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Pharma Law Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . May 11th, 2010

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

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Biotechnology - 2010 BIO International Convention Highlights Key Policy Issues For Biotechnology

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - ATF Canine Handlers Train Mexican Law Enforcement

U.S. Department of Justice - Alleged Head of the Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Extradited to U.S. from Mexico

BioScrip, Inc. - BioScrip, Inc. Reports 2010 First Quarter Results

Medical Instruments & Supplies - Boston Scientific Expresses Willingness To Discuss Modification of Guidant Plea Agreement

CIGNA - CIGNA to Implement Federal Rescission Reforms on May 1

Medicare and Medicaid - DaVita 1st Quarter 2010 Results

Medicare and Medicaid - Detroit-Area Doctor Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme

Stipkala Llc - Dr. Jeremy M. Stipkala, Patent Attorney, Speaks on USC NanoCenter Panel

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarette Imports Banned Indefinitely // Court of Appeals Strongly Sides With FDA, Says ASH

E Cigarettes National - Electronic Cigarette Safety Not a Real Concern

Moroccan American Center for Policy - Foreign Policy Panel Urges US to Support Moroccan Compromise Autonomy Plan as Only Viable Solution to Prevent a Failed State in Western Sahara

Health Information Technology - Fox Systems to Conduct Alaska State Medicaid Health Information Technology Plan SMHP Technical Assistance

Freedland Russo - Freedland Russo Announces $520 Million Settlement Against AstraZeneca

Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC - Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC is Investigating Potential Violations of Federal Securities Laws by Xenoport, Inc.

Patents - INTUNIV - Shire Files Suit Against Teva

Lung Cancer - Imaging costs rising faster than total cancer care for Medicare

Dosage Forms - Impax Laboratories Confirms Patent Challenge Relating to Fenoglide(R) 40 and 120 mg Tablets

International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society - Judge, Jury = Status Quo: Astonishment as Medical Panel Rubber Stamps its Own Controversial Guidelines

Kendall Law Group - Kendall Law Group Begins Investigation on Behalf of XenoPort, Inc. Shareholders

Regenerative Medicine - Kinetic Concepts Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Direct General Insurance Company - Law Enforcement, Auto Insurer Partner in Major Crackdown on Staged Car Crashes

Electronic Medical Records - Medical & Surgical Clinic of Irving, Texas Selects Allscripts for Electronic Health Record

Medicare and Medicaid - Miami Clinic Owner and Patient Recruiters Plead Guilty In $5.8 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Hepatocellular Cancer - MultiCell Technologies Is Granted European Patent for the Treatment of Cancer

Group Net LLC - New York City Prescription Program Calls on City Health Care Providers to Help Distribute Free Repeating Discount Medication Coupon Cards

Managed Care - New managed care study findings have been published by D. Ramalho de Oliveira and colleagues

Multiple Sclerosis - Opexa Strengthens Management Team with Hire of Cell Therapy Expert

Topamax Therapy - Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Agrees to $75 Million Settlement for Topamax False Claims Lawsuit

Topamax Therapy - Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Resolves Investigation of Past TOPAMAX Marketing and Promotional Activities

Regulatory Agencies - Pharmaceutical Giant AstraZeneca to Pay $520 Million for Off-Label Drug Marketing

Managed Care - Prescription Drug Pricing Made Easy for Seniors

Saba - Public Sector Organizations around the World Turn to Saba for Strategic People Management

Bipolar Disorder - Repligen Reports Notice of Allowance of a United States Patent Covering the Use of Uridine to Treat the Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Repros Receives Guidance From FDA Regarding Clinical Hold Status of Proellex(R)

Medicare and Medicaid - Schwarz Pharma Pays $22 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations Concerning Reimbursement for Unapproved Drugs

European Economics - Scientists at Princeton University publish new data on european economics

Phenylacetates - Shire Receives INTUNIV Paragraph IV Notice Letter

Life Science - Studies from S. Phukan and co-researchers update current data on life science

Forensic Science - Study data from S.M. Wille and colleagues update understanding of forensic science

Psychiatry - Study results from Psychiatric Institute update understanding of psychiatry

Colony-Stimulating Factors - Study results from University Medical Center in the area of colony-stimulating factors published

Generics - Takeda Provides Update on Patent Litigation for ACTOS pioglitazone HCl and ACTOplus met pioglitazone HCl and metformin HCl in the U.S.

Pediatric Research - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Joins Aetna Better Health Network

Medicare and Medicaid - Two Johnson & Johnson Subsidiaries to Pay Over $81 Million to Resolve Allegations of Off-Label Promotion of Topamax

HIV/AIDS - Victory! AHF Lauds Merck for Doubling ADAP AIDS Drug Rebates for Isentress

Dosage Forms - Watson Confirms Rapamune Patent Challenge

Generics - Watson Says Appeals Court Affirms Concerta Patent Invalid

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