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Jury awards $141 million against Pfizer in connection with off-label use of Neurontin

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 7 2010

A federal jury in Boston recently returned a verdict against Pfizer Inc. in connection with claims that Pfizer unlawfully promoted off-label uses of its anti-epilepsy drug Neurontin

Learned intermediary doctrine: Eleventh Circuit upholds summary judgment in favor of manufacturer in lawsuit claiming antidepressant caused suicide

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 28 2010

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently relied upon the learned intermediary doctrine in affirming summary judgment in favor of Smithkline Beecham Corp. (“SBC”) in a lawsuit claiming that the antidepressant Paxil caused the decedent to commit suicide

Virginia new medical information data breach law

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 14 2010

The Commonwealth of Virginia recently enacted a law requiring notice of data breaches involving medical information

Proposed changes for home health & skilled nursing facilities

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 26 2010

On July 16, CMS issued a proposed rule that would amount to a $900 million reduction to home health agencies

Medicare secondary payer reporting deadline extended

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 25 2010

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") has revised the timeline for non-group health plan ("NGHP") reporting under the Medicare secondary payer reporting provisions of Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 ("Section 111"

Repeal of antitrust exemption gains traction as House and Senate Democrats reconcile healthcare reform bills

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 8 2010

U.S. House Representatives Peter DeFazio, (D-OR) and Gene Taylor (D-MS) drafted a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in support of repealing the antitrust exemption under the McCarran Ferguson Act for health insurers and medical liability insurers

Chinese drywall - Chinese President says that he will look into drywall responsibility

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • China, USA
  • -
  • April 21 2010

United States Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) reports that, this week, Chinese president Hu Jintao told him this week that he would investigate problems with Chinese manufactured drywall

Court examines duty to defend funeral homes accused of participation in organ harvesting

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 23 2009

A federal judge in Pennsylvania recently examined whether an insurer must defend a crematorium and funeral home against several lawsuits alleging that they participated in an organ harvesting scheme

New government healthcare website unveiled

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 2 2010

On July 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a new website, HealthCare.gov , to provide consumers with information on their rights and benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Report from the NAIC Fall meeting - Vice President Biden addresses state insurance commissioners on healthcare reform

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 23 2009

Vice President Joseph Biden spoke yesterday at the NAIC Fall meeting taking place near Washington DC, and he used the opportunity to seek the support of state insurance commissioners for the Government's proposals for national healthcare reform