Press Articles

Medtronic and FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients of a Class I recall of Medtronic Kappa Series 600/700/900 and Sigma Series 100/200/300 pacemakers due to a failure of the devices to pace the heart.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is notifying healthcare professionals of the risk of serious liver injury, including liver failure and death, with the use of propylthiouracil in adult and pediatric patients.

The issues related to airframe icing are complex and typically involve questions about piloting procedures, aircraft characteristics, weather and pilot training.

The Supreme Court today issued a decision in the case, Wyeth v. Levine, 06-1249. By a vote of 6 to 3, the court ruled that Diana Winn Levine had the right to sue the drug company, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

The Court of Appeals of the State of New Mexico affirms verdict in Talbott v. Roswell Hospital Corporation. Slack Davis Sanger represented plaintiffs in this Roswell, New Mexico case.

Governor Rick Perry named Betsy Whitaker of Dallas chair of the Judicial Compensation Commission. He also appointed eight members – including Mike Slack – to the commission, which was created by the Texas Legislature in 2007 to regulate the salaries of state judges.

Slack Davis Sanger attorney and Cessna Caravan expert Ladd Sanger was quoted in two Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) reports pertaining to a December 5, 2007, Cessna Caravan air crash.