Bad Faith Claims Against Insurers
New York jurisprudence is clear that liability insurers owe their insureds the duty of good faith and fair dealing to act in their insureds best interests in defending and settling claims. This duty arises as implied covenants of the contract between the insurer and insured and includes the duty of thorough investigation of all...
Lost Chance For Better Outcome And Proximate Case: Case Updates
Baby aspirin no longer recommended to prevent first heart attack in older adults, US task force says
People over the age of 60 should no longer consider taking a daily low-dose or baby aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, according to a draft recommendation issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Tuesday.
The announcement marks a change in the 2016 Task Force guidance that recommended aspirin therapy in...
Older Americans bore the brunt of antibiotic-resistant infections, study finds
Older Americans were disproportionately affected by several different types of infection for which antibiotics were largely ineffective, resulting in nearly 12,000 deaths and costing the U.S. health care system almost $1.9 billion in 2017, a new study found.
Of those deaths, 40% were estimated to have occurred among those 65 years and older, while this...
Teva recalls U.S.-made drugs following contamination fears
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., one of the largest generic drugmakers in the world, has recalled more than 2.5 million vials of drugs that the company said may not be sterile.
The vials — many filled with medicine used to help treat cancer — may have contained mold contamination stemming from water leaks, U.S. inspectors discovered...
Sunscreen recall 2021: Coppertone recalling select spray sunscreens due to presence of benzene
Coppertone is voluntarily recalling five of its aerosol sunscreen products due to the presence of benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer with repeated exposure.
The company announced the recall Thursday of 12 lots of sunscreen and advised consumers to stop using the affected products, which were manufactured between Jan. 10 and June 15, 2021.
According...
Boppy lounger recall: Parents urged to stop using this baby pillow after 8 infants die from suffocation
The Boppy Co., makers of nursing pillows and baby carriers, is recalling three types of baby pillows after eight infants died from suffocation.
The infants' deaths, which occurred between December 2015 and June 2020, happened after the babies were placed on their back, side, or stomach on a newborn baby lounger and were found on...
At U.S. nursing homes, aides were the least likely workers to be vaccinated, a study shows.
Nursing home aides — the staff members who provide the most direct care to residents — were the least likely to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by mid-July, according to a new analysis of U.S. facilities.
The study underscores the influence that President Biden’s new federal mandate for all health care workers may have...
Pfizer recalls all lots of anti-smoking drug over carcinogen presence
Sept 16 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Thursday it was recalling all lots of its anti-smoking treatment, Chantix, due to high levels of cancer-causing agents called nitrosamines in the pills.
The drugmaker paused distribution of the drug in June, and has already recalled a number of lots of the medicine so far.
Pfizer...
U.S. FDA seeks new warnings on arthritis drugs from Pfizer, Lilly and AbbVie
Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. drug regulator has asked Pfizer (PFE.N), Eli Lilly & Co (LLY.N) and AbbVie (ABBV.N) to include information about the risks of serious conditions and death from the use of their drugs that belong to a class of treatments known as JAK inhibitors.
The warnings on Wednesday stem from the...
