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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Syria, North Korea and Other Sanctions Provisions Enacted as Parts of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...

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On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (“NDAA 2020”), which includes numerous sanctions-related provisions. The law includes the previously introduced...more

McDermott Will & Emery

First of Its Kind: Drug Wholesaler Accepts DPA and Two Executives Face Criminal Charges in SDNY For Illegal Distribution of...

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On April 23, 2019, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc. (RDC), one of the 10 largest wholesale distributors of pharmaceutical...more

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Congress Holds Hearings and Proposes Legislation to Combat Vexing Opioid Crisis

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On Tuesday, May 8th, the House held three hearings related to combating the opioid epidemic. The first hearing came out of the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, which examined opioid...more

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Big Pharma firm, under fire in drug abuse epidemic, scales back opioid’s hype

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Purdue Pharma, which built a multi-billion-dollar family empire, in part, by overcoming doctors’ resistance to prescribing powerful painkillers like its own powerhouse OxyContin, has decided to curb its quarter-century of...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Folds Criminal Case Against Federal Express

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In another set back last week, after a contentious criminal prosecution, the government dismissed its criminal charges against Federal Express. DOJ indicted Federal Express for drug trafficking relating to shipping of illegal...more

Baker Donelson

Georgia Becomes Ninth State to Pass Legislation Regulating Pain Management Clinics, in Attempt to Stop "Pill Mills"

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On May 2, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed Georgia House Bill 178, making Georgia the ninth U.S. state to pass legislation regulating pain management clinics....more

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