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Health - June, 2009

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• Medtronic Sues Insurer For Worker Theft Court Costs
• EU To Consider Concessions In Pfizer, Wyeth Review
• Abbott Hit With $1.7B Verdict In IP Suit Over Humira
• Some Alzheimer's Claims Tossed In Mayo Patent Suit
• Solvay, Unimed Hit With AndroGel Suit In Pa.
• Forest Derivative Appeal Halted As Sides Seek Deal
• Alcatel, Pfizer Still Owe Landfill Cleanup Costs: EPA
• FDA Enforcement Crackdown Requires Reforms
• HITECH And Federal Breach Notification Rules
• BioMedica's Review Bid Denied In Nordic Patent Suit
• Schering To Pay $55M To Settle AWP Suit
• Daiichi Sankyo Attacks Apotex Over Evoxac ANDA
• Roche To Stop Selling Accutane In US
• Dismissal Of AstraZeneca Securities Action Upheld
• Device Maker Prevails In Pain Pump Suit
• Medtronic Accepts $179M Judgment In Screw Case
• Water Board's Merck Discharge Limit Appealed
• Ariz., Drugmakers Settle Fraud Claims In AWP Suit
• FDA Blasts Medtronic Over Slow Drug Pump Recall
• FDA To Pull Immucor's Biologics License
• Tug-Of-War Over Expert In Viagra Litigation Continues
• USPTO Upholds Rembrandt Contact Lens Patent
• Suit Says BancorpSouth Botched D&O Provider Switch
• Lilly Scores 3 More Zyprexa Dismissals In MDL
• Novo Settles Danish Oil-For-Food Probe For $5.7M
• Abbott Sues Former Manager, Ev3 Over Trade Secrets
• Veteran Patent Litigators Launch IP Boutique In Texas
• US Marshals Seize Caraco Drugs In FDA Action
• FTC Says Authorized Generics Can Aid Competition
• Ky. Jury Finds Sandoz Liable For $16M In AWP Case
• AstraZeneca Strikes Out Again Over Seroquel Expert
• SEC Probes Matrixx Following FDA Zicam Warning
• St. Jude Valve Plaintiffs Lose Bid For Class Cert.
• New Plaintiffs Try To Revive Medtronic ERISA Action
• St. Jude Investors Can't Alter Loss Theory: Judge
• Insurance Deal Adds $6M To Quigley Asbestos Trust
• Teva Blasts FTC's Position On Pay-For-Delay
• Neutrogena, Coppertone Sunscreen Spat Heats Up
• Sequenom Faces Slew Of Shareholder Suits
• Sequenom, Beckman Drop DNA Analysis Patent Suit
• Rebate Discovery To Proceed In TriCor Antitrust Suit
• Mailer 'Misleads' About Cancer Drug's Efficacy: FDA
• FTC Chief Says Generic-Drug Deals Cost Public $3.5B
• Pfizer Celebrex Suit Stayed Pending High Court Case
• Fla. Appeals Court Blocks Mylan's Generic Synthroid
• Insurers Urge Caution On US Health Care Plan
• Bill Aims To Expand ANDA First Filer Exclusivity
• EU To Reveal Bank Guidance, Pharma Findings: Report
• Rembrandt Vision Sues J&J Over Contact Lens Patent
• Humana Officers Prevail In Shareholders' Suit
• Galil Sues HealthTronics In Endocare Merger Spat
• 2nd Circ. Backs Clinic Workers In NLRB Picketing Spat
• Merck Moves To Block Challenge To Vioxx Settlement
• U Of Iowa Says Abbott's Humira Infringes Patents
• Insured Seeks Class Cert. In Group Health Plan Suit
• Fed. Circ. Reverses In Child Vaccine Dispute
• FTC Issues 2nd Request In Merck-Schering Merger
• High Court Won't Hear 'Reverse Payment' Challenge
• AstraZeneca Loses Bid To Ban Seroquel MDL Expert
• DOJ Takes Heat Over Prosecution Deal Oversight
• FDA Staff Recommends Study Of Abbott Seizure Drug
• Dismissal Of Baycol Failure-To-Warn Suit Upheld
• Novo's Suit Over Prandin ANDA Survives Bid To Toss
• SEC Fines Tenet Ex-GC Over Medicare Scheme
• Veteran White Collar Atty Returns To Fox Rothschild
• Trucking Co.'s Liability Capped In Drug Shipment Loss
• Ex-Pfizer Sales Manager Sentenced For Bextra Charge
• Fen-Phen Attys Ordered To Pay Feds $30M
• House Dems Reveal Draft Of Health Care Reform Plan
• States Join Qui Tam Medicaid Suits Against Wyeth
• Health Net Deal Ends NY AG Reimbursement Probe
• Foley Settles Malpractice Suit Over Vaxiion Patent
• Ethicon Ex-Employee Enjoined In Patent Spat
• Generics Triumph Over Sanofi In Cancer Drug Quarrel
• Matrixx Braces For More Zicam Smell-Loss Suits
• CVS Unit's E-Ferol Insurance Spat Moved To Texas
• HealthSouth CEO Ordered To Pay $2.8B For Fraud
• Off-Label Marketing MDL Over Amgen Drugs Nixed
• EU High Court Clarifies Generics Question In J&J Case
• Genentech Can't Follow Up Rituxan Alone: Arbitrators
• A Stark Lesson For Doctor-Hospital Arrangements
• GSK Lamictal Prices Don't Breach Deal, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Swats Down Scrushy's Appeal Of Settlement
• Doctor's Testimony In Own Baycol Suit 'Inadmissible'
• Sepracor Sues Synthon Over Oral Xyzal ANDA
• Cancer Suits Over Novartis Eczema Drug Remanded
