FDA staff, White House disagreed on drug lawsuits, papers show
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 11:49
in Mathematics & Economics
Waxman releases documents showing that regulators tried to guard injured patients' right to sue as the Bush administration pushed to shield drug makers. The Supreme Court takes up the issue Monday. The top staff regulators who oversaw the approval of new drugs in this country objected to the Bush administration's drive to shield drug makers from being sued, according to internal documents released Wednesday by Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.