- Weitz & Luxenberg Wins $6 Million in Pediatric Malpractice Case
Over one in four pregnant women carries the bacteria Group B Streptococcus (GBS or Group B Strep). It can cause an infection that is easily treatable with antibiotics. Despite how often the infection arises or how devastating its effects when left untreated, babies continue to suffer at the hands of physicians who fail to follow proper procedure. - Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Revives Class-Action Lawsuit Against Independence Blue Cross
Advocacy groups will be able to proceed with a class-action lawsuit alleging that Philadelphia-based insurer Independence Blue Cross keeps excessive surplus funds after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned a commonwealth Court decision that the courts had no jurisdiction in the case, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. - CRR Should Be Denied Access To White House Documents, Testimony In Plan B Lawsuit, DOJ Letter Says
The Center for Reproductive Rights is on a "fishing expedition" for White House documents and testimony in a case related to FDA's rejection in 2004 of Barr Laboratories' application for nonprescription sales of the emergency contraceptive Plan ... - Kansas Supreme Court Declines Abortion Clinics' Request To Appoint Special Prosecutor
The Kansas Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request by two abortion clinics in the state to seize from state Attorney General Phill Kline (R) the medical records of 90 women and girls who underwent late-term abortions and appoint a special prosecutor to investigate whether Kline released the records to Bill O'Reilly of Fox News... - Connecticut Judge Orders HMOs To Publicly Release Information On Reimbursements For Medicaid Beneficiaries' Care
Three HMOs that administer managed care plans for Connecticut's Medicaid program must make public the rates they pay providers and other information, state Superior Court Judge George Levine ruled on Wednesday, the Hartford Courant reports. - Maryland Attorneys Appeal Ruling Against Fair Share Health Care Act, Lawmakers Examine Other Ways To
Attorneys for the state of Maryland on Thursday argued before a federal appeals court in defense of a law that would require Wal-Mart Stores to increase spending on health care for employees, the AP/Hampton Roads Daily Press reports (Chen Sampson, AP/Hampton Roads Daily Press, 11/30). The law, which was enacted on Jan. 12 but overturned in July by U.S. - Chinese Court Upholds 4-Year, 3-Month Prison Term For Human Rights Advocate Chen Guangcheng
A court in China's Shandong province on Friday upheld a four-year, three-month prison sentence for human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng -- who was arrested in China after attempting to bring a class-action lawsuit against the government for alleged human rights abuses.. - Revision Of Rape Laws In Pakistan Is A Valuable Step Towards Empowering Women
Pakistan's recent vote in favour of the Women's Protection Bill, which allows rape cases to be tried under the civil penal code rather than under Sharia law, is a valuable step towards facilitating the empowerment of all women - the third Millennium Development Goal, states an Editorial in The Lancet. - Kansas Judge Asks State Supreme Court To Let Him Keep Confidential Some Information From Abortion Records Case
Shawnee County, Kan., District Court Judge Richard Anderson -- who permitted Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline (R) to view edited medical records of 90 women and girls who underwent late-term abortions... - Tobacco Companies Admit Their Products Cause Cancer, But Not In Those Who Sue Them
Despite publicly admitting, to varying degrees, that cigarette smoking causes cancer, the industry has consistently dismissed these claims for people who have sued them, reveals an analysis of recent lawsuits, published in a supplement to Tobacco Control. - Federal Jury Finds Convicted Murderer Kopp Guilty For Violating Freedom Of Access
A federal jury in Buffalo, N.Y., on Thursday found James Kopp -- who in 2003 was convicted of murdering Buffalo-based abortion provider Barnett Slepian in 1998 . . . . . - Weitz & Luxenberg Responds to Report Calling Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Crisis a ''Hoax''
The belief that the United States is in the throes of a medical malpractice lawsuit crisis can be blamed on just a tiny group of negligent doctors, says a new watchdog report. - Libya Proposes Plan To Release Medical Workers Sentenced To Death In HIV Infection Case
Libya has proposed a plan to release the five Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor sentenced to death for allegedly intentionally infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV . . . . . - Lawsuit Over AIDS Memorial Quilt Reflects Changes In U.S. HIV/AIDS Epidemic, New York Times Reports
