A lawsuit regarding a Fayette County jail inmate's death while in custody was transferred from state to federal court last week. Family members of inmate Jeffrey McKinney are seeking an unspecified amount of damages from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, the Division of Community Corrections and Corizon Inc., the contractor for medical services at the jail. The lawsuit also names Mayor Jim Gray, jail Director Rodney Ballard, 14 corrections officers and nine Corizon employees as defendants. The lawsuit, originally filed in Fayette County Circuit Court on Nov. 13, claims McKinney was assaulted, restrained and...
Lawsuit regarding Fayette jail inmate's death is transferred to federal court
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7 Upcoming Biotech Catalysts For Year-End 2012 And Early 2013
The biotechnology industry can be one of the most rewarding spaces to be invested in. Large profits can be realized and medical cures that save lives can be achieved. But the glory also comes with a cost. Most biotechnology companies, no matter how promising their drugs, treatments, and products appear, will fail. And unfortunately that means large losses for the investors who took a chance. That being said, something that all investors pay attention to are catalyst dates for biotechnology companies. The following is a list of seven stocks to pay attention to towards the end of 2012 and early 2013. (1) Alexza Pharmaceuticals (ALXA) Alexza Pharmaceuticals closed at $5.12, up 4.92% on the day....
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Puma Biotechnology Announces Positive PB272 (Neratinib) Phase II Data at CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Tweet Get Alerts PBYI Hot Sheet Price: $16.50 --0% Overall Analyst Rating: BUY ( Down) Phase II Results Demonstrate Efficacy of PB272 in Combination with Temsirolimus in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NYSE: PBYI), a development stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that results from an ongoing Phase II clinical trial of Puma's investigational drug PB272 (neratinib) were presented at the 2012 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) that is currently taking place in San Antonio, Texas. The presentation is further detailed below. Tolerability and efficacy of targeting both mTOR and HER2 signaling in...
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Apolipoprotein E Mimetic Peptide AEM-28 Granted Orphan Drug Designation for the Treatment of Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capstone Therapeutics (OTCQB:CAPS); (the "Company"), today announced that LipimetiX Development, LLC ("LipimetiX") has received notice from the US Food and Drug Administration that AEM-28, an Apo E mimetic peptide drug candidate, has been granted Orphan Drug designation for the treatment of Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). On August 3, 2012, Capstone and LipimetiX entered into a joint venture agreement to develop a family of Apo E mimetic peptides (including AEM-28) licensed from The UAB Research Foundation for indications related to lowering blood cholesterol levels. Joint...
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Trayvon Martin killer George Zimmerman claims NBC News portrayed him as a 'racist and predatory villain' to boost ratings: lawsuit
The neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing Trayvon Martin slapped NBC News with a lawsuit Thursday, charging it portrayed him as a “racist and predatory villain” to boost ratings. George Zimmerman’s lawyers blasted the network for using “the oldest form of yellow journalism” in coverage of the racially charged case. “They knew this tragedy could be,...
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Fero Industries, Inc. Issues Corporate Update
Company CEO Reviews 2012 Developments; Growth Projections for 2013 Google , Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fero Industries, Inc. (OTC: FROI), the exclusive producer, marketer & distributor of Sucanon®, an oral type-2 Diabetes treatment, today issued a shareholder update, recapping the major events of 2012, and announced additional changes expected in 2013....
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Investor Alert: Following Food and Drug Administration Panel Vote, Hagens Berman Reminds Abiomed, Inc. Investors of Jan. 15, 2013, Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class-Action Lawsuit
FDA advisor panel votes to retain Class III designation for Impella SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 515 Program Initiative Advisory Panel meeting and vote on retaining the Class III designation of Abiomed, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ABMD) (“Abiomed”) Impella 2.5 system, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, LLP, a securities class-action law firm, reminds investors of the Jan. 15, 2013, deadline to seek the position of lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed on behalf of investors. “The Advisory Panel’s vote shows that the FDA’s concern about Abiomed’s off-label marketing was material” Investors with significant losses who purchased or otherwise acquired Abiomed...
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Suture Express Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Cardinal Health and Owens & Minor
Lawsuit seeks more than $200 million in damages and changes in business practices Google , Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Suture Express, the leading specialty distributor of suture, endomechanical and related surgical products, has filed an antitrust lawsuit in Federal District Court for the District of against Cardinal Health and Owens & Minor, both broad-based wholesale distributors of medical and surgical supplies. ...
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Young boy paralyzed in Northland wreck is subject of lawsuit
A young boy paralyzed in a Northland traffic accident reportedly caused by a sneeze has become the subject of a Clay County lawsuit over who should get to pursue monetary damages on his behalf. Jett Kirkland, who turned 2 on Saturday, has been at Children’s Mercy Hospital since Nov. 14, the day the wreck near Smithville Lake killed his mother, Laura McClendon, and severely injured him. Last week, his maternal grandmother, Cathryn S. Calia of Smithville, filed a lawsuit against the other driver that seeks...
