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Legal And Regulatory CalendarThursday, Jul 03, 2008Our daily calendar of events lists conferences and hearings scheduled to take place in the next four weeks. Eli Lilly Drops Glenmark In $500M ADHD Drug SuitThursday, Jul 03, 2008Eli Lilly and Co. agreed to drop patent infringement charges against generics maker Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA as long as Glenmark adheres to any future rulings regarding a generic version of Strattera, an Eli Lilly drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Pfizer Employee Avoids Prison in Embezzlement CaseThursday, Jul 03, 2008Hollis Rosendale, a former executive assistant with pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc., has avoided jail time but must return close to $130,000 she embezzled from the company. Michigan Contests BCBS For-Profit AcquisitionThursday, Jul 03, 2008State Attorney General Mike Cox has filed a lawsuit against the nonprofit health care company Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, asking that the company be ordered to divest itself of a for-profit company acquired through the State Accident Fund. Panel Recommends More Testing for Diabetes DrugsThursday, Jul 03, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should require pharmaceutical companies to conduct studies examining the effect of new diabetes drugs on the heart, an advisory committee recommended Wednesday. VNUS Sues Three More Rivals Over Laser TreatmentThursday, Jul 03, 2008Fresh from a $10 million victory in an infringement case over patents relating to laser treatment of varicose veins, VNUS Medical Technologies Inc. announced Wednesday it is suing three more companies for alleged infringement of the same patents. Governor Files Amicus Brief In DuPont AppealThursday, Jul 03, 2008The governor of West Virginia has stepped in on the side of chemical maker E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., asking the West Virginia Supreme Court to ensure that the company is granted appropriate review in its appeal of a $196 million punitive damages award in a toxic tort lawsuit. VA Official Pleads Guilty To Accepting KickbacksWednesday, Jul 02, 2008A Veterans Affairs official pled guilty on Monday to accepting kickbacks from a supplier in exchange for contracts. Biotech Cos. Battle Over Forum In Stem Cells SuitWednesday, Jul 02, 2008A Maryland judge will decide which court is best suited to hear a dispute between biotechnology rivals StemCells Inc. and Neuralstem Inc. over patents related to neural stem cell compositions. Inequitable Conduct Claim Nixed In Seroquel SuitWednesday, Jul 02, 2008Sandoz Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. have lost their bid to render the patent for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP's popular anti-psychotic drug Seroquel unenforceable, eliminating the need for a trial in the case. Jury Lets One Fen-Phen Lawyer Off The HookWednesday, Jul 02, 2008One of three lawyers accused of keeping millions of dollars meant for plaintiffs in a class action settlement over the diet drug fen-phen has been acquitted, but a federal jury is still deliberating on the fate of the two other lawyers. Drugmakers To Appeal $114M Verdict In AWP CaseWednesday, Jul 02, 2008GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. vowed Wednesday to challenge a $114 million verdict handed down by an Alabama jury, which found the companies had defrauded the state as part of a long-running scam to inflate drug prices. Pfizer Wins Dismissal Of 4 Claims From Celebrex SuitWednesday, Jul 02, 2008A federal judge has dismissed a handful of claims from a securities class action against Pfizer Inc. over the company’s alleged nondisclosure of studies linking painkillers Celebrex and Bextra to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. Bone Fusing Products Pose Risk, FDA SaysWednesday, Jul 02, 2008Bone growth products made by Medtronic Inc. and Stryker Corp. may cause serious complications in neck-bone fusion procedures, the FDA warned physicians Tuesday. Quintiles Sued Over Drug Data Collection PatentTuesday, Jul 01, 2008Health care software supplier Datasci LLC has filed a patent infringement suit against Quintiles Transnational Corp. over data collection technology used to speed up drug trials. Bavarian Nordic Sues Oxford BioMedica Over PatentsTuesday, Jul 01, 2008A year after Bavarian Nordic settled a global patent feud with Acambis over a smallpox vaccine, the biopharmaceutical company is suing Oxford BioMedica Inc. over patents related to the same virus. Cardio Access Expands Catheter Patent SuitTuesday, Jul 01, 2008A patent-holding firm has expanded a suit it filed over a catheter patent, naming subsidiaries of original defendants Boston Scientific Corp., Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic Inc., as well as Edwards Lifesciences Corp. AstraZeneca Sues To Protect AccolateTuesday, Jul 01, 2008Drug manufacturers AstraZeneca UK Limited and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP have filed a patent infringement lawsuit seeking to prevent Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. of India from making a generic version of AstraZeneca's asthma treatment drug Accolate. Plaintiffs Battle For Lead Role In Vytorin ERISA SuitTuesday, Jul 01, 2008The lead plaintiffs in a shareholder lawsuit over Merck & Co. Inc.'s shelved Vioxx painkiller have asked to assume the role of lead plaintiff in a new proposed multidistrict litigation over allegations that the company covered up evidence that its cholesterol drug Vytorin was less effective than advertised. Judge Strips Claims From Wage Suit Against InsurerMonday, Jun 30, 2008Health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota has won a bid to quash the majority of claims in a wage-and-hour dispute with former employees. |
 Eli Lilly Drops Glenmark In $500M ADHD Drug SuitThursday, Jul 03, 2008Pfizer Employee Avoids Prison in Embezzlement CaseThursday, Jul 03, 2008Michigan Contests BCBS For-Profit AcquisitionThursday, Jul 03, 2008VNUS Sues Three More Rivals Over Laser TreatmentThursday, Jul 03, 2008Governor Files Amicus Brief In DuPont AppealThursday, Jul 03, 2008VA Official Pleads Guilty To Accepting KickbacksWednesday, Jul 02, 2008Biotech Cos. Battle Over Forum In Stem Cells SuitWednesday, Jul 02, 2008Inequitable Conduct Claim Nixed In Seroquel SuitWednesday, Jul 02, 2008 Bill Would Bar Felons From Seeking FDA's OKMonday, Jun 30, 2008Medical Device Act Would Restore State RemediesMonday, Jun 30, 2008Ex-U.S. Attorneys Back Attorney-Client Privilege BillTuesday, Jun 24, 2008FDA Panel To Review Safety Of Contrast AgentMonday, Jun 23, 2008FDA Committee OKs Psoriasis Drug For KidsFriday, Jun 20, 2008Justice Dept.'s Paxil Investigation Gets WiderFriday, Jun 20, 2008Calif. Bill To Sell Prescription Info DefeatedThursday, Jun 19, 2008FDA Broadens Unsafe OTC Drug ListThursday, Jun 19, 2008 Nossaman Merges With D.C. FirmMonday, Jun 30, 2008K&L Gates, Kennedy Covington To Merge July 1Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008Heller Ehrman Shareholder Moves To Cooley IP GroupFriday, Jun 06, 2008Two More From Perkins Coie Join King & SpaldingFriday, May 30, 2008DLA Piper's Schulman Joins Pfizer As GCWednesday, May 28, 2008Wilson Sonsini Adds Mylan's Ex-Chief Legal OfficerFriday, May 23, 2008Akerman Close To Merging With WolfBlock: ReportFriday, May 16, 2008Kilpatrick Snaps Up D.C. Financial Services FirmMonday, May 12, 2008 |
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