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Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report Weekly Update April 2018 #3

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2018 AG Elections- Republican Gentner Drummond Announces Bid for Oklahoma Attorney General- Republican Gentner Drummond has declared his candidacy for Oklahoma AG in 2018. ...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Price-Fixing Allegations Against Generic Drug Manufacturers Broaden as State Attorneys General Seek Amended Complaint

On October 31, 2017, the Attorneys General of forty-five states and the District of Columbia (the “State AGs”) moved to amend a December 2016 complaint alleging a broad price-fixing scheme among key players in the generic...more

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20 states, U.S. take aim at collusion claims, soaring prices for generic drugs

If there ever were naïve wishes that parts of Big Pharma might work in more enlightened ways for patients, the attorney generals in 20 states and federal prosecutors, have dashed optimism about “white hat” drug makers. Led by...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Price Fixing Charges Brought Against Generic Drug Companies and Former Executives

Generic drug manufacturers have come under increasing scrutiny recently from state and federal regulators for price increases and alleged price collusion. Over the past year, drug pricing has faced sharp criticism from...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

DOJ and Stage AG Investigations Into Generic Pricing Lead to Suits Against Manufacturers and Employees

As we have previously reported, (click, here, here, here, and here to read more), generic drug manufacturers have recently come under intense scrutiny from state and federal regulators for their price hikes. Last week, the...more

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Three Dozen States Sue Makers of Opioid Addiction Treatment Medications for Antitrust

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With opioid abuse continuing to dominate national headlines, manufacturers of opioid overdose medications are facing intense scrutiny over pricing practices that threaten (or those perceived as threatening) public...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

First Circuit Affirms Dismissal For CVS Caremark Under Public Disclosure Bar

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The FCA’s public disclosure bar precludes liability when a relator’s allegations have been publicly disclosed in a list of statutorily enumerated sources. Last week, the First Circuit added to the growing jurisprudence both...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Turing, Daraprim, and Refusals to Deal with Generic Manufacturers

Drug company Turing Pharmaceuticals made headlines recently when it reportedly raised the price of Daraprim, used commonly by AIDS patients to fight life-threatening infections, from $13.50 to $750 per tablet. Amidst...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Second Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction in People of the State of New York v. Actavis PLC

We’ve previously covered the New York State Attorney General’s (“NYS AG”) lawsuit against Actavis PLC and Forest Laboratories seeking to prevent them from discontinuing sales of the Forest drug Namenda IR, which is used to...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Second Circuit Hears Argument in People of the State of New York v. Actavis PLC

On April 13, 2015 the Second Circuit (Hon. Walker, Raggi, Droney) heard oral argument in People of the State of New York v. Actavis PLC. This case began in September 2014, when the New York Attorney General’s Office...more

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