Archive for May 02, 2006

Zocor ruling against FDA benefits generic-drug makers

U.S. District Judge Richard Roberts ruled May 1 that the FDA overstepped Congress' authority when it denied two drug makers' claim to six months of exclusive sales rights for generic versions of Merck's cholesterol-fighting drug Zocor.

U.S. Airways pilots lose appeal over pension benefits

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has instructed a lower level federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by U.S. Airways pilots against the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.

Woman suing Paso Robles school district for injuries sustained after fall

Jill McKenna's lawsuit accuses Paso Robles Public Schools of failing to maintain an irrigation valve she stepped into at a middle school football game.

Pennsylvania couple suing vet for faking dog's death

Gary and Dana Gayner of Allentown are suing Mill Pond Veterinary Clinic, the kennel, and three employees for fraud, negligence, and defamation after the company faked the death of their 2-year-old German shepherd, Annie.

NYPD officer's son, 10, dies after accidental shooting

A New York City police officer and his wife agreed to remove their 10-year-old son from a life-support machine 42 hours after he accidentally shot himself with his father's gun.