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A federal judge in Utah has struck down the Food and Drug Administration ban on the weight-loss supplement ephedra, pulled off the market by the FDA in April 2004 after it was found to be linked...

US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan Wednesday ruled that the Department of Defense (DOD) can give troops anthrax vaccinations on a voluntary basis. The ruling comes after Sullivan halted mandatory shots last October [JURIST...

Leading Thursday's corporations and securities law news, Canada has retaliated against several US goods by levying a 15% surtax on cigarettes, oysters, and live swine. The action is a response to the Byrd Amendment which allows American companies...

In Thursday's environmental law news, a task force charged with reducing air pollution to 2001 levels at the Port of Los Angeles is expected to approve a preliminary plan today. The task force was commissioned by LA...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, March 1.The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases today. At 10 AM ET, the Court will hear arguments...

The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will create an independent drug safety board, in response to criticism in the wake of the Vioxx recall. The FDA already has an Office of Drug Safety [official...

A group of seven federal judges will meet in Fort Myers, FL, Thursday to consider how to handle mounting lawsuits over the painkiller Vioxx , which was pulled from the market by manufacturer Merck &...

Doe v. Rumsfeld, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Emmet Sullivan, October 27, 2004 [ordering the Defense Department to suspend its Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program providing mandatory anthrax vaccinations for troops because the vaccine did not...