FTC vs. AbbVie Pay-For-Delay Suit Crafted For Supreme Court’s ‘Red Flag’ Test
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
But for the first time ever, Federal Trade Commissioners were split on whether to bring such a case; newer members voted ‘no.’
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