AndroGel $448M Pay-For-Delay Disgorgement Spiked On Appeal, But Some Of FTC Complaint Resurrected
Executive Summary
AbbVie and FTC both see wins and setbacks in Third Circuit ruling on case involving reverse-payment patent settlement with Teva.
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