Would You Snort Chocolate?
Summary: The trend of snorting chocolate is starting to pick up in the United States but little to no research…
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Federal Government Now Regulating Vaping Industry
Summary: The federal government will now regulate the e-cigarette industry as harshly as it regulates big tobacco. Dora the Explorer…
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $55 Million in Talc Powder Case
Summary: For the second time this year, Johnson & Johnson is ordered to pay damages for causing ovarian cancer. Baby…
Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company Sued for Dishonesty…Again
Summary: The Honest Company is hit with another lawsuit for dishonest labeling. How honest is the Honest Company? A recent…
FDA Aims to Shut Down One Man Sperm Bank
Tis' the season for giving. And Trent Arsenault is taking that quite literally. He is a one man ‘bank’ –…
Gibson Dunn Launches New FDA Practice
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has announced that Stephen Payne has joined its Washington, D.C. office as a partner. Payne…
Obama Administration’s Top Health Official Blocks Plan B Pill From Becoming OTC
Yesterday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius – the Obama administration's top health official stopped the Plan B morning…
Merck Pays $950 Million in Vioxx Settlement, Settles Criminal and Civil Charges
Pharmaceutical giant Merck will pay $950 million, and has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge regarding the marketing and sales…
Sheller, P.C. Primary Counsel for Largest Pharmaceutical Civil Settlement in U.S. History
According to today’s press release at PR Newswire, AstraZeneca must pay the federal government $520 million in civil fines to…
Covington & Burling Hires More Bush Lawyers
Covington & Burling, which likes to hire former Republican bigwigs, is bringing on two more Bush administration veterans. The firm…