Generics Liability Bill Could Face Uphill Road In Senate
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Sen. Leahy plans to introduce legislation to overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling in Pliva v. Mensing; the attorney who represented generic manufacturers in that case says the legislation is unlikely to pass.
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