Accutane Maker Agrees to Pay Mother, Son to Settle Lawsuit
The manufacturer of the acne drug Accutane has agreed to pay a 9-year-old boy and his mother an unspecified amount to settle a lawsuit that alleged the drug caused the child to be born with several deformities.
Award in hospital death for patient with hypernatremia
In a decision that may change a hospital’s post-surgery practices, a jury awarded damages to the family of a woman who died in 1990 after allegedly negligent hospital care following back surgery.