Brain Injury Litigation On Behalf Of Players
Of all personal injuries that serve as basis for litigation, perhaps the most devastating are brain injuries. Brain injuries can severely impair victims in terms of both cognitive and physical abilities, dramatically compromising their quality of life. The New Jersey and Pennsylvania personal injury attorneys of the Locks Law Firm have extensive experience in representing […]
Hydrocodone/Acetaminopen Recall
There has been issued a nationwide recall of certain lots of Hydrocodone Bitartrate/Acetaminophen tablets made by a subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions. The company admitted that the tablets released to the public may exceed the regulated weight specification. The result of that is that the tablets may be ‘super-potent’ for those ingredients.
Animal Attack and Dog Bite Lawsuits
Dogs and other domesticated animals can be wonderful pets, irreplaceable companions, and beloved members of families. Many pet owners have so much love for their pets that they are no longer able to think of them as animals capable of harming people. As a result, these owners sometimes fail to take proper precautions to protect […]
Will the FDA recommend a Fosamax Drug Holiday?
On September 9, 2011, an Advisory Committee of the FDA studying drug safety will meet to conduct a review of bisphosphonates. These drugs include Fosamax, which was approved in 1995 and prescribed for osteoporosis and Pagets disease of the bone. Some doctors have prescribed it for osteopenia. Studies have linked Fosamax with osteonecrosis of the […]
Drug Maker Pays Ghostwriting Firm to Write Medical Textbook
As reported in todays New York Times Smith Kline Beecham (now Glaxo) utilized the services of professional medical ghostwriters Scientific Therapeutics Information located in Springfield, New Jersey to develop a timeline, outline and content for a medical textbook. The 269 page text, Recognition and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: A Psychopharmacology Handbook for Primary Care used […]
Alcoa – Fair Labor Standards Act
On September 15, 2010, the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York granted conditional certification in a Fair Labor Standards Act action brought by Locks Law Firm against Alcoa, Inc. on behalf of certain present and former employees of Alcoas Massena West plant in Massena, New York. The Court also appointed […]
Harvard Medical School Says No to Big Pharma and Device Manufacturer Money
Further to my June 24 blog and as reported in the The Boston Globe, Harvard Medical School has joined the ranks of medical educational facilities that have enacted new, tough conflict-of interest rules affecting the payment of educators and others by Big Pharma and Medical Device manufacturers.
Doctors Debate Role of Industry Money In Funding Physician Education
Lawyers who bring claims for persons hurt by defective medical devices and drugs have long known that both industries provide significant funds—to the tune of 1.2 billion dollars—to finance continuing legal education for doctors. We also know that pharmaceutical and medical device companies sponsor educational programs for doctors that highlight their products with paid though […]
New Jersey residents can sue foreign companies in state court, high court rules
Partners Jonathan Miller and Michael Galpern were recently interviewed by Trial magazine of the American Association for Justice for their role in the recent Nicastro v. McIntyre Machinery victory. The full text of the article is found below: March 4, 2010 New Jersey residents can sue foreign companies in state court, high court rules Carmel […]
Hospital Acquired Infections Cost Lives and Money
Patients in hospitals expect to be competently treated for their medical problems. They expect their broken bones to be mended, their surgeries to be successful, their infections and diseases cured. Parents expect that their children will be made well, and families expect their loved ones pain to be ameliorated. The last thing patients expect is […]
NJ Supreme Court Victory – Stream of Commerce Theory for Personal Jurisdiction
Today, the New Jersey Supreme Court recognized the reality of the globalization of commerce and gave protection to New Jersey residents from injuries caused by products manufactured by foreign manufacturers. In NiCastro v. McIntyre, the Court held that a foreign manufacturer who manufactures a machine that injures a New Jersey resident will be subject to […]
Under Obama Administration, FDA Broadens Consumer Protections
Readers of beauty magazines are familiar with the articles and advertisements that feature physicians touting the magical results that come from using various products to correct conditions ranging from cellulite to droopy underarm skin, from yellow teeth to wrinkles. In response to escalating complaints from consumers, the FDA has launched a new effort to rein […]