The lawsuit over the AIDS Memorial Quilt -- involving the Atlanta-based Names Project Foundation and Cleve Jones . . . . . - Appointment Of The Chair Of The NHS Litigation Authority
The Department of Health Chief Nursing Officer and departmental sponsor for the NHS Litigation Authority . . . . . . . - American Medical Association Adjusts Strategy On Lobbying For Medical Malpractice Legislation
Physician lobbyists are redirecting their focus on medical malpractice legislation this year as they face a new Democratic Congress . . . . . . . . - U.S. Set to Expand DNA Sampling
The U.S. Justice Department is completing rules to allow the collection of DNA from most people arrested or detained by federal authorities, a vast expansion of DNA gathering that will include hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, by far the largest group affected, U.S. media reported on Monday. - Govt to set up DNA bank to enforce law
US authorities will soon begin collecting DNA samples from suspects arrested or detained by federal authorities, including hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, the New York Times reported on Monday. - Mezey -v- South West London & St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust, UK
In an important decision today the Court of Appeal refused South West London & St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust permission to appeal against an earlier decision made by Mr. Justice Underhill. - President Bush Renews Call For Tort Reform, Says 'Frivolous' Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
President Bush has renewed his call for nationwide tort reform, but federal legislation addressing medical malpractice lawsuits is unlikely to pass while Democrats hold the majority in Congress . . . . . - Louisiana Supreme Court Vacates Decision On State Cap In Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday vacated a decision by the state 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals that declared a $500,000 state cap on damages in medical malpractice lawsuits unconstitutional, the Baton Rouge Advocate reports (Griggs, Baton Rouge Advocate, 2/8). - Lawsuit Might Reduce FDA Authority In Allowing Terminally Ill Patients To Use Experimental
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on March 1 will reconsider a case that "threatens to shake the foundations of the FDA's regulatory authority covering pharmaceuticals and lead to greatly expanded use" of experimental medications, the Newark Star-Ledger reports (Cohen, Newark Star-Ledger, 2/12). - Slander Hearing Against Bulgarian Nurses Sentenced To Death In HIV Infection Case Postponed
A hearing in the slander trial brought against five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death for allegedly intentionally infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV has been postponed until later this month, the nurses' lawyer said on Sunday, Reuters UK reports (Reuters UK, 2/11). - Kansas Supreme Court Dismisses Charges Filed Against Physician Tiller
The Kansas Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against reinstating criminal charges filed last month by former state Attorney General Phill Kline (R) against physician George Tiller for allegedly performing illegal late-term abortions on women . . . . . - Indian Court Hears Arguments In Case Against Country's Patents Act
A court in Chennai, India, on Thursday heard arguments from pharmaceutical company Novartis in a case challenging a section of India's Patents Act that aims to restrict certain kinds of patents . . . . . . - India concerned at new British law affecting Indian medics: Ravi
India is "very concerned" over a new British immigration law that has affected job prospects of thousands of Indian doctors in Britain and will take up the issue at the diplomatic level, said Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi Sunday. - Advocacy Group Sues Federal Agencies Over Statements About Medical Marijuana
The Oakland, Calif.-based advocacy group Americans for Safe Access on Wednesday filed suit in Oakland federal court against HHS and FDA over statements the organizations have made about medical marijuana . . . . . . - New York Times Profiles Chinese Lawyers' Involvement In Court Case Of Advocate
The New York Times on Sunday profiled Chinese public defense lawyers Li Jinsong and Li Jianqiang, who have differed on how to approach cases such as the defense of human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng (Kahn, New York Times, 2/25). - Federal Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of U.S. Policy Requiring Groups That Receive HIV/AIDS
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday ruled that a U.S. policy requiring recipients of federal HIV/AIDS service grants to pledge to oppose commercial sex work does not violate the groups' First Amendment right to free speech, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports (Jakes Jordan, AP/International Herald Tribune, 2/27). - Court To Hear Appeal In Lawsuit On Experimental Prescription Drug Access
