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MERCK v. TEVA PHARM.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning the treatment of osteoporosis, the district court incorrectly determined that plaintiff's patent was not invalid as...

WYETH v. NATURAL BIOLOGICS, INC.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
District court did not err in finding defendant misappropriated plaintiff's trade secret for producing bulk natural conjugated estrogens used in the...

HILL v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
The district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of defendant-pharmaceutical companies on plaintiff's claims arising from injuries...

IN RE CRISH

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning purified DNA molecules having promoter activity for the human involucrin gene, plaintiff's claims are unpatentable on...

APOTEX v. FDA

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech
Plaintiff-pharmaceutical company's suit, seeking an injunction directing defendant-FDA to issue final approval for its drug application, is dismissed...

ALZA CORP. v. MYLAN LAB. INC.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning a system for the transdermal administration of fentanyl, the district court correctly concluded that plaintiff's patent...

IN RE: WARFARIN SODIUM ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
In a class action alleging anticompetitive behavior and dissemination of false and misleading information in connection with the sale of the...

GUZZO v. THOMPSON

Administrative Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Benefits, Health Law
Denial of plaintiff's Medicare reimbursement for cryosurgery is reversed where the denial was contrary to Congressional intent and the Medicare Act.

DINGLE v. BIOPORT CORP.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
Plaintiff's qui tam false claims action, alleging that defendant made false statements when it supplied anthrax vaccines to the government, is...

CITY OF HOPE NAT'L MED. CTR. v. GENENTECH, INC.

Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a contract dispute over the royalty base of product sales, judgment against defendant is affirmed where it breached the agreement and its fiduciary...