Archive for April 7th, 2010
Baltimore CPC Signs Haven’t ‘Caused Real Harm,’ Editorial Says
A Baltimore ordinance requiring crisis pregnancy centers to post signs stating they do not offer abortion and birth control services has “not caused any real harm,” despite criticism from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the Baltimore Sun says in an editorial. The archdiocese has filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that the ordinance violates freedom [...]
Senator Grassley Issues Warning About ‘Phantom Pharmacies’ While Tampa Officials Arrest Pharmacists On Fraud Charges
Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, wrote a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius this week saying federal officials have failed to stop the growing trend of “phantom pharmacies” that bill millions to Medicare in prescription drug costs then disappear, ABC News reports…
Insurers Sue Mass. Regulators Over Rejected Rate Hikes
The Boston Globe: Massachusetts insurers are suing the state government after regulators rejected proposed double-digit premium rate increases that would have gone into effect April 1. The move would spell hundreds of millions of dollars in losses for the six insurers that joined the suit, the firms said…
Stevens Announces He ‘Will Surely’ Retire During Obama Presidency, Withholds Decision On Timing
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, leader of the court’s liberal bloc for more than 15 years, said he “will surely” retire while President Obama is president but stopped short of announcing whether he would step down this year, the Washington Post reports. In March, Stevens told a New Yorker reporter that he would [...]
Planned Parenthood Of Great Northwest, ACLU Challenge Parental Notification Ballot Initiative
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest has filed an appeal asking the Alaska Supreme Court to invalidate a proposed ballot initiative seeking to impose parental notification requirements before a minor can obtain an abortion, the Anchorage Daily News reports…
Teva Receives Favorable Court Decision Regarding Seasonique(R)
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada has granted Teva’s Motion for Summary Judgment with respect to the validity of U.S. Patent No. 7,320,969…
Teva Provides Update On Gemzar(R) Litigation
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana issued a decision yesterday on two patents for Gemzar® (gemcitabine); the compound patent expiring on November 15, 2010, and a method of use patent expiring on May 7, 2013…
Weitz & Luxenberg Continues Efforts To Help People With Asbestos Cancers
Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. would like to highlight a sobering statistic: In 2009, over 219,000 people were diagnosed with lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. For over 13,000 of those people, their cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos or another pollutant. In response to the ongoing danger of asbestos exposure, Reps…
