By Dara Katcher Levy – On July 5, 2011, seven pharmaceutical companies submitted a joint Citizen Petition requesting that FDA clarify its policies for industry about four distinct types of manufacturer-communications that often deal with off-label information – Manufacturer Responses to Unsolicited Requests; "Scientific Exchange"; Interactions …
By Cassandra A. Soltis – For the first time ever, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) took action against a consumer for misrepresenting in a testimonial the amount of money she made by purchasing and using a wealth-building program marketed by Russell Dalbey, CEO and founder of …
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara's Jeffrey N. Wasserstein (co-founder of the FDA Law Blog) will be moderating a panel on social media and therapeutic products at the FDLI Annual Meeting, April 5-6, 2011, at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, in Washington, DC. The panel will …
By Nisha P. Shah & Alan M. Kirschenbaum – In an unusual step, the State of California’s Department of Insurance intervened in a qui tam lawsuit brought against Bristol-Myers Squibb (“BMS”) by three former employees, including a former member of the L.A. Lakers. In The People …
