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Doctor: Vioxx Doesn't Cause Heart Attacks

2005-12-07T09:25:00.000-08:00

Doctor: Vioxx Doesn't Cause Heart Attacks: "A recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration report says there is no conclusive evidence that someone taking Vioxx is at greater risk of a heart attack than someone taking other painkillers, a doctor testified Tuesday during the first federal lawsuit involving the drug. Dr. David Silver, a Los Angeles rheumatologist who has received research grants from Vioxx manufacturer Merck & Co., said because of that FDA document and several clinical studies, he does not believe Vioxx causes heart attacks. 'The FDA says it does not increase the risk at all ... and the overall benefits of Vioxx do outweigh the risks,' said Silver, adding that Vioxx doesn't cause bleeding ulcers and other stomach problems the way earlier painkillers do. The widow of Richard 'Dicky' Irvin, 53, who died of a heart attack in 2001 after taking Vioxx for back pain for a month, is suing Merck. Evelyn Irvin Plunkett says Merck failed to issue warnings after studies showed the blockbuster painkiller could trigger cardiovascular problems. The plaintiffs' side rested its case Monday. Merck, which began its defense late Monday, argues that problems with Vioxx surface after 18 months of use, not one month, and that Irvin's heart attack was caused not by the drug but by plaque that ruptured in his artery. The April document from an FDA advisory committee says 'data ... do not clearly demonstrate' that Vioxx increases heart attack risks. It says a small number of drug trials show Cox-2 inhibitors, including Vioxx, are associated with an increased risk of heart attacks than older painkillers, but 'these observations raise serious questions.' Silver, the first defense witness, testified that he was not concerned with one 2000 study showing Vioxx users suffered five times as many heart attacks as users of the older painkiller naproxen. He said one explanation is that naproxen protects against heart attacks, not that Vioxx causes them. Under cross-examination, Silver said he was a paid speaker for Merck and other pharmaceutical companies but insisted he was not biased. Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Merck pulled Vioxx from the market in September 2004 after a long-term study showed the drug doubled risk of heart attack or stroke if taken for 18 months or longer. By then, more than 20 million Americans had taken Vioxx. This is the first federal trial over Vioxx; Merck has lost one state trial over the drug and won another, but it still faces about 7,000 lawsuits. The Irvin case was moved to Houston from its original venue of New Orleans because of destructive Hurricane Katrina."

Is Alito a Supreme Nominee?

2005-11-01T23:32:00.000-08:00

Boy is this nomination going to heat up the wires. The WSJ probably put it best when they said "Bush traded a fight with his conservative base for a war with liberals in nominating Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court." And so, we present the spin doctors (for and agin) here so you can spend hours reading exactly what they want you to see, hear and believe. Somewhee in between the lines is the truth, but We do not believe there's much smoke. More gun actually as Alito hasn't shied from visible opinion. Media Sources to review: JudgeAlito.com Guess where these folks stand... Many Liberal LAwyers Say Alito is Not An IdeologueFrom the LA Times... Think ProgressThis site speaks it's mind and so does it's readership. Not for the faint of heart. SCOTUSBlogA legal blog by SC boutique Goldstein & Howe, P.C. with links all around the legal world. The Democratic Party Blog. Okay... so here, you're going to get the rest of the story Paul Harvey. We'll keep digging as this one is sure to write some chapters in Senate protocol and executive branch persuasion. Add your comments daily!

Lawyers, Lawyers, Lawyers

2005-08-08T15:11:00.000-07:00

Lawyers, Lawyers, Lawyers This blog needs updating. So much has happened in the legal world, including pending Supreme Court nominations, votes, etc.

Google Alert - class action

2005-05-27T09:42:00.000-07:00

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Judge rejects Block settlement on class action
Kansas City Business Journal - Kansas City,MO,USA
... Inc., HSBC Taxpayer Financial Services Inc. and plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit regarding Block's refund anticipation loans. ...
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2005-05-27T08:55:00.000-07:00

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Few lawyers, more doctors want to serve on medical review panel
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
... More than one in four Wyoming doctors has expressed interest in serving on the state's medical review panel, but interest has been much lower among lawyers. ...

Real People, Lawyers And Machines Search for More 'Common Sense'
AllAfrica.com - Africa
... The legal code, designed by lawyers for lawyers, has two main elements - the universal aspect and the country specific aspect. If ...
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SA lawyers to fight for jailed Zim MP
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Two of South Africa's foremost constitutional lawyers will appear in Zimbabwe's Supreme Court to mount a constitutional challenge against the continued ...
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Google Alert - malpractice

2005-05-27T08:10:00.000-07:00

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Reaction flows in med mal epicenter
St. Clair Record - Edwardsville,IL,USA
A bipartisan medical malpractice insurance reform compromise reached last week by state lawmakers inspired mixed reaction in the Metro-East--epicenter of the ...

