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Novartis Settles Texas Medicaid Fraud Claim Involving Elidel

November 11, 2012

It was announced on October 30, 2012 by the Texas Attorney General that the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has agreed to pay $19.9 million to settle a civil Medicaid fraud enforcement action by the State of Texas and the U.S. government that alleged that it illegally marketed for “of[...]

FDA Warns Tennessee Company Regarding Its Claimed Cure For Fungal Meningitis

November 10, 2012

The FDA announced on November 5, 2012 that it had issued a formal “Warning Letter” to the Tennessee-based company The Avalon Effect Inc. regarding its marketing of a light therapy product that it claims to be a cure or treat symptoms of fungal meningitis as well as methicillin-resis[...]

Pradaxa Lot Recalled Due To Packing Issue

November 9, 2012

The prescription drug PRADAXA is manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a large German pharmaceutical company, and is a blood thinner used to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Due to a packaging issue with a single[...]

New Hampshire Supreme Court Upholds/Overturns Part Of Medical Malpractice Law

November 7, 2012

On October 30, 2012, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire (“Supreme Court”) issued an opinion in an appeal regarding New Hampshire’s medical malpractice law. In particular, the Supreme Court was asked to determine if the lower court (the trial court) was correct when it ruled that t[...]

Texas Medicare Fraud Scheme Results In Long Prison Sentences

November 6, 2012

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that two Texas men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their alleged participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment (“DME”). The manager and driver for a Houston, Texas DME company received prison se[...]

Missouri Vioxx Class Action Lawsuit Settled

November 5, 2012

Merck & Co. Inc. (“Merck”) has agreed to settle class action claims against it filed in Missouri regarding its former drug, Vioxx. The Missouri class action lawsuit that was filed eight years ago alleged that Merck violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act when it sold and [...]

Dubai Doctor Files Appeal Of Medical Malpractice Finding Against Him Regarding Newborn’s Death

November 4, 2012

A doctor in Dubai who had been found to be responsible for the January, 2012 death of a newborn baby has appealed the decision of an investigative committee of the Clinical Governance Office (“CGO”) of the Dubai Healthcare Authority (“DHA”). An investigative committee for[...]

New Mexico Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Declared Unenforceable

November 3, 2012

In an August 16, 2012 decision from the Court of Appeals of New Mexico (“the Court”), the Court affirmed that an agreement to arbitrate claims contained in a nursing home agreement between the nursing home resident and the nursing home was “substantively unconscionable” und[...]

Iowa Nursing Home Resident’s Life Valued At $8,000

November 2, 2012

When a 64-year-old woman was admitted into an Iowa nursing home, the woman’s doctor ordered that her airway be suctioned when mucous formed in her throat. The nursing home knew that without an open airway, the woman would be unable to breath and that she would die. That is just what happen[...]

Another Massachusetts Compounding Pharmacy Loses License

October 31, 2012

Infusion Resource, a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy that produces sterile injectable medications for patients recently discharged from the hospital, has voluntarily surrendered its pharmacy license following an unannounced inspection of its facilities by the Massachusetts Department of Public H[...]

Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Claim For Failure To Deliver Oxygen To Patient’s Home

October 30, 2012

On October 24, 2012, a Pennsylvania man filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an oxygen supply company for its alleged failure to timely deliver sufficient oxygen to the home of his 57-year-old mother who had advance stage lung cancer. The woman’s son claims in his wrongful death lawsuit th[...]

FDA’S Disturbing Inspection Of The New England Compounding Center

October 29, 2012

The FDA issued a report on October 26, 2012 regarding its inspection of the facilities of the New England Compounding Center (NECC) that took place on October 1-2, 4-5, 9, 15, and 26, 2012, and the reported observations are disturbing. NECC is at the center of the recent fungal meningitis outbrea[...]

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