Sentences with phrase «against pharmaceutical companies for»

Elizabeth Smith of the South Carolina - based Motley Rice law firm speaks about a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies for their alleged role in the opioid epidemic.

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy and Elizabeth Smith of the South Carolina - based Motley Rice speak at a new conference about a lawsuit being against pharmaceutical companies for their alleged role in the opioid epidemic.

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Left, who has gained notoriety for successful bets against stocks such as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, explained that his rapid change of view on Twitter came as a result of the growing scrutiny surrounding social media and how companies handle users» personal information.

David Sanford, chairman of Sanford Heisler Sharp, the law firm that argued the largest - ever employment gender discrimination case to go to trial — a class action suit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals that resulted in a $ 253 million jury award for plaintiffs in 2010, reduced post-trial to $ 175 million — noted that in that case, the company had just three investigators for a workforce of thousands.

Citron Research's Andrew Left, who's gained notoriety for successful bets against companies such as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, on Monday posted a new bearish report on Shopify.

Tied for the largest single donation to Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, the campaign against the state's recreational marijuana proposal, was $ 500,000 from Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company known for selling the painkiller fentanyl in the form of a sublingual spray.

With nearly 500 claims against pharmaceutical companies, distributors and pharmacies consolidated in Ohio alone, Denton said that the volume of work involved is daunting for insurance, risk and legal professionals.

Outlining its new voting policy, the CIG said its members would also vote against executive pay packages where pay ratios are not disclosed, excessive pensions for chief executives or where financial services or pharmaceutical companies do not pay the living wage.

The big pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies and the AMA are against healthcare reform and offer placebos for the problem by hiring lobbyists and spreading disinformation.

Horse owners have launched a $ 53 million lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company responsible for developing the Hendra virus vaccine.

Kudos to Food and Water Watch, which explains how the good guys won this time: «Given the enormous power of our opponents, like the big chicken industry and pharmaceutical companies who fought against us for three years, this victory is a real testament to the power of grassroots organizing.»

Nielsen pointed to remarks Poloncarz made at a recent Opiate Epidemic Task Force meeting, where he touted Erie County's recent lawsuit filing against major pharmaceutical companies for misrepresenting the addictive properties of their opioid - based painkillers.

Schenectady County on Thursday filed a lawsuit against several major pharmaceutical companies, accusing the group of manufacturing America's opioid crisis for profit.

Several counties in New York, including Suffolk, Broome and Erie, have filed lawsuits against the pharmaceutical companies responsible for making it so easy for people to get hooked on these highly addictive pain pills.

Governments across the state have launched task forces to combat the crisis, and many counties have filed individual lawsuits against some pharmaceutical companies seeking compensation for costs associated by the epidemic.

Onondaga County filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against pharmaceutical companies and others for their part in the continuing opioid crisis.

Onondaga County has filed a lawsuit against multiple prescription drug manufacturers and distributors, joining other New York counties who in recent months have demanded pharmaceutical companies pay for costs of the growing opioid crisis.

Shimsky, a Hastings - on - Hudson Democrat who first introduced the plan on June 19, told the Review the legislation would be directed against a number of pharmaceutical companies that have used deceptive marketing of opioid painkillers, seeking punitive and compensatory damages for the costs already expended by Westchester County.

Westchester County Legislator MaryJane Shimsky has introduced a bill that would authorize the county attorney to file a lawsuit against large pharmaceutical companies for deceptive practices.

In late April, a company called Hi - Tech Pharmaceuticals filed a $ 200 million claim for damages against Cohen and two colleagues, after the researchers published a paper suggesting Hi - Tech and other companies were marketing supplements that contained an amphetaminelike stimulant, BMPEA, which they mislabeled as Acacia rigidula, a shrub that grows in Texas and south into Mexico.

Respondents in this year's survey pointed to five main causes of the field's less than favorable reputation: drug and product recalls such as the withdrawal of Avandia; safety issues such as the discovery of problems with raw material from China used in medical products; scandals, including evidence that pharmaceutical companies have failed to release data from trials whose results cast doubts on their drugs» safety and efficacy; lawsuits brought against companies that failed to warn patients of problems with their products; and ethical issues such as kickbacks for physicians promoting specific medications.

In order to promote their patented drugs and vaccines against flu, pharmaceutical companies have influenced scientists and official agencies, responsible for public health standards, to alarm governments worldwide.

Among the interesting topics covered in Pathways are: the changing role of the patient in the total health equation and the ways in which decentralized information is affecting their expectations and demands; the dearth of pipeline products among international pharmaceutical companies against a backdrop of increased research and development spending; the dynamics of emerging markets and their rising demand for therapies in chronic disease; the value of drugs and biotechnology solutions within the context of global economic realities.

