1. Home
  2. Verdicts & Settlements
  3. Medical study volunteer alleges inadequate disclosure of risk - $190,000 Settlement 

Medical study volunteer alleges inadequate disclosure of risk - $190,000 Settlement (access required)

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: November 10, 2008

A 58-year-old male volunteered to participate in a multi-center clinical trial studying the analgesic efficacy and safety of a new medication. Plaintiff signed a consent form acknowledging that one of the potential side effects of the medication was “slower blood clotting.” A laboratory screening test performed on the plaintiff prior to his participation in the ...
© Copyright 2010 Virginia Lawyers Media. All Rights Reserved.

Comments

You must be logged in to post comments.

Today's Top Opinion

Search & Seizure - Like Mother, Like Daughter
An alleged mother-daughter oxycodone distribution team cannot suppress evidence seized from the daughter’s home or from the mom’s person when she was frisked, in this case from Big Stone Gap U.S. District Court.
U.S. v. Bell (VLW 010-3-111) (13 pp.)

GET THE VLW DAILY ALERT

The Daily Alert from Virginia Lawyers Weekly brings you the latest legal news every morning in your e-mail. You’ll get headline news, a link to the day’s Top Opinion and more!

Click here for more info.

E-mail Sign Up:


Feeds/Web 2.0: