Healthcare & Pharmaceutics
123 ABA Journal Healthcare & Pharmaceutics articles.
Televangelist told to stop peddling COVID-19 elixir
Two state attorneys general and two federal agencies are trying to stop televangelist Jim Bakker from peddling a supplement called Silver Solution as…
Mar 10, 2020 4:35 PM CDT
Top legal officers from 50 major corporations sent a letter Monday requesting more rigorous scrutiny of expert testimony by the federal court system.
Mar 3, 2020 2:36 PM CST
One of my best friends growing up in Western Oklahoma recently accomplished his first full year of sobriety. We had kept in sporadic contact over the last decade or two,…
Jan 2, 2020 5:00 PM CST
Judges aren’t doctors, so should they make decisions on whether medication-assisted treatment is appropriate for defendants addicted to opioids? Whether a defendant can be on probation or in drug court while receiving medication-assisted treatment can differ by judge, including those in the same jurisdiction.
Dec 16, 2019 6:00 AM CST
The ABA filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that urges the justices to reverse an appellate decision upholding a Louisiana law that requires physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
Dec 2, 2019 4:33 PM CST
A Philadelphia judge
accused of showing “partisan glee” and high-fiving jurors after they awarded $8 billion in a Risperdal case denied the allegation Wednesday and focused on the lawyers who made the accusation.
Oct 31, 2019 10:32 AM CDT
The government is using data analytics to spot trends in Medicare and Medicaid billing patterns that point to possible health care fraud.
Oct 22, 2019 12:44 PM CDT
A Philadelphia judge is accused of showing “partisan glee” after jurors
awarded $8 billion in punitive damages in a case brought by a man who contended his childhood use of the drug Risperdal had caused him to grow breasts.
Oct 22, 2019 10:10 AM CDT
Four drug companies have agreed to a $260 million opioid settlement with two Ohio counties—Cuyahoga and Summit counties—that contended that the companies misled the public in their opioid marketing and created a public nuisance that endangered health.
Oct 21, 2019 11:02 AM CDT
An Oklahoma judge who ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state’s opioid epidemic admitted in court on Tuesday that he made a $107 million math error.
Oct 16, 2019 10:43 AM CDT
Arrests for low-level crimes plummet in some cities and states
In some cities and states, arrests are plummeting for minor crimes such as disorderly conduct, loitering, prostitution and driving violations.…
Oct 10, 2019 4:07 PM CDT
Jurors award $8B in punitive damages in Risperdal case
Jurors in Philadelphia found Johnson & Johnson liable for $8 billion in punitive damages Tuesday in a case brought by a…
Oct 9, 2019 4:48 PM CDT
Belgian man to plead guilty in scheme to bilk US law firms and charities
Belgian national Aref Said has notified a Massachusetts federal court that he plans to plead guilty…
Oct 2, 2019 4:21 PM CDT
An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that Johnson & Johnson is liable for $572 million for the public nuisance it created when it engaged in a marketing campaign that promoted opioid use.
Aug 27, 2019 10:37 AM CDT
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has vacated an agency rule that required drugmakers to disclose the list price of prescriptions in TV advertising.
Jul 9, 2019 9:37 AM CDT
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