Ignored Warnings on BP Oil Spill Testimony
BP Oil Spill, Worst Oil Spill In U.S. History. Last month, BP employee, John Guide, told an investigative panel he ignored an email warning of a significant gas flow risk in BP’s “wild Gulf well” just prior to what is now being described as the worst oil spill in United States history, said NOLA. Eleven men were killed in the blast … [Read more...] about Ignored Warnings on BP Oil Spill Testimony
Infuse Bone Graft Researcher was Paid by Medtronic
Infuse Bone Graft Researcher Fails. A spine surgeon who had a financial relationship with Medtronic Inc. did not disclose that relationship when he testified before a Senate committee urging more funding for research into combat-related injuries, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. One of Medtronic's products, Infuse Bone Graft, … [Read more...] about Infuse Bone Graft Researcher was Paid by Medtronic
Testimony: Feds not told about tests that exposed Vioxx dangers
Merck Did Not Inform Authorities About The Vioxx Dangers. Merck & Co. did not inform federal authorities about two clinical trials in which users of the painkiller Vioxx were more likely to die than people given a placebo, jurors in the first Vioxx liability case to go to trial in California were told Wednesday. Dr. … [Read more...] about Testimony: Feds not told about tests that exposed Vioxx dangers
Second Vioxx Trial Takes Disastrous turn for Merck
In a shocking turn of events, the trial judge in the second Vioxx trial now taking place in Superior Court, Atlantic County, New Jersey, has stricken the testimony of Merck’s first (and key) witness, Briggs Morrison, a vice president for Merck Research Labs, because it went "way beyond" his role as a purely “fact” witness as promised … [Read more...] about Second Vioxx Trial Takes Disastrous turn for Merck
