Health Archive » January, 2007

Health - January, 2007

155 articles

• Prison Nurses Win $1M In Civil Rights Action
• GOP Challenges Governor With Rival Health Plan
• Dr. Shielded From Wyeth's Bid To Compel Info
• FDA Reveals Big Changes In Tracking Drug Safety
• Senate Bill Would Ban Authorized Generics
• Court Rules In Pfizer's Favor In Norvasc Patent Case
• Express Scripts To Resubmit Antitrust Filing
• Europe Upholds Archus Spine Patent
• Punitive Damages To Proceed In Prempro Trial
• Backdating Charges Surface In Caremark Row
• Judge Refuses To Toss Aredia Plaintiffs
• Court Blocks Israeli Co. From Suing Amgen
• Pfizer's Painkiller Class Action Grows
• Strategene Gives Up Fight With Third Wave
• Group Opposes Caremark, Express Scripts Union
• Amid Uproar, Novartis Files Gleevec Appeal
• Wyeth Denied Summary Judgment
• FTC Takes Deeper Look At $919M Biotech Merger
• Wyeth Suffers Setback In Prempro Trial
• Health Data Collectors Attack Prescription Law
• DOJ: Roxane Bilked Medicare, Medicaid
• Merck Wins Stay In Colorado Vioxx Case
• Glaxo Refutes Claims It Hid Teen Suicide Link
• Thailand Breaks Patents For Plavix, HIV/AIDS Drug
• Apotex Seeks Approval For Generic Ulcer Medication
• Pfizer's Canadian Lipitor Patent Declared Invalid
• OCA Wins Approval To Exit Ch. 11
• Class Denied In Paxil Case
• Appeals Court Affirms Antitrust Dialysis Decision
• Merck Accused Of Denying Overtime
• Lawmakers Scrutinize Express Scripts Bid
• Bayer's Trasylol Woes Trigger First Liability Suit
• Express Scripts Can Keep Lawyers, Says Judge
• Industry Group Disbands Over Antitrust Claims
• Thailand Mulls Breaking Patents On Two Drugs
• Teva Launches 18 Patent Suits
• SEC Warns Cardinal Health Executive
• Appeals Court Remands Syringe Patent Case
• Vas-Cath Wins Chance To Appeal USPTO Ruling
• Doctors, L.A. County Resolve Benefits Dispute
• Court Shakes Head At Medtronic Whistleblower
• Remaining Claims Thrown Out in Alaris, ICU Case
• FTC's Antitrust Case Over Birth Control Continues
• Barr Sued By Celgene Over Generic Thalomid
• E.U. Court Advisor Rejects Bid To Close Drug Loophole
• Canadian Court Gives Nod To Prepulsid Class Action
• Cell Therapeutics To Settle For $10.5M
• Attorney Destroyed Evidence In Fen-Phen Case
• Judge To Consider Class In Pfizer's Neurontin Cases
• Bayer Shells Out More Over Baycol
• AIDS Group Sues Pfizer Over Viagra Ads
• Ruling Poses Problem for California Health Plan
• Eli Lilly In Hot Seat Again Over Zyprexa
• Plavix Makers Fight For Exclusivity
• Third Prempro Trial To Begin In Arkansas
• Woman Drops Vioxx Suit
• Amgen Should Win Patent Suit, Analyst Says
• Novogen Settles Menopause Supplement Suit
• Federal Circuit Affirms Ultracet Decision
• Antitrust Watchdog Forces Drug Divestitures
• Jury Deadlocks In Two California Vioxx Cases
• Judge Values Nellson Nutraceutical At $320M
• India's Patent Laws Fall Short, Report Claims
• On Eve Of Plavix Trial, Apotex Suffers Another Blow
• Ex-Milberg Weiss Antitrust Partners Join Pomerantz
• Lawsuits Pile Up For Antipsychotic Drug
• Looking East, U.S. Law Firms Boost India Practices
• Schering-Plough Sentenced In Medicaid Fraud Case
• Bush Lauds Genetic Nondiscrimination Bill
• Pfizer Sues IVAX To Protect Market For Detrol
• Teva Sues Generic Zoloft Rivals
• Merck Case Threatens Patent Term Extensions
• AG Intervenes In MRI Kickback Suit
• Senate Bill Targets Reverse Payments
• Foley & Lardner Filed Patent Application Late: Suit
• U.S. Competition Watchdog Decries Drug Deals
• Stryker Faces Class Action Over Pain-Relief Device
• Attorneys' Fees Eyed At Supreme Court Hearing
