New York Medical Malpractice

Merck essentially created a scientifcally and ethically questionable study for Vioxx. The Wall Street Journal reports:
Merck has agreed to pay $58 million to settle allegations by a few dozen states that the company used deceptive advertising to promote Vioxx. That’s relatively small potatoes considering Merck has put up $4.85 billion to settle thousands of [...]

Did you know that product liability includes intangibles? The Cornell Law school points out:
Products containing inherent defects that cause harm to a consumer of the product, or someone to whom the product was loaned, given, etc., are the subjects of products liability suits. While products are generally thought of as tangible personal property, products [...]