Editorials May 8, 2013
Lessons from the Iressa case
The Supreme Court upholds rulings that the Japanese unit of British drug maker AstraZeneca PLC is not liable for fatal side effects of the lung cancer drug Iressa.
National / Crime & Legal Apr 13, 2013
Top court backs rulings absolving drugmaker's Japan agent over deaths laid to Iressa
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld high court rulings that the Japanese unit of British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC bore no liability over fatal side effects caused by the lung cancer drug Iressa. The top court thus turned down appeals from relatives of patients who died ...