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Jury finds in favor of botox manufacturer in off-label use trial
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- May 28 2010
A California jury recently returned a verdict in favor of Allergan, Inc., in a trial involving claims that Allergan’s promotion of an off-label use of its drug Botox caused the death of a pediatric patient suffering from cerebral palsy
Learned intermediary doctrine: Eleventh Circuit upholds summary judgment in favor of manufacturer in lawsuit claiming antidepressant caused suicide
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- 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
Chinese drywall HUD and CPSC issue guidance on remediation of Chinese drywall
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- May 10 2010
On Friday April 2, 2010, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued “interim remediation guidance” to homeowners impacted by Chinese manufactured drywall
Good news for "non-severe" toxic sofa victims
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- April 29 2010
Following on from our earlier blog on the High Court ruling that Zurich did not have to pay out for toxic sofa victims on the basis of Land of Leather's subsequent administration and breach of claims control clauses, it seems that more than 1,500 other victims of those toxic sofas have been handed some good news
Jury awards $141 million against Pfizer in connection with off-label use of Neurontin
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- USA
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- 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
High Court refuses compensation for "toxic sofa" victims for breach of claims control clause
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- March 30 2010
The English High Court, in Clare Horwood & Others v Land of Leather (In Administration) & Zurich Insurance PLC & Others 2010 EWHC 546 (Comm), held that Zurich did not have to pay compensation to customers who suffered burns from "toxic sofas" sold by the now-defunct Land of Leather
Chinese drywall first bellwether trial ongoing
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- March 9 2010
The first federal trial in the nationwide Chinese drywall controversy began on February 19th, 2010 in New Orleans and is ongoing
Eight Circuit rejects FDA preemption defense raised by generic drug manufacturers
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- USA
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- February 10 2010
On November 27, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that failure to warn claims directed at generic pharmaceutical manufacturers are not preempted by federal law
Chinese drywall Consumer Product Safety Commission finds link between corrosion and Chinese manufactured drywall
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- China, USA
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- November 24 2009
On Monday November 23, 2009, the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") issued a press statement and study results demonstrating a "strong association" between homes with the Chinese manufactured drywall and levels of hydrogen sulfide and corrosion of metals in those homes
Botox maker files First Amendment suit against the FDA
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- November 3 2009
Allergan, Inc., the maker of the drug Botox, recently filed suit against the Food & Drug Administration, alleging that certain FDA regulations unconstitutionally restrict Allergan’s truthful speech regarding off-label uses of its drug
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