Pa. High Court Will Rule On Hiring Outside Firm To Recover Off-Label Drug Costs
PHILADELPHIA - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on June 30 agreed to decide whether the hiring of an outside law firm by the state government on a contingency basis to pursue Risperdal reimbursement claims is unconstitutional and whether the firm should be disqualified (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., et al., No. 2 EM 2009, Pa. Sup., and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., et al., No.080102181, Pa. Comm. Pls., Philadelphia Co).
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JJ to pay $158 million to settle Texas Risperdal case
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Johnson Johnson said on Thursday it will pay $158 million to settle a Texas lawsuit accusing the drugmaker of improperly marketing its Risperdal anti-psychotic drug to state residents on the Medicaid health program for the poor. (Source: Reuters: Health)div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Message:/i/b Find the best a href=http://www.januarysales.org/ target=_blankJanuary Sales/a in the UK./p/div
