HealthRSS

  • November 13, 2006

    Crowell Snags Health & Employment Boutique

    Crowell & Moring LLP has added 23 new attorneys to the firm by acquiring a health care and labor and employment boutique, along with three intellectual property partners from another firm.

  • November 13, 2006

    Spectrum Settles With Glaxo Over Imitrex

    Specialty drug maker Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. has settled a patent infringement suit with GlaxoSmithKline over the use of the migraine injection treatment Imitrex.

  • November 13, 2006

    Former Yale Scientist Says She's Lost Out On Royalties

    Yale University and a biochemistry professor have until the end of December to file a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought a by a former scientist who says she hasn’t been paid royalties for a component of a blood test she helped invent.

  • November 13, 2006

    Vioxx Class Action Approved In Quebec

    A Quebec court has given its stamp of approval for the first personal-injury class action in North America against Merck & Co. over the painkiller Vioxx.

  • November 13, 2006

    Stryker Wins Second Round In Bout With Acumed

    A federal court has dismissed Acumed LLC’s patent infringement suit against Stryker Corp. for litigating claims it could have raised in a prior action.

  • November 13, 2006

    Court Scraps Counterclaims Against J&J Unit

    A month after upholding the validity and enforceability of a Johnson & Johnson unit’s patent for the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, a New Jersey district court has thrown out a slew of pending noninfringement and unfair competition counterclaims brought by two generics companies.

  • November 13, 2006

    Shire Unit Asserts Adderall Patents Against Andrx

    A unit of Shire PLC has renewed the company’s efforts to stave off a copycat version of its blockbuster hyperactivity drug Adderall nearly three months after Shire resolved a patent stand-off with Barr Laboratories Inc. over the same drug.

  • November 13, 2006

    Jury Awards Blind Boy $20M In Negligence Case

    A blind six-year-old boy is $20 million wealthier after a Pennsylvania jury awarded him the hefty sum Thursday, concluding the hospital where he was born and his pediatrician’s office were negligent.

  • November 10, 2006

    Hypertension Patients Join Feud Over Pfizer’s Norvasc

    In a move that highlights the growing debate over the balance between the rights of poor nations and those of drug patent holders, a group of patients said on Friday it plans to intervene in Pfizer Inc.’s ongoing legal battle to protect its blockbuster hypertension treatment Norvasc in the Philippines.

  • November 10, 2006

    FDA To Up Postmarket Regulation Of Medical Devices

    In a bid to quell escalating concerns over medical device regulation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday jumped into action, revealing plans to bolster the way it monitors the safety of products such as stents, pacemakers, and implantable defibrillators after they reach the marketplace.

  • November 10, 2006

    Judge Unmoved By Brockovich's Latest Campaign

    A federal judge has temporarily stopped famed crusader Erin Brockovich from pursuing her latest cause, dismissing a slew of suits that she recently filed in response to an alleged abuse of the Medicare system.

  • November 10, 2006

    FTC Probes Adderall Settlement Between Barr, Shire

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing an agreement between Barr Pharmaceuticals and Shire PLC that put to rest two patent lawsuits brought by Shire that sought to thwart Barr’s attempts to market a generic version of the hyperactivity drug Adderall XR.

  • November 10, 2006

    Democrats Take Control, Look To Reform Drug Laws

    The recent shift in power in Congress could bring big changes to the pharmaceutical industry, with Democrats already promising legislative change to make drugs more affordable for consumers.

  • November 9, 2006

    Hospital Co. Settles Shareholder Suits Over Merger

    Hospital Corporation of America Inc. agreed to settle a shareholder lawsuit on Wednesday, paving the way for a $21.3 billion buyout of the for-profit hospital chain by private equity group Hercules Holding II LLC.

  • November 9, 2006

    Shareholders Rebel Against Connetics

    Connetics Corp. was hit Wednesday with yet another securities class action lawsuit over allegations that it concealed information from its shareholders regarding the new acne drug Velac.

  • November 9, 2006

    Abbott’s Ultane Patent Declared Invalid

    An appeals court panel has invalidated an Abbott Laboratories Inc. patent covering Ultane, thus solidifying rival pharmaceutical company Baxter International Inc.’s ability to sell a generic version of the popular inhaled anesthetic.

  • November 10, 2006

    Pharma Stalls U.S., Korean Free Trade Talks

    U.S. and Korean negotiators are struggling to bridge their differences in talks to amend South Korea’s regulatory regime for patented drugs, according to sources close to the negotiations.

  • November 9, 2006

    Aetna In Hot Water Over Anorexia Coverage

    A New Jersey couple has hit Aetna Inc. with a lawsuit, accusing the insurance giant of failing to fully cover their daughter’s treatment for anorexia.

  • November 9, 2006

    Advocates Can Subpoena White House In Plan B Suit

    A federal magistrate judge has ruled that reproductive rights advocates can have access to White House documents in a lawsuit over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's handling of the morning-after pill.

  • November 9, 2006

    California Work-At-Home Employees Sue Cigna Healthcare

    Employees of insurance provider Cigna Healthcare of California Inc. filed a class action suit against the company Wednesday, claiming that as part of a work-at-home program they were denied overtime compensation and other employee benefits.