Contact: Lauren Woods Law2014@med.cornell.edu 646-317-7401 Weill Cornell Medical College You don’t ‘own’ your own genes Researchers raise alarm about loss of individual ‘genomic liberty’ due to gene patents that may impact the era of personalized medicine NEW YORK (March 25,… Read More ›
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US Supreme Court throws out challenge to surveillance law
Feb 26, 2013 20:21 Moscow Time Photo: EPA US-based journalists, lawyers and human rights groups cannot challenge a federal law that allows surveillance of some international communications, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in a case touching on government efforts… Read More ›
Firms May Be Liable for Acne Treatment Woes: Acne Drug Solodyn related to Liver Failure, Lupus, and Hepatitis
By ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – A college student whose liver failed allegedly as a result of using the acne treatment Solodyn may sue Medicis and Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals for negligence, a federal judge ruled. Brittani Tigert,… Read More ›
Greek Courts Postpone Backlog of 1 million Cases
Monday, 17 December 2012 Nothing seems to work in Grecia!Go-slow action by Greek judges and prosecutors since September has resulted in more than one million cases being postponed, adding to a massive backlog that has built up in the country’s… Read More ›
Supreme Court considers limits on class-action cases
By Agence France-Presse Monday, November 5, 2012 22:15 EST Topics: supreme court WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court heard two cases that could limit the scope of class action lawsuits, after the court rejected a discrimination claim by 1.5 million… Read More ›
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