• Pharma Processor Settles EPA Emissions Claims
• Ethicon Asks To Protect Patent Apps After $2M Verdict
• Norian, Synthes Charged With Illegal Human Tests
• FDA Says Zicam Nose Products Cause Loss Of Smell
• Genzyme Halts Production At Mass. Plant Over Virus
• Pfizer Ratchets Up Lyrica IP Suit Against Sun Pharma
• Pfizer Takes On Mylan In Fight To Protect Lipitor
• Dey Joins In Spoliation Cries In Drug Price MDL
• Philips Accuses Pulse Oximeter Patent Rival Of Tying
• Stay Granted In Lipitor Case Pending Del. Decision
• Injunction Bid Denied, Quigley Proxy Battle Ends
• Novo Warns Users Of Stolen Shipment Of Insulin
• Mayer Brown Grabs IP Trio From McDermott Will
• GSK, P&G Head For Fla. In Denture Cream MDL
• Wyeth Places Heavier Burden On Implied Preemption
• Bristol-Myers Nears Deal In Plavix Securities Suit
• Sens. Call For Fair Wages For Home-Care Workers
• Calif., IBM Granted Most US Patents In 2008
• StarCaps False Advertising Suit Can Go Forward
• Medicis Hits Ranbaxy With Acne Drug Patent Suit
• FDA Orders Psychiatric Warn Labels On Asthma Drugs
• Siemens Settles Acacia Unit's Display Patent Suit
• FDA Recalls 21,000 Faulty Medtronic Pacemakers
• Medical Device Maker Merger Battle Moves To Court
• The Latest FTC Clinical Integration Advisory
• 11th Circ. Finds For Roche In Accutane Suicide Suit
• Treating Physician V. Expert Witness
• Calif. AG, CVS Settle Inquiry Into Expired Products
• African Drug Importer Accused Of $1.2B Ponzi Scheme
• FDA Strengthens Gardasil Label's Fainting Warning
• Purdue Settles OxyContin Patent Cases Against KV
• FDA Panel Says Seroquel OK For Teens
• FDA Should Regulate Biologic Generics: FTC Report
• New Reporting Requirements Under MMSEA
• Olympus Sued Over Slide Scanner Patent
• No New Fraud Trial For National Century Founder
• Fed. Circ. Trims Daiichi Costs Award In Levaquin Suit
• Kennedy Unveils Health Care Reform Bill In Senate
• Blackwell V. Wyeth: The Application Of Frye
• Solving Calif.'s Balance Billing Problem
• Fed. Circ. Revives Varian Radiation Patent Fight
• Plaintiffs Want Pfizer Celebrex Docs Unsealed
• NAACP Seeks Class Cert. In Lilly Race Bias Suit
• SEC Sues Swiss Man Over Illicit Trading In GSK Deal
• Widow's Suit Over Wyeth Arthritis Drug Tossed
• CSL, Talecris Call Off $3.1B Deal Amid FTC Pressure
• High Court Affirms Deadline For Qui Tam FCA Appeals
• Hospice Nurses Slap Vitas With Overtime Action
• Supreme Court Asks For SG's Take On Vaccine Suit
• Allergan Launches 2nd Suit Over Combigan Patents
• Eli Lilly Moves To Toss Zyprexa Battle With Conn.
• Reckitt Hits Watson Again Over Mucinex ANDAs
• New York Radiology Antitrust Suit On Path To Trial
• Abbott Accuses DOJ Of 'Massive' Spoliation
• Supplement Maker Sues Rival Over Disparaging Claims
• ACLU Suit Spurs Debate Over Gene Patents
• 'Lifestyle Lift' Surgery Co. Still Faces Class Action
• Actavis Seeks To Narrow Subpoena In Digitek MDL
• Judge Finds New Reason To Nix Blue Shield Action
• Lawmakers Slam FTC Generic Biologic Report
• Doctors Group Settles FTC Price-Fixing Claims
• Calif. Proposes Tougher Rescission Rules
• GSK, Inventor Urge Fed. Circ. To Review Tafas V. Doll
• Texas Court Affirms Tossing Of $26M Vioxx Judgment
• Judge OKs Synergetics Tying Claims Against Alcon
• WL Gore Indefiniteness Defense Shot Down In IP Suit
• Teva Access To Pfizer Docs On Detrol Restricted
• FDA Finds Liver Risk In Generic Graves' Treatment
• Gilead Shareholders Must Amend Suit For 5th Time
• Lilly Wins 2 Summary Judgment Bids In Zyprexa MDL
• Schering Contractors' Trade Secrets Spat Revived
• Insurers Can Get Medical Docs In Fraud Suits: Court
• Obama Pushes For Quick Action On Health Care
• Walgreen To Pay $1.4M To End Cold Remedy Ad Suit
• Suit Claims Teva's Wellbutrin Generic Is Inferior
• Wyeth Workers Seek Summary Judgment In FLSA Suit
• FDA Takes Step Toward Increased Transparency
• P&G, AstraZeneca Sued Over Prilosec OTC Risks
• FTC Pushes Congress To Pass Drug Settlement Bill
• Contact Lens Cleaner Settlements Cost Bausch $250M
• Dueling Patents Partly Invalidated In Lexapro Row
• Bid To Replead Medtronic Securities Suit Denied
• Discrimination V. Whistleblower Claims
• Pa. Health System FLSA Suit Wins Conditional Cert.
• IP Attys Hail Cert Grant On Bilski
• Fed. Circ. Rules Enbrel Doesn't Infringe Ariad Patent
• Sony, Others Sued Over Integrated Circuit Patent
• Blood Reagent Buyers Put J&J, Immucor In Hot Seat
• Cold-Eeze Maker, Shareholders' Proxy Fight Deepens
• Fed. Circ. Cuts $226M Award In Medtronic Screw Suit