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Zimmer Hip Cup Recall

Posted on September 26, 2008
Zimmer Holdings, the largest producer of orthopedic devices in the United States, recently halted sales of a hip replacement implant which has been failing in unacceptably high numbers. The Durom Cup hip socket implant, introduced by Zimmer in 2006, has been implanted in over 13,000 patients across the nation...

Ex-Medtronic Lawyer: Company took Docs to Strip Club

Posted on September 26, 2008
From the Minneapolis paper:'A whistleblower lawsuit against Medtronic Inc. that highlighted perks allegedly paid to doctors was filed by one of the company's lawyers, according to a report today in the Wall Street Journal. The legal action was ultimately settled in 2006 for $40 million...

Spirivia and Atrovent Slammed by JAMA

Posted on September 26, 2008
So says Medline Plus. You can access the JAMA abstract here. The drugs Spirivia and Atrovent are prescribed for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and according to a recent report, each is associated with an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular problems...

Total Body Formula Update: MDL Hearing in Boston 9/25

Posted on September 24, 2008
Our office is investigating claims of people who were hurt by a recalled dietary supplement called Total Body Formula. On September 25, 2008, one of my law partners will be attending a Federal Court hearing in Boston that will address a request to centralize the USDCT court cases in one court...

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Tarceva: Two Deaths from Hepatorenal Syndrome

Posted on September 24, 2008
The FDA has reported that the makers of the cancer drug erlotinib (Tarceva) have reported two deaths -- one from hepatorenal syndrome and one from rapidly progressing liver failure -- among patients taking the agent.As a result of the deaths, OSI Pharmaceuticals and Genentech, the makers of the epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor, are revising the label to include new warnings about both liver and kidney risks...

Tech: Using Rocket Dock

Posted on September 23, 2008
Rocket Dock is a free Mac dock "clone" that anyone is able to use on a Windows-based PC or notebook. Most desktops including mine are loaded up with junk. The Rocketdock I now use has just a few icons - Mozilla, a database icon, an icon for my WP system...

FDA News: Rituxan

Posted on September 22, 2008
From the FDA: Genentech has informed healthcare professionals of revisions to prescribing information for Rituxan regarding a case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) leading to death in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who received Rituxan in a long-term safety extension clinical study...

Atrovent News: Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Death

Posted on September 17, 2008
In patients with COPD, an anticholinergic drug used to prevent bronchospasm, ipratropium bromide (Atrovent)increased the risk of cardiovascular death, researchers here reported. A nested case control study found that ipratropium use was associated with a 34% increase in risk of cardiovascular death (OR 1...

Gas Prices: Gouging in Hurricane's Wake?

Posted on September 16, 2008
In Georgia as in many parts of the country people saw a run on prices for gasoline. In turn, many of us (including yours truly) were angered by what seemed to be gouging at the pumps. It's not just me; even a County Sheriff thinks so. In Florida: Florida?s agriculture and consumer services commissioner said Monday that he is issuing subpoenas for financial information from 16 major oil terminals in Florida...

Tech: Secure Instant Messaging for a Law Office

Posted on September 16, 2008
In my office we rely on technology in many areas, including Instant Messaging ("IM"). What is it? IM is a text-based computer conference over the Internet between two or more people who must be online at the same time; Unlike email instant messaging software allows you to 'talk' to someone in real time by typing and receiving messages...

9/11/08: Voices To Bring 9/11 Museum Relics To Life

Posted on September 10, 2008
As I sit down to write this blog post, I noticed that coincidentally this is post 911 on my blog .... From CBS.com:The artifacts awaiting their place in the Sept. 11 museum sit in storage - crushed emergency vehicles, dust-covered purses, a giant steel column covered with victims' pictures...

Drug Ads Subject of FDA Web Site for Consumers

Posted on September 10, 2008
From a Yahoo Press Release:"EthicAd, a nonprofit organization devoted to improving public health through consumer education, announces the launch of a new FDA Web site created to help the general public better understand direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription medications...

FYI: Lemon Law Blog

Posted on September 10, 2008
Came across the Lemon Justice Blog: http://www.lemonjustice.com/blog/Worth a read. Here is one post:Car Complaints: The Dubious Honors Go To ?We?ve been discussing the 2008 cars that made their way to the top of the Center for Auto Safety?s Car Complaint Index...

FDA: 20 Drugs under a Safety Probe

Posted on September 10, 2008
A 2007 federal law requires the FDA to disclose all its investigations into reports of possibly drug-related adverse events. The first of this series of quarterly reports has been released. It includes adverse events reported between January 1 and March 31, 2008...

Diabetes Drugs (Avandia and Actos): Significant Cardiovascular Risks

Posted on September 02, 2008
According to the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's recent report. It refers to a generic form of Avandia and Actos. From several reports:A class of oral drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes may make heart failure worse, according to an editorial published online in Heart Wednesday by two Wake Forest University School of Medicine faculty members...

Antipsychotic Drugs: Double the Stroke Risk?

