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FDA Guidance and the Courts: Whatever Happened to Rule Making?
While the health care debate is distracting most Americans about who is going to get insurance and what conditions are going to be…
Data Mining: Fatal First Amendment Flaw in Prescription Restraint Statutes
With the recent attention of health care focusing on the use of prescription data, civil liberties attorney and Harvard Law…
New York Judge Dismisses 23 Hormone Replace Therapy Cases
Although last week the New York Times highlighted recent lawsuits against Pfizer for a hormone replacement therapy, a New York…
Hormone Replacement Therapy and the Media – A Bigger Target for Trial…
The use of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and its side effects is once again making its rounds in the news papers and…
Researchers vs. Plaintiff Witnesses – The Credibility Gap
A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education focuses on an Ex-Merck Spokesman Pointing the Finger at Paid Consultants in…
U.S. versus Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dismissed by US Court of Appeals
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit this week issued a decision that restricts the use of the federal False Claims…
Washington Legal Foundation Files Brief on Behalf of Patient Organizations…
The Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) this week urged the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to uphold First…
Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent
Sensationalist headlines discussing large settlements from cases involving medical device and pharmaceutical companies usually…
Medical Legal: Four Companies Settle for Reduced Medicaid Rebates
Four pharmaceutical companies announced they will pay a total of $124 million nationally as part of a major Medicaid fraud case.…
Allegan Sues FDA to Allow Scientifically Backed Off Label Promotion
According to a recent report, “Allergan has filed a federal lawsuit seeking a court ruling that would allow it to share relevant…