Plum Island Whistleblower Wins Suit
Plum Island Whistleblower Was Vindicated. The Plum Island whistleblower, who was fired in June from Plum Island a day after reporting security and health concerns, was vindicated last week by the U.S. Department of Labor. The main thing is it will help snowball other decisions in my favor, said Jim McCoy, the whistleblower. At its … [Read more...] about Plum Island Whistleblower Wins Suit
Jury Awards $100 Million in Boston Scientific Transvaginal Mesh Case
Late last week a Delaware jury ordered medical device maker Boston Scientific to pay $100 million to a woman who said she was injured by a transvaginal mesh device. The jury award contained $25 million in compensatory damages and an additional $75 million in punitive damages, Reuters reports. The devices are the subject of more … [Read more...] about Jury Awards $100 Million in Boston Scientific Transvaginal Mesh Case
Wyeth Loses Prempro Suit
Wyeth Was Ordered To Pay $1.5M In Prempro Suit. Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth was ordered by a Pennsylvania state jury to pay $1.5 million in compensatory damages to an Arkansas woman and her husband who held the company’s hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drug Prempro responsible for the woman’s breast cancer. Citing conduct … [Read more...] about Wyeth Loses Prempro Suit