DC Task Force Seeks Med-Mal Ideas to Keep Doctors from Fleeing
Insurance Journal - USA
Hoping to stem the tide of doctors fleeing the nation's capital for the suburbs, home of cheaper malpractice insurance, the city government is stepping in. ...
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Google Alert - class action

2005-05-27T07:32:00.000-07:00

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Cray Inc. Responds to Securities Class Action Lawsuit
dBusinessNews Seattle (press release) - Seattle,WA,USA
(Nasdaq:CRAYE) was served today with a securities class action lawsuit naming the Company and certain officers as defendants. The ...

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2005-05-27T06:45:00.000-07:00

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Yukos lawyers to appeal without hearing end of verdict
ITAR-TASS - Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW, May 27 (Itar-Tass) - The lawyers of former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and head of the Menatep company Platon Lebedev said they would appeal against ...
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2005-05-27T05:58:00.000-07:00

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Panel OKs malpractice bill
Springfield State Journal Register - Springfield,IL,USA
By MARY MASSINGALE. Medical malpractice reform legislation on Thursday took its first step toward passage when a House committee approved the measure 9-4. ...
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Local doctors are cautiously optimistic about malpractice deal
The Southern - Carbondale,IL,USA
... Thursday. Neither group had much energy or time to wax lyrical about Wednesday's agreement in Springfield regarding medical malpractice. ...

Doctors win PR battle on caps
Chicago Daily Southtown - Chicago,IL,USA
... the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, was part of a public relations campaign to convince lawmakers to oppose capping damages in medical malpractice lawsuits ...

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2005-05-27T02:41:00.000-07:00

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Lawyers' early Corby offer rejected
Daily Telegraph - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... Coast beauty student. The government then recommended the QCs to Corby's legal team, but her lawyers rejected the approach. Mr Percy ...

Lawyers sifting clients' e-mail
philly.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Row upon row of lawyers, about 50 of them, sat one afternoon this week in a windowless room on the 13th floor of a Center City office building. ...

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2005-05-27T01:54:00.000-07:00

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Malpractice caps must be part of systemic reform
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA
Illinois lawmakers had a bloodletting over medical malpractice, yet they still compromised on legislation that caps lawsuit awards. ...
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Malpractice agreement praised in Joliet area
Joliet Herald News - Joliet,IL,USA
... D-Joliet, joined the bipartisan group of legislators to announce a long-anticipated compromise to address the state's growing medical malpractice crisis. ...

Hospital hiding malpractice penalty
Wilmington Morning Star - Wilmington,NC,USA
The hospital has settled seven of the malpractice suits against it. The price apparently runs into the millions, though New Hanover refuses to reveal it. ...

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2005-05-27T00:33:00.000-07:00

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Moseneke says state is failing black lawyers
Business Day, South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
... Judge Dikgang Moseneke yesterday entered the fray over transformation in the judiciary, accusing government of not giving enough jobs to young black lawyers. ...
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Lawyers split on final verdict date to Khodorkovsky
ITAR-TASS - Moscow,Russia
... to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, ex-chief of the oil company YUKOS, and Platon Lebedev, chief executive officer of the financial group MENATEP, and lawyers are split ...
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2005-05-26T23:50:00.000-07:00

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Malpractice bill imperfect, constructive
Herald & Review - Decatur,IL,USA
By the H&R Editorial Staff. The medical malpractice bill compromise that was reached this week by Illinois legislators is like a lot of compromises. ...
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Doc faces raps for 'malpractice'
Sun Star - Philippines
A KNOWN physician in Kabankalan City was charged with malpractice and is now facing a P5-million damage suit for an alleged "erroneous" knee operation on a ...

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2005-05-26T22:26:00.000-07:00

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Corby lawyers consider appeal
Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
By Staff reporters and Lindsay Murdoch. Corby's Australian lawyer, Robin Tampoe, has told reporters he would consider all possible avenues of appeal. ...
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Lawyers For Two Suspects Contact Metro
KLAS-TV - Las Vegas,NV,USA
... their attorneys. Metro says the lawyers for Tanisha Aaron and Jason Mathis say their clients will not be available to police. Metro ...

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2005-05-26T20:36:00.000-07:00

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Proposal to cap medical malpractice suits gets mixed reviews
WLS - Chicago,IL,USA
May 26, 2005 -- The plan to cap pain-and-suffering damages in medical malpractice cases in Illinois is getting mixed reviews. Some ...

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Google Alert - class action

2005-05-26T19:13:00.000-07:00

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Attorney objects to Graniteville class-action settlement
Dateline Alabama - Birmingham,AL,USA
... residents who were evacuated after a deadly train wreck and chemical spill asked a federal judge Thursday to approve a joint class-action settlement just four ...
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2005-05-26T17:55:00.001-07:00

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Career Focus : Lawyers
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
... A Judiciary mainly consists of Judges and Lawyers besides other judicial personnel. ... Lawyers act as both advocates and advisers in our society. ...
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Uma. Ethan. Almost Over
E! Online - USA
... Lawyers for the A-list twosome, who have been uncoupled for nearly two years, appeared in a New York courtroom Wednesday and told Manhattan Supreme Court ...

