The Newswire for Business Lawyers

Ala. High Court Reverses $275M AWP Decisions

Law360, New York (October 16, 2009) -- The Alabama Supreme Court has overturned two jury decisions awarding the state nearly $275 million from three pharmaceutical companies, which the state accused of ripping off its Medicaid program by fraudulently inflating the price of their prescription drugs.

In an 8-1 opinion the court ruled in favor of appellants AstraZeneca LP, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp and GlaxoSmithKline, finding that as a matter of law the state cannot claim that...

Login

E-mail
Password
 
  I forgot my login details.

For the whole story, take a 7-day free trial.

Submit your request to try Law360 for free for seven days:

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*Required

Select at least one interest area:*
You will receive Law360's free daily newsletter for the interest area(s) selected..

Appellate
Bankruptcy
Competition
Contract
Corporate Finance
Employment
Energy
Environmental
Financial Services
Health
Insurance
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Product Liability
Securities
Technology
Top News (General Interest)

The only daily news service covering every major practice area of the law.
  • Breaking news available nowhere else
  • More than 66% of articles published before or simultaneously with any other source
  • 44% of articles have critical legal documents attached
  • More than 1,000 columns by leading practitioners published per year
  • More than 20,000 exclusive articles published per year
  • Detailed coverage of 16 major practice areas