KV Pharmaceutical Company, Purdue Pharma L.P. Settle OxyContin(R) Dispute
KV acknowledges validity of Purdue patents; Receives limited license rights to all strengths of oxycodone controlled-release tablets ST. LOUIS, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KV Pharmaceutical Company (NYSE: KVa ; KVb) of St. Louis, MO., today announced it has entered into a settlement ...Aventis Pharmaceutical to Pay U.S. $95.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
WASHINGTON, May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Aventis Pharmaceutical Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC, has agreed to pay the United States $95.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by misreporting drug prices in order to reduce its Medicaid...Minnesota Hospitals Pay $2.28 Million to Settle Medicare Fraud Charges Involving Kyphoplasty
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Three HealthEast hospitals in the St. Paul, Minnesota, area have agreed to pay the federal government a total of $2.28 million to settle a whistleblower ("qui tam") lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud involving a certain type of spinal surgery known as kyphoplas...Minnesota Hospitals to Pay U.S. $2.28 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three HealthEast Care System hospitals have agreed to pay the United States $2.28 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare, the Justice Department announced today. All three hospitals are located ...American Scientific Resources, Inc. and Tecnimed, s.r.l Settle Disputes
WESTON, Fla., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Scientific Resources, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ASFX) today confirmed that the Company has reached a settlement of its disputes with Tecnimed, s.r.l, manufacturer of the Thermofocus thermometer. The Company (via its Kidz-Med subsidiary) retains t...Watson Pharmaceuticals and Elan Settle Lawsuit Over Naproxen Sodium
CORONA, Calif., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI ), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has reached a settlement with Elan Corporation, Plc on outstanding patent litigation related to Watson's generic version of Naprelan(R)...Alabama-Based Hospice Company Pays U.S. $24.7 Million to Settle Health Care Fraud Claims
Company Locations in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SouthernCare Inc. and its shareholders have agreed to pay the United State...Children and Orthopaedic Surgical Emergencies
...ofessor of orthopaedic surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. The infections usually result from bacteria in the bloodstream, which settle into the child's bone or joint and within days can lead to: A high fever Severe swelling Redness and a great deal o...Arizona Heart Hospital Reaches Settlement Regarding Clinical Research Matter
...ability. As previously disclosed in MedCath's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the hospital will pay approximately $5.8 million to settle and obtain a release from any civil or administrative monetary claims related to the DOJ's investigation. Additionally, the hospital has entered into ...A global model for the origin of species independent of geographical isolation
...irector of the BU Marine Program along with a team of researchers from The New England Complex Systems Institute, have collaborated and found a way to settle the debate which deals with the origin of species independent of geographic isolation. They demonstrated, using a computer model, how diverse spec...New way to make sensors that detect toxic chemicals
... with Ohio State doctoral student Elvin Beach, is more interested in how nickel oxide's electrical conductance changes when toxic chemicals in the air settle on its surface. Beach applies a thin coating of the material onto microelectro-mechanical systems (made in a similar fashion to computer chips), with ...New discovery suggests mammoths survived in Britain until 14,000 years ago
... in North Western Europe they not only prove that the species survived for much longer than traditionally believed it also provides strong evidence to settle the debate as to whether mammoth extinction was caused by climate change or human hunting. "The new dates of the mammoths' last appearance corre...Dioxins in food chain linked to breastfeeding ills
...f municipal and medical waste, especially certain plastics. Most people are exposed through diet. Dioxins gets into the food supply when air emissions settle on farm fields and where livestock graze. Fish also ingest dioxins and related pollutants from contaminated waters. When humans take in dioxin most o...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 3, 2009
...droquinolines, which could also be produced in the frogs' own bodies. Feeding experiments with alkaloids fed to captive frogs are planned, which might settle this point. The scientists analyzed alkaloids from the skin of 13 of the more than 25 species of the genus Ameerega of poison frogs. They identifi...LSUHSC research describes function of key protein in cancer spread
...hich it developed) to other parts of the body. If cells break away from a cancerous tumor, they can travel to other areas of the body. There, they may settle and form "colony" tumors. In their new location, the cancer cells continue growing. The spread of a tumor to a new part of the body is called metastas...AMERIGROUP Reaches Agreement in Principle to Settle Illinois Qui Tam Litigation
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP ) announced today that it has reached a comprehensive settlement agreement in principle that will conclude its civil qui tam litigation relating to certain marketing practices of the Company's former Illi...Medtronic Unit to Pay $75 Million to Settle Whistleblower Medicare Fraud Case
Spinal medical device company Kyphon misled hospitals for profit WASHINGTON, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic Spine LLC, formerly known as Kyphon Inc., has agreed to pay $75,000,000 to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that exposed the spinal medical device company's...Emisphere Technologies, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company Settle Ongoing Litigation
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMIS ) has agreed to accept $18 million from Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY ) to settle the pending litigation between the two companies. The parties will promptly submit a Stipulation of Dismissal w...Angiotech reaches agreement with Johnson & Johnson to settle outstanding patent litigation
VANCOUVER, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANPI , TSX: ANP), announced today that it reached a favourable agreement with Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary, Conor Medsystems ("Conor") to settle all outstanding patent litigation with respect to Conor's Co...Promega and Benitec settle contract case
Madison, Wis. - The life sciences company Promega announced on Tuesday a settlement of a contract dispute with Australian firm Benitec that had been pending before the U.S. District Court in Delaware. Under the terms of the settlement, Promega will hold a worldwide non-exclusive license from B...Third Wave licenses Innogenetics tech to settle lawsuit
Madison, Wis. Third Wave Technologies has settled with a Belgian company that sued last September over genotyping patents. Third Wave will license hepatitis C virus genotyping technology from Innogenetics, for undisclosed financial terms. The two companies' relationship goes back further. In ...Primex, Visiplex settle suit over clock-setting technology
Lake Geneva, Wis. Primex Wireless Inc. said it has settled a lawsuit with Visiplex Technologies Inc. in Deerfield. The suit involved patents on automatically setting clocks in schools, hospitals or other institutions based on the clocks in GPS satellites. Both companies are privately held, a...The Law Offices of Brian D. Witzer Wins 6+ Million Dollar Verdict
...o compromise the claim in January 2009 for $250,000, which the Defendant rejected. At the beginning of trial in July, Plaintiff made another offer to settle for $800,000, which the Defendant also rejected. Prior to the injury, the Plaintiff had been quite healthy and active. As a result of the sign...