Saundersblog.com - July 2005 Archives

July 2005

New Twist in Vioxx Trial (19:15) - A pathologist's testimony in the nation's first Vioxx trial has dealt a blow to Vioxx's manufacturer Merck & Co. Dr. Maria Araneta the pathologist who performed the crucial 2001 autopsy on Robert Ernst stated in deposition testimony that Ernst's death... | 0 Comments

Vioxx Trial Enters Second Week in Texas (08:35) - The jury in the first Vioxx trial heard a lot of evidence last week that Merck hid the risks of Vioxx. Dr. Nancy Santanello, a senior Merck scientist was questioned about documents that showed Merck was concerned about Vioxx's heart... | 0 Comments

Former President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and Current Bishop of Cleveland Accused of Perjury (21:31) - Bishop Anthony M. Pilla is facing more than lawsuits in Cleveland these days. The former head of the NCCB is accused of perjuring himself in testimony he gave at a deposition in a Cleveland clergy sex abuse case. In an... | 0 Comments
Guidant Recommendations Make Matters Worse (21:22) - The Wall St. Journal is reporting that Guidant Corporation admitted Friday that one of the recommendations it made to physicians in June may make make the pacemaker problems worse and increase the risk to patients. Last month, Guidant issued safety... | 0 Comments

Noted Author and Priest Andrew Greeley Reflects on Abuse Crisis in Catholic Church (21:58) - In his new novel, "The Priestly Sins", the Rev. Andrew Greeley tells the fictional story of Father Andrew Hoffman who witnesses a fellow priest brutally raping a child and is sent away to a mental institution for reporting the crime... | 1 Comments

Joe Saunders Appears on WFLA Orlando radio station with Pat Campbell (16:18) - I was invited onto the Pat Campbell show this morning in Orlando to discuss the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. We spent about 30 minutes talking about why the Church was slow to respond to the crisis as... | 1 Comments

First Vioxx Trial Set for This Week (15:46) - The first civil suit against Merck, the manufacturer of the drug Vioxx, will be held in a small Texas town beginning this Thursday. Media and legal experts will be watching as Merck tries to stave off damning evidence that Merck... | 0 Comments

FDA Says Guidant Defibrillator Evaluation to Take Weeks Not Months (14:09) - An FDA evaluation of the five Guidant defibrillators pulled from the market last month will take weeks not months. Guidant pulled the five defibrillators off the market after safety concerns arose. Daniel Schultz, director of the Center for Devices and... | 0 Comments

Where's the Bishop? (19:56) - Indicted on two rape charges by a grand jury last fall, Bishop Thomas Dupre of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts escaped criminal prosecution because the District Attorney decided that too much time had elapsed since the incidents of... | 0 Comments
Merck Wants to Delay Vioxx Trial (14:46) - The manufacturer of Vioxx wants to delay the first wrongful death trial for at least 60 days. Merck & Co. filed a motion to delay the trial arguing that it can't receive a fair trial if the case is heard... | 1 Comments

Sarasota Doctor Accused of Gross Malpractice Wants To Keep Working (17:17) - Sarasota surgeon and dermatologist Dr. Michael Rosin wants to keep performing surgery in spite of the fact that he's been indicted on charges of routinely lying about skin cancer diagnoses and performing unnecessary surgery. Rosin's lawyers have filed a petition... | 2 Comments

Former Florida Priest Arrested For Violation of Parole (20:05) - Former priest Edward Olszewski is now free on $10,000 bail after being arrested at his Key Largo home last Friday on charges of possessing sexually explicit material in violation of his probation. Olszewski, originally a priest of the Archdiocese of... | 0 Comments
Archdiocesan Settlement Largest Ever in Miami (19:54) - The Archdiocese of Miami announced today that it had settled a sexual abuse case involving the Rev. Jan Malicki and a woman who claimed Malicki abused her while she was a teenager. Through his attorney, Ellis Rubin of Miami, Malicki... | 0 Comments