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HHS-OIG Excludes Theranos Founder and CEO from Federal Health Programs for 90 Years

HIPAA Journal

The Theranos Scandal Theranos was a blood testing startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes in 2003. The FDA launched an investigation into Theranos that found that the allegations in Carreyrou’s article were correct. The company was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and shut down.

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Terrible Decision Contravenes the Vaccine Act’s Purpose and Would Gut Its Protections

Drug & Device Law

2003), and Doe v. Nothing in DeCostanzo suggests that the defendant’s vaccine lacked whatever warnings the FDA had approved, and the likelihood that the FDA would give these antivaxxers the time of day on any violation claim is minimal. DeConstanzo , 2022 WL 17338047, at *4 (citing Laughter v. Aventis Pasteur, Inc. ,

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A Texas Mess

Drug & Device Law

That Complaint alleges various antivax conspiracy theories concerning COVID-19 vaccines, the FDA, emergency use authorizations, and the media that have circulated since these vaccines first became available. The FDA, however, did not and does not share that belief. FDA (8/23/21) press release (emphasis original).

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Logical Contradiction Doctrine:  Buckman for Textualists

Drug & Device Law

470 (1996), was decided – removing express preemption as a defense for manufacturers of §510(k) products So defendants moved on fraud on the FDA under an implied preemption theory and won. Plaintiffs Legal Committee , 531 U.S. Mensing , 564 U.S. Mensing , 564 U.S. Mensing , 564 U.S. Lohr , 518 U.S. Lohr , 518 U.S.

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