Judge deals blow to stent maker
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A federal judge yesterday ruled that Boston Scientific Corp. violated its agreements with an Israeli company when it set up a secret stent-making operation in Ireland in 1997, and he told the two companies to quickly reach a settlement or face a prompt trial he will hold to determine what damages, if any, Boston Scientific owes.
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Judge says law violates free speech, orders blocking stopped.
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It turns out the common practice of using stents to open the heart may not be right for some patients.
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The panel will weigh evidence that stents used to treat clogged arteries can cause fatal blood clots, and is expected to recommend stricter regulation of the devices.
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In a blow to ImClone Systems Inc. and a triumph for a prominent Israeli research institution, a judge ruled Monday that three scientists from Israel are the true inventors of a process used in the delivery of the blockbuster cancer drug, Erbitux.
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The US supreme court throws out a ruling that Philip Morris must pay $79.5m to the widow of a dead smoker.
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The Medicare program is rethinking its blanket coverage for all uses of drug-coated heart stents, a potential blow to Boston Scientific Corp. , Johnson &amp; Johnson, and others in the $6 billion-a-year industry.
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A judge halts an operation that allegedly billed small businesses and nonprofits for "free" trials of Web site services.
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A judge has frozen more than $500 million in assets owned by doctors and dentists who bought abusive tax shelters run by a San Diego investment company.
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It was a $100 million mistake, and a federal judge said Friday he doesn't have the power to fix it.
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A federal judge has ruled that some product liability claims against Boston Scientific Corp.  over heart defibrillators can proceed, rejecting the medical device company's motions to dismiss them.
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A District of Columbia judge on Monday lost his $54 million lawsuit against a dry-cleaning shop that misplaced his pants.
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A judge rules that doctors caring for a terminally-ill baby can withhold treatment if his condition worsens.
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Stock falls on news treatment failed a mid-stage trial, company will cease developing drug. NEW YORK  - AtheroGenics Inc.
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Medical device maker Medtronic Inc.  lost a patent case over heart stents against rivals Guidant  Corp. and Boston Scientific Corp. on Wednesday, but the company  said it would appeal the decision.
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A federal judge this week issued an injunction stopping the FDA from starting enforcement of regulations that require pharmaceutical companies to document the chain of custody for drug products.
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A U.S. court dealt a blow to Johnson &  Johnson  in its $5.5 billion lawsuit over the sale of  Guidant Corp to Boston Scientific Corp , dismissing some  claims and only allowing part of the case to proceed.