June, 2009Potent Painkiller Demerol May Have a Role in Jackson’s Death, Investigators Say
Authorities looking into the sudden and shocking death of pop star Michael Jackson say the powerful prescription painkiller Demerol and other dangerous drugs the singer reportedly was taking may have played a part.
Continue →Eating Soy Products Reduces COPD Risks, New Study Finds
A diet that is rich in soy products gives people better lung functioning and reduces the risks of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new Australian study has found.
Continue →Seven Years is Enough Monopoly Protection for Biotech Drugs, White House Says
The makers of brand-name biotechnology drugs should be shielded from competition from cheaper generic versions of the drugs for seven years but no longer, White House officials say.
Continue →LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for June 26, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a student strip search violates the 4th Amendment, and, affirms that a seaman can seek punitive damages for the withholding of maintenance and cure benefits. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Data & Identity Security, Insurance Litigation, California Section 17200 and Punitive Damages Reports. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.
Pfizer: Drug is Successful Against Rare Pancreatic Cancer
A Pfizer Inc. cancer drug more than doubles the time patients can survive progression-free with a rare but deadly form of pancreatic cancer, company officials said.
Continue →Company Fined $665,000 for Importing Lead Toys
A California-based importer has agreed to pay a $665,000 civil fine for violating a decades-old ban on lead paint in toys and other violations of federal child safety standards, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Continue →FDA Raids Company Accused of Making Over-Sized Heart Pills
The Food and Drug Administration today has seized products from a company that makes heart pills and other drugs which in the past have been found to be over-sized and carry potentially deadly overdoses of active ingredients.
Continue →Bank of America Sued for Stiffing Female Brokers on Bonuses
Bank of America, which acquired the former Merrill Lynch and Co. last year, discriminated against female brokers by offering them lower retention benefits than their male colleagues and steering wealthier investors to brokers who were men, according to a newly filed lawsuit.
Continue →Experimental Pill Works Against Some Genetic Cancers, Researchers Say
An experimental drug that belongs to a new class of cancer-fighting drugs appears to be successful in slowing the growth of certain inherited tumors that have resisted standard treatments, British researchers say.
Continue →Stanford Pleads Not Guilty in $7 Billion Ponzi Scheme
Texas billionaire Allen Stanford has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he and others at his Stanford Financial Group banking and investment empire orchestrated a $7 billion Ponzi scheme that defrauded tens of thousands of investors around the world.
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