tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56589131337671802262024-09-05T04:17:18.261-07:00A site about mesothelioma and asbestos litigation, vioxx lawsuits, and litigation involving drug companies, medical malpractice and personal injuryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658913133767180226.post-3023636536557499552009-05-15T04:16:00.001-07:002009-05-15T04:19:21.950-07:00

A class-action trial in Australia is causing great controversy by revealing that a number of fake medical journals were published to post favourable results for the drug Vioxx.The publications, sponsored by Merck (the producer of Vioxx), had prestigious sounding-names like "The Australian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine." Names of doctors, who had never agreed to be involved, are listed in

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A widow has won an award of $550,000 (Australian) on a claim against her husband's employers, a building materials firm. Unfortunately she died last year at the age of 64.The NSW Dust Diseases Tribunal gave the award on Margaret Dawson's claim for compensation for having washed her husband's asbestos-contaminated clothes for years, causing her to develop mesothelioma.Mrs Dawson is survived by

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Image via WikipediaThe long-running legal saga in Nigeria that Pfizer has been embroiled in looks likely to come to an end with a settlement reached between the drug company and Nigeria's Kano state.The Nigerian claims stem from an outbreak of meningitis in 1996 which killed thousands, and thousands more became paralysed. Pfizer tested a new oral antibiotic named Trovan (also known as

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While Vioxx judgments grabbed headlines because of the huge sums awarded at trial, some judgments against Merck have been overturned by the appeals courts.Let's look at the first case of Ernst v. Merck. The verdict in that case was delivered in August 2005 by a state jury. The Texas appeals court has now reversed the finding of liability against Merck. The court ruled unanimously that Vioxx did

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The most serious damage caused by exposure to asbestos is the condition called mesothelioma. This condition is due to the growth of tumours of the mesothelium. The mesothelium is the membrane tissue that covers the outer surface of most internal organs. It produces a lubricating fluid enabling the organs to move around easily and smoothly.Most tumours of the mesothelium are cancerous, but some

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The $67 million lawsuit brought by John Ritter's widow Amy Yasbeck against two doctors for the wrongful death of the actor has failed. The jury cleared the two doctors of negligence.The suit was brought against the cardiologist who treated Ritter in the emergency room, and a radiologist who had examined him two years before his death.The underlying argument was whether the cardiologist should

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Lawsuits against Merck over the use of Vioxx did not always go in favour of the plaintiffs.Shortly after the first trial in August 2005 in Texas (the Ernst case), the second Vioxx case was decided by a jury in November 2005. The case was heard in New Jersey. The trial involved weeks' of testimony, dealing with the drug's risks. Much of the evidence was similar to that heard in the Texas case.The

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The lawsuit is brought by Amy Yasbeck, John Ritter's widow, against two doctors for wrongful death and malpractice. She is suing for $67 million in damages.Ritter collapsed in the studio in September 2003 while filming for his TV show 8 Simple Rules. He was immediately taken to the hospital across the road, but died hours later.He was treated for a heart attack. It appears however that his sudden

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AsbestosCases related to asbestos stem from the widespread use of asbestos in and about the 60's and 70's. Asbestos was found to be an efficient material against fire. Its then highly valued fire-proofing or fire-retardant quality made it a popular substance to be used in construction.Like many drugs and pharmaceuticals, in respect of which many cases have been brought, asbestos was intended to

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The first lawsuit against Vioxx was filed by Carol Ernst for the death of her husband from a heart attack in 2001. In 2005 the Texas jury in the trial found Merck liable and made an award of $24 million to Carol Ernst for mental anguish and loss of companionship, and a further award of $229 million in punitive damages. This was seen as the tip of the iceberg and it was at that time estimated

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There is concern about the incidence of cardiac arrests suffered by patients in hospital. This is due to the fact that defibrillation procedures could often not be carried out within the first two critical minutes.A Norwegian study:Our findings indicate that defibrillation should have priority during the first 3 minutes of VF/VT. Later, patients benefit from CPR in conjunction with

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Vioxx is a branded name of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug called rofecoxib. It was developed by Merck & Co. for the treatment of osteoarthritis, conditions of acute pain, and dysmenorrhoea. Rofecoxib was also marketed under the brand names Ceoxx and Ceeoxx.It was approved by the FDA in May 1999 and was widely used by physicians worldwide.However, there were growing concerns that its use

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Personal injury law suits, as in the Vioxx cases, are a big time legal practice in the US. There are even lawyers who specialise as Vioxx attorneys. In few other countries, if any, do the laws grant comparable awards by way of compensatory and punitive damages against defendant corporations, though the trend to increased amounts is on the rise. In the US, known for its litigious mentality,

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