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Vaping group mounts legal challenge to temporary sales ban
A national industry group has asked a federal judge to immediately end Massachusetts' four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products.
Oct 2, 2019
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Generic drugmaker Mallinckrodt settles 2 opioid lawsuits
One of the largest makers of generic opioids has settled a lawsuit with two Ohio counties, removing the company from the first federal trial over the toll of the opioid crisis.
Sep 6, 2019
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Suit: Generic drug makers used code to fix price increases
A lawsuit says representatives of some of the nation's largest generic drug manufacturers used code words to collude with competitors to divvy up market share and coordinate price increases.
Jun 24, 2019
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Medications
More states sue opioid maker alleging deceptive marketing
California, Hawaii, Maine and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits Monday against the maker of OxyContin and the company's former president, alleging the firm falsely promoted the drug by downplaying the risk of addiction ...
Jun 4, 2019
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WHO praises Brazil lawsuit against tobacco giants
The World Health Organization has praised Brazil's move to sue two global cigarette makers and their local units for costs of treating tobacco-related diseases, but the firms said Friday they were still waiting for details ...
May 24, 2019
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Hard-hit Pennsylvania to sue drugmaker over opioid epidemic
The attorney general of Pennsylvania says he's filing a lawsuit accusing a pharmaceutical giant of fueling the opioid epidemic.
May 14, 2019
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Medications
New York sues billionaire family behind maker of OxyContin
New York is suing the billionaire family behind the company that created OxyContin, joining a growing list of state and local governments seeking to hold not only the firm but its owners accountable for the nation's opioid ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Hospital: Doc gave near-death patients excessive pain meds
An Ohio hospital system says an intensive care doctor ordered "significantly excessive and potentially fatal" doses of pain medicine for at least 27 near-death patients in the past few years after families asked to stop lifesaving ...
Jan 15, 2019
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Medications
California: Drugmaker paid doctors to overprescribe Humira
Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie illegally plied doctors with cash, gifts and services to prescribe one of the world's best-selling drugs, Humira, despite its potentially deadly complications, a California official said in a lawsuit ...
Sep 18, 2018
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Nebraska official certifies Medicaid expansion ballot item
A proposal to expand Medicaid in Nebraska moved closer Friday to getting on the November ballot after the state's top elections official determined there are enough valid signatures to send the question to voters.
Aug 24, 2018
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