'News' Category
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | September 20, 2011
ADAO to Give Online Screening of Asbestos Documentary, Breathtaking
Breathtaking, a documentary on the deadly consequences of asbestos exposure, tells the story of filmmaker Kathleen Mullen’s father who died of mesothelioma as a result of Canada’s asbestos mining industry. The Asbestos… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | June 24, 2011
Can Hot Coffee Documentary Help Wash Away Tort Reform Assumptions?
Everyone knows about the woman who sued McDonald’s because her coffee was too hot, right? Over the years it has become the poster child for so-called “frivolous lawsuits” and the “greedy lawyers”… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | June 6, 2011
Justice Department Publishes Amounts Received From False Marking Settlements
False marking claims have been in the news over the past year, as most intellectual property attorneys may well know. That’s because these kinds of cases have been launched to the forefront… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | June 3, 2011
FDA to Review Popular Birth Control Pill Yaz
Women who take birth control know doing so comes with a risk of blood clots, especially if they’re a smoker over 35. However, two new studies by the British Medical Journal found that women… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | June 1, 2011
Health Risks Underestimated for Popular Smoking-Cessation Drug Chantix
A Pharmaceutical watch dog group has reported that the risks of smoking cessation drug Chantix (Varenicline) have been underestimated in the latest round of the Food & Drug Administration reporting. The Institute for… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | May 24, 2011
Avandia Pulled From Shelves Months After Dangers Known
The Food & Drug Administration announced last week that it will pull the diabetes drug Avandia and its sister medications Avandamet and Avandaryl from retail pharmacy shelves beginning in November. After Nov. 18, only certified… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | April 23, 2011
Defective Breathalyzer Tests Cause Hundreds of Wrongful California DUI Convictions
Ventura County, California sheriff deputies have discovered that hundreds of people may have been wrongly convicted of driving under the influence since January 2011 as a result of a type of suspected… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 23, 2010
Looking Back, Moving Forward
For me, December and the holiday season has always been a time to reflect on the past year. A time to remember the challenges we’ve overcome; the projects we’ve spearheaded; and the… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 3, 2010
Add Your Mesothelioma Story to “Voices on the Wall” Awareness Campaign
Asbestos is a human carcinogen with no safe level of exposure. This is truth that sadly thousands of people around the world discover every year when they learn the devastating news that… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | November 30, 2010
National Mesothelioma Awareness Day Becomes a Reality With Passing of H. Res 771, Creates a Long-Needed Platform For Advocacy Efforts
It’s been a long time in the making, but the mesothelioma community has finally achieved a monumental goal with the recent passage of H. Res. 771. The resolution officially makes Sept. 26… Read More
