Novo Settles U.S. Probe of Kickbacks, Disguised Salespeople
Novo Nordisk A/S has agreed to settle a U.S. probe of its marketing of diabetes drugs that allegedly included disguising salespeople as medical educators and paying kickbacks to persuade doctors to prescribe its medicines. The allegations were disclosed when a whistle-blower lawsuit was unsealed by a judge.
The U.S. Justice Department investigation,...
FDA cracks down on companies pushing vegetable extracts and creams as cancer cures
Asparagus extract. Exotic teas. Topical creams for your pet — and you. These and dozens of other products are being touted falsely as having "anti-cancer" properties, according to federal regulators who are trying to stop the practice.
The Food and Drug Administration, in warning letters released Tuesday, ordered 14 companies to stop...
AAJ Poll: Red State Voters Reject Bill That Decimates Patient Safety
A new Public Policy Polling survey commissioned by the American Association for Justice finds that voters in seven states are decisively opposed to H.R. 1215. Voters in traditionally "red" states are appalled by a proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives that strips patients and nursing home residents of their legal rights...
NY attorney general fines car dealers over safety disclosure
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says an investigation by his office found hundreds of vehicles had been sold to consumers without disclosing serious safety issues.
Schneiderman says he has reached settlements with 104 car dealerships around the state that sold vehicles without telling customers about recalls for...
GM Is Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court and Left to Face Ignition Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for General Motors Co. to potentially face billions of dollars in legal claims over a deadly ignition-switch defect, turning away the carmaker’s appeal in a clash connected to its 2009 bankruptcy sale.
The justices, without comment, left intact a federal appeals court ruling that said...
J&J, Bayer Accused of Hiding Blood-Thinning Drug’s Flaws
Joseph Boudreaux says taking Johnson & Johnson’s blood-thinning drug Xarelto was one of the biggest mistakes of his life.
While Xarelto was supposed to help cut his stroke risk, Boudreaux says it instead caused internal bleeding that required a week-long hospital stay in the intensive-care unit, several blood transfusions and multiple heart...
Tampa jury awards $15 million to widow in tobacco lawsuit
TAMPA — A Tampa jury has awarded $15 million in damages to the widow of a man who died from illnesses related to years of cigarette smoking.
After a four-week trial, the jury said Mary Lima, 83, is entitled to $3 million in compensatory damages from the loss of her husband, Johnny...
UPMC blamed for another mold-related death
A lawsuit filed last week blamed the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for another mold-related death, bringing the total to seven.
The suit brought on behalf of Katherine Landman names UPMC Shadyside hospital, making Shadyside the third UPMC hospital to face such a suit, according to the Associated Press. Two of the...
Provider hit with class action lawsuit over inaccurate background check report
An Indiana-based healthcare management group is facing a class action lawsuit after one applicant claims she was denied a job at the company due to an allegedly false background check report.
The suit was filed last Tuesday by Michele Petry, who applied for a nursing job with Ide Management Group last month....
Abbott issues select recall for NC coronary dilation & balloon caths
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) has issued an urgent field safety notice looking to recall select coronary dilation and balloon catheters over issues with inflating and deflating the balloons.
The company said it is recalling specific lots of the NC Trek RX coronary dilation catheter, the NC Traveler RX coronary dilation catheter and the NC...
