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  • June 11, 2026

    AbbVie Loses Colorado 340B Drug Pricing Law Challenge

    A Colorado federal judge on Wednesday dismissed all of AbbVie Inc.'s claims against the state over its federal 340B drug pricing law, finding that the Colorado law isn't federally preempted and courts across the country have settled the issue.

  • June 11, 2026

    Ex-Pharma Exec Fights SEC 'Shadow Trading' Win At 9th Circ.

    An ex-Medivation Inc. executive urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to scrap a jury verdict finding him liable in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's first-ever "shadow trading" case, arguing the company's own policies permitted the trades and affirming the verdict will allow companies to adopt vague trading policies.

  • June 11, 2026

    11th Circ. Seeks Fla., Ga. Justices' Input On Opioid Coverage

    The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday asked justices in Georgia and Florida to weigh in on whether commercial general liability insurers must defend and indemnify Publix Super Markets Inc. and a Georgia-based generic-drug wholesaler against suits claiming they improperly distributed opioids.

  • June 11, 2026

    Stop & Shop Parent Pays $40M On Inflated Drug Price Claims

    Stop & Shop's parent company will pay $40 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by failing to report discounted prescription drug prices as "usual and customary" in claims submitted to federal Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE programs, which resulted in overcharges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

  • June 11, 2026

    Chinese Biopharma Sues Over National Security Threat Label

    Chinese pharmaceutical company WuXi AppTec sued the U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday, asking a D.C. federal court to set aside the agency's designation of the company as a Chinese military company, which it said was done "without a lawful or factual basis."

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