Litigation: First weight loss drug suit heads to trial 
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: May 13, 2009
Tags: drug suits
The first wrongful death lawsuit against the makers of the popular weight loss supplement Hydroxycut is headed to trial.
The case is expected to be one of many brought by users of the drug – following a warning from the Food and Drug Administration and subsequent recall on May 1 – after a study linked it to liver problems.
Regulators tackle drug device safety
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: April 23, 2009
Tags: drug suits, FDA, medical devices, Medtronic
WASHINGTON – Food and Drug Administration officials called a rare internal meeting this week to discuss the division of the agency that regulates medical devices, according to a report by The New York Times.
Key preemption ruling opens door to tort suits
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 16, 2009
Tags: drug suits, preemption, Riegel
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that state law drug claims are not automatically preempted by federal law is expected to generate a flood of litigation.
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