Industry litigation – Page 10
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US firm fined for mishandling ammonia
Demakes will pay $130,000 to settle violations and has spent $300,000 upgrading systems
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Mylan settles Epipen overcharging allegations
Company will pay US Department of Justice $465m for avoiding paying rebates to government healthcare systems
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Airgas fined for fatal nitrogen leak at US sperm bank
$300,000 penalty for leak caused by over-pressurisation after Airgas failed to update tank safety label
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US court denies Amgen appeal over Pfizer biosimilar
Amgen has lost its bid to compel Pfizer to divulge information about its version of anaemia drug Epogen
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Celgene pays $280m to settle off-label marketing lawsuit
Whistleblower case relating to cancer prescriptions
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Lilly wins chemotherapy patent appeal
Firm also settles with generic manufacturers of erectile dysfunction drug Cialis
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Mallinckrodt settles US opioid lawsuit
Firm will pay $35m over allegations it failed to report suspicious orders of controlled substances
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EU to investigate Merck KGaA’s merger with Sigma–Aldrich
Commission says Merck failed to disclose a crucial research project
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Silence Therapeutics and Alnylam in patent dispute
Suit alleges competitors need to license Silence patents relating to their drug cantidates
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GM corn growers win US lawsuit against Syngenta
Kansas jury awards over $217m damages to farmers in the first of eight trials
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FDA asks Endo to take pain drug off market
Request part of larger strategy to address opioid misuse in the US
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US supreme court limits patent rights
Biotech industry is concerned that ruling will hit small companies
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Dow will face dioxin suit
US appeals court rules property owners have a valid case over soil contamination
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European Commission to investigate excessive drug pricing
Inquiry covers claims that Aspen Pharma’s price rises on five cancer treatments were unjustified
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GE accused of exposing workers to toxic chemicals
Canadian union says dangerous compounds were used without proper worker protection
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Seattle Genetics cancels Immunomedics deal
Settlement also resolves disputes with shareholders
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Legal battles stall US biosimilars
Unclear legislation and lack of regulatory guidance means companies are turning to the courts
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J&J fights talc cancer claims
Firm has lost several court cases linking talc to ovarian cancer, but vows to appeal
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India probes Roche over biosimilars
Mylan and Biocon claim Roche abused its market dominance to quash generic breast cancer antibodies