Phil Law Weblog

It can clearly be called as a victory of the people with disabilities in the USA.

The UK law is confused over whether the relatives of the MS sufferer be charged with criminal cherges. The controversy comes after the incident of Debbie Purdy, who was diagnosed in 1995 with primary progressive multiple sclerosis.

Medical device maker Medtronic finds itself pulled into a whistleblower lawsuit filed more than 130 orthopedic spine surgeons, neurosurgeons, medical practices and distributors of taking kickbacks from Medtronic for using their products, promoting off-label use of FDA-approved medical devices and filing Medicare claims in violation of the False Claims Act, among other things.

Medtronic Inc has decided to go for a settlement in the lawsuit filed against the company in 2006 for allegedly paying parks to the doctors. The Wall Street Journal reported the settlement money to be around $40 million.

Vera Dugger, the patient who underwent a cataract surgery two years ago, has filed a lawsuit against the doctor Dr. Mae Wesson last week. The surgery made her blind as she is not able to see in one eye. Her suit was filed Sept. 10 in Jefferson County District Court. Court papers show that on [...]

Finally Eva Liberato has agreed for a $5.5 million settlement with the Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park and its two doctors. This Chicago woman, filed a lawsuit against the hospital blaming the doctors to be responsible for severe brain damage of her new born son. Both the side decided for the settlement on September 19.

A Stonington ambulance company, Ambulance Corps, is likely to go for a settlement in the lawsuit that charged it for negligence in duty. The lawsuit was filed by a lightning strike victim Kevin Crandall, declared dead by emergency medical technicians mistakenly.

In a controversial ruling , the Kerala Law Reforms Commission has recommended legalization of the mercy killing; euthanasia. The Commission headed by eminent jurist justice V R Krishna Iyer has been submitted to the state government.

Eight-year-old class action lawsuit over the diabetes drug Rezulin ended in a settlement that can be called a major boost for the diabetes research in the state. The sum is a part of the $17.1 million settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed against the owner of the drug, Warner-Lambert Co. and Parke-Davis.

The multibillion dollar pharmaceutical company Merck has decided to pay the first payment of its $4.85 billion settlement, with their plaintiff. It is a part of the lawsuit over the use of the drug called Vioxx.