FDA liable for polio vaccine; didn't follow own rules
Article Abstract:
The government has been found liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) violation of its regulations in approving two batches of Lederle Laboratories' Sabin oral polio vaccine. The plaintiffs in this case contracted polio after their children took the vaccine. The court found that the FDA had approved batches of the vaccine which were not up to safety standards and that this approval did not meet the 'discretionary function exception' propounded as a defense.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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Dalkon trust prevails on claims; closely watched cases
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The Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust has won out in most of the trials and arbitrations it has been involved in so far. Claimants' attorneys now feel that a very detailed presentation on the shield's defects and A.H. Robins' Co Inc's misconduct may be necessary in order to prevail. The trust was established after Robins' bankruptcy in order to fund the claims of women injured by the device.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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