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Appeals Court Lowers Fee Award

A federal appeals court has lowered a fee award for attorneys who won changes in the way Medicare notifies recipients about dropped or reduced benefits for home health care. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New York City, ruled yesterday that the plaintiffs’ attorneys were not entitled…

Apr 19, 2007 12:35 PM CDT

Acne Drug Maker on Trial in Midwest

The first trial against the maker of acne drug Accutane opens today in Madison County, Ill., the National Law Journal reports. Jason Christopher Peipert claims Accutane caused him to develop Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease. He is also suing his physician. Piepert is one of nearly 500 plaintiffs who…

Apr 16, 2007 3:09 PM CDT

$1 Billion Diet Drug Case Settles

Houston plaintiffs lawyer John O’Quinn has settled a case against the makers of a diet drug that originally resulted in a $1 billion verdict, Texas Lawyer reports. The agreement means dismissal of a pending appeal that would have considered whether the state’s cap on punitive damages limited recovery. The law…

Apr 16, 2007 12:50 PM CDT

Against Mom’s Wishes, Chemo Ordered for Boy

In a case that pits a parent’s right to decide what is best for a child against the state’s interest in protecting children from harm and the medical profession’s judgment about what constitutes standard treatment, a state court judge has ordered a Florida mother to take her 10-year-old son in…

Apr 13, 2007 7:16 PM CDT

Texas’ Futile-Treatment Law challenged

Lawyers for 17-month-old Emilio Gonzales persuaded a Texas judge yesterday to order an extension of life support for the terminally ill child. A Texas hospital wants to shut off the boy’s respirator under a state law that allows hospitals to withdraw care that is “medically futile,” the Washington Post reports.…

Apr 11, 2007 3:41 PM CDT

Seeking the Cure

With Health Care Fraud Rampant, States Are Urged to Pass Their Own False Claims Acts, But Foes Warn of Windfalls for Plaintiffs Lawyers

Oct 24, 2006 9:24 AM CDT

Wrong Remedy

ABA Testimony Voices Concerns About ‘Health Court’ Proposals in Congress

Sep 24, 2006 11:02 AM CDT

Personalized Prescriptions

Legal Actions Will Help Determine the Success of Using Genetics to Improve Drug Treatments

Sep 24, 2006 7:52 AM CDT

A Good Team

ABA, CDC Focus on Legal Aspects of Responding to Public Health Emergencies

Aug 12, 2006 6:41 PM CDT

Preparing for the Worst

Working Together Will Help Both Government and Private Companies to Weather Disasters

Aug 12, 2006 5:59 PM CDT

No Longer Immune

Court Opens Door to Cases Claiming Link Between Autism and Vaccine Preservative

Jul 10, 2006 6:02 PM CDT

Numbers Crunch

ABA Says Proposed Funding Formula Would Limit Legal Services for AIDS Patients

Jul 10, 2006 5:06 PM CDT

A Painful Way to Die?

Once Called Humane, Lethal Injection Is Now Claimed To Be Cruel and Unusual

Apr 22, 2006 9:19 AM CDT

A Matter Over Mind

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Review the Insanity Defense, an Issue That Has Confounded Courts, Psychiatrists and Lawyers

Apr 22, 2006 8:39 AM CDT

Again, It’s Abortion

New High Court Hears a Decades-Old Issue, May Decide How Settled It Really Is

Nov 29, 2005 9:29 AM CST

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