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Posted on Sep 14, 2019 By David Thomas
A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS In our August 23, 2019 blog titled “A Mysterious Illness“ we discussed the vaping-related respiratory illness that is fast becoming an epidemic across the country. ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2019 By David Thomas
THE MYSTERY ILLNESS Since the end of June, nearly 153 cases of a respiratory illness with lung damage have quickly spread across 16 states. The illness has a cluster of common symptoms: shortness of ...
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Posted on Jul 11, 2019 By David Thomas
BIG PHARMA GOES ON TRIAL We discussed the first case to go to trial in the Opioid Trials in our May 31, 2019 blog (see: The Beginning of the Opioid Trials). The State of Oklahoma is suing Johnson ...
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Posted on Mar 27, 2019 By David Thomas
TAKING BIG PHARMA TO COURT On January 3, 2019, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr filed a lawsuit in Superior Court of Gwinnett County against opioid manufacturers and distributors for their false ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2019 By David Thomas
Electronic Scooters, or e-scooters, are the new “disruptive transportation technology.” Translation: e-scooters are the new craze in how to get from point A to point B. Their convenience ...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2018 By David Thomas
A CIGARETTE BY ANOTHER NAME… New data shows that vaping increased almost 80% among high school students and 50% among middle school students from 2017 to 2018. According to the CDC, 1 in 5 high ...
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Posted on Sep 19, 2018 By David Thomas
CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER The rising use of e-cigarettes by America’s youth has reached epidemic proportions, according to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb. A recent report by the Centers for ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2018 By David Thomas
The following is an installment in our Trends in the Law series, which focuses on new and emerging technologies, areas or movements in the law. A RETIRED JUSTICE SPEAKS OUT In a rare public outreach, ...
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