Topic: U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. top court questions state drug data limits

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices sharply questioned on Tuesday whether a state may prohibit the use of prescription drug records for marketing, expressing concerns that it violated free-speech rights.Chief Justice John Roberts said Vermont in adopting the law wanted to ...

Supreme Court to decide generic drug labeling issue

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday that it would decide whether generic drug companies could be sued under state law over allegations they failed to provide adequate label warnings about potential side effects.The nation's highest court will consider ...
FDA requires stronger amputation warning on sedative at heart of major Supreme Court rulingMakers of injected promethazine, a sedative also used to treat nausea and vomiting, are being required to put the strongest warning possible on the product because it can cause ...
Years after losing arm, Vermont musician wins Supreme Court ruling against drugmakerSome people would give their right arm for $6 million. Diana Levine would prefer the arm.The 63-year-old musician, who won a $6.7 million award after a botched injection led to the ...

Supreme Court rules amputee can sue Wyeth

The US Supreme Court Wednesday ruled an amputee can sue the pharmaceutical company Wyeth for allegedly giving inadequate warning of serious side effects from a drug.The unexpected 6-3 decision opens the door to thousands of individual lawsuits against drug companies for damages ...
Speculation about key posts in the new administration continues building, with John Podesta, co-chair of the Obama transition team, telling reporters today that the changeover will cost about $12 million. Plaintiffs attorney David Frederick is said to be on the short list ...

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Speculation about key posts in the new administration continues building, with John Podesta, co-chair of the Obama transition team, telling reporters today that the changeover will cost about $12 million. Plaintiffs attorney David Frederick is said to be on the short list ...

Would an Obama Victory Preempt Wyeth v. Levine?

The big week has finally come, and not just for the presidential election. But what happens in tomorrow's presidential election may be every bit as important as what the Supremes say about Wyeth v. As the folks over at Legal Times explain ...

US Supreme Court takes up drug labeling lawsuit

The Supreme Court on Monday began studying whether an individual can sue a pharmaceutical company over drug labels that fail to properly warn of dangerous side effects -- a potentially costly precedent for the industry.A ruling in favor of the plaintiff, in ...
Amputee musician awaits Supreme Court ruling in drug suit, struggles to get her glow backWhen Diana Levine turned 63 recently, her daughter made her a birthday card, drawing on Greek mythology with an illustration of Diana the Huntress, her bow string drawn ...