But today, lawyers acting for women who sued implant makers filed a legal motion to disband the panel, alleging that one of the panelists received research money from one of the implant manufacturers. From the Marketplace health desk, Helen Palmer reports. According to Rob Gordon, an attorney who represents women with implant problems, it was difficult to find independent experts. This revelation taints the panel's findings, he says, and they should have no standing in the hundreds of ongoing lawsuits against implant makers. They should also not be used in the 300,000 outstanding claims against Dow Corning.
Medical ethicists are worried by today's revelations too.
From the Boston Bureau at WGBH, I'm Helen Palmer for Marketplace. Inflation at the retail level is still not a problem, at least the way the government measures it. The Consumer Price Index for March rose just 0.2 percent, slightly less than the experts had been predicting. Oil prices were up sharply, but cheaper food helped compensate for that rise. Retail sales for the month were also up 0.2 percent, the eighth gain in a row.