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Health - October, 2006

143 articles

• Amerigroup Shunned High-Risk Patients: Jury
• Hospital: Insurers Conspired To Curb Competition
• Eli Lilly Sues Generic Drug Co. Over Gemzar Patents
• Iomed Vindicated By Dallas Jury
• FTC Forces Watson, Andrx To Sell Drug Lines
• CalPers Seeks To Block McGuire Retirement Package
• Tenet Healthcare Names New Compliance Officer
• First Personal Injury Suit Brought Over Plavix
• Apotex Asks Judge To Lift Plavix Injunction
• Class Action Against Savient Dismissed
• Medical Resident Case Appealed To Supreme Court
• Abbott's Antitrust Victory Appealed To Supreme Court
• Taro CFO Resigns Amid Restatement Probe
• UnitedHealth Sues Noteholders In Bid To Retain $850M
• Court Refuses To Delay Vote On HCA Deal
• Synergetics Looks To End Long-Running Patent Dispute
• State Bar Urged To Probe Firm Over "Kickbacks"
• Plaintiffs Firms Bare Teeth Over Merck Shareholder Suit
• Keystone Mercy Shells Out $5M In Medicaid Row
• Curative Files Third Objection To Creditor Claims
• States Seek Seroquel Information From AstraZeneca
• Everton Takes Initiative In IP Dispute
• FTC Drops Hammer On Warner Chilcott
• Brand Names Use Citizen Petitions To Halt Generics
• U.S. Attorney Probes Bristol-Myers For Securities Fraud
• Judge Orders Guidant To Unseal Some Pricing Data
• Blue Cross In Georgia Fined For Not Giving Quotes
• Court Speeds FHC's Case To Trial
• Shareholders Sue Voyager Execs Over Failed IPO
• Medical-Products Maker Settles Age Discrimination Suit
• "Hand-Picked" Vioxx Suit Dropped Just Before Trial
• State Sues Rite Aid Over Expired Drugs, Baby Food
• Sixth Circuit Reverses EEOC's Anti-Retaliation Victory
• U.S. Hospital Chain Settles Union Dispute With NLRB
• Court Grants Injunction In Epilepsy Drug Patent Case
• Court Affirms Cochlear Implant Coverage
• Judge Allows SeraCare Life To Delay Auction
• Knee Implant Suit Alleges Fraud, Medical Battery
• Judge Grants Paddock Summary Judgment In Univasc Spat
• FDA Withholds Antibiotic Approval, Asks For More Tests
• Warner Chilcott Backs Down In Birth Control Battle
• SEC Threatens Inspire With Civil Action
• Olympus Sued Over Tiny Endoscopy Cameras
• Medco Settles Fraud, Kickback Charges For $155M
• Court Refuses Ranbaxy Rehearing Bid In Lipitor Case
• FTC Requires Divestitures In Barr, Pliva Merger
• Home Health Care Co. Slapped With Wage Suit
• SeraCare Requests Exit-Financing Auction Delay
• State Court Rules Against Catholic Church on Insurance
• Medical Company Sued Over Patent License Breach
• Judge Denies Roche's Motion To Dismiss Amgen Suit
• Merck Still Vows To Fight Vioxx Cases One Suit At A Time
• Medical Data Firms Trade Accusations In Patent Suit
• Daiichi, J&J Unit Continue Fight For Levaquin Patent
• Cardiogenesis Settles Disagreement With Ex-CEO
• Briefs Filed In Ferring's Inequitable Conduct Appeal
• Mylan Gets One Of Pfizer's Norvasc Patents Tossed
• Senators Demand UnitedHealth Options Documents
• Backdating, Restatement Trigger Sepracor Suit
• Ex-FDA Chief Faces Prison Time After Guilty Plea
• Medical Device Maker Claims Patent Suit Botched
• Mucinex War Heats Up With Antitrust Countersuit
• Aventis, Baxter Renew Battle Over Hemophilia Drug
• FDA Revises Generic-Drug Application Policy
• Blue Cross Of Calif. To Settle Rescission Suits
• Federal Court Reverses Decision On Patent Corrections
• Judge Approves More Saint Vincent Labor Contracts
• Insmed Files Countersuit Against Tercica
• Austrian Patent Office Upholds Lipitor Patent
• Feds Help Pave Way For E-Health Technology
