 200 patients with moderate to severe knee arthritis and no meniscal tears were placed randomly into surgical and nonsurgical groups.…
We have learned the lesson repeatedly, with drugs like Fen-Phen, Ephedra (see our litigation here), and similar magic pills, that there is no free lunch when it comes to weight loss. If drugs are being used to amp up the engine of the body’s metabolism, something is eventually going to…