Shionogi To Buy Texas Biotech IntraBio In $2B Deal
Japanese drugmaker Shionogi & Co. said Monday it has agreed to acquire Austin, Texas-based biotech IntraBio Inc. for $2 billion, with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP advising Shionogi and Kirkland & Ellis... (more story)
Drug Discounter's $48M Arbitration Award Tossed For Fraud
A Florida federal judge vacated a $48 million arbitration award won by a drug discounter for unpaid commissions for pharmacy claims under an agreement with an Illinois-based pharmacy benefit company, finding t... (more story)
Justices Want SG's View On 3 Antitrust Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday called for the solicitor general's view in antitrust cases involving hard drive component prices, allergy testing and treatment, and insulin products sold through a drug discount program.
States Seek OK Of $400M Sandoz Generic Price-Fixing Deal
A coalition of 43 states and territories is seeking court approval of a $400 million settlement that would resolve allegations Sandoz Inc. and its subsidiary Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. participated in a wide... (more story)
Patients' Texas Anesthesia Rollup Suit Trimmed
A Texas federal judge offered patients a mixed bag Wednesday in a proposed class action accusing U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc. of anticompetitively buying up anesthesia practices in the state and fixing prices... (more story)
Judge 'Flummoxed' By Forum Claim In IQVIA's Poaching Suit
A North Carolina Business Court judge said Thursday that he was "flummoxed" by clinical research giant IQVIA Holdings Inc.'s argument for not enforcing its own forum selection clause against four top executive... (more story)