| The Food and Drug Administration's Regulation of Humanitarian Use Devices |
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| A humanitarian use device is a device used in treating rare medical conditions.
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| The Restatements of Law |
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| Our common law developed from unwritten English law, which was based on tradition and custom. English common law is the foundation of our federal law and the law of all states, except Louisiana (which is based on French Civil Law). The most important characteristic of common law is that it is judge-made law rather than statutory or constitutional law. Under the common law system, current cases are decided using the precedents established by past judicial decisions.
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| Food and Drug Administration Regulation of Medical Devices |
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates medical devices. This includes the development, marketing, and monitoring of medical devices. Medical devices are classified into three categories. More... |
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| Access to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Treatments |
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| Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) refers to any form of therapy or treatment outside the conventional medical therapies for disease. Complementary medicine is used along with conventional medical therapies, while alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine.
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| Jury Instructions in Products Liability Lawsuits Based on Negligence |
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| The judge gives the jury instructions after all the evidence is presented in a trial. The instructions tell the jury the law it must follow in reaching a verdict. The role of the jury is to consider all the evidence and determine what happened in the case. There are three separate theories of liability in products liability lawsuits: strict liability, negligence, and breach of warranty. Negligence is the lack of ordinary care. A manufacturer can be held liable for negligence if it fails to use due care in designing, manufacturing, or labeling its products. This article discusses jury instructions that are given in products liability lawsuits based on negligence. More... |
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