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Thursday will reconsider a lawsuit against FDA that seeks to provide terminally ill patients with expanded access to experimental medications, the Baltimore Sun reports (Rockoff, Baltimore Sun, 3/1). - RAND Study Finds Mental Health Courts Have The Potential To Save Taxpayers Money
Special courts that sentence people with mental illness who are convicted of misdemeanors and low-level felonies to treatment instead of jail have the potential to save taxpayers money, according to a RAND Corporation study conducted for the Council of State Governments Justice Center. - Physician Entrepreneur Celebrates Five Years Of Protecting Good Doctors Against Bad Lawyers
This April, entrepreneur, neurosurgeon Jeffery Segal, MD, FACS, and founder of Medical Justice Services, celebrates five years of relentlessly and successfully defending physicians against frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits - a defense that often includes taking the first punch. - GMC Investigates Causes Of Prescribing Errors, UK
The GMC (General Medical Council) has announced funding for a £100,000 research project that aims to investigate the prevalence and causes of errors in doctors' prescribing. - GMC Investigates Causes Of Prescribing Errors, UK
The GMC (General Medical Council) has announced funding for a £100,000 research project that aims to investigate the prevalence and causes of errors in doctors' prescribing. - Texas Officials Reach Settlement In Medicaid Lawsuit; Funding Increase Proposed
Texas state House Speaker Tom Craddick (R) and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (R) on Thursday announced a settlement with plaintiff's attorneys in a class-action lawsuit involving Medicaid benefits for children, the Austin American-Statesman reports. - HIPAA Allows Police Access To Alleged Crime Victims In Hospitals
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act allows hospitals to provide police with access to patients who are victims of alleged crimes, U.S. District Judge Tucker Melancon ruled on Friday, the AP/Dayton Daily News reports (AP/Dayton Daily News, 4/3). - Several States Consider Legislation That Would Make Physician Apologies Inadmissible As Evidence
Lawmakers in nine states are considering bills that would allow physicians to apologize to their patients or patients' families for medical errors without having their apologies be used in court as an admission of guilt, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports. - Malpractice Study -- Juries Sympathize More With Doctors
There's a common belief that juries frequently side with patients in lawsuits involving medical malpractice. - Advocate Protesting China's One-Child Policy Loses Appeal To Two-and-a-Half-Year Prison Sentence
Human rights advocate Mao Hengfeng, who has protested for the past 19 years against China's one-child-per-family policy . . . . . . . - Did Drug Reps Encourage Doctors To Prescribe Gabapentin For Non-approved Uses?
A new study published in PLoS Medicine suggests that so-called "detail" visits to doctors made by drug company representatives can involve promotion of drugs for non-approved, "off-label" uses. - Juries More Likely To Favor Defendants In Malpractice Lawsuits, Study Finds
Juries are more likely to favor defendants in medical malpractice lawsuits, in part because they have more resources than plaintiffs . . . . . . . - Court Postpones Slander Hearing For Medical Workers Sentenced To Death In Libyan HIV Infection Case
Libyan Judge Salem Hamrouni on Sunday postponed until April 29 a hearing in the slander trial brought against six medical workers sentenced to death for allegedly intentionally infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, AFP/Independent Online reports. - Weitz & Luxenberg Responds to Report Citing Rise of Hospital Errors
A new report on American hospitals concluded that the death of nearly 250,000 Medicare patients might have been prevented if healthcare workers made fewer errors. - Organon Starts Legal Proceedings In Portugal In Defence Of Livial
Organon will today open legal proceedings against the suppliers of two drugs for infringement of its chemical purity and particle size patents for tibolone. - New York Mesothelioma Attorneys File Lawsuit in Syracuse, NY After Rare Asbestos-Related Cancer
Independent studies confirm at least 15 asbestos-related cancer deaths among New York State talc workers, according to attorney who filed the mesothelioma lawsuit. - Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Medical Malpractice Developments
