From pharmaceuticals to cosmetics, preemption to expert preclusion, New York state and federal courts issued decisions in 2023, which further shaped the landscape in the medical and life sciences legal world. To prepare the...more
1/19/2024
/ Causation ,
Class Action ,
Cosmetics ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Recalls ,
Liability ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
New York ,
Over The Counter Drugs (OTC) ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Pre-Market Notification ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
Summary Judgment
With the implementation of the largest adult vaccination program in U.S. history, with over 270 million people receiving at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine and 15 million courses of COVID-19 treatment administered, the...more
When the estates of nursing home residents who died from COVID-19 brought negligence and wrongful death lawsuits in New Jersey state court, defendant nursing homes removed the suits to federal court under the Public Readiness...more
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued the Eighth Amendment to the Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (“PREP Act”) for Medical Countermeasures...more
The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), 42 U.S.C. 247d-6d, provides liability immunity related to the manufacture, testing, development, distribution, administration and use of medical countermeasures...more
In response to increased concerns regarding insufficient personal protective equipment (“PPE”), the FDA recently issued an Emergency Use Authorization (“EUA”) applicable to face masks for use by both the general public and...more
4/28/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Distributors ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Immunity ,
Manufacturers ,
Masks ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act)
As concern about availability of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) continues to grow amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government continues to take action aimed at increasing the availability of PPE with important...more
4/17/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Equipment ,
NIOSH ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety ,
World Health Organization