Drugs

Colorado Is Latest State to Be Sued for Restricting Access to Hepatitis C Drugs

You can add Colorado to the list of states being sued for refusing to widen access to the hepatitis C medications in its state Medicaid program. The lawsuit, which is seeking class action status, was filed on behalf of two Colorado citizens on Monday in response to a longstanding policy by the state Medicaid program to restrict coverage only to people with the most advanced stages of liver …


Jim Carrey Responds to Wrongful Death Lawsuit: ‘What a Terrible Shame’

Jim Carrey has responded to a lawsuit filed on Monday, accusing him of wrongfully providing the drugs that led to the Sept. 2015 death of his girlfriend, Cathriona White. “What a terrible shame,” Carrey said in a statement to ET. “It would be easy for me to get in a back room with this man’s lawyer and make this go away, but there are some moments in life when you have to stand up and defend …


Valeant Is Being Sued Under Racketeering Law Over Drug Price Hikes

Two groups sued Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. in a proposed class-action lawsuit Monday, claiming the company’s relationship with specialty mail-order pharmacy Philidor Rx Services was illegal and allowed Valeant to overcharge and wrongly charge for prescription drugs, in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Much of the lawsuit focuses on the …


Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) Proposes Class-Action Lawsuit on Relationship With Specialty Mail-Order Pharmacy

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE:VRX) was amid the mix trends movers as shares knock down -1.88% to $30.25. Two groups filed a suit Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. in a proposed class-action court case Monday, claiming the firm’s relationship with specialty mail-order pharmacy Philidor Rx Services was illegal and allowed Valeant to overcharge and wrongly charge for …


Sinead O’Connor Calls Arsenio Hall’s $5 Million Defamation Lawsuit ‘Laughable’

A $5 million lawsuit was filed against singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor in relation to the death of musician, Prince. The lawsuit comes after the Irish singer alleged Arsenio Hall of providing drugs to the late singer on a social media post. Comedian Arsenio Hall filed a defamation lawsuit against Sinead O’Connor last Thursday following the singer’s Facebook post wherein she alleged that …




Second Circuit Revives Shareholders’ Class Action Lawsuit Against Pfizer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has resurrected a class action lawsuit filed by Pfizer Inc. shareholders who allege the drug maker misled them about certain pain-relieving drugs and, in turn, cost them billions. In its April 12 decision, the federal appeals court vacated the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New …


Pfizer Must Face Revived Celebrex, Bextra Safety Lawsuit

A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a class-action lawsuit accusing Pfizer Inc of causing tens of billions of dollars of losses for shareholders by misleading them about the safety of its Celebrex and Bextra pain-relieving drugs. By a 3-0 vote, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain erred in dismissing the case after preventing …