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Health - August, 2007

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• E-Z-EM Fights Back Against Tyco Patent Suit
• Appeals Court Reinstates Ephedra Suit
• 'Integra': Safe Harbor For Research Tool Patents?
• St. Vincent Judge Rakes McDermott Over The Coals
• Ranbaxy Blocked From Copying Schering's Clarinex
• Class Certified In McKesson Drug Pricing Case
• Whistle-blower Suit Over Pfizer's Lipitor Unsealed
• Australia: Baxter Ruling Limits Crown Immunity
• Gender Bias Suit Morphs Into Massive Class Action
• AGs Strike $16M Deal In Guidant Defibrillator Case
• Abbott Off The Hook In $5.5B J&J Merger Suit
• Pennsylvania Drops K-Dur Antitrust Suit
• Boston Scientific's Trade Claim Tossed In Ev3 Feud
• Sandoz Says An Eli Lilly ADHD Drug Patent Is Invalid
• Amgen, Roche Battle Heads To Trial
• Northwest Sued Over Cancer Vaccine Claim
• Women Drop Claims Against Pharmas Over DES
• Seroquel Judge Sets Homework For AstraZeneca
• Brain Aneurysm Patent Case Nearly Set For Trial
• Nevada AG To Probe UnitedHealth-Sierra Marriage
• Aredia Patients Push For Dental Monitoring Class
• CareCore Blasts Radiologists' Antitrust Suits
• Boston Scientific Loses Bid To Toss ERISA Suit
• Apotex Defends Declaration In Acular Patent Suit
• Goldman Sachs Worker Admits Insider Trading
• Judge Tosses More Plaintiffs From Celebrex Case
• Align Declares Victory In Orthodontic Patent Case
• Judge Approves Breast Implant Maker's Asset Auction
• Celgene Sues Barr Over Generic Thalomid
• Witness Tampering Found In Trade Secrets Trial
• FDA To Study Television Drug Ads
• Judge Throws Novartis Suit Out Of Federal Court
• Trasylol Continues To Cause Heartache For Bayer
• Abbott Fights Order Allowing Shared Discovery
• E-Medsoft Defendants Want Discovery Stay Back
• Lessons From A Hospital Merger Enforcement Action
• Depo-Provera Case Must Stay In Calif.: MDL Panel
• MDL Panel Transfers All Clarinex Cases To N.J.
• Aetna, Cigna Prevail In Joint Implant Maker's Suit
• MedPointe Sues Generics Maker Over Allergy Spray
• Novartis Fights Magistrate's Remand Stance
• Dr. Can't Be Deposed In Defective Syringe Suit: Judge
• Court Nixes Bid By Lerach Client In Securities Suit
• McDermott's N.Y. Health Practice Gets New Head
• Judge Tosses Some Claims In Stent Suit
• Sales Reps Dismiss Novartis Class Action
• Trustee Slams Metabolife Plan
• SonoSite Adds Patents To GE Ultrasound Spat
• Corrected: Federal Law Shields Drug Giant, Court Says
• Miami AIDS Clinics Charged With Defrauding Medicaid
• Wholesaler Sues Sanofi-Aventis Over Arthritis Drug
• AstraZeneca Wants 11 Seroquel Cases Axed
• Australians Get Priority On HPV Vaccine Patent
• AstraZeneca Faces Sanctions In Seroquel MDL
• Group Can't Sue Tobacco Cos For Medicare: Court
• Judge Dismisses Retaliation Case Against Wyeth
• J&J Fights For Judgment In Drug Pricing Suit
• China Stops Imports Of U.S.-Made Pacemakers
• Judge OKs Common Benefit Fund In Zyprexa Suit
• Defendants Push For Mediation In Drug Pricing Suit
• Becton Claims Sterling Compliance, Slams Suits
• Attorneys Plead For New Class In Fosamax Case
• Lawyers Antsy As PTO Publishes New Rules
• Walgreens Must Pay Millions Over Prescription Error
• Wyeth Fights Prempro Plaintiffs' Latest Discovery Bids
• PTO Won't Let Lipitor Patent Last Past 2010
• Suits Multiply Over C.B. Fleet's Laxative
• Biotech Co. Wants Class Action Tried On Home Turf
• Drug Wholesale Price Plaintiffs Eye Later Judgment
• Medical Equipment Maker Wins One, Loses One
• Guidant Fights Plaintiff's Bid To Lift Stay
• Backdating Probes Into CVS Caremark Dropped
• Heart Drug Linked To Pacemaker Need In Women
• Court Upholds Ex-Impath President's Conviction
• AMA, AUA Win Antitrust Challenge Over CPT Codes
• Human Tissue Lawsuits Flood MDL Case
• Biomet Takes Surgical Screws Suit To Supreme Court
• Merck Told To Fork Over Disputed Documents
