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Controversial U.S. medical study raises informed consent questions

  • Holland & Knight LLP
  • -
  • USA
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  • May 9 2013

The recent controversy surrounding a study of newborn babies in universities across the United States demonstrates the importance of compliance with

Back to the future for damages in California, future damages must relate back to past paid (not billed) medical charges

  • Duane Morris LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 9 2013

In Corenbaum v. Lampkin, --- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, 2013 WL 1801996 (Cal.App. 2 Dist.), the court made it clear that when calculating damages in a

High-profile lawsuits headed to the Sixth Circuit in 2013

  • Squire Sanders
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  • USA
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  • January 25 2013

Last year was an active year for the Sixth Circuit, particularly on its business docket. As you know from following our blog, the Sixth Circuit

High times for employers in Massachusetts -- medical marijuana use now legal

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 15 2013

In the November 2012 election, Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana. The law went into

Drug maker defeats AG motion to dismiss action challenging private contingency counsel

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 7 2013

We have warned readers before about the dangerous and growing practice of governmental agencies delegating state police powers to private (plaintiff

BLG Monthly Update

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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  • Argentina, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, USA
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  • December 19 2012

The BLG Monthly Update is a digest of recent developments in the law which Neil Guthrie, our National Director of Research, thinks you will find

Scientific studies and current law surrounding the possible carcinogenic effects of cell phone radiation

  • Wilson Elser
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  • Italy, USA
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  • December 12 2012

While studies have generally concluded that current evidence does not support any causal link between cell phone radiofrequency emissions and brain tumors or other cancers, it is wise to heed the recommendations of the various studies to date and monitor developments in scientific research in preparation for possible future claims

Second Circuit Court of Appeals issues blow against off-label promotion enforcement

  • Dechert LLP
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  • USA
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  • December 3 2012

In a split decision today, a panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned - on First Amendment grounds - the criminal conviction of a pharmaceutical sales representative who had promoted Jazz Pharmaceutical’s Xyrem for off-label use

Supreme Court declines review of Medicare secondary payer decision: three key takeaways

  • McGuireWoods LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • October 8 2012

On Oct. 1, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States declined review of a 6th Circuit decision that upheld the government's authority under Medicare Secondary Payer law to recover all expenses paid on behalf of a Medicare beneficiary when that beneficiary, in turn, recovers from a third party

2011-2012 Massachusetts legislative session

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • October 4 2012

The formal legislative session for 2011-2012 concluded on July 31st