By Kurt R. Karst – The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (“PhRMA”), the Biotechnology Industry Organization (“BIO”), and the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (“GPhA”) share some common ground. All three of the trade groups oppose a Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance (see here and here [Item …
As we promised in an earlier post, we provide here a deeper analysis of the Second Circuit’s holding in United States v. Caronia and the context in which it should be viewed by industry. Since the 2004 Warner-Lambert settlement, the federal government has investigated hundreds …
On December 12th and 13th, the Food & Drug Law Institute (“FDLI”) will hold its annual conference on “Enforcement, Litigation and Compliance.” This year’s conference will be held at the Westin Georgetown hotel in Washington D.C. It will include quite a few government presenters on …
On December 3, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (which is based in New York City) issued a long-awaited ruling in United States v. Caronia, a case involving off-label promotion. In a 2-1 82-page decision that involves a vigorous dissent, …
By Ricardo Carvajal & John R. Fleder – On November 26th, Commissioner Hamburg issued an order suspending the registration of the Sunland Inc. food manufacturing facility alleged to be at the heart of the ongoing recall of peanut products potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Until the order …
By Kurt R. Karst – FDA’s opening brief in the Agency’s appeal of a March 27, 2012 Memorandum Opinion and accompanying Order issued by Judge Richard J. Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (as modified by a June 22, 2012 …
By Karla L. Palmer – The Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued a Majority Memorandum announcing that it is holding a hearing titled “The Fungal Meningitis Outbreak: Could It Have Been Prevented?” The hearing will begin at 10:00 am at Room …
By Kurt R. Karst & Jeffrey N. Gibbs – We’ve been following litigation involving the Florida veterinary compounding pharmacy Franck’s Lab, Inc. (“Franck’s”) for a couple of years. We won’t get into all of the case details here – for that, see our previous posts …
By Kurt R. Karst – It was 50 years ago today (October 10th) that President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Kefauver-Harris Amendments of 1962, Pub. L. No. 87-781, 76 Stat. 780 (1962), which amended the 1938 FDC Act to require, among other things, …
By Kurt R. Karst & JP Ellison – The U.S. Solicitor General filed a brief last week urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to grant a Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed earlier this year by a group of ear candle advocates after the U.S. …
By Kurt R. Karst – In a decision handed down late in the day on Thursday, September 6th, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dealt a blow to K-V Pharmaceutical Company’s (“KV’s”) efforts to “restore” orphan drug …
By John R. Fleder – On July 27, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its long-awaited ruling in Friedman v. Sebelius, No. 11-5028. The case involves a challenge to a decision by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) …
By JP Ellison – In a July 3, 2012 memorandum opinion out of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the court granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s claims for failure to state a claim. The case, United States of …
By Benjamin K. Wolf* & John R. Fleder – Dr. Glen R. Justice, a 67 year old oncologist and hematologist, pleaded guilty to defrauding government, public and private insurers out of at least $400,000. The government alleged that Dr. Justice billed for treatments either not given …
Earlier this week, President Obama signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (“FDASIA”) (usually pronounced “fuh-day-zha”). In addition to reauthorizing and amending several drug and medical device provisions that were scheduled to sunset, FDASIA establishes new user fee statutes for …
