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National Law Journal

PBMs' Actions Might Increase Drug Prices, Drive Out Independent Pharmacies, FTC Reports

The agency voted 4-1 to issue the report on pharmacy benefit managers, with Republican Commissioner Melissa Holyoak being the sole dissenter.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Zantac Plaintiffs Move for Judge to Recuse Over Alleged Conflict

"While I offer no opinion as to whether Judge Roberts harbors any actual bias in favor of pharmaceutical companies, specifically including GSK, there are many reasons why Judge Roberts' ability to rule impartially in this case may reasonably be questioned," Stengel wrote.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Novo Nordisk Seeks Patent Litigation Barrier to Ozempic Generic

The Ozempic manufacturer, represented in both cases by Fenwick & West, filed one complaint on Wednesday in the District of Delaware, then filed a nearly identical one in the Northern District of West Virginia.
2 minute read

Law.com

Judge Denies Wholesalers' Class Certification in RICO Suit Against EpiPen Manufacturer Mylan

U.S. District Judge Eric C. Tostrud for the District of Minnesota determined that the plaintiffs failed to affirmatively demonstrate the class was so numerous and joinder of all members is impracticable under Rule 23(a)(1), that the representative parties will adequately protect the interests of the class under Rule 23(a)(4), or that questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members under Rule 23(b)(3).
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the (Past) Week: SCOTUS Unanimously Preserves Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone

Jessica Ellsworth of Hogan Lovells represented pharmaceutical company Danco Laboratories throughout a court challenge to the way the FDA regulated the use of mifepristone.
9 minute read

Law.com

Over $1.3M Settlement Reached Over 'Life-Altering' False Drug Testing Results

Riley's complaint, filed in March 2021, alleged that she believes that around 30% of the drug tests performed by Avertest are inaccurate, which is in sharp contrast to the company's claim that it provides forensically defensible results with a 97% accuracy rate.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Antitrust Suit Claims Pharmaceutical Company Hoarded Vascepa's Active Ingredient to Freeze Out Generic Competitors

"For over a decade, Amarin has engaged in a calculated anticompetitive scheme, whereby it executed exclusive, or de facto exclusive, agreements with suppliers to lock up the supply of Vascepa's active pharmaceutical ingredient, icosapent ethyl, in order to freeze its generic competitors out of the market and deprive consumers of affordable medication," the complaint said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Investment Fund Sues Biopharma Company, Claiming $9 Million Unpaid in Contract Breach

An investment fund is seeking an order requiring Dendreon to perform its obligations under the agreement and pay the $9 million plus accrued interest, along with attorney fees and costs.
3 minute read

Law.com

Missouri Appellate Court Affirms $800K Judgment Against Psychiatrist for Vyvanse-Induced Stroke

"All of that said, even if F.D.'s differential diagnosis was thus unreliable and should not have been admitted, other substantial evidence at trial tended to prove that K.P.'s death was caused by Vyvanse use. This Court will not reverse a judgment unless the circuit court's error in admitting expert testimony 'materially affected the merits of the action,'" Missouri Court of Appeals Judge Cristian M. Stevens.
5 minute read

The Recorder

43 States Reach $700 Million Settlement With J&J in Talc Product Lawsuits

A $700 million settlement reached by Johnson & Johnson with attorneys general from 43 states prohibits the pharmaceutical company from manufacturing, selling or distributing its talcum-based body powder products, which are known to increase the risk for cancer, in the United States.
4 minute read

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