Mealey's newest title focuses on Baycol[R].For the third time in as many months. Mealey Publications & Conferences Group, a member of LexisNexis, has begun a new litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. newsletter, Mealey 's Litigation Report: Baycol[R]. When Baycol first entered the market in 1997, it appeared to be a potentially life-saving drug with few side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. ," Mealey's marketing manager, Lex Daniele, said. "It was a statin--p art of a class of powerful anti-cholesterol drugs that prevented heart attacks and strokes. "But on August 8, 2001, Baycol was voluntarily taken off the market after more than 30 deaths were initially linked to the drug and many kidney, liver and muscle problems were reported." "The death toll associated with Baycol has now risen to 100. There have been more than 5,100 complaints to the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. . And hundreds of lawsuits alleging failure to warn, negligence and wrongful death The taking of the life of an individual resulting from the willful or negligent act of another person or persons. If a person is killed because of the wrongful conduct of a person or persons, the decedent's heirs and other beneficiaries may file a wrongful death action have been filed." Such are the sad facts that typically lead to a new Mealey's Litigation Report. This latest one will provide pharmaceutical and product liability litigators, as well as medical malpractice attorneys, with a tool to track this and other statin-related litigation. A print subscription to the monthly is $800/year; an online subscription is $960; and a combination of the two is $1,200. Editor's note: With a wide variety of almost 40 litigation titles in its stable, we're wondering if Mealey's next effort might be Mealey's Litigation Report: Pedophilia pedophilia, psychosexual disorder in which there is a preference for sexual activity with prepubertal children. Pedophiles are almost always males. The children are more often of the opposite sex (about twice as often) and are typically 13 years or age or younger; . P.O. Box 62090, King of Prussia King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , PA 19406, 610-768-7800, fax 610-962-4991, www.mealeys.com. |
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