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Due to the rising cost of 'defensive medicine,' the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed legislation to limit or ban punitive damages in product liability lawsuits over injuries allegedly caused by FDA-approved products. 2003 H.R. 5. The HEALTH 'Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost Timely Healthcare' Act of 2003 was introduced in the House on February 5. This bill passed in the House on March 13 and is currently on the calendar of the Senate.
Sec. 7(c)(1)(A) of the bill addresses punitive damages for FDA-approved products (drug, device, or biological product intended for humans). 'Punitive damages may not be awarded against the manufacturer or distributor of a medical product ' on the basis that the harm to the claimant was caused by the lack of safety or effectiveness of the particular medical product involved, unless the claimant demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that: 1) the manufacturer or distributor ' failed to comply with a specific requirement of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or regulations promulgated thereunder; and 2) the harm attributed to the particular medical product resulted from such failure to comply with such specific statutory requirement or regulation.
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.