Even as Johnson & Johnson is settling previous charges that may cost about $2.2 billion, the government is making new inquiries into allegations that the company used illegal tactics to promote and market its drugs, the Wall Street Journal reports.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Justice Department sent J&J’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit a letter in April, requesting documents related to the marketing and promotion of the antibiotic Doribax.
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An opinion piece in the Seattle Times concerns a shipyard worker diagnosed with mesothelioma – a type of cancer associated with asbestos exposure – and faults both the shipyard that employs him and the manufacturer of respirators used there for failing to adequately warn him.
The piece cites a case from the Washington Supreme Court, concerning a tool keeper at Todd Shipyards in Seattle named Leo Macias.
From 1978 to 2004, the ...
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According to a story in the Seattle Post Intelligencer, opponents of the natural gas extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” gathered in Albany to pressure Gov. Andrew Cuomo not to allow it in the state of New York.
The rally included a coalition of groups opposed to the practice, who marched along the Hudson River for a rally culminating at the state Capitol. Activists scheduled to speak included ...
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An article on TheHeart.org discusses more than 900 reports of adverse events that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received about inferior vena cava (IVC) filters.
According to the report, the FDA has warned clinicians that the devices should be removed as soon as safely possible.
It quotes the following FDA statement: “The FDA is concerned that these retrievable IVC filters, intended for short-term placement, are not always ...
continue reading...New York state is poised to legalize the natural gas extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” making it the “latest flashpoint” in the controversy surrounding the method, CBS reports.
Fracking involves injecting millions of gallons of sand, water and potentially toxic chemicals deep underground, breaking up underground shale deposits and freeing natural gas for collection. It’s controversial because of concerns that the toxic chemicals might pollute the groundwater ...
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Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay about $600,000 to resolve three cases in the first settlements of lawsuits related to the company’s all-metal hip implants, Bloomberg reports.
The report, which cites unnamed sources, says officials with Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy unit recently agreed to settle Nevada residents’ suits over the devices, which were recalled in 2010.
The hip implants in question ...
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