healthcare

11.06.2019

LEGAL UPDATE: New Pharmaceutical Hazardous Waste Rule Could Impact Healthcare Facilities

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11.06.2019

New Pharmaceutical Hazardous Waste Rule Could Impact Healthcare Facilities

  Sarah Jarboe On August 21, 2019, a new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency went into effect in Kentucky that could change the way certain healthcare facilities are required to manage pharmaceutical hazardous waste.  The rule is intended to streamline the collection and handling requirements of pharmaceutical hazardous… Read More

05.14.2015

Kentucky Federal Court dismisses woman’s medical device product liability lawsuit

In Babich-Zacharias v. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a woman filed a product liability lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky after she allegedly suffered a number of adverse health effects from using the company’s intrauterine contraceptive device (“IUD”). According to her complaint, the woman developed idiopathic intracranial hypertension as a result of her use of the device that was designed to stay in the body for up to five years. If not properly treated, the condition can result in severe headaches and temporary blindness. The woman claimed the patient pamphlet provided to her when the IUD was inserted failed to warn her of the link between her condition and use of the product. Despite this, the woman admitted the information stated further research regarding the medical product was needed. The woman also claimed that the medical device manufacturer failed to conduct sufficient clinical testing and intentionally concealed known risks associated with use of the device from patients and medical professionals in the company’s marketing products. Read More

08.24.2012

Five attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America

Five attorneys in Best Lawyers in America Read More