Viagra may have legal downside; insurance breaches, side effects raise some concerns

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The entry of the anti-impotence drug Viagra into the pharmaceutical market raises health insurance and products liability questions. Competitive pressures on health insurers are likely to dictate their advertising the relative availability of this medication in their plans, much as has happened with psychotropic drugs. Insurers will want to be sure patients wanting Viagra do not just want better sex lives but are truly impotent.

Management, Laws, regulations and rules, Drugs, Product liability, Health insurance, Products liability, Viagra (Medication)

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Gray-goods decision roils companies; manufacturers look for new ways to protect products

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The Supreme Court ruled in Quality King Distributors v. L'anza Research International that a copyright holder no longer has control of material once a "first sale," as defined under the 1976 Copyright Act, has occurred, a ruling which will make it easier for US retailers to offer gray market goods to consumers.

Gray market

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Wal-Mart had memo on risks to shoppers; it wasn't disclosed in a suit over rape

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Meissner v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., a premises liability case regarding an assault and rape in the parking lot of a Texas Wal-Mart, is discussed. The case eventually settled but disclosed that the defendant's memo on parking lot security was not disclosed at trial.

Texas, Safety and security measures, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., WMT, Premises liability

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