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Recent Nuclear Verdicts Highlight Danger of Punitive Damages - In October and November 2023, four separate products liability trials ended with large plaintiff verdicts. Three of these verdicts were against Monsanto in...more
The Act introduces key reforms to the FDA regulatory framework relating to drugs, biological products, and cosmetics, among others. On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023...more
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) user fee negotiations may have hit an iceberg, but it did not sink all the legislative riders that accompanied this summer’s House and Senate bills. Buried within the...more
On December 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance, titled “Circumstances that Constitute Delaying, Denying, Limiting, or Refusing a Drug or Device Inspection” (the “Inspection Draft...more
On December 16, 2022, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA” or “Agency”) published an important and noteworthy draft guidance document entitled “Circumstances that Constitute Delaying, Denying, Limiting, or Refusing a...more
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced two developments on inspection-related activities providing insight into FDA’s perspective on the legal obligations that apply to food facilities, and...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) recently announced the availability of a new draft guidance titled “Conducting Remote Regulatory Assessments: Questions and Answers” (RRA Draft Guidance). Remote...more
Companies often come to Gardner Law when they feel anxious or unprepared for a visit from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Even experienced companies with strong quality systems sometimes need assistance to be fully...more
An audit by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can uncover violations of federal food and drug regulations, as well as the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Those violations can lead to administrative, civil, or...more
On May 4, 2022, House Energy and Commerce (“E&C”) Committee leaders unveiled the legislative package to reauthorize the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) user fee agreements (the “House Draft”)...more
On February 23, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register, 87 Fed. Reg. 10119, the long-awaited proposed rule, Medical Devices; Quality System Regulation Amendments (Docket No....more
The Food and Drug Administration is the federal agency charged with ensuring the safety of food, medication and other consumable products. In carrying out its duties, the FDA conducts both inspections of plants and...more
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a long-awaited final guidance document explaining its policy for conducting remote “evaluations” during COVID-19. According to the guidance,...more
On 10 March 2020, FDA announced that it is postponing most foreign inspections through April 2020. This action comes as the latest in a series of agency responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks in foreign...more
Recently, a New York-based dietary supplement manufacturer (and its subsidiaries) issued a nationwide recall of all lots of dietary supplement products manufactured and sold between January 2013-November 2019. Because the...more
Introduction: CGMPs and FDA Inspections - Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) are mandated by regulations enforced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and must be implemented and followed by...more
Deceptive Trade Practices - Meat Exporter Had No Duty Under FCA to Pay for Beef Inspection - In United States ex rel. Barrick v. Parker-Migliorini Int'l, LLC, 878 F. 3d 1224 (10th Cir. 2017), the court affirmed...more