Fed. Circ. Erases $41.8M Verdict Over Seagen Cancer Drug IP
The Federal Circuit in a precedential opinion Tuesday reversed a $41.8 million verdict against Daiichi Sankyo for infringing a Seagen breast cancer treatment patent, saying a lower court should have found that the patent didn't adequately describe the claimed invention or enable a skilled person to use it.
Conflict Looms Over State Medical Debt Credit-Report Bans
An about-face by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on medical debt and credit reports is animating a legal debate over preemption and state-level prohibitions meant to protect consumers.
CVS Will Pay $37.8M To Settle Insulin Pen Overbilling Claims
CVS has agreed to pay $37.76 million to settle allegations that the major pharmacy retailer violated federal law by overdispensing and overbilling for insulin pens to government healthcare programs, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Fed. Circ. Erases $41.8M Verdict Over Seagen Cancer Drug IP
The Federal Circuit in a precedential opinion Tuesday reversed a $41.8 million verdict against Daiichi Sankyo for infringing a Seagen breast cancer treatment patent, saying a lower court should have found that the patent didn't adequately describe the claimed invention or enable a skilled person to use it.
Conflict Looms Over State Medical Debt Credit-Report Bans
An about-face by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on medical debt and credit reports is animating a legal debate over preemption and state-level prohibitions meant to protect consumers.
CVS Will Pay $37.8M To Settle Insulin Pen Overbilling Claims
CVS has agreed to pay $37.76 million to settle allegations that the major pharmacy retailer violated federal law by overdispensing and overbilling for insulin pens to government healthcare programs, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
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