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Malarkey ? The Ten Worst Prescription Drug/Medical Device Decisions of 2023

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23, 2010) ( here ), can supersede our list, so far they’ve been thankfully uncommon. The logic of the consumer fraud claim made no sense. Letting plaintiffs use RICO (or the False Claims Act) to bring fraud on the FDA claims (preemption only applies to state law) is a distinct minority position, but the Ninth Circuit has.

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Suing the Certifiers – A Dangerous Undertaking

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Anyway, this fraudulent “doctor” allegedly “touched them without informed consent” and caused them “emotional distress. The unfortunate truth is that ECFMG was also a victim of this fake doctor’s fraud. Smith, LLC , 2010 WL 11566367, at *7 (N.D. 2010); In re Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation , 526 F.

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Stupid Expert Tricks Redux

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2010) (Matsen); Nelson v. Moline obtained from her employer’s institutional review board to conduct the article was structured to “reference[] federal regulations governing human subject research,” while simultaneously “waiv[ing] the requirement that Dr. Moline obtain informed consent from the individuals whose cases she planned to study.”