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Second Circuit Vacates Misbranding Conviction for Pharmaceutical Representative on First Amendment Grounds

In United States v. Caronia, No. 09-5006-cr, slip op. (2d Cir. Dec. 3, 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that "the government cannot prosecute pharmaceutical manufacturers and their representatives...more

Lo sviluppo delle copie economiche dei farmaci off-patent e il bottleneck della distribuzione al dettaglio

Lo sviluppo delle copie economiche dei farmaci off-patent e il bottleneck della distribuzione al dettaglio. Brevi riflessioni sull'Italia...more

Editor’s Choice: Top Five Legal News Stories of the Day - December 8, 2011

Here are a several items we thought you’d find interesting. • Lawsuit says Delta lies about lost luggage liability limits. A class action lawsuit filed against Delta Air Lines says the carrier misleads customers about...more

Le farmacie nel Diritto dell'Economia

Nel dibattito che accompagna i tentativi di riforma degli esercizi farmaceutici e della distribuzione del farmaco si continua, in maniera pretestuosa, a far riferimento a un presunto contrasto tra da un lato le indicazioni...more

PPACA in the Federal Courts: Constitutional Within the Commerce Clause?

Several lawsuits have challenged the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“PPACA”). Most of them focus on the “requirement” in PPACA Section 1501 and new Chapter 48, Section 5000A of...more

Commento di Nicola ad articolo di Luisa Grion su la Repubblica

Il copay che può far bene alal sanità e al Federalismo (di Nicola C. Salerno) data = 20 Dicembre 2010...more

La regolamentazione delle farmacie in Italia (Fabio Pammolli e Nicola C. Salerno, CeRM, 12 Novembre 2010)

All’indomani dell’audizione del Presidente dell’Agcm Antonio Catricalà in Commissione Igiene e Sanità del Senato, questo Wp fa il punto sullo stato della distribuzione al dettaglio del farmaco...more

Farmacie, distribuzione del farmaco e sentenze della Corte Costituzionale e della Corte di Giustizia Europea - NICOLA C. SALERNO

Nel dibattito che accompagna i tentativi di riforma degli esercizi farmaceutici e della distribuzione del farmaco, si è aggiunto, negli ultimi tempi, un argomento nuovo. Un presunto contrasto tra da un lato le...more

An Ad Hoc Inquiry Into the Feasibilities and Impracticalities Associated With Class Certification Of Blood Glucose Monitor Users

Recent developments in pre-emption law have outlined the requirements for bringing an action against a manufacturer of an FDA approved medical device. Specifically, devices that undergo the 510(k) approval process remain a...more

IMS v. Ayotte, A.G., State of NH

Decision

Court Upholds New Hampshire Prescription Privacy Law. Today, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a New Hampshire law that bans the sale of prescriber-identifiable prescription drug data for marketing purposes. In...more

IMS v. Rowe, A.G., State of Maine

Amended Order on Plaintiffs' Motion For Preliminary Injunction

Maine Prescription Privacy Law Struck Down. In IMS v. Rowe, the Maine federal district court held that the state prescription privacy law violated the First Amendment. The court held that the Act improperly restricted the...more

IMS v. Ayotte, A.G., State of NH

Supplemental Brief for the Electronic Privacy Information Center as Amicus Curiae and 16 Experts in Privacy Law & Technology in...

EPIC Urges Court to Consider Privacy Interest in De-Identified Patient Data. EPIC and 16 experts in privacy and technology today filed a "friend of the court" brief in a case concerning a New Hampshire state law banning...more

IMS v. Ayotte, A.G., State of NH

Brief of Kelly A. Ayotte, Attorney General of New Hampshire

New Hampshire Files Brief in First Circuit Appeal of Ayotte. New Hampshire has filed its brief in the First Circuit Court of Appeals seeking reversal of the federal district court's decision striking down the state...more

IMS v. Ayotte, A.G., State of NH

Memorandum and Order

New Hampshire Prescription Privacy Law Struck Down. In IMS v. Ayotte, the New Hampshire federal district court held that the state Prescription Confidentiality Act violated the First Amendment. The court held that the Act...more