• Judge Bars Causality Assessments In Accutane MDL
• More Medtronic Plaintiffs Bow Out Of MDL
• Diabetes Drugs To Feature Black Box Warning
• Teva Appeals Plavix Ruling To Federal Circuit
• Plaintiffs Seek Certification In Pfizer Class Action
• Plaintiffs Must Prove EEOC Filings, Court Rules
• Bally Courts Approval To Alter Chapter 11 Plan
• HCA To Bury Hatchet With Shareholders For $20M
• AstraZeneca Fires Back At Plaintiffs In FLSA Suits
• Mirapex Plaintiffs Haggle Over Bellwether Details
• Pfizer Fights Celebrex Plaintiffs' Bid To Bar Experts
• Regulator Says Pfizer Used Misleading Advertisement
• Lawmakers Review FDA's Investigation Of J&J Stent
• Prexige, Pulled In Australia, Still Viable: Novartis
• J&J Resists Bid To Keep Ortho Evra Docs Secret
• Novartis Seeks To Fracture Class In Bone Drug Suit
• Fen-Phen Lawyers Await Trial In Jail
• Aventis Continues Fight Over Generic Allegra
• Vioxx Stroke Suits Continue To Pour In
• Applied Medical, Tyco Bury Some Claims
• AstraZeneca Seeks Protective Order In Seroquel MDL
• Wyeth Wants Prempro Records Preserved
• AWP Defendants Pressure Judge To Rule On Damages
• Novartis Sues Ranbaxy Over Top-Selling Diovan
• Baycol Plaintiffs Seek Appeal Of Testimony Exclusion
• Pharmas Spar Over Plant-Based Mood Enhancer
• Johns Hopkins Wins Injunction In Patent Case
• Eli Lilly Sues Actavis To Block Generic ADHD Drug
• Breast Implant Maker Eyes September Asset Auction
• Genzyme To Cough Up $64M To Settle Suit
• Regulators Warn Thailand Over Drug Pricing Policy
• J&J Sues Red Cross Over Cross Trademark
• Warner Chilcott Settles Another Ovcon Suit For $10M
• Judge Keeps Hospital Sex Discrimination Case Alive
• Court Nixes Boston Scientific's Bid For Lumen Patent
• CVS Caremark Backs Down From Options Fight
• Procrit Scrutinized For Safety, Marketing
• Smith & Nephew Sues Over Knee Surgery Patents
• MIT's Claim Construction Prevails In ImClone Suit
• Infocrossing Fights Judge Over Discovery
• Abbott Wins Unrestricted Use Of Stent Patent
• EU Suspends HIV Drug License
• Court Keeps Alive Medicare Fraud Suit Against Sun
• Baxter Expands Infusion Pump Recall
• Novartis Fights Bid For Sanctions Over Remand Issue
• More Plaintiffs Dumped From Bextra Litigation
• N.J. Court Decision May Herald A Nationwide Trend
• AstraZeneca Whittles Down Seroquel Case
• AstraZeneca Fights Damages In Drug Pricing Suit
• Circuit Denies Access To Unapproved FDA Drugs
• House Gives FDA More Funding For Food Safety
• Firms Vie To Be Lead Counsel In Telik Fraud Case
• Indian Court Strikes Down Novartis' Patent Fight
• Ruling Tossing 2 Plaintiffs From Guidant MDL Affirmed
• Appeals Court Nixes Bariatric Bed Patent Suit
• FTC Says Hospital Takeover Was Anti-Competitive
• Warrick Fires Back Over Drug Pricing Damages
• Judge Orders Fen-Phen Attorneys To Repay $62M
• Nucleonics Asks Appellate Court To Reconsider
• Judge Tosses Worker's Suit Over Boss' Alleged Affair
• J&J, Merck Appeal Pepcid Invalidity Ruling
• Are DNA Patent Claims Endangered?
• Judge Limits Discovery in Prempro MDL
• Abbott Secures Order To Keep Settlement Confidential
• Plaintiffs Propose "Road Map" For Drug Pricing Suit
• Reply Memo Turns Abbott Suit More Contentious
• Appeals Court Applies Preemption To Medtronic Case
• Tyco Severs Rochester Antitrust Suit From Others
• FDA To Use DOD Data In Product Safety Decisions
• PharmaNet Agrees To $28.5M Securities Settlement
• Federal Circuit Strikes Down D.C. Pharmaceutical Law
• Fund Manager Settles Insider Trading Case With SEC
• Northwest, Lonza Battle Over Gene Patents
• Novartis Unit Hit With Gender Bias Class Action
• Abbott-LifeScan Deal To Be Kept Secret
• Discovery Battles Heat Up Over Wyeth's Prempro
• Judge Issues Mixed Ruling In Drug Pricing Suit
• Senators Question OxyContin Deal
• Circuit Denies Extension For Depression Patch Patent
• Judge Says British Plaintiffs Must Sue Vioxx At Home