False Claims Act Insights - Are All Healthcare “Kickbacks” Subject to FCA Liability?
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 204: Accelerating Life Sciences Startups with James Chappell of SCbio
Podcast — Drug Pricing: How Are Payers Responding to the IRA?
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 203: Manufacturing Specialty Drugs for Rare Diseases in North Carolina with Paul Testa of Kyowa Kirin
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 201: SHL Medical’s Investment in the Carolinas with Kimberlee Steele of SHL Medical
The Future of Laboratory Testing Just Got a Little Clearer: FDA's Final Rule on LDTs – Diagnosing Health Care
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 195: Life Sciences and Healthcare Workforce Development with Dr. John Hauser of Gaston College
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 194: Workforce Development for the Life Sciences Industry with David Stefanich of Rymedi
FDA Releases Laboratory-Developed Tests Final Rule – Thought Leaders in Health Law
Changes in FDA, Cannabis Policies and AI Developments
340B Drug Pricing Program Compliance
Episode 185: America’s Bioeconomy with Sarah Glaven, White House Research Biologist
Episode 183: Site Development for Life Sciences Companies with Adam Bruns of Site Selection Magazine
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 171: Laura Gunter, President of the NC Life Sciences Organization
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 169: Shirley Paddock, Senior VP of Clinical Development, Syneos Health
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 168: Christine Harhaj, Senior Director of Advocacy & Strategic Alliances, PhRMA
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 167: Dr. Ehsan Samei & Dr. Susan Halabi, Triangle CERSI
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 165: Doug Edgeton, President and CEO of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 163: David Ellison, Chief Data Scientist for Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group
Podcast: Direct Access Laboratory Testing - Future FDA Proposed Regulations on LDTs - Diagnosing Health Care
Case Name: UCB, Inc. v. Watson Labs. Inc., Nos. 2018-1397, 2018-1453, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 18700 (Fed. Cir. June 24, 2019) (Circuit Judges Taranto, Schall, and Chen presiding; Opinion by Chen, J.) (Appeal from D. Del., Stark,...more
Case Name: Alcon Research, Ltd. v. Watson Labs., Inc., No. 15-1159, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33057 (D. Del. Mar. 1, 2018) (Sleet, J.)....more
Case Name: Bayer Pharma AG v. Watson Labs., Inc., 874 F.3d 1316, No. 2016-2169, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 21705 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 1, 2017) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Moore, and O’Malley presiding; Opinion by Moore, J.) (Appeal from D....more
Case Name: Sanofi v. Watson Labs. Inc., Nos. 875 F.3d 636, Nos. 2016-2722, 2016-2726, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 22438 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 9, 2017) (Circuit Judges Prost, Wallach, and Taranto presiding; Opinion by Taranto, J.) (Appeal...more
In Sanofi v. Watson Labs., the Circuit affirms a determination of induced infringement of one patent and direct infringement of another, thus assuring Sanofi another 12 years of exclusivity as to its Multaq® atrial...more
The Federal Circuit reversed a finding of non-obviousness on Friday based on clear error by the District Court on factual underpinnings of its obviousness determination, in Bayer Pharma AG v. Watson Laboratories, Inc. Such...more
Case Name: Shire Development, LLC v. Watson Pharms., Inc., No. 2016-1785, 848 F.3d 981 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 10, 2017) (Circuit Judges Prost, Taranto, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Hughes, J.) (appeal from S.D. Fla.,...more
Case Name: Bayer Pharma AG v. Watson Labs., Inc., 12-1726-LPS, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179103 (D. Del. Dec. 28, 2016) (Stark, J.). Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Natazia® (estradiol valerate/estradiol...more
Case Name: Bayer Pharma AG v. Watson Labs., Inc., Case No. 12-1726-LPS, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96267 (D. Del. July 18, 2016) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Natazia® (estradiol valerate / dienogest); U.S. Patent No....more
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on August 22 that consumers’ state-law claims that manufacturers of a generic Reglan, a heartburn medication, did not adequately warn about its risks are not preempted by federal law. ...more
Case Name: Bayer Pharma AG v. Watson Labs., Inc., Civ. No. 12-cv-517 (GMS), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55752 (D. Del. Apr. 27, 2016) (Sleet, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Staxyn® (vardenafil hydrochloride...more
Case Name: Bayer Pharma AG v. Watson Labs., Inc., Civ. No. 12-cv-517 (GMS), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57888 (D. Del. May 2, 2016) (Sleet, J.) - Drug Product and U.S. Patent(s)-in-Suit: Staxyn® and Levitra® (vardenafil...more
Case Name: Ferring B.V. v. Actavis, Inc., Civil No. 15-4222 (SRC)(CLW), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69328 (D.N.J. May 26, 2016) (Chesler, J.) - Drug Product and Patents-in-Suit: Lysteda® (tranexamic acid); U.S. Patent No....more
Case Name: Reckitt Benckiser Pharms, Inc. v. Watson Labs., Inc., Civil No. 13-1674-RGA, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72391 (D. Del. June 3, 2016) (Andrews, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Suboxone® (buprenorphine HCl...more
Case Name: Merck & Cie v. Watson Labs., Inc., 2015-2063, -2064, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 8782 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2016) (Circuit Judges Dyk, Mayer, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Mayer, J.) (Appeal from D. Del., Andrews, J.) - ...more
The Federal Circuit had the occasion to revisit the proper application of the on-sale bar under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) in ANDA litigation over claim 4 of U.S. Patent No. 6,441,168, which reads...more
Recently, the First Circuit became the second federal appellate court interpreting the Supreme Court's landmark decision in FTC v. Actavis, Inc. to hold that non-cash "reverse payments" between pioneer and generic...more
Courts continue to evaluate the degree to which “reverse payments” are permitted post-Actavis. In the latest of these decisions, issued on February 22, 2016, the First Circuit held that non-cash payments may run afoul of the...more
Case Name: Merck & CIE v. Watson Labs., Inc., Civ. Nos. 13-978-RGA, 13-1272-RGA, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115245 (D. Del. Aug. 31, 2015) (Andrews, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Safyral® and Beyaz®...more
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Actavis Inc. et al. 1:15-cv-02499; filed April 7, 2015 in the District Court of New...more
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Gilead Sciences Inc. et al. v. Watson Laboratories Inc. et al. 1:15-cv-00289; filed April 1, 2015 in the District...more
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Pfizer Inc. et al. v. Mylan Inc. et al. 1:15-cv-00026; filed January 8, 2015 in the District Court of Delaware. •...more
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al. v. InnoPharma Licensing LLC et al. 1:14-cv-01225; filed September 24, 2014 in the...more
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. et al. v. Mylan Inc. et al. 1:14-cv-00777; filed June 19, 2014 in the District Court of...more
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC v. Watson Laboratories Inc. et al. 1:13-cv-01015; filed June 6, 2013 in the District Court of...more