I was nine years old when, in 1983, the first black woman was crowned “Miss America.” I admit that at the time, I didn’t fully comprehend the significance of what she had achieved. To that point, I had never been exposed to people who actively despised others they didn’t personally know. In fact, I hadn’t
A given population, whether it is the yeast in a homebrewer’s carboy or nation-state of people, will tend to expand to fit or exceed the size of the available resource base. If a population exceeds the budget of resources that can be reasonably accessed, the inevitable result is suffering, as the overshoot resolves itself. (In
Back in March, I wrote about how Blocked Expert Testimony Isn’t Necessarily the End of Mirena MDL. Then, at the end of June, I wrote about how Mirena Plaintiffs Prepare Response to Bayer’s Summary Judgment Motion. Sadly today, I get to write about the end of the Mirena MDL as Bayer wins summary judgment.
What will be the reaction now that millions of Americans have been Berned? For legions of Bernie Sanders supporters, the Vermont senator’s syrupy speech Tuesday night at the Democratic Party’s convention, culminating in his call for Hillary Clinton to be nominated the party’s presidential candidate by acclamation, was difficult to choke down.
Essure plaintiffs moved to create a MDL in Pennsylvania on July 25. The “[p]laintiffs in all of the actions currently pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (except for Williams et al v. Bayer Corporation, Case No. 4:16-cv-01105)” joined in the motion to create a multi-district litigation regarding Bayer’s “permanent” torture birth control device.
This post was inspired by a real-life hero, Dr. Julio Novoa. In fact, the title comes from a letter he wrote (reproduced in part and linked with his permission) regarding Bayer’s “permanent” birth control device, Essure. For those unfamiliar with Essure, there are numerous posts on this site about the device and the dangers thereof. For those unfamiliar with Dr. Novoa, he is an outspoken physician advocate of removing this dangerous product from the market. His is one of the strongest, loudest voices calling for its removal. He is also one of the most outspoken critics of the FDA’s handling of the issue. Case in point: the Essure black box warning – a roar without any bite.
Takata Corporation confirmed that a Florida suit over Takata air bags settled recently. The suit pertained to Patricia Mincey and her 2001 Honda Civic. Ms. Mincey was involved in an accident in June 2014, during which her Takata air bag deployed with excessive force, leaving her a quadriplegic. Ms. Mincey passed away in April after almost two years in the hospital. She was 77.
Benicar, a popular blood pressure medication manufactured by Daiichi Sankyo and Forest Laboratories, has been the focus of a multidistrict litigation (MDL) for some time now. The Judicial Panel on Multi-district Litigation (JPML) issued the order granting multiple suits MDL status back in early 2015. However, it appears that the first Benicar MDL trials won’t happen until 2017. Daiichi is a Japanese company whose U.S. headquarters are located in Parsippany, NJ. Forest Labs was purchased in 2014 by Actavis.
The Case for a Socialist America On the road the other day, I saw a bumper sticker that made me laugh out loud. Placed next to a “Bernie 2016” sticker, and in the same design, it read, “Giant Meteor 2016” and in smaller print, “Just end it already.” Leaving aside the particular disgruntlement of a
Unsafe Liquid Plumr Bottles Recalled The Clorox Company has recalled 4.5 bottles of Liquid Plumr whose caps are not child-proof. The recall was announced July 14. The bottles are easily opened by children, who would then have access to the highly caustic and toxic substance. Included in the recall are the products Liquid Plumr Pro-Strength