Posted on September 02, 2008
People taking antipsychotic drugs -including Zyprexa and Seroquel -- are nearly twice as likely to have a stroke compared to those not on the treatment according to British researchers."The risk is even higher -- about 3.5 times -- for men and women with dementia, which means doctors should only prescribe such medicine to these patients as a last resort, the researchers said...

Weekend: College Football Has Begun

Posted on August 29, 2008
Officially, that is. It began last night here in the South and parts elsewhere. Down here, however, it's different. Equal parts Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, Lundi Gras, and your birthday, college football unites as well as divides in the South. A business introducton in my South in the fall may often include - in addition to being asked your name - the question, "Who ya for?" And the questioner does not mean do you support McCain or Obama, but rather the Tide, the Bayou Bengals, or the Gators...

Byetta (Diabetes drug): Four Deaths reported

Posted on August 28, 2008
Amylin Pharmaceuticals said there have been four deaths among patients with pancreatitis who took its diabetes drug, Byetta. This is in addition to the reports of two other deaths. The company said the four cases had not been reported last week to the FDA...

Hot Pockets Recall

Posted on August 26, 2008
Yes, you read that right. From various sources:"Nestle Prepared Foods Company is recalling about 215,660 pounds of frozen stuffed pepperoni pizza sandwich products, known as Hot Pockets Pepperoni Pizza, because the product might contain small pieces of hard red plastic and other foreign material, which pose a risk of serious injury to consumers...

Daytrana Patch Recall

Posted on August 26, 2008
From various sites:Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc. said its partner Shire Ltd. is voluntarily recalling two lots of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug patch Daytrana because of a problem with the patch liner.In the recalled lots, the liner that needs to be released before the patch can be applied does not meet specifications, meaning patients might have difficulty removing the liner in order to apply the drug...

Tech Weekend: PC Mag's Top 100 "Undiscovered Sites

Posted on August 23, 2008
Sites on the web you may not have heard about as you work. Link here.Some of the sites include:Tech Daily DoseRun by the National Journal, this is a site for those interested in the role technology plays in government would be hard-pressed to find a better news outlet than this National Journal-run blog...

What Happens After a Recall?

Posted on August 19, 2008
As the news spreads about the voluntary recall of Total Body Formula, what is particularly striking to me is how the news of the recall makes it to consumers. From the many folks I talk with every month on a variety of matters, it seems that most consumers don't know of recalls, and as of yet there is no uniform method as to recalls...

Total Body Formula News Report

Posted on August 19, 2008
My client was interviewed on a local Atlanta station:

Vioxx: Another Article (Annals of Internal Med.) Critical of Merck

Posted on August 19, 2008
Did Merck "endanger" patients in 1999 when it disguised a marketing program as a scientific trial of its now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx? That is what is claimed in an an article and editorial to be published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.From the Philadelphia Enquirer:"The editors of the Annals of Internal Medicine, which is based in Center City, said the journal's findings may point to a broader problem in the pharmaceutical industry...

Total Body Formula Article in Atlanta Journal Constitution (daily paper)

Posted on August 18, 2008
This weekend the Atlanta Journal Constitution had a lengthy and well written article on Total Body Formula's recall and the recalled product had on several people. One person named in the article is a current client of mine. We've file several lawsuits, and are not part of any class action regarding Total Body Formula...

Powerful Antacid Drugs Raise Fracture Risk

Posted on August 13, 2008
Aciphex, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec and Protonix are the drugs in question.From Health Day:"New Canadian research shows that long-term use of proton pump inhibitors for acid reflux, peptic ulcers and related disorders elevates the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures...

Drug Companies Don't Want to Disclose Lawsuit Defense Costs

Posted on August 13, 2008
Several drug firms sent a letter last week accounting-rule lawmakers, arguing that mandatory disclosure of estimated costs of ongoing litigation is expensive, not helpful and won't provide worthwhile information for investors.Costs estimating of ongoing litigation is "highly subjective, subject to huge swings as underlying assumptions change, and unlikely to provide financial statement users with meaningful or reliable information," the companies said in a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board...

CLE: GTLA Torts Seminar 8/7-9/08

Posted on August 05, 2008
Time for a seminar at the beach ... this weekend, the GTLA is holding its Summer Seminar in Sandestin. Here's the agenda, and note my time slot .. Saturday morning at 9 AM:Thursday, August 7800am Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits8:30am Welcome & Registration8:40am The Sun Was in My Eyes and Other Insurer Favorites ? Mike Neff, Law Office of Michael,Lawson Neff P...

At the Trial Lawyer Blog: Matt Garretson on Fee Agreements

Posted on August 05, 2008
Good stuff at the TLRC blog:One of the attorneys at Matt Garretson's Firm has prepared a ?practice tip? sheet for updating a client fee agreement. Among other topics, the article incorporates the points addressed in NY Professional Ethics Committee Opinion (#739, July 7, 2008), which contains logic that is instructive no matter what state(s) you practice in...

Attorneys: Yellow Pages Ads Gather Dust

Posted on August 05, 2008
From The Journal Record an article on what may seem obvious to some:"It?s pretty much required these days for a law firm to have a Web site," according to Jim Calloway, a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association.Read more here.

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