Miscellaneous

From the New York Times: “China executed its former top food and drug regulator today for taking bribes to approve untested medicine as Beijing scrambled to show that it is serious about improving the safety of Chinese products.” 

A colleague of your trusted bloggers spoke with counsel for the Nevada Board of Pharmacy (“BOP”) and reports the following about the new law in our post from yesterday: A draft regulation will be posted on the BOP website next week.  BOP welcomes comments on the …

On June 14, 2007, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons signed into law Assembly Bill 128, which is similar to the drug marketing compliance law that went into effect in California in July 2005.  Nevada’s new law, which goes into effect on October 1, 2007, requires a …

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Long Island Care At Home, Ltd. v. Coke, a case concerning compensation for in-home caregivers and the Department of Labor’s (“DOL’s”) interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).  The Court’s decision, although anticipated, …

West Virginia continues to move forward with implementing its prescription drug advertising expense reporting law.  On April 24, the West Virginia Secretary of State filed the West Virginia Pharmaceutical Cost Management Council’s revised emergency rule for Prescription Drug Advertising Expense Reporting.  The rule will go …

Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1082, the “Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act” (“FDARA”) by a vote of 93-1 (Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was the lone “nay” vote).  The bill is an omnibus FDA reform and user fee package that, among other …

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development will hold a “MedTech” forum on June 6, 2007 in Research Triangle Park, NC to discuss FDA’s regulation of medical devices and device reimbursement under the Medicare program.  HPM’s own Marc Shapiro will moderate the program.  Jeff Gibbs and Kirk …

Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. is very pleased to announce that Jeffrey K. Shapiro has joined the firm as a director. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Shapiro was a partner at Hogan & Hartson. Mr. Shapiro’s practice focuses primarily on assisting medical device and …

Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. is pleased to announce that Carrie S. Martin has joined the firm as an associate.  Ms. Martin earned a law degree with honors from The George Washington University Law School in 2004. She served as an Articles Editor for the …

A recent California case, In re CV Therapeutics, Inc. Securities Litigation, raised the question of whether, within the context of the attorney-client privilege, regulatory advice provided by food and drug attorneys qualifies as “legal” (protected) advice or “business” (generally not protected) advice.  The court concluded …