One nation, Venezuela, has already begun legal action against American pharmaceuticals companies to restrict their access to native plants and animals that could provide a source for new drugs, on the grounds that the companies will not be obliged to pay for their use.

Combine that with huge profit - seeking pharmaceutical corporations, fly - by - night supplement companies that have active lawsuits being filed against them for fraud, millions of dollars in advertising and promotions on TV and the internet targeting vulnerable people, and endless layers of websites full of contradictory information about scientific trials, clinical tests, and potentially bogus health promises, and it's no wonder why people end up confused and frustrated.

The group publicly protested against the French government and the pharmaceutical companies for their slow responses to the pandemic.

The chief of research at Pfizer, then as now one of the more politically active pharmaceutical companies, had been railing against the efficacy rules for years, saying they got in the way of delivering good new drugs.

Wrongful death cases are common against large pharmaceuticals companies for producing and marketing unsafe drugs or for not fully disclosing all of the potentially dangerous side effects of a particular drug.

Settling (while class certification and summary judgment motions were pending) a statewide putative class action filed in San Mateo Superior Court for nuisance value with the named plaintiffs who alleged multiple wage and hour claims (unpaid regular and overtime wages, noncompliant meal and rest periods, untimely payment of final wages, noncompliant itemized wage statements, unpaid / forfeited vacation, and violation of PAGA) against a pharmaceutical supply company's call center;

The Union Leader editorial board blasts New Hampshire Attorney General Joe Foster's contingency fee arrangement with the Cohen Milstein plaintiffs» firm for «prescription opioid» litigation against pharmaceutical companies.

No complaints or lawsuits have been reported against the company for its recalled products, but a Philadelphia personal injury attorney may come in handy when and if you find yourself suffering harm or injury from any pharmaceutical drug.

We routinely pursue claims against corporate entities, pharmaceutical companies, and other big businesses responsible for consumer fraud.

So if you are making a claim against a pharmaceutical company, for example, it helps to know that the Missouri product liability law firm is able to take on defective drug cases.

Due to the office's location in the nation's capital, Mr. Machen was frequently responsible for representing the United States in matters of great significance to the entire country, including the successful prosecution of the largest domestic bribery and bid - rigging scheme in the history of federal contracting, and a number of landmark settlements in False Claims Act cases against government contractors, healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies.

When you go against a pharmaceutical company, you need equally skilled representation working for you.

Recent examples of Jane's work include: acting for a British retail and commercial bank in a breach of contract dispute (with Andrew Hochhauser QC); acting for a professional association football club in a dispute concerning breaches of fiduciary duty (with Paul McGrath QC); acting as sole Counsel for a pharmaceutical company in an injunction dispute against a senior employee (and successfully obtaining a garden leave injunction); and acting in a complex, multi-party dispute containing allegations of fraud (with Daniel Oudkerk QC).

Represented a pharmaceutical company in its Iran - U.S. Claims Tribunal claims against Iran for breach of contract under the UNCITRAL Rules.

The publication highlights some of the firm's high - profile representations, including its role as lead national counsel for an international pharmaceutical company in hormone replacement therapy litigation, Wright's representation of Ford against allegations of unintended acceleration and faulty spark plugs, and Troyer's defense of Wells Fargo in a nationwide class action and an associated individual action and his representation of a manufacturing company in a toxic tort case.

For this reason, lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies are often handled in a type of lawsuit called a «mass tort».

She is uniquely - positioned as a leader in the specialist field of pharmaceutical antitrust law and has acted for a range of pharmaceutical companies, both generics and originators, such as Merck in the seminal pay for delay cases of Lundbeck in the ECJ and paroxetine in the CAT; Pfizer, Teva and Roche in the series of High Court actions brought by Chemistree; and Flynn Pharma in the current UK appeal against the CMA on excessive pricing.

Mr. Girard currently serves on the leadership team in the Target and Sony data breach actions; serves as lead counsel in derivative litigation on behalf of Wal - Mart shareholders arising out of alleged bribery in Mexico, lead counsel for commodities investors in litigation arising out of the collapse of a commodities futures merchant, and lead counsel in a multi-district «pay for delay» antitrust proceeding against major pharmaceutical companies.

She has been lead counsel and successfully represented global pharmaceutical companies in multiple arbitrations and negotiated huge settlements for her clients against excess insurers, involving the expected or intended language contained in the Bermuda Form policies.