By Jess Krochtengel Law360, Dallas (December 2, 2016, 9:52 PM EST) -- Although a Texas federal jury hit Johnson & Johnson with a more than $1 billion verdict in the latest bellwether trial over the company's Pinnacle hip implants, fruitful … [Read more...]
New England Journal of Medicine op-ed: Don’t repeal the medical device tax
The following important and revealing article is provided as written from the Mass Device website (http://www.massdevice.com/), which provides its subscribers with "News and information for the medical device industry and the companies that drive … [Read more...]
WHAT DO AN OCTOPUS AND THE FDA HAVE IN COMMON? BOTH HAVE EIGHT LEGS.
FDA stands for Food and Drug Administration. While most Americans view the FDA as the country's drug enforcement arm, it does so much more and its responsibilities are wide and varied. It deals with human and animal food, drugs, medical devices, … [Read more...]
Texas™ 83rd Legislative Session is Underway, and You Aren’t Safe
It is commonly known that when the Texas Legislature is in session, no one is safe. Texas 83rd legislative session is well underway, and that saying is as true as ever. The legislature is taking aim at Texans through laws it hopes to pass that attack … [Read more...]
TEXAS TORT REFORMERS ONLY LOVE THEMSELVES
In 2003, Texas tort reform advocates and activists mutilated Texas medical malpractice laws to the point that innocent victims of emergency room negligence cannot hold the hospital, doctors or staff responsible. They were also successful in getting … [Read more...]
FEDERAL LAWS PREVENT PATIENT DUMPING
Every day thousands of Texans who do not have medical insurance are turned away from hospital emergency rooms. This is in violation of federal laws if the person turned away does not have health insurance, but requests an examination or treatment for … [Read more...]
Texas Watch Report on Tort Reform in Texas: Implementing the Corporate Immunity Agenda
Thanks to Texas Watch Foundation for their great work in this September 26th, 2011, Report. Despite a professed desire to adhere to fundamental constitutional principles, Governor Rick Perry's tenure has been marked by radical changes that … [Read more...]
“Regrettable Human Error”
A November 5, 2007, Associated Press story reported that under government pressure, Bayer AG said that it was immediately halting worldwide sales of its antibleeding drug Trasylol. The Food and Drug Administration asked Bayer to stop selling the drug … [Read more...]
3 Articles About Medical Malpractice Reform
1. http://www.citizen.org/documents/a-failed-experiment-report.pdf 2. http://www.texaswatch.org/2011/10/cato-says-med-mal-caps-are-bad/ 3. http://www.texaswatch.org/2011/10/report-texas-tort-law-has-failed-to-reduce-health-costs-attract-doctors/ … [Read more...]
SHOULD WE SHARE IN TORT REFORMERS PRIDE FOR THEIR CORPORATE IMMUNITY LAWS?
If you appreciate your constitutional rights, the answer is a resounding "No!". Tort reform organizations like ATRA have successfully changed tort laws and tort related laws to shield and protect wrongdoers. The reformed laws and the implications of … [Read more...]
And Now, Speaking on Behalf of Big Insurance: The Texas Supreme Court
Earlier this month, the Texas Supreme Court once again cast its arms around Big Business and shoved Texans out the door. Not so long ago, if you were the victim of an accident wherein medical bills were incurred you could present the total amount of … [Read more...]