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Pa. High Court: Drug Company Lacks Standing To Challenge State’s Outside Counsel
Posted on 18 Aug 2010 by Tom Moylan

PHILADELPHIA - (Mealey's) Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. lacks standing under Pennsylvania law to challenge the hiring of outside counsel to represent the state in a Risperdal off-label marketing lawsuit, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Aug. 17 ... Read More

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AstraZeneca Pays $198M To Settle Seroquel Lawsuits
Posted on 9 Aug 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LONDON - (AP) AstraZeneca PLC says it has paid around $198 million to settle U.S. lawsuits over its antipsychotic drug Seroquel. Full version available to lexis.com subscriber . Read More

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California Claims Drug Giant Bribed Doctors To Prescribe
Posted on 19 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) California has joined a whistleblower lawsuit that claims Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. bribed doctors to prescribe its drugs, costing insurers perhaps millions of dollars in the largest alleged health care fraud case ever handled by the... Read More

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