Vitamin Shoppe Files Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering of Common Stock

NORTH BERGEN, N.J., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- VS Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), the parent of Vitamin Shoppe Industries Inc., today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offer...

Addus HomeCare Corporation Files Registration Statement

PALATINE, Ill., July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Addus HomeCare Corporation announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be offe...

Biopure Files Voluntary Petition for Relief Under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Biopure Corporation (Nasdaq: BPUR ) announced today that it has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts. Biopure...

Apieron, Inc. Files Infringement Complaint Against Aerocrine AB, Aerocrine AG and Mr. Magnus Pelles

MENLO PARK, Calif., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Apiero n , Inc. reported that it filed a patent infringement complaint against Aerocine AB , Solna, Sweden, Aerocrine AG , Bad Homburg, Germany and Mr. Mangus Pelles, Usingen, Germany in the Regional Court o...

Burg Simpson Files Yasmin/Yaz Lawsuits

CINCINNATI, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys at BURG SIMPSON ELDREDGE HERSH & JARDINE, P.C. filed four lawsuits this week in federal court against Bayer alleging that Bayer's oral contraceptives Yasmin and Yaz are defective and present an increased risk of injury to women. Three of the suits...

New York Law Firm Files Lawsuit Against Manufacturer of Zicam Nasal Spray and Drugstore Chain That Sold Product

Leading personal injury law firm files complaint, alleging permanent damage to Long Island man's sense of smell and taste Mineola, N.Y.(Lexis Nexis) July 8, 2009 -- Marc Grossman , senior partner of leading national personal injury law firm of Sanders Viener Grossman, ...

CareFusion Files Amended Form 10 Registration Statement With SEC

SAN DIEGO, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CareFusion Corporation, the company that will become public from the planned spinoff of Cardinal Health's clinical and medical products businesses, today filed a fourth amendment to its Form 10 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Comm...

Discus Dental Files Suit to Protect BriteSmile(R) Trademark

CULVER CITY, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Discus Dental, LLC ("Discus") today announced that it has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court against Florida-based BSML, Inc. ("BSML") charging BSML with breach of contract and violation of Discus trademark rights. By its lawsuit, Discus seek...

WuXi PharmaTech Files 2008 Annual Report on Form 20-F

SHANGHAI, June 25 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX ) today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The annual report can be accessed on WuXi PharmaTech's website at h...

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Files Annual Report on Form 20-F

NANJING, China, June 19 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE: SCR ), a leading manufacturer and supplier of branded generic and innovative pharmaceuticals in China, today announced the filing of its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 with the S...

Wyeth Files Definitive Proxy Statement and Announces Date for Annual Meeting of Stockholders

- Stockholders to Vote on Merger Agreement with Pfizer - MADISON, N.J., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyeth (NYSE: WYE ) today announced that it has filed a definitive proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Among other...

Watson Files FDA Application for Generic Mucinex(R) D

- Paragraph IV Litigation Underway - CORONA, Calif., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI ), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, today confirmed that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc. - Florida, has filed an Abbreviated New Drug Applicati...

Johnson & Johnson Files Arbitration Demand Against Schering-Plough to Resolve Dispute Over Agreements for REMICADE(R) and SIMPONI(TM)

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an arbitration demand filed today with the American Arbitration Association, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ) has requested a ruling that the agreement and plan of merger between Merck & Co., Inc., and Schering-Plough Corporation con...

CPC Files Patent for Synthetic Sealant for the MedClose(TM) Vascular Closure System (VCS)

LAS VEGAS, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CPC of America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CPCF.OB), announced today the filing of its first patent of a synthetic sealant for specific application to the MedClose(TM) VCS. CPC is focused on the development and testing of the MedClose(TM) VCS, which is a...

Mindray Files Annual Report on Form 20-F with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

SHENZHEN, China, May 8 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Mindray Medical International Limited (NYSE: MR ), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide announced today it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 20-F that include...

NeoStem Files Patent Application for Cosmetic Stem Cell Face Lift Technology and Expands Stem Cell Collection Network into New Jersey

NEW YORK, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeoStem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NBS ), which is pioneering the pre-disease collection, processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells for future medical need, has filed a patent application claiming the proprietary stem cell technology of Vincent C. Gia...

Warner Chilcott Files New Lawsuit for Infringement of DORYX(R) Patent

HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Warner Chilcott Limited (Nasdaq: WCRX ) announced today that one of its subsidiaries and Mayne Pharma International Pty. Ltd. ("Mayne") have filed a second lawsuit against Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Mylan Inc. ("Mylan") in the District Court...

Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. Files Cosmetic Product Ingredient Statement for new Oxycyte-based Cosmetic Gel

COSTA MESA, Calif., May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: OXBO) today announced that the company has filed a Cosmetic Product Ingredient Statement (CPIS) with the FDA for Dermacyte(TM) Gel, its new Oxycyte(R)-based cosmetic product. Oxycyte is the compa...

Watson Files FDA Applications for Generic Mucinex(R)

- Paragraph IV Litigation Underway - CORONA, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI ), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, today confirmed that it has filed two Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administ...

West Penn Allegheny Health System Files Lawsuit Charging UPMC, Highmark with Conspiracy, Antitrust

Suit Charges Companies Exploited Community, Overcharging Employers and Driving Up Healthcare Costs PITTSBURGH, April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) yesterday filed a complaint in United States District Court against UPMC, Pittsburgh's dominant hospit...

CoolTouch Inc. Settles Diomed Lawsuit, Files Re-examination Request for Cynosure '873 Patent

ROSEVILLE, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 7, 2009, the Boston District Court dismissed the "Diomed" lawsuit between Endolaser Associates, LLC and CoolTouch Inc. after CoolTouch signed a settlement agreement with Dr. Luis Navarro. This patent infringement suit was originally filed in ...

