Fracturing site to detail what’s in the water
On February 1, 2012, the Houston Chronicle published an article regarding a new rule enacted in Texas requiring the state’s oil & gas drilling operators disclose the chemicals and the amount of water used in hydraulic fracturing.
Pfizer Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Lo/Ovral-28 and Norgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets Due to Possibility of Inexact Tablet Counts or Out of Sequence Tablets
On January 31, 2012, the F.D.A. posted a press release from Pfizer, Inc. announcing the recent recall of two brands of the drug company’s oral contraceptives due to incorrect packaging and erroneous sequencing of tablets. The two recalled brands, Lo/Ovral-28 and Norgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol, are oral contraceptives prescribed for the prevention of pregnancy.
FDA says Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy sold orthopaedic devices without approval
On January 18, 2012, Asbury Park Press published an article regarding a recent warning letter sent by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) to DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a subsidiary company of Johnson & Johnson. In the letter, the F.D.A. cited the orthopedic company for selling 14 different types of medical devices without obtaining the […]
J&J Hid 3 Risperdal Diabetes Studies from FDA, Texas Jury Told
On January 19, 2012, Bloomberg News published an article regarding a suit filed against Johnson & Johnson, which contended that the company knowingly hid studies showing that the antipsychotic drug Risperdal could cause diabetes in those taking the medication.
OIL & GAS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CERTIFIED
Lessors’ breach of contract class action against Glencrest Resources, LLC certified by court FORT WORTH, TEXAS—A Tarrant County, Texas district court judge certified a class action lawsuit on January 24, 2012 brought by landowners against an oil and gas development company for failure to pay bonus payments. The style of case is Ellis, Individually and […]
Road Safety Agency is Urged to Add Expertise in Electronics Systems
On January 18, 2012, the New York Times published an article regarding a recent study conducted by the National Science Agency (NSA) on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) regulation of increasingly complex electronic systems in automobiles.
DePuy ASR MDL Litigation Update
A DePuy ASR Multi-district litigation status conference was held on Monday, January 23, 2012 at the U.S. District courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Safety questions fly as highway trucks get heavier
On November 23, 2011, the Associated Press published an article regarding weight limits imposed on freight trucks driven on federal highways. Recently, advocates for higher weight limits presented a bill, the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act, which would allow the weight limit for freight trucks to increase from 80,000 pounds to 97,000 pounds on federal […]
U.S. Safety Board Urges Cellphone Ban for Drivers
On December 13, 2011, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a recommendation to ban all cellphone use while driving. The New York Times published an article concerning the recent recommendation.
As Doctors Use More Devices, Potential for Distraction Grows
On December 14, 2011, the New York Times published an article on the emerging problem of “distracted doctoring”, a term describing the negative consequences of doctors having electronic devices, such as computers, tablets and cell phones, readily available when tending to patients.