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Calif. Asks Innovator Drug Brands to Do the Impossible

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Eight years ago, in Conte v. Wyeth, the California Court of Appeals shocked brand prescription drug manufacturers when it held that they could be liable for injuries caused by generic versions of their medications — an...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Failure to Disclose Best Pricing: Pharmaceutical Companies Settle FCA Claims for $784 Million

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The Department of Justice announced late last month that pharmaceutical manufacturers Wyeth and Pfizer would pay $784 million to resolve a False Claims Act investigation and qui tam lawsuit arising from Wyeth’s failure to...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Wyeth v. Levine’s ‘Clear Evidence' Language: Clearly Misunderstood

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In 2009, the United States Supreme Court in Wyeth v. Levine affirmed a judgment rejecting a prescription drug manufacturer’s contention that plaintiff’s claim that the manufacturer should have strengthened its U.S. Food and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Innovator Liability Finds Sweet Home In Ala.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Alabama confirmed its January 2013 holding in Weeks v. Wyeth Inc. that manufacturers of brand drugs can be liable for injuries caused by generic drugs. Though the recent ruling puts...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Alabama Supreme Court Reaffirms That Plaintiffs Who Use Generic Drugs Can Recover From Brand-Name Manufacturers

On August 15, 2014, the Alabama Supreme Court held for the second time in Wyeth v. Weeks, No. 1101397 (Ala. 2014) that a plaintiff who took only the generic version of the heartburn medication Reglan could nevertheless...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Lance v. Wyeth: A New Cause of Action in Pennsylvania?

Issuing an opinion over two years after oral argument, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled last week in Lance v. Wyeth that pharmaceutical companies can be held liable for negligence in the design and marketing of drugs....more

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Federal Circuit Finds Wyeth Restenosis Claims Invalid as Not Enabled

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In Wyeth v. Abbott Laboratories, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision that the claims at issue are invalid for failing to satisfy the enablement requirement of 35 USC § 112....more

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