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Whistleblowing and Peer Review
Last month, we discussed the fact that one long-settled aspect of the California Supreme Court's peer-review jurisprudence is the exhaustion-of-remedies doctrine. We stated that two of California's intermediate appellate courts addressed doctors' whistleblower claims ' with diametrically opposed results.
Drug Marketing to Doctors: Changes May Be On the Way
The cornerstone of many FDA enforcement actions against pharmaceuticals manufacturers in recent years has been the charge that they have "misbranded" their pharmaceutical products by promoting them for uses not approved by the FDA. Now, the Second Circuit has thrown the concept of criminal liability for misbranding by means of off-label-use promotion into turmoil.
Physician, Heal Thyself
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of New York and its debtor-affiliates (collectively SVCMC) filed Chapter 11 cases in 2010 in the Southern District of New York. This article addresses some of the case's complexities.
Verdicts
Analysis of two important rulings.
Drug & Device News
A discussion of several key cases.
Med Mal News
Several items of interest.
HITECH and HIPAA Enforcement Activities
The OCR is putting new emphasis on enforcing patient privacy rights since the passage of HITECH in 2009. A look at four settlement agreements.
Filing Whistleblower Actions to Avoid Peer Review
The California Supreme Court has taken a keen interest in the peer-review process in recent years. Here's why.
Undoing Pliva Inc. v. Mensing
This article examines the relationship between <i>Pliva</i> and the Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, and discusses the potential ramifications for generic drug manufacturers should the Act be signed into law.
Verdicts
Recent rulings of importance.

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