Jailed doctor found guilty in wrongful death suit 
Published: April 23, 2012
Tags: Arkansas, medical malpractice, prescription drugs, wrongful death
Randeep Mann, the former Russellville, Ark. doctor who was sentenced to life in prison after the February 2009 bombing of Arkansas State Medical Board Chair Trent P. Pierce, was found to have caused the wrongful death of a Yell County woman. The woman’s family was awarded more than $1 million by the jury.
Failure-to-warn lawsuits over hair loss drug on the rise
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: December 20, 2011
Tags: failure to warn, hair loss, prescription drugs, Propecia, Proscar, side effects
Lawsuits over the hair loss drugs Propecia and Proscar have been filed in federal and state courts alleging side effects that include erectile dysfunction, infertility, depression and suicide.
Prempro breast cancer cases settle after jury awards $76 million
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: December 15, 2011
Tags: breast cancer, failure to warn, Pennsylvania, Premarin, Prempro, prescription drugs, Provera
After a jury in Philadelphia awarded $76 million in compensatory damages to three women who claimed that the hormone therapy drugs Prempro, Premarin and Provera caused their breast cancer, drug maker Wyeth Pharmaceuticals settled the cases for a confidential amount.
AstraZeneca to pay state $2.5 million for overpricing
Published: August 18, 2011
Tags: AstraZeneca, drug pricing litigation, Medicaid, prescription drugs, Prilosec
AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $2.5 million in a legal settlement with the state of Idaho over the cost of drugs for the state’s Medicaid program.
Judge orders maker of Risperdal to pay $327 million
Published: June 27, 2011
Tags: deceptive trade practices, drug marketing, Johnson & Johnson, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceutica, prescription drugs, Risperdal
A judge has ordered the maker of Risperdal to pay $327 million in civil penalties to the state of South Carolina for its marketing of the antipsychotic drug.
Justices skeptical of law barring access to Rx info
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: April 26, 2011
Tags: drug marketing, First Amendment, generic drugs, prescription drugs, privacy, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – During a lively debate about doctors’ privacy rights, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed doubtful about the constitutionality of a Vermont law that gives doctors the right to refuse to provide prescription drug records to drug data collection companies.
White House releases plan to address prescription drug abuse
Published: April 22, 2011
Tags: FDA, Florida, pill mill, prescription drugs
A new national strategy has been unveiled by the White House to combat the prescription drug abuse epidemic.
Malpractice suit over girl’s death settled
By:
Associated Press
Published: February 3, 2011
Tags: Massachusetts, medical malpractice, overdose, prescription drugs, psychiatrist, wrongful death
Lawyers for the estate of a 4-year-old Hull, Mass. girl whose parents were convicted of giving her a deadly dose of prescription drugs say they have settled a malpractice suit against the psychiatrist who prescribed the medication and her employer.
Medical malpractice suit over girl’s death settled for $2.5 million
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: January 26, 2011
Tags: Massachusetts, medical malpractice, overdose, prescription drugs, psychiatrist
Lawyers for the estate of a 4-year-old Hull, Mass. girl whose parents were convicted of giving her a deadly dose of prescription drugs say they have settled a malpractice suit against the psychiatrist who prescribed the medication and her employer.
Family of overdose victim awarded $10.1 million in damages
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: January 20, 2011
Tags: drug abuse, gross negligence, prescription drugs, Texas
Jurors awarded $10.1 million in damages to the family of an overdose victim, hoping the multi-million dollar verdict strikes fear into other “pill mills” that have turned Houston into a national hub for prescription drug abuse.
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