Health Archive » March, 2008

Health - March, 2008

181 articles

• Court Upholds Ortho-McNeil's Topamax Patent
• FTC Puts Pressure On Health, Energy Sectors: Report
• Cozen O'Connor Lands New White-Collar Lawyers
• Codon, Blue Heron Settle Gene-Sythesis Patent Suit
• U.K. Yanks Cold Medicines Over Safety Concerns
• Pfizer Loses Bid To Stay Discovery In Age Bias Suit
• Bayer Appeals Yasmin Contraceptive Patent Invalidity
• Cook Medical Wins Injunction Against Ex-Employees
• Doctors Slam Cholesterol Drugs Over Safety Concerns
• Spanish Court Upholds Pfizer's Lipitor Patent
• Medtronic Dispute With Cordis To Stay In Texas
• Judge Lets MS Drugmaker Off The Hook - For Now
• Shareholder Alleges Wrongdoing At NeuroMetrix
• Judge Rejects Arguments In Bristol-Myers Case
• Eisai Wins Injunction In Aricept Case
• HIV Drugs May Increase Risk Of Heart Attack: FDA
• Kinks Persist In Class Action Fairness Act: Experts
• FDA Says Diabetic Foot Gel Could Cause Cancer
• FDA Demands Safety Plans For 25 Drugs, Biologics
• Court Throws Out Derivative Suit Against Guidant
• Katz, Kaiser Strike Voice-Tech Patent Deal
• Amgen Threatens To Sue If Roche Launches Mircera
• FDA Seeks $2.2M For Hearing Aid Violations
• Judge Construes Claims In Carbatrol Patent Fight
• Vygon Escalates Catheter Dispute With RyMed
• FDA Eyes Suicide Links With Merck's Singulair
• Human Genome Hits Genentech With Patent Suit
• FDA Proposes More Stringent Rules For Some Stents
• Amgen Ruling Will Increase Section 337 Investigations
• Invitrogen Sues GE Over Enzyme Kit Patents
• Abilify Off-Label Marketing Case Settled For $4M
• Guidant MDL Lawyers Ask Judge To Reconsider Order
• USPTO Takes Second Look At Lumenis Patents
• Court Orders Special Master In Amgen, Roche Case
• Lilly To Hand Over $15M To Settle Alaska Zyprexa Suit
• SEC Probes KV Pharmaceutical Stock Options
• Lumenis Sues Alma For Trade Secret Violations
• Synthes Wins Bid To Stay Clamp-Patent Feud
• 11th Circuit Affirms Ruling For AMA In Antitrust Suit
• Male-Enhancement Products Pose Health Risks: FDA
• Critics Say Lawyer Provision Of Vioxx Deal Is Unethical
• Four More Countries Recall Heparin
• Pfizer's Document Bid Blocked In Celebrex Case
• Court Refuses To Boot Counsel In CareCore Suit
• Pfizer Sues To Block Generic Caduet Until 2016
• AstraZeneca Gets Nod To Recruit Plaintiffs' Doctors
• Celebrity Doctor Perricone's Patents Invalidated
• Novartis Escapes Some Lotensin Claims
• 4th Circuit Rejects Wyeth Whistleblower's Appeal
• FDA Panel To Discuss New Drug Label Warnings
• Justices Reinforce Federal Preemption In Riegel
• AMS Alleges Biolitec Infringed Laser Probe Patent
• High Court Won't Hear Retiree Health Benefits Case
• Forest Sues Sython To Protect Namenda Patent
• Biovail Settles With SEC For $10M
• AWP Case Swells As Judge Certifies Another Class
• Neurontin Class Action To Include Generics Buyers
• U.S. Targets Doctors In Kickback Scheme: Report
• Judge Nixes Synthes Bone-Plate Patent Suit
• Mannatech Settles Investors' Suit For $11M
• Kansas Clinic Settles Antitrust Suit Against Insurers
• Canadian Court Upholds Lipitor Patent
• China Vows Closer Oversight Of Heparin Producers
• Antitrust Claims Stand In Hearing Aid Patent Suit
• Judge Dismisses Eli Lilly ADHD Patent Dispute In Va.
• BrainLAB Hits Medtronic With $6M Bill For Legal Fees
• Judge Keeps Healthpoint Suit Alive
• Townsend Welcomes IP Expert To Seattle Office
• Spiriva May Increase Stroke Risk: FDA
• ITC Must Consider Amgen, Roche Dispute Over Mircera
• Indian Court Nixes Roche's Bid To Bar Generic Tarceva
• Zimmer Hit With Patent Suit Over Knee Replacement
• Cardica's Vessel-Graft Patent Suit Survives
• Ranbaxy Loses Dismissal Bid In Roche Patent Spat
• FDA Finds Impurity In Suspect Heparin Batches
• Judge Questions Law In Handing Wyeth Victory
• FDA Warns Of High Mortality Rate For Medtronic Stent
• FDA To Look At Efficacy Of LASIK Surgery
• Corpse Harvester Cops A Plea
• Amgen's Woes Worsen With Enbrel Black Box Warning
• Grant & Eisenhofer Launches Whistleblower Group
• Becton Dickinson Hit With Syringe Patent Suit
• Abbott Faces Battle To Quiz Feds In AWP Suit
• Suit Says Abbott Conspired To Block Generic TriCor
• Univac Antitrust Suit V. Dentsply Gets Green Light
• Cook Wins Judgment In Heart Graft Patent Case
• CVS To Pay $36.7M To Settle Whistleblower Claims
• UnitedHealth Backdating Suit Gets Class Status
• Hospital Employment Of Physicians Is Coming Back
• FDA To Stop All Heparin At The Border For Testing
