Ben Seal

September 09, 2016 | National Law Journal

A seven-page letter Mylan N.V. sent to Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, detailing its justifications for the EpiPen price increases that have brought the company intense scrutiny doesn't provide a "full picture."

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

September 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lyft Inc., the San Francisco-based ride-sharing company operating in Pennsylvania since January 2015 under an experimental license, cannot shield information on the number of trips it provided in the state prior to receiving authorization, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

September 08, 2016 | National Law Journal

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday approved a final order requiring Mylan NV to divest its U.S. rights to two generic drugs in its $7.2 billion acquisition of Swedish pharmaceutical company Meda, saying the deal could otherwise have eliminated competition for the drugs.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

September 06, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce Beemer on Tuesday announced Robert A. Mulle as his first deputy and James A. Donahue III as his acting chief of staff. Mulle and Donahue served alongside Beemer as executive deputy attorneys general under the recently departed Kathleen Kane.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

September 02, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Rising public outcry over dramatic price increases for the life-saving allergy auto-injector EpiPen and other medications has thrown a spotlight on the role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, despite its lack of direct control over drug prices and competition.

By Ben Seal

15 minute read

September 02, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A deadlocked Pennsylvania Supreme Court has allowed the proposed wording of a ballot question that could raise the mandatory judicial retirement age to stand in its current form.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

September 01, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A woman whose twins were allegedly stillborn because of improper treatment during her pregnancy reached a $4.25 million settlement with the hospital and doctors who treated her, according to a settlement petition filed with the court.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

September 01, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Just two days after being sworn in as Pennsylvania's attorney general, Bruce Beemer has dispatched two Office of Attorney General employees with close ties to his recently convicted predecessor, Kathleen Kane.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

6 minute read

August 30, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously voted this afternoon to confirm Bruce Beemer as the state's attorney general following his recent nomination by Gov. Tom Wolf. Beemer is expected by many to bring stability to an office that saw little of it during the tumultuous tenure of Kathleen Kane, who resigned this month after being convicted of perjury and related charges.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

August 26, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The intended beneficiary of a decedent's estate has standing to sue the decedent's power of attorney for withdrawing funds from a bank account and not evenly distributing them, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled in an issue of first impression.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read