Information for Pro Se Litigants, Rules for Civil Procedure, Rules of Evidence and other legal information regarding Medical Malpractice and Product Liability (some files require Adobe Reader as they are PDF files)

PDF: Going Pro Se (Representing yourself without a lawyer)

The Draconian Daubert Standard of Medical Evidence:

PDF: The Admissibility of Differential Diagnosis Testimony to Prove
Causation in Toxic Tort Cases: The Interplay of Adjective and
Substantive Law

PDF: Daubert: The Legal Standard of Proof Epidemiologic Evidence

Litigation Involving Drug Liability:

Tequin drugmaker named in class-action lawsuit
 

Wife of deceased inmate sues county jail, Newton Hospital The wife of a former county jail inmate who died from uncontrolled bleeding {allegedly as a result of taking Cipro and Coumadin} has filed a civil action against the Sussex County jail and Newton Memorial Hospital. Cipro is known to cause 
         uncontrolled bleeding when given in conjunction with Coumadin,

Edward West v. Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Corporation
 

Families Sue Pfizer on Test of Antibiotic
Tamar Lewin / NY Times 30aug01

ESTATE OF SANDRA LAMONTAGNE et al v. SQUIBB, 53489-1-I (Wash.App. 4-4-2005)
The Court of Appeals of Washington,
Division One. Filed: April 4, 2005 UNPUBLISHED OPINION
 

KERPELIS v. PFIZER, INC., Unpublished Decision (6-7-2004)
2004-Ohio-3049
Maria Kerpelis, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Pfizer, Inc., et al.,
          Defendants-Appellees.
          Case No. 03 MA 17.
          Court of Appeals of Ohio, Seventh District, Mahoning County.
          Dated: June 7, 2004.
          Civil Appeal from Common Pleas Court, Case No. 01 CV 1310 (re: Trovan litigation).

ROSMER v. PFIZER INC., 272 F.3d 243 (4th Cir. 2001)
LOUISE ROSMER, on behalf of herself and as class representative,
Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PFIZER INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.
          No. 00-2224.
          United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
          November 14, 2001.
          (regarding Trovan class action lawsuits)

GARFINKEL v. BAYER CORP., 8 A.D.3d 162 [1st Dept 2004]
779 N.Y.S.2d 71
GLORIA GARFINKEL, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. BAYER CORPORATION, ETC.,
          Defendant-Appellant, CPW DRUGS INC., ETC., Defendant.
          3961, 3961A.
          Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York,
          First Department. Decided June 22, 2004.

GORAB v. ZOOK, 943 P.2d 423 (Colo. 1997)
LAWRENCE N. GORAB, M.D., Petitioner,
v. DANIEL C. ZOOK, Respondent.
         No. 96SC90
         Supreme Court of Colorado.June 30, 1997
         Petition for Rehearing DENIED September 8, 1997

PRECOURT v. FREDERICK, 395 Mass. 689 (1985)
481 N.E.2d 1144
WILFRED E. PRECOURT & another[fn1] vs. ALBERT R. FREDERICK, JR.
         Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.
         January 10, 1985. August 19, 1985.

RICHMOND v. POTTER, (D.D.C. 2004)
LEROY RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JOHN "JACK" POTTER, et al., Defendants.
Civil Action No. 03-00018 (CKK).
          United States District Court, D. Columbia.
          September 30, 2004
 

BRIENZE v. CASSERLY, No. 01-1655-C (December 19, 2003)
DANIEL BRIENZE and PHILIP D. BRIENZE, as Executor of the Estate of PAULA  BRIENZE v. BRIAN CASSERLY, M.D., ANDREW LEE, RPh. and CVS PHARMACY, INC.
          No. 01-1655-C.
          COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUPERIOR COURT.
          MIDDLESEX, SS. December 19, 2003.

TOWNSEND v. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HOSPITALS, 318 Ill. App.3d 406 (2000) 741 N.E.2d 1055
VERA TOWNSEND, as Special Administrator of the Estate of DEBRA PUCKETT, Deceased,
Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HOSPITALS, et al., Defendants-Appellants.
          Nos. 1-00-1301, 1-00-1369, Cons. Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division December
          20, 2000 Rehearing Denied January 24, 2001 (lack of causation)
 

GLUNT v. COLUMBUS CTY. SCHOOLS, 039675 (2-16-2005)
JOYCE GLUNT, Employee, Plaintiff v. COLUMBUS COUNTY SCHOOLS, Employer, SELF-INSURED (KEY RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES, Administrator), Defendant. I.C. NO. 039675.
          NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION. Filed 16 February 2005. (Physicians fail to even
          consider an adverse reaction to Cipro in this case even though the plaintiff had 37 known drug
          allergies)

A physician is at risk of being accused of engaging in the performance of dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public if they write  prescriptions for patients without first examining them or obtaining appropriate information from them.

