The Senate approved a Medicare bill today that would give prescription drug coverage to 40 million senior and disabled Americans as part of the biggest overhaul to the social program since its creation in 1965. The bill now goes to the White House, where President Bush is expected to sign it into law.
The Medicare bill, […]

Dr. David Franklin, a former Warner-Lambert medical liaison, says he had to blow the whistle on what he claims was an elaborate scheme to illegally promote Neurontin for at least 11 “off-label” uses, meaning for uses the Food and Drug Administration has not approved.
‘We were truly experimenting on patients, which put them at risk,’ […]

A group of lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart in New Jersey, claiming the retail giant violated the RICO Act, the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization Act, by conspiring with cleaning contractors to not pay immigrant janitors overtime.
The lawsuit seeks class-action status for thousands of immigrant workers, hired by the contractors to clean the […]

U.S. District Judge Clair Eagan ordered immediate closure of Rx Depot, a chain of stores that helps U.S. residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, a practice the U.S. government says is illegal and scorns federal health controls.
“This court is not unsympathetic to the predicament faced by individuals who cannot afford their prescription drugs at […]

Federal lawmakers defeated the “Do Not Share” amendment by a 70-24 vote, which gave consumers greater control over their financial privacy.
The amendment, proposed by California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, which gave consumers the right to tell financial institutions not to share their personal information such as social security numbers, bank balances, credit […]

Toronto law firm Rochon Genova, LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb in Canada on behalf of Steve and Louise Ledyit and all Canadians who have suffered liver damage as a result of taking the antidepressant drug Serzone (nefazodone), which has been linked to liver failure.
Published reports have linked nefazodone hydrochloride […]

For the second time this year, the recoding industry has filed lawsuits against people it claims have been illegally sharing music on the Internet.
This time, however, the Recording Industry Association of America warned alleged violators in advance that they were being sued, urging them to settle their cases before taking them to court. According […]