Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in N.Y. in Lake George Capsizing (Insurance Journal) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed last week on behalf of a woman who was killed when the Ethan Allen capsized on Lake George. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of the estate [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]

Mass. Court Denies Key Tobacco Company Defense (Join Together Online) Saying that cigarettes are so deadly that there's no such thing as safe use, Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that cigarette companies cannot cite smokers' knowledge of the health risks of smoking as a defense in wrongful-death lawsuits -- a common tactic used by industry lawyers across the country. [News Source]

Curbing auto lawsuits (Newsday) Safer cars and stricter no-fault laws are driving a slowdown in personal-injury suits, lawyers say Steve Cohn thought his personal-injury law practice would dry up after New York passed its no-fault law 30 years ago, making it impossible for someone hurt in a car accident to sue unless his injuries were serious. But despite the new restrictions, business continued to boom - until two years ago. [News Source]

Merck and Vioxx risk: Open to interpretation (International Herald Tribune) Ever since Merck pulled its arthritis painkiller Vioxx off the market in September 2004 amid evidence that it could cause strokes or heart attacks, the company and its lawyers have stood by the premise that it was dangerous only to patients who took it for at least 18 months. [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]

Study: Few malpractice claims frivolous (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Harvard University researchers have found that relatively few medical malpractice suits involve frivolous claims, even though nearly half of the cases studied resulted in no payment. [News Source]

Study: Few malpractice claims frivolous (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Harvard University researchers have found that relatively few medical malpractice suits involve frivolous claims, even though nearly half of the cases studied resulted in no payment. [News Source]

Study: Few malpractice claims frivolous (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Harvard University researchers have found that relatively few medical malpractice suits involve frivolous claims, even though nearly half of the cases studied resulted in no payment. [News Source]

Study: Few malpractice claims frivolous (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Harvard University researchers have found that relatively few medical malpractice suits involve frivolous claims, even though nearly half of the cases studied resulted in no payment. [News Source]