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  • June 26, 2026

    4 Takeaways From The High Court's Monsanto Ruling

    The U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated ruling this week in favor of Monsanto over its blockbuster pesticide Roundup established that a pesticide's labeling must meet federal standards, ensuring that businesses don't have to comply with a variety of potentially conflicting state laws.

  • June 26, 2026

    Pfizer Beats Ex-Worker's Whistleblower Retaliation Suit

    Pfizer defeated a former employee's whistleblower retaliation suit Friday after a California federal judge ruled the "uncontroverted material facts" show the company would have fired him for "legitimate, independent reasons" even if he did engage in protected whistleblowing.

  • June 26, 2026

    Endoscopy Device Maker's Trade Secret Suit Trimmed In Ohio

    An Ohio federal judge has kept alive most of medical equipment supplier Steris' lawsuit claim that a former research and development director stole its intellectual property to form a competitor, but agreed to trim some claims in the case.

  • June 26, 2026

    DC Circ. Affirms FDA Can Block Norwich's IBS Generic

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday backed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's lower court win in Norwich Pharmaceuticals' challenge to the agency's refusal to approve an application to bring a generic version of a prescription antibiotic for irritable bowel syndrome to market until 2029.

  • June 26, 2026

    EU Probing Sanofi For Disparaging Rival Flu Vaccine

    European enforcers are investigating whether Sanofi used a messaging campaign directed mainly at healthcare professionals in Germany and France to disparage the only rival flu vaccine recommended for vulnerable patients.

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