At New York Law Firm, the Pot Calls the Kettle Black
This story made my day. In yesterday’s DealBook Blog in the NY Times, it was reported that Milberg (formerly Milberg Weiss, before its leading partners became felons) is courting victims of Bernard Madoff’s infamous Ponzi-scheme based fraud, so that its lawyers can sue Madoff on their behalf. But hold on a minute. Isn’t Milberg the [...]
News to End the Week
Today’s NY Times is rich in news about health care. The most optimistic news comes from the front of its Business Day section, in which Barry Meier reports that there is a movement afoot, spearheaded by House Democrats Henry Waxman, of California, and Frank Pallone, Jr., of New Jersey, to restore the right of patients [...]
Outsourcing of Drug Trials Raises Concerns
Today’s NY Times discusses the good and the potentially bad when it comes to conducting trials of new drugs outside of the United States. Subjects in developing countries may be rushing to sign up and disregarding their own safety. Populations in some other countries may be so physically different from Americans that results of testing may [...]