Universal Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Malpractice Lawsuits Unnecessary, Opinion Piece States (Medical News Today) The findings from a May 11 study in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate that "efforts to implement a one-size-fits-all cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases simply is unnecessary and merely a ploy by the insurance industry to pad profit margins," Ken Suggs, president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, writes in a Washington Times letter to the editor. [News Source]

Research links Vioxx to increased stroke risk (WIS-TV Columbia) (National-NBC) May 18, 2006 - New research shows Vioxx may have caused permanent damage to patients' cardiovascular systems. A study that followed Vioxx users one year after they stopped taking the drug found more people had strokes in the Vioxx group when compared to people who never took the drug. [News Source]

Teen’s Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley) (AP) _ The family of a teenager killed by officers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Brownsville Police and border authorities. Brownsville police and U-S Customs and Border Protection Agents [News Source]