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Cook Medical vaginal mesh products may be added to multidistrict litigation
Posted: June 16, 2013 Pharmaceutical

Claims against Cook Medical, Inc. and its vaginal mesh products may soon join lawsuits consolidated in the Southern District of West Virginia. The cases currently involve transvaginal mesh devices made by American Medical Systems, Boston Scientific, Coloplast, Ethicon (Johnson &

Judge recuses himself from Actos bladder cancer lawsuit
Posted: June 16, 2013 Pharmaceutical

A judge assigned to hear an Actos bladder cancer lawsuit has recused himself from the case, citing a conflict with one of the pharmacies listed as a defendant in the case.

Federal government, Arkansas jointly sue ExxonMobil over tar sands oil spill
Posted: June 15, 2013 Environmental

The U.S. Justice Department and the State of Arkansas have filed a joint lawsuit against oil giant ExxonMobil for violations to state and federal pollution laws involving its oil spill that flooded a community with highly toxic Canadian tar sands

Four Florida executive face prison time for WellCare Medicaid fraud scheme
Posted: June 13, 2013 Consumer Fraud

A federal jury in Tampa, Florida found four high-ranking officials of a Florida health maintenance organization (HMO) operator guilty of multiple charges, including health care fraud, making false statements relating to health care matters, and making false statements to a

BP will cease most oil spill cleanup work in June
Posted: June 12, 2013 Environmental

BP is wrapping up its oil-spill cleanup efforts on the Gulf Coast this month, pulling out of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and all but 83 miles of Louisiana coast, the company said. The oil giant has staged cleanup operations for more

National Medicare fraud crackdown uncovers $233 million in false billings
Posted: June 10, 2013 Consumer Products

A federal crackdown on Medicare fraud in eight cities nationwide has led to charges against 89 individuals, including doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in fraud schemes that resulted in about $233 million in false

FDA panel votes to loosen restrictions on Avandia despite heart attack risk
Posted: June 9, 2013 Pharmaceutical

An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to recommend that the severe restrictions the agency placed on the type 2 diabetes drug Avandia be loosened. The vote was far from unanimous, with five members voting to

Chicago woman sues manufacturer of metal hip replacement system
Posted: June 9, 2013 Pharmaceutical

A Chicago woman is suing the maker of her all-metal hip replacement system that she claims corroded in her body triggering the growth of a football-sized tumor-like growth in her hip joint.

Whistleblower exposes fraud; ISTA Pharmaceuticals settles criminal, civil charges for $33.5 million
Posted: June 8, 2013 Consumer Products

ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc., a unit of Bausch+Lomb, has pleaded guilty to several criminal and civil charges for conspiring to introduce a misbranded drug into the market and pay illegal kickbacks to physicians who prescribed the drug for unapproved uses. ISTA’s

C.R. Bard agrees to pay settle whistleblower fraud allegations for $50 million
Posted: June 7, 2013 Consumer Fraud

Medical products manufacturer C.R. Bard has agreed to pay the U.S. nearly $50 million to resolve allegations that it provided illegal financial rewards to customers and physicians for choosing its products to treat prostate cancer – a violation of the