Summaries of recent news coverage about medical malpractice in Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania appear below. - Prison Sentence For Illegal Drugs Advertising, UK
A Manchester man, Martin Simon Hickman of Ashton Under-Lyne was sentenced at the High Court of Justice for 3 months yesterday for contempt of court. - Blue Cross Reaches Deal In Lawsuit Over Policy Cancellations
Blue Cross of California on Friday agreed to stop canceling individual health coverage unless it can prove that policyholders "intentionally misrepresented" their medical histories on applications for coverage . . . . . . . . . - Strike Force Formed To Target Fraudulent Billing Of Medicare Program By Health Care Companies
Thirty-eight people have been arrested in the first phase of a targeted criminal . . . . . . . . - MSF Reacts To Charges Issued Against Palestinian Staff Member
On May 17, Mr. Mossaab Bashir, a member of the staff of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the Gaza Strip . . . . . . . . - N.Y. Attorney General Subpoenas Amgen Data On Marketing Practices
Biotechnology company Amgen in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Tuesday said that it has received a subpoena from the New York state attorney general . . . . . . . - EPA Cites USA's Largest Hospital Disinfectant Manufacturer For False Claims
The largest U.S. manufacturer of hospital disinfectants has been charged with making false claims about the effectiveness of its products against microbial pests . . . . . . . . - Court Of Appeals For Veterans Claims Faces Increased Backlog, Judge Testifies
A federal appeals court judge on Tuesday before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance . . . . . . . . . . - New Scam Targeting Military Spouses, Warns American Red Cross
The American Red Cross has learned about a new scam targeting military families. - New York Gov. Spitzer, Lawmakers Lobbying For Bill To Require HIV Testing For Indicted Rape Suspects
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) and some state lawmakers are lobbying for a measure that would require suspects indicted for rape to be tested for HIV, the New York Times reports. - Essential Tones Of Music Rooted In Human Speech
A Libyan court on Sunday acquitted of slander charges five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor sentenced to death for allegedly intentionally infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, the New York Times reports (Brunwasser, New York Times, 5/28). - FDA Takes Action To Stop Marketing Of Unapproved Timed-Release Guaifenesin Drug Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced its intention to take action against companies that market unapproved drug products in timed-release dosage form that contain guaifenesin . . . . . . . . - Court Case Over Frozen Embryos In Texas Could Have Implications For Roe V. Wade
A case before the Texas Supreme Court over what should happen with three frozen embryos could have implications for Roe v. Wade -- the 1973 Supreme Court case that effectively barred state abortion bans -- the Los Angeles Times reports. - Caps On Medical Malpractice Damages Cut Doctors' Insurance Costs
Caps on medical malpractice damages mean lower insurance premiums for doctors, according to a new review from two Alabama universities. - Much Higher Value Put On Loss Of Loved Ones By Economists Than Courts
Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of London's Institute of Education have produced new research that shows the UK court system . . . . . . . . . - FTC Calls On Supreme Court To Consider Exclusion Agreements
The Washington Post on Monday examined how "an intragovernmental dispute" between the Federal Trade Commission . . . . . . . . - Maine Supreme Court Upholds Dirigo Health Funding Mechanism
The Maine Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-1 to uphold a "key funding mechanism" in Gov. John Baldacci's (D) Dirigo Health initiative . . . . . . . . - Gingrey Introduces Medical Liability Reform Legislation - Bipartisan Bill Will Ensure Physicians
U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey, M.D. (R-GA) today introduced the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act . . . . . . . . . - Warner Chilcott To Pay $5.5M To Settle Suit Alleging Company Kept Generic Contraceptive
Warner Chilcott will pay $5.5 million to settle a lawsuit that alleges the company conspired with Barr Pharmaceuticals to block a generic form of Warner's oral contraceptive Ovcon from entering the market . . . . . . . . . - AIDS Healthcare Foundation Plans To Sue Florida Health Regulators Over Change In Medicaid Provider
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is planning to file suit this week in Jacksonville, Fla., over a state plan that changes the provider of HIV/AIDS care for Medicaid beneficiaries in the state, Tom Myers, the organization's general counsel, said recently . . . . . . . - Supreme Court Decision On Home Health Care Workers 'Makes No Sense,' Editorial States
