Food, Drug & Healthcare

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Ruan v. United States; Kahn v. United States

June 27, 2022

Supreme Court upholds the presumption that Congress intends to require a criminal defendant to possess a culpable mental state and concludes that the Controlled Substances Act’s “knowingly or...

Arbor Management Services LLC v. Hendrix

June 22, 2022

Georgia Court of Appeals holds that PREP Act immunity did not extend to the particular allegations of negligence in this case, but that the Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act did and...

UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. v. Becerra

June 21, 2022

Supreme Court denies cert. petition challenging a D.C. Circuit decision upholding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Overpayment Rule, which imposes massive new burdens on private...

National Pork Producers Council v. Ross

June 17, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to hold that California’s Proposition 12 constitutes extraterritorial regulation of out-of-state meat production, in violation of the Commerce...

Martin v. Petersen Health Operations LLC

June 15, 2022

Seventh Circuit holds that the PREP Act is not a complete preemption statute and does not support federal removal jurisdiction. The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief opposing this...

American Hospital Association v. Becerra

June 15, 2022

Supreme Court decides statutory-interpretation dispute over HHS reimbursement rates to hospitals for drugs. Without taking sides in the dispute, the U.S. Chamber urged the Court to reinforce...

Quishenberry v. United Healthcare, Inc.

June 8, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging California Supreme Court to hold that state-law tort claims against Medicare Advantage organizations, regulated under Part C of the Medicare Act, are...

U.S. ex rel. Sheldon v. Allergan Sales, LLC

May 10, 2022

Fourth Circuit grants en banc rehearing in case presenting question whether, under the FCA, a defendant can act “knowingly” if it bases its actions on an objectively reasonable interpretation of...

Recht v. Justice

April 27, 2022

Fourth Circuit holds West Virginia law regulating lawyer advertisements on medical drugs and devices does not violate the First Amendment and orders the case dismissed. The U.S. Chamber filed two...

U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc.

April 6, 2022

Seventh Circuit affirms summary judgment for False Claims Act defendant, holding that footnote in agency manual did not constitute authoritative guidance warning defendant away from its...