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New Hampshire Supreme Court Vacates Light Cigarette Class
Posted on 22 Aug 2012 by Michael Lefkowitz

CONCORD, N.H. - (Mealey's) Saying sufficient public information existed to call into question whether plaintiffs were uniformly unaware that light cigarettes were as dangerous as regular ones, the New Hampshire Supreme Court on Aug. 21 vacated certification... Read More

Tags: vacated certification , Karen Lawrence v. Philip Morris USA , Class Action Lawsuits , Marlboro lights , New Hampshire Supreme Court , Litigation , Consumer Protection Act , tobacco

Kentucky Appeals Court Vacates $130 Million Drug-Pricing Verdicts, Says State Was 'Complicit'
Posted on 16 Oct 2012 by Tom Moylan

FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Kentucky appeals court panel on Oct. 12 vacated verdicts totaling more than $130.7 million against two drug makers for publishing inflated average wholesale prices (AWPs), saying the Kentucky Medicaid program was well aware of the practice... Read More

Tags: pharmacies , drug pricing , average wholesale prices , Sandoz , Kentucky appeals court , Kentucky Medicaid program , AstraZeneca , Kentucky Medicaid Fraud Statute , compensatory damages , verdicts , drug makers , False Advertising Statute , Medicaid , Sandoz Inc. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky , Litigation , Kentucky attorney general , LP v. Commonwealth of Kentucky , AWPs , Consumer Protection Act , First DataBank

Gibson Dunn Forms Team To Counsel Clients On New Whistleblower Regulations
Posted on 9 Jun 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has formed a multidisciplinary Whistleblower Team to offer experienced, comprehensive counsel on the full range of issues that arise under the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) final whistleblower... Read More

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