Health
Michigan settles lawsuit over hepatitis C treatment access
The state of Michigan has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over a policy that restricts certain hepatitis C treatments in the Medicaid program.
Mar 14, 2018
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Washington state, Seattle are latest to sue opioid makers
Washington state and the city of Seattle on Thursday joined more than two dozen other government entities across the country suing to hold opioid makers accountable for an addiction crisis that has claimed thousands of lives.
Sep 28, 2017
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CVS customer seeks dismissal of recent drug prices lawsuit
A CVS customer wants to end a short-lived, federal lawsuit that hit the drugstore chain in a sensitive area: The prices it charges for prescriptions.
Aug 30, 2017
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OxyContin maker asks judge to toss case brought by city
The maker of the pain medication OxyContin has asked a federal judge in Seattle to throw out a Washington city's lawsuit that seeks to hold the drugmaker responsible for allowing its pills to flood the black market and into ...
Mar 21, 2017
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Lawsuit disputes claims of popular memory loss supplement
A government lawsuit seeks to ban a popular memory loss dietary supplement marketed to seniors, saying there's no scientific evidence to support its claims.
Jan 9, 2017
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Indiana sued over ultrasound 18 hours before abortion rule
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is challenging a new state requirement that women get an ultrasound at least 18 hours before they have an abortion.
Jul 7, 2016
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Colorado residents are first to ask feds to block legal pot (Update)
Colorado already is being sued by two neighboring states for legalizing marijuana. Now, the state faces groundbreaking lawsuits from its own residents, who are asking a federal judge to order the new recreational industry ...
Feb 19, 2015
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Guam moves ahead with medical-marijuana ballot
An election official in Guam says a medical-marijuana vote will go forward as planned on the November ballot unless told otherwise.
Sep 29, 2014
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Brothers behind Lap-Band ads sued
UnitedHealth Group Inc. has sued two brothers who ran a company that promoted Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, accusing the pair of defrauding the insurer of more than $40 million through a complex billing scheme.
Sep 25, 2014
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Arizona abortion restrictions to remain blocked
A federal appeals court has decided to continue blocking the nation's strictest restrictions on the use of abortion drugs.
Jun 3, 2014
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