THOMAS v. UNIV. OF AKRON, 121 Ohio Misc.2d 108 (2002)
782 N.E.2d 707
THOMAS v. UNIVERSITY OF AKRON.
          No. 2000-08753.
          Court of Claims of Ohio.
          Decided December 13, 2002. {Within this document we find NOROXIN being described as a 'pain
          medication'}

KERPELIS v. PFIZER, INC., Unpublished Decision (6-7-2004)
2004-Ohio-3049 {Expert witness required to prove Trovan is a defective drug, the FDA's restriction is of Trovan is not sufficient evidence}

SWALLOW v. EMERGENCY MEDICINE OF IDAHO, P.A., 138 Idaho 589 (2003) 67 P.3d 68 {No scientific evidence that Ciprofloxacin can cause a heart attack, exclusion of the PDR and the FDA wedwatch summaries}

A former West Orange police officer claims in a new lawsuit that Levaquin prescribed to him at Newton Memorial Hospital two years ago drove him to madness,
 

Malpractice occurs when the clinicians fails to warn the patient of adverse reactions


HAYES v. CHA, (D.N.J. 2004)
338 F. Supp.2d 470
MARY I. HAYES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DONG S. CHA, M.D., Defendant.
         Civil No. 00-1101(JBS).
         United States District Court, D. New Jersey,
         Camden Vicinage.
         September 29, 2004
         West Page 471

HAESKE v. BARNHART, (E.D.Mich. 2002)
TAMMY HAESKE, Plaintiff v. JO ANNE B. BARNHART, COMMISIONER OF
SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant
          Case No. 01-CV-73883-01
          United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division
          July 30, 2002

Other actions filed against Bayer AG
 

Court allows expert speculation over Daubert objections - Miller v. Pfizer, Inc., 2000 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 9816 (D.Kan. 6/23/00)
 

Petition to Require a Warning on All Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics (HRG Publication #1399) August 1, 1996
 

Angela Morlino v. Medical Center of Ocean County, et al. (A-36-97)(Allegations that Cipro killed 8.5 month old fetus)
 

DANNY RAY THOMAS v. DR. MOLLY P. O'TOOLE, ET AL.
 

CELINDA CREGO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LEWIS CARP, D.O. AND JOHN K. MARIANI, D.O., Defendants-Respondents Defendants-Respondents.  Plaintiff injured her ankle and sought medical treatment from defendant family doctor who later referred her to defendant orthopedist Both
          defendants failed to diagnose a ruptured tendon.
 

ANNETTE GILMARTIN,Executrix of the Estate of BRIAN GILMARTIN, and ANNETTE GILMARTIN, Individually, Plaintiff-Appellant/ Cross-Respondent, v. HERMAN J. WEINREB, M.D., Defendant-   Respondent/Cross-Appellant, and JEFFREY S. WEINSTEIN, D.O., S. ALAN WEINSTEIN, D.O.,
         and OLD BRIDGE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, Defendants

Bocci et al v. KEY PHARMACEUTICALS et al  Judgment in favor of defendant/cross-claim plaintiff physician was affirmed where defendant pharmaceutical company's promotion led to defendant/cross-claim plaintiff's failure to diagnose plaintiff patient.

Case Number: 48-2002-CA-002410-O; 9th District Court; Orange County Florida; WALLACE, CHRISTINA MARIE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE {ESTATE OF NATHAN OLIVER SWILLEY DECEASED } ET AL .vs. VIVEK S DESAI MD ET AL

Families Sue Pfizer on Test of Antibiotic
 

Docket No. 27997 DAVID SWALLOW and ANNE SWALLOW, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EMERGENCY MEDICINE OF IDAHO,  P.A., an Idaho professional corporation;
WILLIAM H. BLAHD, M.D., an individual,Defendants-Respondents, and ST. LUKE’S REGIONAL
         MEDICAL CENTER, LTD., a general non-profit corporation; IDAHO EMERGENCYPHYSICIANS,
         P.A., an Idaho professional corporation; DONALD E. WALKER, M.D.,P.A., a professional
         association; and JOHN DOES 1 through 10, inclusive,Defendants.

Dominick Tenuto, Plaintiff, v. Lederle Laboratories, Division of American Cyanamid Company, et al., Defendants. SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, RICHMOND COUNTY

E. ROSA YOUNG, Guardian ad litem for DEVAN YOUNG, a minor child, Appellant, v. KEY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a foreign corporation, SCHERING PLOUGH CORP. and SCHERING CORP., Respondents. No. 63215-4 SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTON

JILLA KHATIBNIA and MIKE MANSOURI, Appellants, v. ROBERT K. KELLEY, M.D., Respondent. No. 47425-1-I COURT OF APPEALS OF WASHINGTON, DIVISION ONE

D. M., as Father and Next of M. M., a Minor,
Plaintiff, vs Evelyn Diaz, M.D., Geoffrey Sebastian, M.D., Teresa
Stilling, M.D. and Holy Cross Hospital,

J. H., Plaintiff, vs Joubin Khorsand, M.D., Paul R. Kasdan, D.P.M.,
Advocate Health & Hospitals Corporation d/b/a Lutheran General Hospital

R. B., as Special Administrator of the Estate of P. B., deceased,
Plaintiff,vs David Feerst, M.D.,

T. H., Special Administrator of the Estate of P. A. H., Deceased,
Plaintiff, vs Juliette A. Valeriano, M.D., David Hines, M.D. and
Westlake Community Hospital,

Subject: Lawsuit Over Cipro By Bill Lewis, President Trenton Metro Area Local (Postal Workers)
 

Nathan Oliver Swilley
Chrisina Marie Wallace, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Nathan Oliver Swilley, deceased, Plaintiff v. Vivek Desai, M.D., Ayodeji Otegbeye, M.D., Central Florida Pediatric Intensive
         Care Specialists, Defendants  (Excessive Antibiotics including Gentamicin and other antibiotic(s) not
         identified)

PDF: Middle District Discovery
A Handbook on Civil Discovery Practice in the United States 
District Court for the Middle District of Florida

PDF: United States District Court Exhibit and Witness List (form)