In May, a woman filed a complaint against her employer Merck & Co. She alleged that the company established and followed policies of a sexually discriminating nature, and encouraged managers to not fire potential employees who are female. She also alleged that the company discriminated against pregnant employees. Merck is the country’s second largest drug…
Death is a very difficult and sensitive topic to deal with. Except in some exceptional situations, a death in a family usually means suffering of a loved one somewhere. Even when there are predictions of death in cases when an individual is terminally ill, the onslaught of emotions can never be prepared to. These overwhelming…
The medical fraud defence attorney can work towards a favourable outcome for you, in case of medical malpractice cases. These legal counsels have high qualifications and are very knowledgeable in their own domains. They collaborate with their clients and prevent situations where the consequences can be guilty convictions and incarcerations. The defence lawyers work very…
Many states are working on reforms that would help to curb abuses. In April a new bill in Alabama that would make elder abuse a felony was pushed forward by lawmakers. The bill was in response to the discovery that there are around 6,000 cases of nursing home abuse that take place annually, but many…
Though the FDA is empowered to order recall of any drug or health supplement, more often than not it is the drug and pharma companies that themselves initiate a recall. Why do they do it, when it obviously causes them financial harm, and in many cases damage to their goodwill and reputation? In fact many…
