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16 Dec, 2008 2:17 pm
... under the theory of promissory estoppel. . . . The district court erred in its analysis by failing to recognize the Gunvalsons did not enroll Jacob in the Phase 2a trial because Dr. Finkel, the principal investigator for the Philadelphia area ... behalf of their son and others afficted with this
devastating disease. Nevertheless, we are constrained by the law to conclude that the Gunvalsons cannot demonstrate either a clear and definite promise or detrimental reliance,
requirements for a promissory ...
17 Dec, 2008 10:02 pm
... ill patient get to try experimental treatments, and can patients sue for access to drugs they are otherwise denied? Jacob Gunvalson is a 17-year-old boy with a terminal genetic disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but he was not ... side against the family of another.
There are two reasons, it turns out. The first is that the Fucas fear that litigation like the Gunvalson case will discourage patients from
enrolling in clinical trials and therefore limit a drug company's ability to do solid ...
20 Aug, 2008 6:18 pm
... Minnesota boy who is terminally ill with muscular dystrophy. PTC Therapeutics plans to appeal Wednesday's ruling in Newark. The family of Jacob Gunvalson contends that PTC led them to believe he could participate in a clinical trial of the drug that is
being ... the teen to join the clinical trial would not be safe and would set a bad precedent that could hurt researchers. Jacob and his family
live in Gonvick, Minn., about 220 miles northwest of Minneapolis. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d2837'). ...
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