New Park on Lawyers Road
Vienna/Oakton Connection - VA,USA
... said. Suzuki was one of more than 50 people who came to the first meeting in the planning process for a site on Lawyers Road. The ...

Media lawyers argue against sweeping publication ban in Pickton ...
Winnipeg Sun - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
... publication ban on pre-trial hearings at the Robert Pickton serial murder case would be unworkable and an attack on free speech, media lawyers argued Thursday. ...

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Google Alert - tort reform

2005-05-26T17:55:00.000-07:00

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Medical Malpractice: A Physician's Sourcebook.
Anesthesia & Analgesia (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... There is also a very informative discussion of the California tort reform that took place in 1975 and is the model for most of the attempts at tort reform today ...

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Google Alert - malpractice

2005-05-26T17:07:00.000-07:00

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Medical Malpractice: A Physician's Sourcebook.
Anesthesia & Analgesia (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Medical Malpractice: A Physician's Sourcebook. ... On the other hand, it is a good overview from many perspectives in the medical malpractice field. ...

New Limits Placed On Malpractice Claims
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA
CHICAGO (CBS 2) After months of negotiations, doctors and hospitals have apparently gotten legislators to agree to put a cap on damages awarded for malpractice ...

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Google Alert - class action

2005-05-26T15:57:00.000-07:00

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Milberg Weiss Announces the Filing of a Class Action Suit Against ...
TMCnet (press release) - USA
NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- May 26, 2005 -- The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP announces that a class action lawsuit was filed on May 26 ...
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Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Gravity Co., Ltd. By The ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers ...
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Tibco Software Faces Class-Action Suit
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP filed the class-action suit in a northern California federal court on behalf of shareholders between Sept. ...

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Google Alert - tort reform

2005-05-26T14:04:00.000-07:00

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Doctors' group calls for tort reform
Philadelphia Business Journal - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... Politically Active Physicians Association, citing the shortage of neurosurgeons in Chester County, called on state officials to adopt tort reform measures to ...

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Google Alert - lawyers

2005-05-26T14:03:00.000-07:00

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The Court's unique order may bring lawyers and judges closer
The New Nation - Bangladesh
The lawyers and the judges are inextricably linked for the judiciary to function properly and outside politics cannot be allowed to undermine the dignity and ...

Lawyers and judiciary
Financial Express.bd - Bangladesh
... last six months. Lawyers divided into two groups were involved in meetings, processions and even skirmishes. The court prohibited ...

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Google Alert - malpractice

2005-05-26T12:21:00.000-07:00

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Malpractice bill nears approval
Quincy Herald Whig - Quincy,IL,USA
... Legislators say they've got a medical malpractice reform bill that required considerable compromise from doctors, lawyers, hospitals and insurance companies. ...
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Luechtefeld: Compromise reached on medical malpractice reform
Chester Sun Times - Chester,IL,USA
... Senators and Representatives from both political parties gathered Wednesday evening to announce that an agreement on medical malpractice reform had been ...

Reitz sponsors legislation to fix medical malpractice crisis
Chester Sun Times - Chester,IL,USA
... Dan Reitz (D-Steeleville) announced on Wednesday that an agreement has been reached on legislation to resolve the state's medical malpractice crisis. ...

With caps victory, doctors must take some bad medicine
WQAD - Moline,IL,USA
Doctors and hospitals are celebrating a big victory at the state Capitol and also bracing for some sour-tasting medicine on medical malpractice. ...

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Google Alert - class action

2005-05-26T11:34:00.000-07:00

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Schatz & Nobel, PC Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Cray ...
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... PC, which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has ...
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Stull, Stull & Brody Announces Class Action Against R&G Financial ...
dBusinessNews New York (press release) - New York,NY,USA
NEWYORK -- Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed on May 25, 2005 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New ...

Mason Law Firm Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against City of New ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
The Mason Law Firm announced today that it filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Joseph L. Balkan, Inc. against the City of ...

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Google Alert - lawyers

2005-05-26T10:52:00.000-07:00

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Jackson Lawyers Conclude Defense in Molestation Case
DailyIndia.com - Niskayuna,NY,USA
Depicting Michael Jackson's accusers as scam artists, Jackson's lawyers have concluded their defense in the case charging the former "King of Pop" with sexual ...
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Himachal lawyers protest against professional tax:-
Webindia123 - India
Shimla, May 26 : Over 2,000 lawyers surrounded the state secretariat in Himachal Pradesh Thursday, protesting against the imposition of a professional tax by ...

Human rights lawyers sue Harare, police over crackdown
ZWNEWS.com - UK
Harare - Zimbabwe's biggest association of human rights lawyers yesterday said it was taking legal action against Harare city and police authorities for ...

RNIB welcomes lawyers' site
Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
Internet: Maclay Murray & Spens has become the first UK law firm to have its website accredited by the Royal National Institute of the Blind after meeting ...

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