Audet & Partners, LLP Files First Raptiva Lawsuit After Announced Withdrawal

Audet & Partners, LLP, a San Francisco, California-based trial law firm, filed the first complaint against Genentech arising out of the recently announced withdrawal of Raptiva medication. Filed in Alameda Superior Court, the complaint seeks general and punitive damages. ...

China Sky One Medical, Inc. Files for Extension to File Form 10-K

HARBIN, China, March 31 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Sky One Medical, Inc. ("China Sky One Medical" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: CSKI ), a leading fully integrated pharmaceutical company producing over-the-counter drugs in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that it...

CareFusion Corporation Files Form 10 Registration Statement

SAN DIEGO, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CareFusion Corporation, the company that is expected to become public from the spinoff of Cardinal Health's clinical and medical products businesses, today filed a Form 10 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that co...

Warner Chilcott Files New Lawsuit for Infringement of DORYX(R) Patent

HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Warner Chilcott Limited (Nasdaq: WCRX ) announced today that one of its subsidiaries and Mayne Pharma International Pty. Ltd. ("Mayne") have filed a second lawsuit against Impax Laboratories, Inc. ("Impax") in the District Court for the Distr...

Star Scientific Files Annual Financial Report

PETERSBURG, Va., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Star Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: STSI ) filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company reported 2008 net sales of $0.5 million, which essentially were unchanged from net sales for 2007. However...

Smithsonian Worker Exposed to Asbestos Files Whistleblower Retaliation Complaint

Smithsonian Whistleblower and Asbestos Experts to Dispute Smithsonian's Assurances That National Air and Space Museum is Safe for Workers and Public WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Smithsonian whistleblower Richard Pullman will hold a press conference on Tuesday, March 17, to...

OrbusNeich Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Boston Scientific

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. and HONG KONG, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- OrbusNeich Medical, Inc. ("Orbus" or the "Company"), a designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative medical devices for the treatment of vascular diseases, today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Boston Scient...

Santa Monica Media Corporation Files Extension Proxy With SEC to Complete Transaction

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On March 5, 2009, Santa Monica Media Corporation (NYSE Alternext US: MEJ, MEJ.U, MEJ.WS) ("SMMC"), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that completed its IPO in April 2007 filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities Excha...

Cordex Pharma Files ATPace Formulation Patent

LA JOLLA, Calif., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cordex Pharma, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CDXP) announced today that it has filed a formulation patent covering its lead product, ATPace. ATPace is a stable liquid formulation of adenosine triposphate (ATP) for intravenous administration. ATP...

United States Files Suit Against Missouri-Based Pharmaceutical to Block Manufacturing and Shipping of Unapproved Drugs

Company Agrees to Permanent Injunction WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States has filed a lawsuit to block KV Pharmaceutical Company, its subsidiaries, ETHEX Corp. and Ther-Rx Corp., and its principal officers from making and distributing adulterated and unapp...

United States Files Complaint Against Forest Laboratories for Allegedly Violating the False Claims Act

Pharmaceutical Company Allegedly Marketed Drugs for Unapproved Pediatric Use and Paid Kickbacks WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Complaint was unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts against a New York pharmaceutical company for alleged False Claims Act vio...

The LCA-Vision Full Value Committee Files Detailed Presentations

Outlines the Sharp and Substantial Deterioration of Stockholder Value under the Current Board and Management Team Discloses Details of Plan to Restore Value for Benefit of All Stockholders CINCINNATI, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The LCA-Vision Full Value Committee announced today that it...

ValueOptions(R) New Mexico Files Formal Protest of Award of New Mexico Behavioral Health Contract to United

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ValueOptions(R) New Mexico, Inc., today filed a formal protest and requested a stay of procurement for the State of New Mexico's managed behavioral health care contract RFP 09-630-7903-0001, which was recently signed with UnitedHealth/Optum following a com...

Masimo Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Philips

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI ), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through Motion and Low-Perfusion pulse oximetry, today announced that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Philips Electronics North America Corporation and Philips M...

Federal Trade Commission Files Complaint Against Par Pharmaceutical Over Court-Approved AndroGel(R) Litigation Settlement

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (NYSE: PRX ) today announced that it learned after the close of business on Friday, January 30, 2009 that the Federal Trade Commission and the California Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Par in the ...

MDS Files 2008 Annual Reports

TORONTO, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MDS Inc. (TSX: MDS; NYSE: MDZ ), a leading provider of products and services to the global life sciences markets, today filed the Company's Annual Report, Annual Information Form, Annual Proxy Circular and its 2008 Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&...

Ventura County Taxpayers' Group Files Suit to Stop State-of-the-Art Hospitals for Incarcerated Felons

Challenges move to seize billions from state, construct prison health care centers throughout California. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A first-of-its kind lawsuit was filed this week to prevent a federal judge and his appointed receiver from removing billions of dollars from Californi...

Stem Cell Innovations, Inc., Files New Patent Application Regarding Pluripotent Stem Cell Production

HOUSTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stem Cell Innovations, Inc., (Pink Sheets: SCLL) announced today that it has filed a new patent application for the production of pluripotent stem cells from primordial germ cells. "We have been working for several years to develop a more effective m...

3SBio Inc. Files for SFDA Approval for TPIAO Label Extension for the Treatment of ITP

SHENYANG, China, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- 3SBio Inc. (Nasdaq: SSRX ), a leading biotechnology company focused on researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing biopharmaceutical products primarily in China, today announced that it filed on December 30, 2008 with the Chine...