• Angiotech, Boston Scientific Win Dutch Patent Case
• VA Medical Center Defeats Nurses' Overtime Dispute
• University Says Inventor Was Left Off Hepatitis Patent
• Massive Medicaid Case To Stay In State Court
• Court Backs Dismissal Of Maryland's "Wal-Mart Law"
• Appeals Court Reawakens Vioxx Testing Campaign
• Italian Company Wins Patent Decision Against Purdue
• UnitedHealth Sued For $25M Over Contract Dispute
• U.K. Court Affirms Ruling Revoking Stent Patent
• Canadian Pharmacists Protest U.S. Drug Exports
• Bayer, Novartis Near Settlement Over MS Drug
• Digene Files Patent Suit Against Third Wave
• Medicare Reform Faces Challenges, Rival Proposals
• Plaintiff Dismisses Chinese Vitamin C Antitrust Case
• Debate On Proposed Medicare Changes Heats Up
• Stem-Cell Law Passes House; Bush Veto Looming
• Law Firm Profile: Duane Morris
• Effects Of Proposed Medicare Changes Disputed
• Small Drug Sellers Seek Marketing Law Change
• Abbott Hit With Permanent Injunction
• Indian Generics Companies Change Course
• Hospital Operator Settles With Uninsured For $423M
• DNA Patent Suit Settled For $3.35M
• FDA Seeks $87.4M Hike In Prescription Drug User Fees
• Lilly To Take $495M Charge To Settle Zyprexa Suits
• High Court Shakes Head At Hytrin Settlement Case
• Congress Tackles Medicare Drug Plan
• Medtronic Faces More Suits Over Pacemaker Recall
• Two Suits Attempt To Derail CVS-Caremark Merger
• ArthroCare To Settle Patent Suit For $2.75M
• Impax Laboratories Reacts To SEC Suspension
• Drug Maker Drops Patent Appeal
• Dental Care Co. Hit With Proposed Class Action
• Novartis Case Tests India's IP Climate
• Ranbaxy Eyes Merck's Generics Unit
• Doctor Withdraws Patent Suit For Pain Invention
• Supreme Court Ruling Bolsters Licensee Rights
• High Court Denies Medical Resident Appeal
• Caremark Nixes Bid, Avoids Antitrust Scrutiny
• Novartis Sues To Reverse USPTO Judgment
• Hospitals Sue Kaiser Over $16 Million In Unpaid Bills
• India Mulls Data Protection
• Settlement Reached Over Cancer Test Patents
• Bid To Disqualify Hunton & Williams Fails
• Sanofi-Aventis Sued By Reps For Overtime Pay
• Caltech Launches Suit Over Microsurgical Tools
• New Bill Clears Path For $4 Generics
• Supreme Court To Hear Home Health Worker's Case
• OCA Chucks Equity Deal To Win Judge's Favor
• Schwarzenegger Seeks Universal Health Coverage
• Judge Calls Merck Subpoena "Abusive And Arrogant"
• Abbott Facing Stent Injunction After French Ruling
• Assaulted Women Sue Rite Aid For Negligence
• Federal Circuit Denies Ariad's Request
• Appeals Court Affirms Abbott's Biaxin Injunction
• Bayer, TrimSpa Settle With FTC Over Ads
• Novartis Hits Par With Second Lotrel Suit
• Duane Morris Wants Another Trial Against McKesson
• Drug Innovation Stalls Despite R&D Spending: Report
• Mintz Levin Snares Health Care Partners For New York
• Abbott Defeated In HCV Patent Spat
• Patent Rule Changes: Preparing A Medtech Portfolio
• Eli Lilly Settles Zyprexa Claims
• Suit Filed Over Plan To Close New York Hospitals
• Fulwider Pays $8M To Settle Misconduct Claims
• Synthes Sues Stryker Over Bone Plate Patent
• Abbott E-Mails Could Affect Patent Evergreening Suits
• Federal Circuit Won't Rehear Tyco Case
• Emerging Legislation: Stem Cell Research
• Drug Makers Sued Over Cholesterol Drug
• RICO, Antitrust Charges Added To Healthcare Suit
• Eli Lilly Scores In Zyprexa Patent Feud
• Doctors, Hospitals Ask To Join WellPoint Class Action
• Appeals Court Nixes Savient Injunction Bid
• Doctors Settle Price-Fixing Charges With FTC
• DNA Sequencing Rivals Head To Court
• Appeals Court Vacates Ventana Ruling