West Virginia jury clears tobacco firms in medical testing suit
A six member jury in Wheeling WV rejected a bid by 250000 smokers for annual medical screenings funded by four cigarette makers The verdict found cigarettes not defective and manufacturers not negligent in design or sale The decision ends the first major US test case seeking medical monitoring as a remedy for smoking related harm.
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Wheeling
W.va
West Virginia
John Finley
Brown & Williamson
United States
Einhorn Wins Grant of New Trial in Philadelphia Case
Former hippie guru Ira Einhorn, convicted in absentia of murdering Holly Maddux, is granted a new trial after extradition from France. Judge D Webster Keough approves retrial under Pennsylvania law as lead prosecutor Joel Rosen prepares for renewed proceedings.
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Philadelphia
United States
France
Ira Einhorn
Einhorn
Pennsylvania
CIA
D. Webster Keough
Joel Rosen
Gelman
Holly Maddux
Olson seeks to withdraw guilty plea in SLA bombing case
Sara Jane Olson, once a fugitive and SLA member, asks a Los Angeles judge to allow her to retract the October guilty plea to aiding and abetting a plot to bomb Los Angeles police cars in the 1970s. She contends she cannot plead guilty when she is not innocent and seeks a trial.
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Los Angeles
Symbionese Liberation Army
Sara Jane Olson
Superior Court
Larry Paul Fidler
SLA
Olson
Inno
Alize
Minnesota
New angina drug shows promise for chest pain relief
A novel drug ranolazine from CV Therapeutics modestly reduces angina attacks. In a 823 patient trial added to standard therapy, treadmill time rose by 116 seconds versus 92 for placebo, with minor dizziness nausea and constipation reported.
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Anaheim
Calif
CV Therapeutics of
Palo Alto
Food and Drug Administration
RPA
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