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The US has faced numerous issues involving prescription drugs, especially with rising costs and accessibility of life-saving and required medications. One class action lawsuit (Wilkins et. al. v. Genzyme Corporation (n/k/Sanofi) against Genzyme (now owned by and known as Sanofi, the eighth largest pharmaceutical company in the world) alleges the company intentionally misled patients with [...]

US District Court Judge Jerry Pappert limited the liability of opioid distributor Cencora (previously known as Amerisourcebergen) on Monday in the case US v. Cencora, which is a case alleging the company failed to report thousands of suspicious opioid prescriptions, fueling the opioid epidemic. The government will now only be able to prosecute the company [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona have declined to charge Border Patrol (BP) agents for the fatal shooting of Raymond Mattia, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, according to tribal leadership. The statement from the Tohono O’odham Nation Chairman Verlon M. Jose and the [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Tuesday affirmed a ruling holding that the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) does not allow an employee to maintain an action against the Secretary of Labor seeking relief for dangerous working conditions after the Department of Labor (DOL) has completed enforcement proceedings. [...]

A Texas federal court Thursday granted the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against them for authorizing COVID-19 vaccine administration to children. The FDA filed to dismiss the lawsuit based on lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim. The US District Court for the Western District of [...]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wednesday announced the US will require a negative COVID-19 test for airline travelers from China before boarding. The CDC announced the order to slow the spread of COVID cases in the US during China’s current surge of COVID cases. The announcement noted the “lack of adequate and [...]

The US Supreme Court Monday stayed an order from the US District Court for the District of Columbia blocking Title 42, a health policy used to deny migrants and asylum-seekers at the US border. Chief Justice Roberts stayed the lower court ruling “pending further order of the undersigned or of the Court” and requested a response [...]

The US House of Representatives Thursday passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which sets appropriations for the defense budget for fiscal year 2023. In total, the 3,854-page NDAA authorizes $857.9 billion in expenditures. Controversially, the bill would lift the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the armed services. The Biden administration implemented the mandate [...]

A federal judge Tuesday blocked Title 42, a health policy used to deny migrants and asylum-seekers at the US border. Emmet G. Sullivan of the District Court for the District of Columbia found that orders from the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were arbitrary and capricious and not rationally related [...]

As of Thursday, more than 100 people have joined a lawsuit against the US government concerning water contaminated with jet fuel. The plaintiffs seek legal remedy under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which provides for compensation for personal injury, death, or property loss or damage from a negligent or wrongful act of an employee of [...]