Constitutional Law,
Civil Litigation
Dec. 10, 2021
California law punishing pharmaceutical companies for pay to delay settlements is blocked for being unconstitutional
A federal judge in Sacramento has paused implementation of a state law that prevents pharmaceutical companies from paying generic competitors to keep competing drugs off the market.
U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley granted a preliminary injunction Thursday blocking a California law that outlaws pharmaceutical companies from paying generic competitors to keep competing drugs off the market.
The Sacramento based judge ruled the statute is unconstitutional. The plaintiffs successfully argued the law regulates out of state commerce, which California does ...
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