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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Prescription Drugs Fraud

Oberheiden P.C.

A 4-Point Guide for Pharmaceutical Whistleblowers

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There are many junctures in the U.S. healthcare system that enable fraudulent activities, and one of the biggest has to do with pharmaceutical companies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies That Medical Providers Cannot Be Convicted Of Illegal Drug Distribution If Prosecutors Do Not Prove the...

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In Justice Breyer’s final opinion from the bench in a 9-0 decision, the United States Supreme Court clarified that for a physician to be criminally convicted of distributing a controlled substance, the Department of Justice...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Prescription and Medication Counterfeiting Defense

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21 U.S.C. § 331: Selling Counterfeit Drugs - Under Section 331, it is illegal to sell counterfeit drugs in interstate commerce. Because this includes online sales, the “interstate commerce” element is very easy to...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Snapshot of Another Much-Too-Busy Year for FDA Before 2022 Really Gets Started

It is, somewhat amazingly, the beginning of January again. During this time of year we typically publish a series of blog posts that recap the most interesting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities over the prior 12...more

BakerHostetler

FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - November 2020 #1

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Food - FDA Releases Resources on Food Traceability Proposed Rule – The FDA released a resource to allow users to explore the results of the Risk-Ranking Model for Food Tracing used in the development of the Food Traceability...more

Morgan Lewis

Life Sciences International Review | August 2020

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Welcome to the August 2020 issue of our Life Sciences International Review. This issue covers new developments within Asia, Europe, and the United States in intellectual property, regulatory, pricing, and international trade,...more

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SBA and Department of Treasury Announce Disclosure of PPP Recipients

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SBA and Department of Treasury Announce Disclosure of PPP Recipients - After weeks of mounting public and congressional pressure, on Friday, June 19, the SBA and Department of Treasury announced that it will make...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Drug Pricing Concerns Drive Continued DOJ Focus on Life Sciences Companies

In 2019, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement activity targeting drug and device manufacturers jumped sharply over the prior year, reflecting an increased focus on fraud and abuse in the life sciences sector. More...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Tenth Circuit Finds Citizen Petition Denial to be "Clear Evidence" of Conflict Preemption

A U.S. Court of Appeals has held that a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denial of a citizen petition can be “clear evidence” of conflict preemption under the test set forth by the Supreme Court in Wyeth v. Levine, 555 U.S....more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Xarelto Litigation – Bellwether Update

Searcy Denney Mass Tort Unit attorneys Brenda Fulmer and Cal Warriner have filed three more lawsuits on behalf of Florida and North Carolina residents who suffered bleeding in their brains and GI tracts following use of...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Be Careful What You Say – Or Rather What You Don’t Say – AVEO Pays $4 Million to SEC to Settle Fraud Charges

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In March 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company, agreed, without admitting or denying the allegations, to pay $4 million to...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: Life Sciences Company Hit with $4 Million SEC Penalty

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On March 29, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company, agreed to pay a $4 million penalty to settle fraud charges that it failed to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New Jersey punitive damages analysis ignores established precedent

Since 2008 New Jersey law has effectively granted pharmaceutical manufacturers immunity from punitive damages claims. While New Jersey state courts continue to recognise and enforce that immunity, some recent federal court...more

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