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Young boy paralyzed in wreck is subject of lawsuit
A young boy paralyzed in a Northland traffic accident reportedly caused by a sneeze has become the subject of a Clay County lawsuit over who should get to pursue monetary damages on his behalf. Jett Kirkland, who turned 2 last Saturday, has been at Children’s Mercy Hospital since Nov. 14, the day the wreck near Smithville Lake killed his mother, Laura McClendon, and severely injured him. Last week, his maternal grandmother, Cathryn S. Calia of Smithville, filed a lawsuit against the other driver that...
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Grandmother's fatal shooting trial is March
By Mike Martindale The Detroit News Comments Purchase Image Zoom Sandra Layne appears in Oakland County Circuit Court on Thursday. Trial starts in March. (Charles V. Tines / The Detroit News) Pontiac — The health of the Oakland County grandmother charged with killing her teenage grandson has deteriorated while she's been in jail the past several months, her attorney said Thursday. Sandra Layne, 74, of West Bloomfield Township was scheduled for trial March 4 on premeditated first-degree murder charges during a pretrial conference in Oakland County Circuit Court. She's accused of shooting grandson Jonathan Hoffman, 17, to death during an argument May 18 at her condominium, where he was...
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Photographer files lawsuit against University of Kentucky over ownership rights to photos
The University of Kentucky and several Lexington businesses have infringed on the ownership rights to photos shot by the school's longtime chief sports photographer, a federal lawsuit alleges. Attorneys for David Coyle filed the lawsuit for him...
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Resource4thePeople Offers Medtronic Infusion Pump Lawsuit referrals
Consumer alert for Medtronic Infusion Pump victim lawsuits, investigations and profits San Diego CA (PRWEB) December 06, 2012 http://www.resource4thepeople.com/defectivemedicaldevices/medtronic.html Resource4thePeople is today informing consumers who may have had Medtronic Infuse bone grafts of several recent developments involving litigation and the findings of an investigation into the company’s dealings by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. Medtronic recently filed a motion to dismiss a whistleblower suit filed against it in which the company is accused of covering up the fact that the inventor of the Infuse product was paid by the company to write positive articles in prominent medical...
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Drivers file lawsuit over NYC red-light cameras
NEW YORK (AP) -- Three drivers who were caught by New York City's red-light cameras filed a lawsuit Wednesday blaming too-short yellow lights for their tickets. The lawsuit filed in Manhattan state Supreme Court charges that the yellow lights lasted less than the three seconds mandated by federal...
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Kidney Dialysis Center Investigated for Injecting Patients with Cleanser
Federal authorities are investigating a U.S. Renal Care facility in Town and Country, Mo., after seven patients were rushed to area hospitals on Monday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reveals the patients were injected with a cleaning solution during dialysis treatment. Three of those in the hospital were in initially in critical condition Monday and at least one is in intensive care. One family expressed outrage at the incident....
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Alameda County drug-disposal law challenged
The pharmaceutical industry is challenging an Alameda County ordinance, the first of its kind in the nation, that requires drug companies to collect and discard the unused pills in people's medicine cabinets. Three trade groups filed suit in federal court to overturn the Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance, which the county's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved in July. When the ordinance is fully in effect it will require makers of...
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Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center has matured, so has Meaghan Raab's swimming
When Meaghan Raab was swimming for the local Pilot Aquatic Club a few years ago before moving to Pennsylvania, the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center was still mostly in the construction phase. "They were working on it and had just finished it when I left," said the 16-year-old, who swims for Hershey Aquatic Club. "I got to swim here for like three weeks." Now, the University of Tennessee facility has matured into...
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DrugRisk Center: Pradaxa Alternative Approved in Europe Amid Growing Lawsuits
PRWeb | December 7, 2012 Comments (0) E-mail Print Tweet Page 1 of 1 The Drug Risk Resource Center is the Web’s largest source for information on prescription drug research, side effects and legal news. Visit http://www.DrugRisk.com New York, NY (PRWEB) December 07, 2012 The DrugRisk Resource Center is alerting patients taking the blood thinner Pradaxa that an alternative drug Eliquis, which awaits approval in the United States, was recently approved in Europe....
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NYPD asks federal court to dismiss lawsuit filed by New Jersey Muslims to halt spying program
NEWARK, N.J. — New York City officials have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a group of New Jersey Muslims over police spying. In a filing Friday, an attorney for the city says the lawsuit fails to prove its...
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3 lawsuits filed against massive Madera County residential project
Three lawsuits were filed this week against embattled Tesoro Viejo, the 1,600-acre community planned near the San Joaquin River in Madera County. Two were filed by...
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