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• Product Liability Suits Surrounding Ortho Evra

  Christina Cole | December 31, 2006 11:35 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Former vice president of two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries claims he was fired for seeking recalls of many faulty products, including the Ortho Evra birth control patch - subject of at least 1,000 product liability suits.Joel S. Lippmann, 52, of Warren, started working for J&J in 1990 and worked his way up to vice president of clinical trials for Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Inc., which makes...

• Inquest Postponed in Death of Las Vegas Robbery Suspect

  Christina Cole | December 28, 2006 3:21 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The Clark County coroner has postponed an inquest of the October death of robbery suspect James Lewis that struggled with the Las Vegas Police. A lawyer representing Lewis' family says they intend to file a federal wrongful death suit against police.Coroner Michael Murphy says the proceeding was delayed a day due to a scheduling conflict. Murphy ruled the death of James Lewis was due to cocaine...

• Clark County Inmate Dies; Family Filing Wrongful Death Suit

  Christina Cole | December 15, 2006 6:10 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  Police say an inmate at the Clark County Detention Center died last week after he injured his head in a fall. But, the man's family does not trust what authorities are saying happened and they are planning to file a wrongful death suit.According to the Las Vegas Police, David Davell Reece, 36, injured his head on December 2nd after falling in his disciplinary isolation cell. Reece, who refused...

• Biffle in Car Accident at Las Vegas Tire Test

  Christina Cole | December 15, 2006 5:50 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Nextel cup driver Greg Biffle was in a fiery car crash on Thursday while testing tires at the Las Vegas Motor speedway. Biffle was helped from his burning race car by Kyle Busch.Both drivers were helping Goodyear to test tires on the remodeled speedway when Biffle blew a tire, causing him to hit the wall between the first and second turns. The accident broke the fuel pump which then caused his...

• Women Sues Lawyer who vanished after settling Malpractice Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | December 15, 2006 5:43 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Tonya'n LaBeaux has lost faith in the Nevada justice system.Her lawyer is being charged with forging documents that ended her $1.5 million wrongful death lawsuit against a Washoe County doctor and making off with the settlement he negotiated without her consent. To date, the courts have rebuffed her attempts to resurrect her case against the doctor.LaBeaux, now a California resident, is going...

• Sanofi-Aventis Defends Ketek's Safety to U.S. Panels

  Christina Cole | December 15, 2006 5:09 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Sanofi-Aventis SA today, told U.S. regulators that its Ketek antibiotic is an essential treatment for bacterial infections, although the drug has been linked to liver failure and death in some patients.Two Food and Drug Administration committees are hosting public meetings over the next two days to discuss whether Ketek, used to fight pneumonia, bronchitis and sinusitis, is safe enough to remain...