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Cozen O'Connor

Kentucky AG Brings Latest Opioid Epidemic Lawsuit

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Kentucky AG Russell Coleman filed a lawsuit against the Kroger Company and affiliated entities alleging that it contributed to the opioid epidemic in the state in its role as a drug distributor and operator of retail...more

Dechert LLP

No Triangular Setoff in the Third Circuit

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In a recent decision, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit closed the door on triangular setoffs, ruling that the mutuality requirement under Section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code must be strictly construed and requires...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Settlement Reached in the First Federal Opioids Trial

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This post is an update from our earlier blog post, available here, on the bellwether federal opioids trial in the Northern District of Ohio.  Just hours prior to the start of the trial in a consolidated case involving two...more

Harris Beach PLLC

DEA Enforcement Trend: Distributor Executives Criminally Charged in Opioid Epidemic

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In a second criminal case against a pharmaceutical distributor and its executives this year, the Department of Justice has accused Ohio-based Miami-Luken and its former President and Compliance Officer of conspiring to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Blame Game: Senators Clash with the Trump Administration

Why are prescription drug prices so high in the U.S.? While this question can hardly be considered a new topic in American healthcare, the recent clash of words between the Trump Administration and Democratic Senators has...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Healthcare Law Update: May 2018

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Enforcement - OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Provision of Samples by a Device Distributor - On April 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA Releases First Wholesaler and 3PL Facility Licensure Data to the Public

Last week FDA took another important step in implementing the complex and interlocking provisions of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). We have previously discussed the new Federal drug traceability requirements and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Drug Distributor and Pharmacies Obtain Partial Dismissal of State and Federal FCA Claims

On June 10, 2014, a New York federal court dismissed, in part, state and federal False Claims Act (FCA) claims brought against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and pharmacies to which it distributed (CVS Caremark Corp.,...more

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