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Medi-Spa Lawsuits on the Rise
Patients are filing an increasing number of malpractice lawsuits against so-called medical spas over beauty treatments gone wrong. Attorneys familiar with such cases say claims related to laser hair removal are particularly common and that more regulation is needed. A trade group that represents the spa industry estimates that the number of medical spas has quadrupled in the past five years. Tresa Baldas, Law.com 09/02/2009
Record Settlement Reached Over Bextra Marketing of Pain Meds and Other Drugs
Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay $2.3 billion to settle a government investigation into the marketing of the withdrawn Bextra pain medicine and 13 other drugs. The size of the settlement stems from the government’s determination that Pfizer was a repeat offender, according to Reuters. The settlement is believed to be the largest in history related to the improper marketing of prescriptions drugs. Jeremy Pelofsky and Ransdell Pierson, Reuters 09/02/2009
Firm Settles Claim Over Automated Calls
A Florida-based company has agreed to pay $24 million to settle allegations that it used automated telemarketing calls to sell extended auto warranties, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. Under the settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, Transcontinental Warranty Inc. has also agreed to cease using automated calls to sell their services. New federal rules prohibit nearly all types of automated telemarketing for commercial purposes. Diane C. Lade, South Florida Sun-Sentinel 09/02/2009
Number of Drywall Lawsuits Mounting
More than a hundred homeowners have filed lawsuits over claims that Chinese-made drywall ruined home appliances and caused health problems, the Jackson Clarion Ledger reports. According to an attorney familiar with the matter, the drywall was installed in tens of thousands of homes since 2005. Cases already filed against drywall manufacturers are to be consolidated as a class action in New Orleans. Jimmie E. Gates, The Jackson Clarion-Ledger 09/07/2009
Case Could Signal Future of Paxil Birth Defect Claims
A Philadelphia court is scheduled to play host next week to what may be the first of three bellwether trials over claims that the antidepressant drug Paxil causes birth defects, Bloomberg reports. According to plaintiff claims, GlaxoSmithKline, the world’s second-largest drug maker, knew the drug posed a risk but failed to warn consumers. The trial will likely indicate how more than 600 other Paxil birth defect lawsuits will fare, legal experts say. Sophia Pearson and Margaret Cronin Fisk, Bloomberg 09/11/2009
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