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Science Group Sues FDA Over New Laboratory-Developed Test Rule

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On August 19, 2024, the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) sued the FDA to challenge a new rule that allows the FDA to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs). The rule, which became effective on July 5, 2024,...more

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Will EPA’s Recent Ban on Methylene Chloride Uses Result in Exponential Litigation Similar to Asbestos?

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Methylene chloride, also known as dirchloromethane [osha.gov], is a volatile, colorless liquid with a chloroform like odor. Historically, it has been used in various industrial processes, such as pharmaceutical manufacturing,...more

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Ensuring Accuracy and Trust in Laboratory Developed Tests: FDA's Final Rule

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Personalized or precision medicine relies on accurate diagnostic tests. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent final rule now explicitly designates Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) as devices under the Federal...more

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FDA Issues Final Rule on Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests

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After many years of anticipation and various congressional and agency proposals, on May 6, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final rule titled "Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests." The final rule...more

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Lawsuit Filed Challenging FDA Final Rule Regulating Laboratory Developed Tests

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On May 29, 2024, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s final rule concerning the regulatory status of laboratory developed tests...more

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High Stakes: HHS Shakes Things Up on Marijuana Scheduling and DEA Abides

On May 16th, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to initiate the rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. The NPRM, which was published in...more

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Summary of LDT Rule: An In-depth Look at the Final Rule Regarding Laboratory-Developed Tests

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a Final Rule on May 6, 2024 (89 FR 37286), that will, over the next four years, radically alter the landscape for laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) and "correct...more

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Will FDA's LDT Final Rule Bring "Balance to the (IVD) Force"?

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a Final Rule on May 6, 2024 (89 FR 37286) that will, over the next four years, radically alter the landscape for laboratory developed tests (LDTs). This action...more

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FDA Finalizes Rule and Sets Course to Phase In Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests

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On May 6, 2024, following more than a decade of discourse with interested stakeholders on potential approaches to regulation of laboratory developed tests (LDTs), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its...more

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LDTs: FDA Rolls Out a Phased Implementation for New Regulatory Requirements

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On May 6, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its final rule significantly modifying FDA’s approach to oversight of laboratory developed tests (LDTs). The final rule is effective July 5, 2024....more

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Discretion No More: FDA’s New Final Rule Regulating Laboratory Developed Tests

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On April 29, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a Final Rule amending regulations to make explicit that in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) are devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...more

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FDA Publishes Final Rule on Regulation of Lab-Developed Tests

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On May 6, 2024 the FDA published its much-anticipated Final Rule on Lab-Developed Tests (“LDTs”) to make explicit that in vitro diagnostic products (“IVDs”) are devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C...more

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FDA's Final Rule on Laboratory Developed Tests Comes with Controversy and Concerns

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent announcement of a final rule extending regulatory oversight to laboratory developed tests (LDTs) has sparked controversy. As discussed in a previous Holland & Knight alert,...more

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FDA Finalizes Rule to Assert Authority Over Laboratory Developed Tests

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On April 29, 2024, FDA finalized the long-awaited rule to assert authority over the regulation of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) under FDA’s existing regulatory framework for medical devices under the Federal Food, Drug,...more

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FDA Finalizes LDT Regulation, with Significant Exceptions: Enforcement of Requirements Will Phase In over Four Years

On April 29, 2024, the Office of the Federal Register placed on display the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final rule on the regulation of laboratory developed tests (LDTs). Set to be officially published on May 6, this...more

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FDA Issues Much-Anticipated Final Rule on Laboratory Developed Tests

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule on April 29, 2024, that significantly changes the regulatory framework for laboratory developed tests (LDTs). LDTs are in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) that...more

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FDA Announces Final Regulation Governing Laboratory Developed Tests

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) announced on April 29, 2024, in a forthcoming and long-awaited final rule that laboratory developed tests (LDTs) will be regulated as medical devices....more

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FDA Issues Final Rule Regulating Many Laboratory-Developed Tests as Medical Devices

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On April 29, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the long-awaited final rule around the regulation of laboratory developed tests (LDTs), which are in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) that FDA describes as...more

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LDT Final Rule: Shifting the LDT Battlefield

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On April 29, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “the Agency”) released a pre-publication version of the highly anticipated laboratory developed test final rule (“LDT Final Rule”). The LDT Final Rule is...more

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FDA Issues Final Rule on Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests

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On April 29, 2024, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its final rule on Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs). This final ruling amends the FDA’s regulations to make explicit that in vitro diagnostic products...more

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In Search of Harmonization: FDA Finalizes Device CGMP Regulation Harmonization with ISO 13485:2016

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On February 2, 2024, FDA finalized its nearly two-year-long process to harmonize QS regulations with ISO standards. As we mentioned when FDA proposed the harmonization in 2022, this update represents the first update to the...more

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FDA Issues Final Rule Permitting IRB Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Certain Minimal Risk Clinical Investigations

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule, Institutional Review Board Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Minimal Risk Clinical Investigations, which allows an exception from the requirement to...more

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FDA’s Major Statement: The Agency’s Recent Direct-to-Consumer CCN Final Rule, Q&A Guidance and Enforcement Trends

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On December 26, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a Small Entity Compliance Guide Final Guidance Document: Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisements: Presentation of the Major Statement in a...more

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Dechert Re:Torts - Key Developments in Product Liability and Mass Torts - Issue 10

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Senators Focus Attention on Litigation Funding’s Opacity - Building on the momentum we previously noted related to litigation funding, on September 14, Senator John Kennedy introduced the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign...more

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FDA Issues Final Rule for Lab Accreditation for Food Testing

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On December 1, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a final rule establishing the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Food (“LAAF”) program. FDA will utilize the LAAF program to recognize...more

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