House Passes Medical Tort Reform Bill With Protections For FDA-Approved Products
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The HEALTH Act would subject a manufacturer to punitive damages in cases of misrepresentation, withholding of information or bribery.
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