John O'Quinn of Kirkland & Ellis. Courtesy photo Litigator of the Week: Eli Lilly Turns to Kirkland's O'Quinn to Block New Dispute Resolution Procedure Over Drug Discount Program
A federal judge in Indianapolis this week granted John O'Quinn's motion for a preliminary injunction finding that the government's messaging about the new program to resolve disputes over the 340B drug pricing program were "ambiguous, confusing, duplicitous, and misleading."
March 19, 2021 at 07:30 AM
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Our Litigator of the Week this week is John O'Quinn of Kirkland & Ellis. On Tuesday, O'Quinn secured a preliminary injunction for Eli Lilly barring the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services from implementing a new "administrative dispute resolution" procedure to decide disputes between pharmaceutical companies and so-called "covered entities" under the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
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