| January 5, 2009 | The Wall Street Journal By GREG HITT WASHINGTON -- Big Business will be facing a bolstered Democratic majority when the new Congress convenes Tuesday, plus a Democratic president in two weeks. |
| January 5, 2009 | The New York Times The new Congress plans to move aggressively against the tobacco industry in coming months by regulating cigarettes, raising per-pack sales taxes and ratifying an international antitobacco treaty, according to aides for key lawmakers and experts who expect the Obama administration to break a logjam on smoking. |
| January 5, 2009 | CNBC A congressional hearing into the alleged $50 billion Bernard Madoff fraud provided a platform Monday for proponents of sweeping financial oversight reforms. |
| January 4, 2009 | ajc.com When Dr. J.T. Cooper hobbles around his Marietta medical office, the boot brace on his right foot is a reminder of a danger posed by some of the most popular and misprescribed antibiotics on the market. |
| January 4, 2009 | The New York Times WASHINGTON President-elect Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress are planning swift action to overturn a Supreme Court decision that made it much harder for people to challenge discrimination in employment, education, housing and other fields. |
| January 4, 2009 | Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress will take over the government this month with big plans to overhaul U.S. financial regulation and a surge of momentum behind them. |
| December 30, 2008 | The New York Times A prominent Harvard child psychiatrist will curtail activities financed by the drug industry while Massachusetts General Hospital investigates his failure for years to disclose the consulting fees he received from drug makers. |
| December 30, 2008 | The Wall Street Journal By JARED A. FAVOLE and ALICIA MUNDY WASHINGTON -- Amid studies showing the anticlotting drug Plavix may not be effective for 30% of cardiac patients, federal regulators are considering updating the drug's label to include data on genetic factors that could interfere with the medicine. |
| December 30, 2008 | CNBC BOSTON - The Massachusetts attorney general's office says Pennsylvania drug maker Cephalon Inc. has agreed to a nearly $4.7 million payment to the state to settle allegations of off-label marketing of three pharmaceutical products. |
| December 30, 2008 | Newsday.com Congressional Republicans said they would work with Democrats to craft a plan to stimulate the economy, but only if GOP ideas are considered for a bill that could cost as much as $1 trillion. |
| December 30, 2008 | Boston.com Boy was strangled by mesh... |
| December 29, 2008 | USA Today | | | | | NEW ORLEANS (AP) The federal government is not immune from lawsuits claiming many Gulf Coast hurricane victims were exposed to potentially dangerous fumes while living in trailers it provided, a federal judge ruled Friday. |
| December 29, 2008 | Daily Herald WHITING, Ind. -- BP America Inc. has paid $332,250 in fines after state regulators found more than a dozen safety violations at its oil refinery along Lake Michigan two years ago. |
| December 29, 2008 | Daily Herald In your December 20 editorial "Court must protect malpractice limits" you urge the Illinois Supreme Court to maintain limits on damages on medical malpractice cases, stating limits are necessary to avoid higher rates for doctors. |
| December 29, 2008 | CBS news Worker Safety Regulations Rolled Back As Administration Responded To Industry... |
| December 18, 2008 | CNBC WASHINGTON - By Will Dunham U.S. regulators should examine whether a controversial class of chemicals found in many plastic products including children's toys can hurt people, a panel of experts said on Thursday. |
| December 18, 2008 | Bloomberg By David Glovin and David Scheer Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) -- An ex-Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. salesman was accused of insider trading for passing along confidential tips gleaned from his wife, a Brunswick Group public-relations executive involved in corporate deals. |
| December 18, 2008 | Reuters - Claiming back some of the rewards given to doctors for improving productivity could save the government Medicare program up to $201 billion over the next 10 years, a congressional analysis showed on Thursday. |
| December 18, 2008 | Reuters By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators should examine whether a controversial class of chemicals found in many plastic products including children's toys can hurt people, a panel of experts said on Thursday. |
| December 18, 2008 | The LA Times Employees of the Hilton Los Angeles Airport filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the hotel's workload did not allow for breaks and that workers were not paid for all of their hours, in violation of labor laws. |
| December 18, 2008 | The Wall Street Journal By JOHN CARREYROU and BARBARA MARTINEZ Sen. Charles Grassley is weighing proposing legislation in early 2009 that would hold nonprofit hospitals more accountable for the billions of dollars in annual tax exemptions they enjoy, aides to the Iowa senator said. |
| December 17, 2008 | The Wall Street Journal By ALICIA MUNDY Health groups, some backed by the drug industry, have joined the heated lobbying battle in Washington over the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, sending a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle urging him to pick a person familiar with the... |
| December 17, 2008 | The Wall Street Journal By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN The Food and Drug Administration said it is recommending more stringent clinical trials for diabetes drugs to better assess heart-attack and stroke risks. |
| December 17, 2008 | The Wall Street Journal By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN The Food and Drug Administration ordered new warnings about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors associated with 11 drugs used to treat epilepsy and certain psychiatric disorders. |
| December 17, 2008 | Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON (AP) New drugs to treat an epidemic of diabetes will have to be screened more closely for heart risks, federal health officials said Wednesday. |
| December 17, 2008 | The New York Times Filed at 5:14 a.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a stunning rebuke, the Securities and Exchange Commission chairman blames his career regulators for a decade-long failure to investigate Wall Street money manager Bernard L. |
