As integrity tests continue Tuesday on BP’s ruptured Gulf oil well, scientists are weighing a possible new option for permanently sealing it.
The “static kill” method, as it is being called, would involve pumping mud into the well to force oil back into the reservoir below, BP officials said Monday, noting that the option could succeed where other similar ones have failed because pressure in the well is lower than expected.
It often seems that government contractor fraud against the United States is limited primarily to the fields of health care and the military. But no. Government contractor fraud can be found quite literally in the fields, specifically the fields of Kansas – in which state the U.S. has brought a False Claims Act lawsuit against R&J Feed Co. and Carter Livestock Inc., along with Jerry Goodwin and Richard Carter. The suit alleges that the defendants violated the federal False Claims Act by improperly exporting nonfat dry milk owned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and promised to U.S. livestock producers in designated drought-ridden states.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will convene an advisory committee meeting next week to consider the fate of the diabetes drug Avandia, responding to mounting concerns about the heart attack and stroke risks for patients taking the drug.
A medical team leader of the agency’s Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products recently released a 765-page briefing document, concluding that a large clinical trial of the drug—which was sponsored by manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline—“was inadequately designed and conducted to provide any reassurance” of the drug’s safety. Among the study’s problems included the fact that patients and researchers knew who was getting which drugs, which could bias the findings; lack of complete information about the participants who died during the study; and others.
Baron & Budd, P.C. was founded in 1977 to represent people and communities harmed by corporate fraud and misconduct. Over the years, our attorneys have amassed substantial knowledge, as well as some strong opinions. This website represents our desire and commitment to share some of what we know-and what we believe-with you. It's one more way that we try to live up to our mission: Protecting What's Right.
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