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Supreme Court Sides With Big Pharma

Patients injured by brand-name meds can sue, but those harmed by generics can't

by David G. Savag, June 28, 2011 | Comments: 0

The Supreme Court gave the pharmaceutical industry a pair of victories, shielding the makers of generic drugs from most lawsuits by injured patients, declaring that drug makers have a free-speech right to buy private prescription records to boost their sales pitches to doctors. Read

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