| December 17, 2008 | In These Times By Terry J. Allen The world is sighing with relief. The Bush era is dying, but the toxic legacy of Americas worst president will linger like DDT unless the Obama administration acts quickly to restore constitutional and regulatory protections its predecessor eviscerated. |
| December 17, 2008 | Bloomberg By Justin Blum Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Pharmacies dont consistently provide understandable information about drugs and their risks in leaflets provided to consumers, according to U. |
| December 16, 2008 | Bloomberg By Catherine Larkin and Justin Blum Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Epilepsy drugs must carry a new warning about the risk of suicidal thoughts or actions, as urged by a U. |
| December 16, 2008 | Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach has told staff he will leave the agency on January 20, the day Barack Obama becomes president. |
| December 16, 2008 | The Wall Street Journal By JONATHAN D. ROCKOFF A study sponsored by federal regulators found that pharmacies too often failed to provide consumers with needed drug-safety information in the leaflets stapled to their prescriptions. |
| December 16, 2008 | Law.com In a surprise 5-4 decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that a state lawsuit brought by Maine smokers could proceed against Altria Group, parent company of Philip Morris USA, for fraudulently advertising the health benefits of "light" cigarettes. |
| December 16, 2008 | Los Angeles Times The actor and his wife agreed to a $750,000 settlement with the hospital over a medication error last year that nearly killed their twin babies. A suit against the drug maker is ongoing. |
| December 16, 2008 | The Wall Street Journal By LAUREN POLLOCK Mattel Inc. and its Fisher Price toy unit will pay $12 million as part of a multistate settlement to resolve charges it shipped toys with lead paint to the U. |
| December 16, 2008 | Los Angeles Times State and local officials push trans fat bans and menu labeling. Some restaurants, diners and manufacturers object. |
| December 16, 2008 | Los Angeles Times The justices rule that tobacco companies can be sued by smokers who claim they were deceived about health risks. The decision allows class-action suits to proceed in several states. |
| December 15, 2008 | The Wall Street Journal By MELANIE TROTTMAN Consumer watchdogs wielding handheld X-ray guns are testing toys on shelves for unsafe levels of lead and other chemicals, giving retailers -- from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
| December 15, 2008 | The New York Times WASHINGTON Tobacco companies that marketed light cigarettes may be sued for fraud, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a 5-to-4 decision that will bolster dozens of lawsuits claiming billions of dollars in damages. |
| December 15, 2008 | The Wall Street Journal - Health Blog The Supreme Courts decision today that smokers can sue cigarette makers over labels that promised lower tar and nicotine is a victory for trial lawyers as much as consumers. |
| December 15, 2008 | USA Today Posted | | | | | GUIDE TO RECYCLING CODES WASHINGTON (AP) Federal health officials, criticized for declaring that a controversial chemical is safe, have refused to back down and instead plan more research. |
| December 15, 2008 | Reuters - Mattel Inc, the world's largest toymaker, reached a $12 million settlement with 39 U.S. states over lead-tainted toys that prompted a health scare in 2007, the Massachusetts attorney general said on Monday. |
| December 15, 2008 | The Wall Street Journal By JESS BRAVIN and BRENT KENDALL WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court dealt industry a setback, ruling that consumers can sue a tobacco company under state unfair-trade laws even though cigarette labeling is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission. |
| December 15, 2008 | Providence Business News The Rhode Island Association for Justice, meanwhile, a group that includes trial lawyers who have fought tort-reform efforts as potentially harmful to patients rights, issued a statement arguing that patient safety is actually enhanced by patients ability to sue when theres a lapse in safety practices. The ACEP report actually backs this up, the group noted, with the 10 states with the best liability environment also scoring D+ on safety. |
| December 15, 2008 | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court is allowing lawsuits to go forward against tobacco companies' allegedly deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes. In a 5-4 decision Monday, the court says smokers may use state consumer protection laws to sue cigarette makers for the way they promote "light" and "low tar" brands. |
| December 15, 2008 | Insurance Journal Send Feedback E-mail this Article Print this Article Article Reprints Pennsylvania hospitals and doctors are suing the state to obtain hundreds of millions in unspent dollars they say should be devoted to a state fund that helps doctors pay for medical malpractice insurance. |
| December 15, 2008 | The New York Times Filed at 10:49 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tens of thousands of public swimming pools and hot tubs could be forced to close Saturday if they do not have new anti-drowning drain covers required under a sweeping law designed to prevent drain suction from trapping children under water. |
| December 14, 2008 | ajc.com An Atlanta toy firm recalled more than 100,000 remote-controlled Thunder Wolf helicopters this summer because they could catch fire. Six months later, only 16 have been returned, company officials said last week. |
| December 14, 2008 | Wall Street Journal Template Article Comments more in Markets Main » An enforcement case 16 years ago gave the Securities and Exchange Commission its first shot at figuring out how Bernard Madoff could rack up favorable returns with such uncanny consistency. |
| December 14, 2008 | USA Today WASHINGTON At the Supreme Court this month, when the justices took up a big environmental case, a spectator could have played a kind of "six degrees of separation" game. |
| December 12, 2008 | Reuters (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc (MDT.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) will report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the death of a patient who underwent surgery with one of its products, the Wall Street Journal said, citing the Minneapolis-based company. |