John Curran

October 17, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By JOHN CURRAN

3 minute read

November 02, 2007 | Daily Report Online

MONTPELIER, Vt. AP - The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Friday he won't support Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey, potentially derailing his confirmation over complaints that he hasn't taken a full enough stand against torture."No American should need a classified briefing to determine whether waterboarding is torture," said U.

By John Curran

3 minute read

March 05, 2009 | Daily Report Online

MARSHFIELD, Vt. AP - A Vermont musician who lost her arm after a botched drug injection says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold a $6.7 million verdict against the pharmaceutical company that made the drug is a victory for consumers."I just feel really good for what this means for the whole country," said Diana Levine, 63.

By JOHN CURRAN

5 minute read

March 27, 2009 | Daily Report Online

MONTPELIER, Vt. AP - Vermont was the first state to outlaw slavery. Neighboring New Hampshire declared its independence from England before any other colony. Maine led the way with Prohibition.These days, Yankee activism has another cause - gay rights.Two states in New England already allow same-sex marriage, and lawmakers in three more are considering it, although passage is far from certain.

By JOHN CURRAN

4 minute read

April 06, 2006 | National Law Journal

A jury found Merck & Co. liable on Wednesday for one of two former Vioxx users' heart attacks in a split verdict that awarded $4.5 million in damages to one of the plaintiffs.

By John Curran

5 minute read

March 23, 2006 | Law.com

Following a bomb scare Wednesday, authorities evacuated the Atlantic City, N.J., courthouse where a case against Merck over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx is in its third week. A sheriff's deputy found the device in an office, where it had apparently been left after a bomb detection exercise. "Because ... there's this national trial going on, they decided to err on the side of caution," said Lt. Michael Tullio, a spokesman for the city police. The Vioxx trial was delayed by about an hour.

By John Curran

2 minute read

July 31, 2002 | Law.com

Two years ago Kenneth Powell picked up his best friend Michael Pangle, after Pangle had been arrested for drunken driving. Powell took Pangle back to his sport utility vehicle and in less than an hour, his SUV collided with another car, killing him and another man. Powell is now on trial for both deaths in a case that could clear the way for the prosecution of anyone who lets a drunken driver get behind the wheel.

By John Curran

4 minute read

August 23, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By John Curran

1 minute read

November 24, 2010 | Legaltech News

A Vermont law restricting pharmacies from distributing information about drug prescriptions is unconstitutional, the 2nd Circuit ruled. The law bans the sale, transmission or use of prescriber-identifiable data for marketing a prescription drug unless the prescribing doctor consents.

By John Curran

3 minute read

August 31, 2009 | Daily Report Online

MONTPELIER, Vermont AP - Bed-and-breakfast owner Jeff Connor was hoping for a boom in business once Vermont opened the door for same-sex couples to marry.The law takes effect Tuesday, but he's still waiting. So far, he has only one wedding celebration planned at the 11-unit Grunberg Haus, in Duxbury. It's for Sept.

By JOHN CURRAN

4 minute read