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Aug 20, 2005 A Texas jury has found drug maker Merck & Co. Inc. negligent in the death of a man who took its popular painkiller Vioxx and awarded his widow $253 million in the first of thousands of Vioxx lawsuits to go to trial. The stunning verdict was certain to be greatly reduced under […]

Legal Services Offices Most communities are served by one or more legal services program offices. These programs provide free legal services in civil (not criminal) cases to individuals who have little or no income. Staff lawyers and paralegals who have expertise with the types of cases most commonly encountered by individuals living below or near […]

It is very easy to lose your rights completely. Each state has its own deadlines, called statutes of limitation, for allowing victims of asbestos disease to file lawsuits. This means that there are strict deadlines for filing claims or lawsuits after becoming aware that you have an asbestos disease or after a loved one dies […]

Before you pay make sure you are fully protected legally… Doctors and hospitals across the country are scrambling to satisfy the booming demand for surgery that shrinks the stomachs of severely obese people. Dozens of hospitals are adding special operating suites for the procedure, called bariatric surgery, which attracted wide notice after public figures like […]

Nature of the disease Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals. The disease is characterised by the formation of vesicles (fluid-filled blisters) and erosions in the mouth, nose, teats and feet. Although not very lethal in adult animals, it causes serious production losses and is a major constraint in international […]

Office for Civil Rights – HIPAA Medical Privacy – National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information The privacy provisions of the federal law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), apply to health information created or maintained by health care providers who engage in certain electronic transactions, health plans, […]