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  • October 13, 2026

    Liquidia Settles United Therapeutics Suits With $380.7M Deal

    Liquidia will pay out $380.7 million as part of a settlement agreement with United Therapeutics Corp. that resolves six lawsuits between the pharmaceutical companies, Liquidia announced Tuesday, saying patients will continue to have access to its Yutrepia lung disease treatment that was central to litigation.

  • October 13, 2026

    Biotech Co.'s Egg Protein Patent Case Flops In Del. Court

    A Delaware federal judge found cracks in a biotechnology company's jurisdictional arguments in a case it brought seeking a declaration that it wasn't infringing a rival's patent covering animal-free egg protein, ruling Friday there was no imminent controversy between the companies when the lawsuit was filed.

  • October 13, 2026

    FTC Wants Shkreli Sanctioned Over Pharma Industry Ban

    The Federal Trade Commission and seven states asked a New York federal judge Tuesday to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt for violating a court order banning him from the pharmaceutical industry by trading in industry stocks and broadcasting opinions about the business since he was released from prison in 2022.

  • October 13, 2026

    Corcept Looks To End Teva's Mifepristone Antitrust Case

    Corcept Therapeutics told a California federal court there's no evidence that it blocked generic competition for its cortisol disorder treatment Korlym, urging the court to toss an antitrust case from Teva Pharmaceuticals ahead of trial.

  • October 13, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Backs L'Oreal's Alice Win On Face Analysis Patent

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday issued a one-word order affirming a California federal court's invalidation of a facial measurement and analysis patent that had been asserted against the cosmetic giant L'Oreal USA Inc.

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