• Riegel v. Medtronic: A Win For Medical Technology
• High Court Denies Cert In Blood Storage Patent Suit
• FDA Reveals Plan To Open Satellite Offices In China
• Sanofi Aventis Sues Wockhardt Over Uroxatral Patent
• Court Reinstates Legal Malpractice Suit
• Judge Gives MediCor 3rd Extension To File Plan
• Court Won't Block Generic Zyprexa In Canada
• Legislators Introduce Follow-On Biologics Bill
• France's Cellectis Accuses Precision Of Infringement
• Wyeth Sues Watson Over Birth Control Patent
• Vioxx Deal May Become Model For Future Agreements
• Vertex Hit With Class Action Over Hepatitis Drug
• Judge Offers Split Decision In AWP Claim Spat
• Novartis Faces Suit Over Children's Cough Medicine
• U.S. Law Doesn't Trump State Claim In Paxil Suit
• Nutraceutical Execs Ordered To Pay $1M
• FDA Advises Virtual Ban On Amgen, J&J Anemia Drugs
• HIV Drug Potentially Tied To Liver Damage
• U.S. Settles Medicare Class Action For $666M
• Compulsory License Battle Moves To Indian Court
• Germany Asks Cos. To Look For Tainted Heparin
• Jury Convicts Five National Century Execs
• Rx.com Suffers Blow In Antitrust Case
• FDA Regulations Expert Joins Baker Hostetler
• Planned Parenthood Accused Of Vast Overbilling
• Preemption On The Mind: Recent High Court Rulings
• Hospitals Sue Govt. To Stop New Medicaid Rule
• Sanofi Sues Sandoz To Protect Ambien Patent
• Appeals Court Upholds NLRB Order Against Hospitals
• Ailing Vitamin Co. Seeks Refuge In Bankruptcy
• FDA Issues Word Of Caution Over Tussionex
• Teva's Counterclaims Against ADHD Patent To Stand
• FDA Reappoints Former Chief Of Drug Safety Center
• FDA Gives OK To Miss Some Drug Approval Deadlines
• Three Japanese Cos. Recall Heparin Products
• Edwards LifeSciences Hit With $40M Verdict
• USPTO Finds Stem Cell Patents Valid: Geron
• Title VII Liability For Hospitals, Contracting Physicians
• Drug Giants Broker $125M Deal In AWP Suit
• Lilly's Greed Steered Course Over Zyprexa: Official
• Black Box Warning Strengthened On Anemia Drugs
• USV Patents Method To Make Aricept Ingredient
• Thailand Does About-Face On Cancer Drug Patents
• Gene Therapy Cos. Settle Patent Suit
• Wyeth, Upjohn Hit With $27M In Punitive Damages
• Cardinal Health Plaintiffs Sent Back To Drawing Board
• Judge OKs Webcast Of Zyprexa Hearing
• One Patent Tossed, Two Upheld In Celebrex Appeal
• Government Seeks To Quash Abbott Subpoenas
• Conn. Jumps Into Zyprexa Fray With Lawsuit
• Timing Of Recalls Poses Challenges For Medical Cos.
• GSK Probe Prompts U.K. To Boost Drug Oversight
• FDA Warns Internet Sellers Of Unapproved STD Drugs
• Impax Says Pfizer's Detrol Patent Suit Is Baseless
• U.S. Officials Concede Vaccines Led To Disorder
• FDA Asks GSK, Others For Data On Asthma Drugs
• India's New Patent Regime: Impact On Global Pharmas
• National Century Execs' Lose Bid For Acquittal
• Pfizer Quits Bickering Over Mirapex Bellwether Trials
• Drug Safety Concerns Prompt GAO Probe Of FDA
• Roche Warns Of Psychotic Reactions To Tamiflu
• Biotech Co. Counsel Moves Back To Proskauer
• Business Conduct Guidelines For Health Care
• Dr. Reddy's Loses Bid To Invalidate Teva Patents
• Supreme Court Ruling Could Impact Aredia Case
• Conn. Chiropractor Groups Settle Antitrust Charges
• Barr Sues Watson Over Seasonique Patent
• Medtronic Faces Stent Patent Suit From J&J, Wyeth
• Teva Sues FDA Over Delisted Risperdal Patent
• FDA Unlikely To Curb Off-Label Marketing: Sources
• Tyco, Bondholders Spin-Off Dispute Continues
• Schering-Plough Loses Suit Over Laxative Marketing
• Judge Tosses Suit Over Barr's Morning-After Pill
• Bayer Patent Invalidated Due To Obviousness
• Alston & Bird Snags Former Federal Prosecutor
• Airborne Settles False-Ad Class Action For $23M
• Court Finds Listerine Class Bid Hard To Swallow
• Bellwether Case Picked For Lens Solution MDL
• Allergan Faces DOJ Subpoena Over Botox
• Seroquel Plaintiffs Win Bid To Quiz Doctors
• Makers Of Impotence Drugs Fined $1M
• Supreme Court Deadlock Lets Rezulin Case Advance
• Trade Groups Ask High Court To Nix State IP Immunity
• Goodwin Procter Attracts Biotech Patent Standout
• Teva Faces Infringement Suits Over TriCor Patent
• Plaintiffs Signing On To $5B Vioxx Deal: Merck
• A Paradigm Shift In Obviousness For Pharma, Biotech
• Eli Lilly Gears Up For Zyprexa Showdown
• Wyeth Wins Dimissal Of Weight-Loss Drug Suit
• Judge Tosses Suit Against Anthrax Vaccine Policy
• Punitive Damages Possible In Wyeth Hormone Trial