California court hangs out a welcome sign: Drug makers can be sued here
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In a closely watched decision, the California Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Monday that hundreds of
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Another Biosimilar Wins FDA Approval
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Novartis’s Sandoz drug Erelzi (biosimilar copy of Amgen’s Enbrel) on Tuesday but it
Read MoreDoctors Sue Obama Administration for Forcing Them to Perform Gender Transition Procedures
(By Kelsey Harkness for The Daily Signal) Five states and a group of religiously-affiliated hospitals and physicians are suing the
Read MoreCMS Identifies Hospitals Paid Nearly $1.5B In 2015 Medicare Billing Settlement
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) A year after paying nearly $1.5 billion to more than a third of
Read MoreLies, damn lies, and CRISPR: the legal battle escalates
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Beneath the technical and legal jargon in the latest documents filed in the battle over
Read MoreACLU threatens to sue Colorado over hepatitis C drug restrictions
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In the latest dust-up over the high cost of hepatitis C drugs, the American Civil
Read MoreJudge denies petition by supporters of California drug pricing ballot
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Supporters of a California ballot measure, which is designed to lower drug prices, lost a
Read MoreCRISPR patent fight: The legal bills are soaring
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) The meter is running like mad on the dispute over key patents on CRISPR genome
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