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11 Mar 2009, 12:40 pm
" Pharmaceutical companies have contended that once the FDA approves a drug for a particular purpose, that drug is legally deemed safe and state laws, even in the form of tort actions, are preempted or barred. [read post]
9 Mar 2009, 7:24 pm
Wyeth Company may be extremely sensitive to this decision as rival pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. is expected to buy out Wyeth for $68 billion later this year. [read post]
9 Mar 2009, 6:54 am
In an op-ed Houston Chronicle (3/7) Thomas McGarity, a professor of law at The University of Texas at Austin, wrote, "The Supreme Court last week ended an acrimonious battle between large pharmaceutical companies and patients injured by inadequately labeled prescription drugs. [read post]
9 Mar 2009, 6:54 am
In an op-ed Houston Chronicle (3/7) Thomas McGarity, a professor of law at The University of Texas at Austin, wrote, "The Supreme Court last week ended an acrimonious battle between large pharmaceutical companies and patients injured by inadequately labeled prescription drugs. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 7:57 pm
Wyeth argued that Ms. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 7:41 pm
" Concluding, the Globe says, "Critics of the court's Levine decision worry that it will cause pharmaceutical companies to steer away from innovative drugs in favor of modest improvements to existing medications. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 2:17 pm
The underlying case, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals v. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 7:23 am
But according to Bert Rein, the lawyer who represents Wyeth, said the company's label complied with federal law. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 7:02 am
The Wyeth Court said that FDA’s approval of a drug label, in itself, does not shield a pharmaceutical company from state product liability lawsuits. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 6:53 am
The decision stems from a Vermont lawsuit in which Diane Levine sued Wyeth Pharmaceuticals after she received an IV-push of the drug company's anti-nausea drug, Phenergan, which ultimately led to the amputation of her right arm. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 1:36 am
Supreme Court decided, in Wyeth v. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 1:00 pm
Cheers can still be heard around the country since yesterday when the US Supreme Court refused to immunize pharmaceutical companies from liability when their drugs harm or kill people. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 12:36 pm
Pharmaceutical companies were especially disappointed by Wednesday’s decision. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 10:45 am
" Yesterday evening's broadcast of the PBS program "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" contained a segment entitled "Supreme Court Allows Lawsuits against Pharmaceutical Companies to Move Forward" (transcript with links to audio and video) featuring Marcia Coyle. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 9:55 am
In a landmark decision, the United States Supreme court rejected the arguments of drugmaker Wyeth and held that pharmaceutical companies can be held liable for failure to provide adequate warnings for their products even when their warnings have been approved by federal regulators. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 6:49 am
Levine sued Wyeth, accusing the pharmaceutical company of insufficient product labeling. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 4:55 am
See Wyeth v. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 3:01 am
Levine sued Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, claiming that Wyeth failed to adequately warn medical professionals and consumers of the risks of IV administration. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 1:30 am
Therefore, the Supreme Court’s decision is likely to increase pharmaceutical companies’ defense costs in defending such suits and will likely bring a parallel increase in premiums for insurance policies providing coverage for product liability claims.A copy of the decision is available here.For our prior discussion of the Wyeth v. [read post]
4 Mar 2009, 3:59 pm
Wyeth manufactures pharmaceuticals, subject to FDA regulation. [read post]
