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Darvon and Darvocet Recalled After Rocky History
The painkiller propoxyphene was developed in 1957 by Eli Lilly & Co. This opiate derivative, with similar properties to codeine, was used in Darvon and Darvocet. The drug is said to be 20% as powerful as morphine and was intended for treatment of mild to moderate pain. When combined with acetaminophen, the drug was sold…
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Apparently Drug Companies Defraud The Government More Than Contractors
Apparently, pharmaceutical drug companies have outstripped defense contractors when it comes to defrauding the government. NPR article brought to you by drug injury lawyers Greenberg and Bederman. Pharmaceutical drug companies manufacture and market hundreds of new drugs each year. Each pharmaceutical product is regulated and approved by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) before it reaches…
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Cap on Punitive Damages Helps Insurance Companies
Tort reform advocates have many bones to pick with our judicial system. By now we have all heard about “lawsuit lotteries,” “judicial hellholes,” and the miracles that non-economic damage caps are supposed to provide. We have plenty of evidence (both anecdotal and concrete) that lawsuits are not lotteries, most of the “judicial hellholes” are simply…