Latest U.S. Supreme Court Stories
On May 7, 2013, Steven F. Hotze, M.D. held a news conference in the Lt. Governor’s Press Conference Room to announce that he would be filing a federal lawsuit against the federal government. The suit, Hotze v. Sebelius, will seek to prevent the enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), known commonly as Obamacare, in Texas, asserting Constitutional objections that were not raised in the U.S. Supreme Court’s previous review of Obamacare. Houston, TX (PRWEB)...
ALLENTOWN, Pa., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- By a unanimous 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal appeals court ruling on Monday (5/20) that had denied PPL Corporation's claim of a credit against its U.S. income taxes for a "windfall tax" paid to the government of the United Kingdom. In the decision, the Supreme Court ruled that "the economic substance of the U.K. windfall tax is that of a U.S. income tax ... therefore the tax is creditable. "We agree with PPL...
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a unanimous ruling delivered today, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed its support for protecting U.S. innovations that are a critical part of supporting the world's growing needs. The case, Bowman v. Monsanto, centered on the protection of intellectual property and its outcome was crucial for innovations that deliver benefits to millions of Americans. The Supreme Court's decision affirms the basic purpose of the U.S. patent system -...
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Susan M. Liss, Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) In a victory for the nation's health, the U.S. Supreme Court today let stand an appellate court ruling that upheld most provisions of the landmark 2009 law granting the Food and Drug Administration authority over tobacco products, including the requirement for large,...
Mr. Schulte Prevails on Behalf of Alleged Victim of Generic Metoclopromide, as Sixth Circuit Allows State Law Failure to Warn Claim to Proceed Against Pliva, Inc. Dayton, OH (PRWEB) April 18, 2013 Richard W. Schulte, a partner with the experienced drug injury firm of Wright & Schulte LLC, continues his fight on behalf of victims of generic drug injuries, the Firm reports. On March 14th, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a woman being represented by Richard Schulte could...
BETHESDA, Md., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case seeking to invalidate patents on two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) was one of the first plaintiffs to sign onto this historic legal case. ACMG was also the first professional medical association to establish a position against gene patenting. In its 1999 ACMG Position Statement on...
New White Paper from Paul Bender questions parallel legislative efforts in the Senate WASHINGTON, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the day the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in FTC v. Actavis, a case that challenges the rights of brand-name and generic drug manufacturers to settle patent litigation out of court, Paul Bender, who served as Principal Deputy Solicitor General under President Bill Clinton, has released a new white paper on the topic. Bender,...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision could give patients injured by generic medications the right to sue generic manufacturers. Currently, only original, brand-name drug manufacturers can sued. Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) March 21, 2013 The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the concept of limits on patients’ generic drug lawsuits during arguments on Tuesday, March 19.* The Court’s eventual decision could give patients injured by generic medications the right to sue generic manufacturers....
WASHINGTON, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court's decision in the case of Georgia-Pacific West, Inc. v. NEDC, Sup. Ct. No. 11-347, commonly referred to as the "forest roads" case. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20030425/PAPLOGO ) In a ruling announced this morning, the decision overturns a 2011 ruling by a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court that reversed 35 years of regulation governing management of...
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the third time in a matter of minutes, Karen Bartlett puts drops in her eyes to substitute for the tears she no longer produces. Legally blind, Karen's eyes are a noticeable injury from her Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), a lifetime condition resulting from taking sulindac, a generic drug prescribed for shoulder pain. Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Karen's case about the legal responsibility generic drug...
