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May 8, 2012

A generic version of a schizophrenia drug made by Otsuka Holdings and Bristol-Myers Squibb can't be launched until April 2015, according to published reports.

March 26, 2012

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denies attempt to reinstate Medi-Cal cuts

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of healthcare providers, denying a request by the California Department of Health Care Services to suspend a preliminary injunction that currently is preventing the implementation of Medi-Cal cuts.

March 19, 2012

Appeals court lifts stay; suspension of Cardinal's Fla. distribution center license reinstated

Cardinal Health's appeal to delay a Drug Enforcement Agency suspension of its license to distribute controlled substances out of its Lakeland, Fla., distribution center was denied Friday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

March 5, 2012

Reports: Court temporarily lifts Cardinal Health distribution ban

Cardinal Health can continue distributing controlled medications from a distribution center in Florida, according to published reports.

February 24, 2012

Healthcare providers can challenge Calif. Medicaid cuts, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court has sent a lawsuit challenging cuts to California's Medicaid program back to a lower court.

January 26, 2012

Federal court clears way for Watson, Amphastar to launch generic version of Lovenox

A federal court has stopped an injunction that would have prevented drug maker Watson Pharmaceuticals and partner company Amphastar Pharmaceuticals from marketing or selling a generic version of a blood-thinning drug.

November 30, 2011

FDA appeals preliminary injunction of new anti-smoking packaging graphics

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday appealed a recent District Court ruling that had placed a preliminary injunction on new, graphic anti-smoking messages that were to be placed on cigarette packaging as of September 2012.

November 11, 2011

Appeals court rejects Teva request to stop Watson from selling generic Seasonique

An appeals court has thrown out an attempt by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to stop Watson Pharmaceuticals from selling a generic contraceptive, Watson said.

August 12, 2011

Report: Appellate court strikes down insurance mandate in health law

The healthcare-reform law took a hit Friday when a federal court in Atlanta ruled one of its key provisions unconstitutional, according to published reports.

August 1, 2011

Federal court upholds Lilly patent

A federal court has upheld Eli Lilly's patent covering a drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Lilly said Friday.

July 14, 2011

Court affirms decision that Watson Pharmaceuticals' generic versions of Mucinex products do not infringe on any patents

Watson Pharmaceuticals last week confirmed that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida's February 2011 decision that Watson's generic versions of Mucinex, Mucinex D and Mucinex DM extended-release products do not infringe Reckitt Benckiser’s U.S. Patent No. 6,372,252.

February 28, 2011

Kraft's preliminary injunction against Starbucks denied by appeals court

A U.S. appellate court denied Kraft Foods' request for a preliminary injunction against Starbucks, upholding a lower court's ruling.

September 26, 2010

REPORTERS Notebook

Greenstone announced the launch of an authorized generic version of the Alzheimer’s disease drug Aricept...

September 9, 2010

Sorry, FTC: 'Pay-for-delay' isn't going away

This week’s decision by the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals could make political efforts...

August 31, 2010

Lilly's Evista patents upheld in appeals court ruling

Eli Lilly's method-of-use patents for its osteoporosis drug were declared valid by a federal court...