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N.Y. AG: Ranbaxy will pay $500 million in national settlement

May 13, 2013 1:20 PM
By Bryan Cohen

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Monday a $500 million national settlement with an India-based generic pharmaceutical manufacturer for allegedly selling drugs that fell below regulatory standards. Under the terms of a national settlement, … Read More »

Big Pharma, New York, News, State AGs

Indiana AG praises state lawmakers for addressing pill mills

May 9, 2013 12:43 PM
By Bryan Cohen

INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller praised the efforts of state legislators Wednesday after they passed bills to address issues with pain clinics known as pill mills, in addition to other complex state issues. The legislators recently passed … Read More »

Big Pharma, Indiana, Issues, News, State AGs, States

DOJ files second claim over Novartis kickbacks

April 30, 2013 12:41 PM
By Chris Dickerson

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a second lawsuit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals over alleged kickbacks to health care providers. The complaint seeks damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act and under the common law for paying … Read More »

Big Pharma, District of Columbia, Federal Government, Issues, New York, News, States

Calif. AG praises passage of prescription drug legislation by Senate committee

April 17, 2013 1:08 PM
By Bryan Cohen

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Kamala Harris praised the passage Monday of a bill she is sponsoring to upgrade California’s prescription drug monitoring program by a Senate committee. Senate Bill 809 passed out of the Senate Business … Read More »

Big Pharma, California, Issues, News, State AGs, States

Legal foundation asks Ark. SC to overturn $1.2B judgment for improper drug labels

April 9, 2013 12:15 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) — A Washington D.C.-based law and policy center is urging the Arkansas Supreme Court to overturn a $1.2 billion civil penalty imposed by the state based on claims that a drug manufacturer included inadequate risk … Read More »

Arkansas, Big Pharma, News, State AGs, State Supreme Courts

Mo. AG announces anti-smurfing campaign

March 14, 2013 12:32 PM
By Bryan Cohen

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster joined with retailers and pharmacists Wednesday to announce the launch of a statewide campaign to restrict part of the methamphetamine production process.  Koster is collaborating with representatives from the … Read More »

Big Pharma, Issues, Missouri, News, State AGs, States

W.Va. AG, others seek tamper-resistant generic opioids

March 12, 2013 1:36 PM
By John O'Brien

WASHINGTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined 47 colleagues in a letter sent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over prescription drug abuse. The letter, sent March 11, asks the FDA to ensure that generic manufacturers … Read More »

Big Pharma, Federal Government, Issues, News, States, West Virginia

Par Pharmaceuticals to pay $22.5M in multi-state settlement

March 7, 2013 1:17 PM
By Bryan Cohen

WASHINGTON, DC (Legal Newsline) – Multiple states and the federal government reached a $22.5 million civil and criminal settlement Wednesday with Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc. Par Pharmaceuticals, based in Woodcliff Lakes, N.J., allegedly promoted sales of the drug Megace ES, … Read More »

Big Pharma, Federal Government, Issues, Kentucky, News, State AGs, States

First trial being held in case over diabetes drug Actos

March 1, 2013 8:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — Drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is facing its first trial over its popular diabetes drug Actos. Actos, an oral antidiabetic medication, can be used together with proper diet and exercise to help control blood sugars in … Read More »

Big Pharma, California, News, State Courts

Healthpoint pays $48 million in multi-state Xenaderm settlement

February 25, 2013 1:15 PM
By Bryan Cohen

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Friday the state will receive $996,000 of a $48 million multi-state settlement with a Texas-based company that allegedly charged MassHealth for an ineffective drug. The settlement with Healthpoint Ltd. and … Read More »

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