Government
Mar. 31, 2011
Court Denies County Suit Over Drug Prices
California health care providers cannot sue drug makers for allegedly denying them discounts they're supposed to receive for treating low-income patients, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - County health clinics and public hospitals in California cannot sue drug companies for allegedly denying them millions of dollars in discounts they're supposed to receive under a federal program for treating low-income patients, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday.
The 8-0 decision reverses the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Justice Elena Kagan was recused from t...
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