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Arizona High Court Adopts Learned Intermediary Doctrine; No Conflict With Tort Law
Posted on 21 Jan 2016 by Tom Moylan

PHOENIX — (Mealey’s) The Arizona Supreme Court on Jan. 21 adopted the learned intermediary doctrine and said it can be used by drug manufacturer Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. to defend against a drug liability claim ( Amanda Watts v. Medicis... Read More

Tags: drugs , learned intermediary doctrine , Arizona Consumer Fraud Act , Amanda Watts , Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. , Amanda Watts v. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation , drug liability , Arizona Supreme Court , acne , Litigation , Solodyn , prescription drugs , torts , tetracycline

Lawsuit Seeks To Curb Animal Feed Antibiotic Use
Posted on 26 May 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - (AP) A "growing and dangerous" trend of antibiotic resistance among humans that has been traced in part to the overuse of antibiotics in animal feed led several health and consumer organizations to sue the U.S. government Wednesday... Read More

Tags: penicillin , National Academy of Sciences , Cook County (Ill.) Hospital , animal feed , Union of Concerned Scientists , Food and Drug Administration , Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics , Public Citizen , Natural Resources Defense Council , Center for Science in the Public Interest , FDA , Food Animal Concerns Trust , Litigation , livestock , lawsuit , antibiotic , Institute of Medicine , antibiotic-resistant bacteria , tetracycline , infections