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I’m Justinian Lane, and I help people.
I help people who were injured by dangerous drugs and medical devices. I’m able to help people because I’m the attorney in charge of all of the prescription drug litigation at the law firm of Ketterman Rowland & Westlund. If you have any questions about this blog post – or anything else on this site [...]
What Does Dr. Carl Elliott Think About Trial Lawyers? You Might Be Surprised…
Noted medical doctor and ethicist Carl Elliott is the author of White Coat, Black Hat, a book about the “dark side of medicine.” The New York Times reviewed the book and highly recommended the entertaining and extremely readable essays regarding the way our for-profit health-care system really works. He was interviewed at Pharmalot regarding the [...]
About Dangerous Drugs
My name is Justinian Lane, and I’ve been writing about dangerous and defective drugs since 2003. In fact, one of the reasons I went to law school is because two of my family members both needed liver transplants after receiving a contaminated batch of prescription drugs. I graduated from Michigan State University College of Law [...]
Why is Actavis refusing to answer questions about the Digitek recall?
I saw that the press have tracked down the name of the person who can answer the important questions about the Digitek recall, but he seems to be ducking the press: Numerous attempts to reach someone with Actavis Totowa were unsuccessful by press time. A receptionist, who declined to identify herself, said the only person [...]
FDA Approves New Gadolinium Dye
The FDA recently approved the Gadolinium dye EOVIST to be used to help detect liver problems. This makes EOVIST somewhat unique because it’s approved to target problems with specific organs. Like all Gadolinium dyes, this one also carries an FDA black box warning: “Gadolinium-based contrast agents increase the risk of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in patients [...]
