A True Alternative to Opioids for Workers’ Comp? Questions Remain March 10, 2025 By Nikki Wilson Recent FDA approval of suzetrigine, representing the first new class of pain medication in more than 20 years, is generating...
J&J Sues Samsung Bioepis Over Contract Breach for Stelara Biosimilar February 25, 2025 By Sneha S K Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it had filed a lawsuit against Samsung Bioepis for breaching its contract agreement with...
Merck’s $8 Billion Cancer Vaccine Faces First US Jury Trial January 27, 2025 By Peter Blumberg Merck & Co. is facing its first jury trial over claims the company wrongfully marketed its lucrative Gardasil cancer vaccine...
Purdue’s Sacklers Offer to Increase Contribution in New Opioid Settlement, WSJ Reports January 13, 2025 By Rhea Rose Abraham The Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, is offering to increase their financial contribution to a bankruptcy settlement of opioid...
Kroger to Pay $110M to Resolve Kentucky Lawsuit Over Opioid Epidemic January 10, 2025 By Nate Raymond Kroger has agreed to pay $110 million to resolve a lawsuit by the state of Kentucky alleging the supermarket chain’s...
Consulting Firm McKinsey to Pay $650M to Resolve Criminal Opioid Probe December 13, 2024 By Nate Raymond and Mike Spector McKinsey & Co. has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the consulting...
McKinsey in Talks to Pay More Than $600M to Resolve Probe, Sources Say November 22, 2024 By Nate Raymond and Mike Spector McKinsey & Co. is in the final stages of negotiating a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve a U.S. criminal investigation...
Bristol Myers Faces Renewed, $6.7B Lawsuit Over Delayed Cancer Drug November 15, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Bristol Myers Squibb was hit on Thursday with a $6.7 billion lawsuit claiming it cheated former Celgene shareholders by delaying...
GSK to Settle 80,000 Zantac Cases for Up to $2.2 Billion October 10, 2024 By Ashleigh Furlong and Jef Feeley GSK Plc said it will pay as much as $2.2 billion to resolve about 80,000 US court cases related to...
Texas Attorney General Sues Insulin Makers and Pharmacy Middlemen Over High Costs October 4, 2024 By Puyaan Singh and Mariam Sunny The Texas attorney general has sued leading insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), accusing them of collaborating to inflate...