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that federal minimum wage and overtime laws do not apply to home care workers "makes no sense for a nation of aging baby boomers," a Philadelphia Inquirer editorial states. - Abbott Sues French HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group For Launching Attack On Company's Web Site
Abbott Laboratories on May 23 filed a lawsuit in French criminal court against the HIV/AIDS advocacy group Act Up-Paris for launching a "cyber attack" on the company's Web site, the Wall Street Journal reports. - Philippine Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Case Involving New Rules That Extend Ban On Ads
The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case challenging new rules that extend the country's ban on advertisements for infant formula that include a prohibition on ads for children ages two and younger, the AP/Boston Globe reports. - Philippine Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Case Involving New Rules That Extend Ban On Ads
The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case challenging new rules that extend the country's ban on advertisements for infant formula that include a prohibition on ads for children ages two and younger, the AP/Boston Globe reports. - Philippine Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Case Involving New Rules That Extend Ban On Ads
The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case challenging new rules that extend the country's ban on advertisements for infant formula that include a prohibition on ads for children ages two and younger, the AP/Boston Globe reports. - Texas Sues Three Drug Makers Alleging Medicaid Fraud
Texas on Wednesday filed lawsuits against Mylan Laboratories, Sandoz, Teva Pharmaceuticals . . . . . . . . - Federal Judge Rules Three Pharmaceutical Companies Engage In Unfair Practices For Medication Prices
U.S. District Judge Patti Saris in Boston on Thursday ruled that AstraZeneca, Schering-Plough and Bristol-Myers Squibb engaged in unfair and deceptive trade practices related to the prices of some their medications, Dow Jones/Boston Globe reports (Dow Jones/Boston Globe, 6/22). - Lack Of Agreement Over Compensation Package Stalling Deal On Libyan HIV Infection Case
The families of HIV-positive children in Libya on Friday announced that a lack of agreement over a compensation package has stalled an agreement that could lead to the release of six medical workers who were sentenced to death for allegedly intentionally infecting the children with HIV, AFP/EU Business reports (AFP/EU Business, 6/22). - U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Case Alleging AstraZeneca, Barr Conspired To Monopolize Market
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a case alleging that AstraZeneca and Barr Laboratories conspired to delay marketing of tamoxifen so as to maintain a monopoly for Nolvadex, AstraZeneca's brand name version of the drug, Dow Jones reports (Anderson, Dow Jones, 6/25). - Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Releases Wrong-Site Surgery Data
Wrong-site surgery data received by the Patient Safety Authority shows that every other day in Pennsylvania healthcare facilities an actual adverse event or near miss of a wrong-site surgery occurs. - Shelhigh Enters Consent Order With FDA - Agrees To Halt Distribution Until Manufacturing
Under a court order signed few days ago, Shelhigh, Inc., of Union, N.J., agreed to stop distributing its implantable medical devices . . . . . . . . - Is A Malpractice Crisis Looming For Pediatricians? Indiana University Study
Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, in the first systematic multi-year analysis of malpractice claims exclusively against pediatricians . . . . . . . . - Is A Malpractice Crisis Looming For Pediatricians? Indiana University Study
Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, in the first systematic multi-year analysis of malpractice claims exclusively against pediatricians . . . . . . . . - New Jersey Judge Rules Federal Law Does Not Bar Lawsuits Alleging Wyeth Did Not Warn
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Bryan Garruto on Wednesday ruled a federal law giving FDA the exclusive right to determine . . . . . . . . - HHS Launches Pilot Program To Identify Medicare Billing Fraud For Medical Equipment
HHS on Monday announced a pilot program targeting fraudulent Medicare billings submitted by medical equipment providers in the Los Angeles area and South Florida, the Los Angeles Times reports. - Omnicare Takes Legal Action Against Health Insurers, PBMs
Omnicare, a Kentucky-based prescription drug and medical services supplier for nursing homes . . . . . . . . - Mississippi Supreme Court Rejects Case Challenging Constitutionality Of State's Parental Consent Law
