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Justice questions way court nominees are grilled
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2010/05/17 02:03
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| The man considered the Supreme Court's swing vote is questioning the way some senators may grill the woman nominated to share the bench with him.pIn a speech in West Palm Beach on Friday, Justice Anthony Kennedy said lawmakers should not try to figure out how high court nominee Elena Kagan would rule on specific questions./ppHe said they should instead look at whether her temperament, commitment and character make her suitable for the job./ppKennedy declined to offer Kagan any advice. He joked that if you ask him what makes a good judge, you're going to get an autobiography./ppKagan, the nation's solicitor general, was tapped by President Barack Obama to succeed retiring Justice John Paul Stevens./p |
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PG being sued over Pampers Dry Max diapers
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2010/05/14 09:09
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pProcter amp; Gamble Co is being sued by parents claiming new Pampers diapers have caused severe rashes and other skin conditions on their children, court documents showed, assertions the company has called completely false./ppThe action, filed by the law firm of Keller Rohrback, comes on the heels of parents' complaints that updated Pampers Swaddlers and Cruisers diapers with Pamp;G's new Dry Max technology appear to have caused rashes and burns on their children. A number of parents have voiced concern in Internet forums such as Facebook./ppWhile we have great empathy for any parent dealing with diaper rash - a common and sometimes severe condition - the claims made in this lawsuit are completely false, Pamp;G said in a statement. We have every confidence that we will prevail in this meritless lawsuit./ppAccording to documents, the lawsuit wants the court to require Pamp;G to ensure that Pampers will not cause severe rashes, blisters, welts, chemical burns and other skin ailments and to regularly test the product. It also wants parents to be reimbursed for the diapers and compensated for treatment of skin ailments in their children they say were caused by the diapers./ppLast week, Pampers dismissed reports that the diapers were causing skin irritations after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada said they were investigating the products.
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High Court Rejects Pfizer Appeal in Investor Suit
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2010/05/03 08:18
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| pThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Pfizer Inc. that sought to thwart a securities lawsuit alleging the drugmaker misrepresented the safety profile of the blockbuster pain drug Celebrex. /ppThe plaintiffs alleged that Pfizer's Pharmacia unit deliberately withheld the full results of a medical study that showed no safety advantage to using Celebrex over less expensive anti-inflammatory drugs. /ppPfizer argued that investors missed a two-year statute of limitations to bring the lawsuit. The investors said there was no evidence of a possible fraud until the Washington Post published an article about missing Celebrex data in August 2001, meaning their April 2003 lawsuit was within two years of that development. /ppThe 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled last year that the lawsuit was not filed too late. The Supreme Court let that ruling stand without comment. /ppThe high court's denial of Pfizer's appeal comes a week after the justices ruled unanimously that investors didn't wait too long to file securities lawsuits alleging that Merck amp; Co. misrepresented the safety of painkiller drug Vioxx. Pfizer's appeal had been on hold pending the outcome of the Merck case./p |
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Supreme Court questions ban of biotech alfalfa
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2010/04/28 08:42
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| Supreme Court justices on Tuesday sharply questioned a lower court's decision that has prohibited biotech giant Monsanto Co. from selling genetically engineered alfalfa seeds, possibly paving the way for the company to distribute the seeds for the first time since 2007.pThe case has been closely watched by environmentalists and agribusiness. A federal judge in San Francisco barred the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa nationwide until the government could adequately study the crop's potential impact on organic and conventional varieties./ppSt. Louis-based Monsanto is arguing that the ban was too broad and was based on the assumption that their products were harmful. Opponents of the use of genetically engineered seeds say they can contaminate conventional crops, but Monsanto says such cross-pollination is unlikely./ppOrganic groups and farmers exporting to Europe, where genetically modified crops are unpopular, have staunchly opposed the development of such seeds./p |
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