Industry litigation – Page 10
-
BusinessFDA asks Endo to take pain drug off market
Request part of larger strategy to address opioid misuse in the US
-
BusinessUS supreme court limits patent rights
Biotech industry is concerned that ruling will hit small companies
-
BusinessDow will face dioxin suit
US appeals court rules property owners have a valid case over soil contamination
-
BusinessEuropean Commission to investigate excessive drug pricing
Inquiry covers claims that Aspen Pharma’s price rises on five cancer treatments were unjustified
-
BusinessGE accused of exposing workers to toxic chemicals
Canadian union says dangerous compounds were used without proper worker protection
-
BusinessSeattle Genetics cancels Immunomedics deal
Settlement also resolves disputes with shareholders
-
NewsLegal battles stall US biosimilars
Unclear legislation and lack of regulatory guidance means companies are turning to the courts
-
BusinessJ&J fights talc cancer claims
Firm has lost several court cases linking talc to ovarian cancer, but vows to appeal
-
BusinessIndia probes Roche over biosimilars
Mylan and Biocon claim Roche abused its market dominance to quash generic breast cancer antibodies
-
BusinessBrexit raises regulatory worries
Risk of doubling legal burden for industry undermines referendum’s ‘red-tape cutting’ claims
-
BusinessUS university sues Dow over pollution
Three hazardous chemicals have infiltrated campus groundwater, and the school wants Dow and others to pay for clean-up
-
BusinessLilly loses arbitration over Canadian patents
Firm had sought recompense under the Nafta trade agreement
-
BusinessEU recommends withdrawing drugs approved on unreliable data
Indian firm Micro Therapeutic Research Labs accused of misrepresenting clinical data and documentation deficiencies
-
BusinessPacBio sues Oxford Nanopore for patent infringement
Firms spar over single-molecule gene sequencing technology
-
BusinessCrispr patent ruling breaks deadlock
Both sides claim victory as board rules patents do not interfere with each other
-
Business$2bn Immunomedics–Seattle Genetics deal delayed amid shareholder infighting
Major investor venBio seeks to derail deal and replace board members
-
BusinessMerck & Co settles cancer antibody patent dispute
US firm will pay Bristol-Myers Squibb and Ono $625m plus royalties on future sales of immunotherapy
-
BusinessTeva hit with fines and patent loss
Double whammy as firm settles subsidiary pay-for-delay suit and courts invalidate patents on multiple sclerosis drug
-
BusinessUS Supreme Court denies Dow tax appeal
Request to reconsider $1bn tax deduction dismissed and penalties upheld
-
NewsVolkswagen hit by another $4.3bn in penalties
Emissions cheating scandal has led to the arrest of six senior employees at the company, just as Fiat comes under fire