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Posted in Latest News on December 30, 2015
February 18, 2014 – After being sworn in as the 2014 national president of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Robinson Calcagnie, Inc. managing partner Mark P. Robinson, Jr. spoke with the Los Angeles Daily Journal about his mission to preserve a civil jury trial system that is slowly eroding due to lack of funding…
Posted in GM Ignition Switch Defect on September 16, 2014
The Feinberg report, “confirms, tragically, my repeated warnings that the number of deaths caused by GM’s concealed ignition defects is likely to be far higher than the 13 deaths the company acknowledged,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) “This news only emphasizes the severity of the company’s safety lapses and the continuing urgency of rapid repairs…
Posted in Actos® on September 2, 2014
August 29, 2014 – A federal judge rejected a bid by top Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical and Eli Lilly & Co. on August 28 to throw out a $9 billion punitive damage award for hiding the cancer risks of their diabetes drug, Actos®. The combined $9 billion award stems from a March 8 ruling when jurors…
Posted in Save Our Juries on July 22, 2014
By Janine Sperandeo | July 22, 2014 The foundation of the rule of law is dependent upon lawyers treating judicial officers and each other with respect, dignity and courtesy. The need for civility and dignity is critically important, especially today, with the legal profession and the judicial branch of government under cynical attack from various…
Posted in Save Our Juries on July 4, 2014
July 4, 2014 – Mark P. Robinson, Jr. – founding RCRSD Inc. partner and national president of The American Board of Trial Advocates – is pleased to announce the launch of www.SaveOurJuries.org, a website to help visitors understand and appreciate the 7th amendment right to trial by jury – and why it’s in jeopardy.
Posted in GM Ignition Switch Defect on June 30, 2014
June 30, 2014 – General Motors claims they are prepared to offer compensation, including at least $1 million in compensation for each victim who died in accidents caused by defective ignition switches, under the terms of a victim compensation fund announced today. Kenneth Feinberg, a lawyer hired by GM to help administer payouts related to…
Posted in Data Breach on June 23, 2014
June 19, 2014 – Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California, has announced that the confidential health information of more than 20,000 patients was disclosed and released to unauthorized third parties. The breach reportedly occurred on June 6, 2014, when an employee from Rady Children’s Hospital emailed a spreadsheet containing patient names, dates of birth, diagnoses,…
Posted in Dangerous Drugs on April 17, 2014
A study published in April 2014 in the Journal of American Medical Association Internal Medicine (“JAMA”) linked the popular erectile dysfunction drug, Viagra, to an increased risk of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. The study analyzed data from more than 25,000 men who participated in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study and found that…
Posted in Dangerous Drugs on January 30, 2014
According to a recent study published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (1/22/14, “Tripartite Conflicts of Interest and High Stakes Patent Extensions in the DSM-5”, http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/357499#abstract), panel members for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) may have financial conflicts of interest (FCOI) due to financial ties with pharmaceutical companies. The…
Posted in Actos® on September 26, 2013
A Maryland jury found that Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. did not properly warn Diep An, an ex-U.S. Army translator, and his doctor about the risks of its Actos® diabetes drug and ordered the company to pay more than $1.7 million in damages. The judge immediately threw out the Plaintiff’s verdict on a technicality based on Maryland…