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Three Pharma Companies Sue HHS, Judge Rules in Their Favor
In June 2019, several drug manufacturers filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
Insys $225 Million Settlement and Corporate Integrity Agreement
Last month, buried in all the other Insys news, was the news that Insys Therapeutics agreed to pay $225 million and plead guilty…
Supreme Court Sends Merck’s Fosamax Product Liability Case Back to Appeals…
The US Supreme Court vacated and remanded a products liability case involving claims alleging a failure to warn about risks of…
Oklahoma Opioid Trial Starts…Against Only One Defendant: Johnson and…
In June 2017, the state of Oklahoma sued several pharmaceutical companies for their alleged roles in the state’s opioid epidemic.…
Pharma Executives on Notice: Jury Convicts Insys Founder and Four Former…
On May 2, 2019, a federal jury convicted the founder and four former executives of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (Insys) of a…
Indivior Indicted in Alleged Multibillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
On April 9th, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a federal grand jury returned a 28-count criminal indictment…
Insys: Incompetence and Complete Disregard for Patients on Trial
The racketeering trial of five former Insys Therapeutics executives accused of bribing doctors across the country to increase…
Life Science Companies Remain Popular Target for Class Action Securities…
Dechert LLP recently released its annual survey on the developments in United States Securities Fraud Class Actions Against Life…
Humana Faces Anti-Kickback and False Claims Act Suit
A federal judge recently denied motions by Humana Inc., in an ongoing whistleblower lawsuit with Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd. The lawsuit…
Lawsuit Filed Over New York Opioid Tax and Stewardship Law
Recently, the Healthcare Distribution Alliance filed a federal complaint in the Southern District of New York, arguing that the…