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear an appeal of a case that challenges whether the state's parental consent law for abortion can be used as a defense in a criminal case, the AP/Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. - Northern Ireland Nurse Struck Off For Misconduct
A nurse has been struck off the register for misconduct over a series of charges, including handing the wrong instruments to surgeons and injuring a patient by administering incorrect medicines. - Fight Against Frivolous Medical Malpractice Suits Needed, Op-Ed Says
"Though the medical tort system is designed to deter unsafe practices and to make negligently injured patients whole, it does neither. - Nurse Struck Off For Child Pornography Charges
A nurse has been struck off the register following a conviction for having pornographic images of children on his work laptop. - HHS Fights Home Health Agency Fraud, USA
HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt announced an initiative designed to protect Medicare beneficiaries from fraudulent Home Health Agency (HHA) providers. - HHS Fights Home Health Agency Fraud, USA
HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt announced an initiative designed to protect Medicare beneficiaries from fraudulent Home Health Agency (HHA) providers. - Department Of Consumer Protection Arrests Physician For Illegal Prescribing Of Controlled Substances
An investigation by Department of Consumer Protection Drug Control agents, the Chief State's Attorney Office, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration................ - Department Of Consumer Protection Arrests Physician For Illegal Prescribing Of Controlled Substances
An investigation by Department of Consumer Protection Drug Control agents, the Chief State's Attorney Office............ - Overcharging Tens of Thousands of Uninsured Patients to Advance as a Class Action
Kelly M. Dermody of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced that San Diego County Superior Court Judge................ - Pennsylvania Insurance Department Decides Not To Increase Medical Malpractice Limits
Deputy Insurance Commissioner Randy Rohrbaugh today said he has determined that there is not evidence............... - Libya Frees Six Bulgarian Medics
The six Bulgarian medics, five nurses and a Palestinian doctor who was naturalized Bulgarian recently................ - Kansas AG Morrison Files Motion To Intervene In Legal Dispute Between Planned Parenthood Affiliate
Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison (D) on Wednesday filed a motion to intervene in the legal dispute between Planned Parenthood of Kansas............ - Medical Workers Sentenced To Death In HIV Infection Case Arrive In Bulgaria
Six medical workers who were imprisoned for more than eight years in Libya for allegedly intentionally infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV on Tuesday were pardoned by Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov after arriving in the country, the AP/Boston Herald reports (AP/Boston Herald, 7/24). - Chinese Court Sentences Two Men Linked To Clashes In Southwest China Over One-Child Policy To Prison
The Bobai county court in China's southwest Guangxi province sentenced two men to prison who were linked to recent violent clashes between local police and residents over a campaign to enforce penalties............... - New York Times Magazine Examines Increase In Maternal, Family Care Workplace Discrimination
There has been a "flood" of workplace discrimination lawsuits filed since the mid-1990s because of "family care-giving obligations," including pregnancy and maternal care, the New York Times Magazine reports. - Federal Judge Allows Class-Action Gender, Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against Novartis
U.S. District Court Judge Gerard Lynch ruled that 19 current and former female employees of the pharmaceutical company............. - California Supreme Court To Hear Case Involving Physicians Who Refused To Perform IVF
The California Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case involving two physicians who refused to perform in vitro fertilization for a woman because of their religious beliefs, USA Today reports. - Sex Drugs Seized By Medicines Regulator, UK
Enforcement officers from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seized approximately £350,000 worth of unlicensed medicines on 01 August 2007 at a secure lock-up facility in Uxbridge, West London. - Palestinian Doctor Imprisoned For Allegedly Intentionally Infecting Libyan Children With HIV
Palestinian doctor Ashraf Alhajouj, who was imprisoned for more than eight years in Libya for allegedly intentionally infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV.............
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