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Lilly To Pay $22.5 Million To Settle W. Va. Lawsuit Over Zyprexa

Published August 21, 2009: 09:22 AM ET by CNNMoney   Drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle a lawsuit in which West Virginia’s attorney general accused Lilly of improperly promoting the antipyschotic Zyprexa.   It’s the latest Lilly payout for Zyprexa. In recent years, the company has [...]

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Suit alleges Yamaha Rhino at fault in death

Published August 21, 2009  beaumontenterprise.com By: Margaret Toal   Twelve people in Orange County are listening to engineers, looking at police photos and following computer graphics that seek to explain the death of a 13-year-old and the possible role of a Yamaha Rhino.   And there’s a crowd with them in District Court Judge Dennis [...]

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Jury Awards Man $1 Million in Colonoscopy Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

ABQJournal.comBy: Jim McElroy Friday, 31 July 2009 12:24  Las Cruces man alleged surgeon was negligent in repairing a colon perforation   A Las Cruces man who sued a surgeon that he alleged was negligent in repairing a colon perforation after a colonscopy has been awarded $1 million by a jury, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported. [...]

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Watson Pain Patch Recall: Risk of Fatal Fentanyl Overdose from Leaks

Published August 11, 2009 by aboutlawsuits.com A fentanyl patch recall has been issued by Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for one lot of their generic 100 mcg/hr pain patches, as manufacturing problems could cause the patches to leak the powerful fentanyl gel contained inside, potentially causing an overdose, respiratory depression or death.      The Watson pain patch recall [...]

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Pfizer Chantix Quit Smoking Drug FDA Suicide Advisory

I think it is a fair assumption to say that most people who smoke wish they had never started.  Unfortunately, it is a very rare occasion to quit smoking on the first attempt.  I personally know of a woman who used cigarettes as a weight loss tool.  She died of emphysema at the age of [...]

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