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Veterans seek compensation for illnesses linked to hazardous
‘burn pits’
An investigation launched last month by the Institute of Medicine is probing the health effects of the military’s use of open-air “burn pits,” which have been linked to high rates of respiratory and other illnesses among veterans and contractor employees returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Private pit operators are now facing lawsuits.
Seventh Circuit finds no federal preemption in Paxil case
The court rejected SmithKline Beecham’s preemption argument in a failure-to-warn case, applying the "clear evidence" standard that the Supreme Court set out in
Wyeth v. Levine
last year.
February sees spate of anti-arbitration rulings
Appeals courts delivered a three-punch blow to mandatory arbitration clauses last month, striking down provisions in a nursing home contract in Montana, an auto sales contract in South Carolina, and a computer sales agreement in California. |