• University Sues Over Dialysis Patent
• Class Action To Proceed Against St. Jude Medical
• UnitedHealth CEO Ousted Over Options
• Prosecutors Blast Evidence In Scrushy Retrial Bid
• Teva, Purdue Put OxyContin Litigation Behind Them
• J&J Unit Keeps Generic Cos. At Bay Over Risperdal
• Bayer Hires Counsel To Look At Trasylol Disclosure
• Ex-FDA Head To Plead Guilty To Lying About Stocks
• Wellpoint Inc. Hit With Overtime Wage Lawsuit
• Conflicting Markman Rulings Set Stage For Enzo Appeal
• Eleventh Circuit's Scienter Ruling To Affect Plaintiffs
• Appeals Court Rejects Free Speech Defense In Chiron Case
• Hospitals File Suit Over Health Insurance Rescission
• Turning Hospital Tax Exemption On Its Head
• Eli Lilly Hit With Another Suit Over Zyprexa
• FDA Clears Silicone Breast Implant Maker Of Wrongdoing
• J&J Seeks To Block Generic Topamax
• Appeals Court Upholds Validity Of Guidant Patent
• Judge Mulling Far-Reaching Discovery In Plan B Case
• Health Care Industry Sees Rise In Litigation: Survey
• NLRB Upholds Decision Over Hospital Strike
• Pfizer Sues Generic Maker Over Neosporin Trademark
• J&J, L'Oreal Cross Swords In Sunscreen Suit
• Suit Claims Drug Maker Withheld Facts About Heart Drug
• Attorney General Can Investigate UnitedHealth's Options
• Novartis Files Third Patent Suit Over Generic Lotrel
• Hospital Broke Whistleblower Rule, Ex-Employees Say
• Plea Unsealed In $40 Million Medicare Fraud Case
• Indian Company Sued Over Clarinex ANDA
• PainCare Settles Class Action
• Wyeth's Motion For Mistrial Granted In Prempro Case
• Biovail Brings Fresh Suit Against Andrx
• Cardinal Health Unit Settles Trade Secrets Lawsuit
• Mail Delay Prevents Opt-Out In Major Antitrust Case
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Generic Zoloft Case
• Aetna Appeals Trademark Suit After Mutual Fund Wins
• Delcath Resolves Dispute With Key Shareholder
• Dr. Reddy's, Glaxo Settle Imitrex Patent Dispute
• Congress Should Make FDA Effective: Report
• Judgment On Eye-Treatment Inventorship Reversed
• Summary Judgment Issued Over Ulcer Medication
• USPTO Finds Blood-Collecting Device Patent Invalid
• Teva Hit With Title VII Suit
• Schering Sues Sun Pharma, Caraco Over Allergy Drug
• American Medical Response Reaches $9M Deal With DOJ
• Ruling On Medicaid Refund Mistake Appealed
• Appeals Court Reinstates Case Over Diabetes Drug
• Curative Disputes Claims In Ch. 11 Case
• Appeals Court Reverses Decision Over Union Button
• N.Y. State's Sweeping Health Care Fraud Reform
• Study: FDA Lacks Nanotech Resources
• HIV-Testing Companies Settle Patent Suit
• HMO Hauled To Court Over Patient Bias Scheme
• Incensed, Nurses Slam Landmark NLRB Ruling
• Appeals Court Bats Down Nurse's Latex Glove Claim
• Omnicare Settles For $52.5M Over Medicaid Billing
• Government To Cease Seizure Of Canadian Drugs
• Kentucky River Ruling Incites Union Fury
• Wyeth Found Liable In Hormone Replacement Trial
• Stem Cell Patents To Face PTO Scrutiny
• Saint Vincent Bids To Sell Nursing Schools
• Celsion Sued Over Prostate Treatment
• High Court Passes On American HomePatient Case
• Abbott Seeks Declaratory Judgment Against J&J
• High Court Refuses Bid To Hear Prilosec Patent Spat
• Alza Drops Patent Suit Over ADHD Drug
• High Court Passes On UnitedHealth Antitrust Appeal
• $65M Fine In Chicago Medicaid Fraud Scheme
• Court Grants Injunction In Medical Device Case
• Judge Refuses To Overturn Scrushy Conviction
• Mucinex Maker Sues To Maintain Market
• Rehab Center Fined $16.5 Million For Bilking Medicaid
• FDA: Bayer Hid Negative Study On Surgery Drug