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Delaware Law Weekly

Denn Lawsuit Targets Drug Companies Over Opioid Prescriptions

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn on Friday sued a contingent of leading pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors in an effort to hold them accountable for their alleged role in the state's opioid epidemic.
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New York Law Journal

Hot Topics for Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law Section

Brian J. Malkin, Chair of the NYSBA Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law Section writes: The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law Section this year has focused its program in selecting topics of a cross-functional nature, as discussed below.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Lands In Center of Pot-Legalization Debate

U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions' Jan. 4 decision to reverse Obama-era guidance on marijuana-related law enforcement has raised legal concerns in states across…
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Aetna Shareholder Sues to Block Takeover by CVS Health

An Aetna Inc. shareholder has sued to block the proposed $69 billion takeover by CVS Health, claiming that the "unfair and inadequate" deal would shortchange shareholders.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pharma Industry Scorns Governor's Opioid Surtax Proposal

PhRMA, the powerful Washington-based advocacy group that represents pharmaceutical companies, blasted a proposal by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to levy a 2-cents-per-milligram surtax on opioid prescription medication sold in the state to help fund measures against the drug epidemic.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

AG Promotes Retailer's Disposal Kits for Unneeded Opioids

“The safe disposal of unused, expired prescription drugs is crucial in combatting #opioidabuse,” AG Carr tweeted Wednesday. “Today, @WalmartNewsroom announced they will offer disposal options at ALL of their pharmacies. A great step. Thank you!”
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Princeton's Smith Stratton Acquired By Dilworth Paxson

CEO Ajay Raju said his firm needed a presence along the New York-Philadelphia corridor and found an opportunity in Princeton's Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher and Brennan.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Gov. Cuomo Proposes Study of Recreational Marijuana Legalization

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants New York to fund a study of the possible impact of legalizing recreational marijuana in the state, the Democratic governor said at his annual budget address in Albany on Tuesday afternoon. He also introduced several other proposals including a possible surtax on pharmaceutical company sales of opioid medications, and a tax on companies that sell over the internet.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Crowell & Moring Report: FCA Enforcement May Continue Focus on Opioids, Drug Pricing in 2018

Health care companies need to be mindful of the U.S. Department of Justice's continued enforcement of the False Claims Act but also pay attention to areas such as drug pricing and opioids that may be the focus of increased scrutiny in 2018, according to the health care portion of Crowell & Moring's annual Litigation Forecast.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Cherokee Nation Vows to Keep Up Fight vs. Pharma Over Opioids Despite Legal Setback

After a federal judge ruled that the tribal court does not have jurisdiction over the Cherokee Nation's lawsuit against several pharmaceutical distributors and retail pharmacies over the opioid addiction epidemic, the territory's attorney general has vowed to continue the legal battle by refiling the case in state court.
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