Canada dispatch: Coutts Blockade reaffirms that it is not going anywhere
Ian Profiri is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada. He files this dispatch from Calgary. The Coutts Blockade remains, despite the government of Alberta loosening restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, blockade protestors are saying they will remain until all restrictions are gone, and Justin Trudeau is no longer Prime Minister of Canada. “We’re [...]
US Justice Department finds Pennsylvania courts discriminate against opioid users
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday publicly released a letter that found Pennsylvania’s court system violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because it prohibited or limited individuals under court supervision from taking medication to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). The DOJ opened an investigation after receiving complaints from two individuals alleging that the [...]
ECHR holds Poland court lacks impartiality, independence due to judge appointments
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that the Civil Chamber of Poland’s Supreme Court composition lacks impartiality and independence, violating a company’s right to a proper hearing. In Advance Pharma Sp. Z o.o v. Poland, a company argued against the Main Pharmaceutical Inspector’s decision to withdraw a product from the market. The [...]
Knowing what you know now about the Holocaust, if you were given a chance to go back in time and attend the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, would you? Would you willingly support the propagandistic rebranding efforts of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime? Or would you do everything in your power not only to [...]
Pharmaceutical company agrees to settle Florida opioid case for $65M
Endo International PLC (Endo) Tuesday agreed to pay $65 million to settle all Florida governmental opioid-related cases and claims, preventing pending claims against the specialty pharmaceutical company from going to trial. Endo settled just in time to prevent claims against its subsidiaries from going to trial in April. Endo highlighted that the “settlement includes no [...]
Federal judge bans Martin Shkreli from drug industry, orders $64M repayment in monopoly case
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York Friday banned disgraced pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli for life from the pharmaceutical industry for using illegal tactics to keep other Daraprim (pyrimethamine) drug manufacturers out of the market. Daraprim is used to treat toxoplasmosis, which threatens the lives of people with weakened immune systems, [...]
US appeals court renews lawsuit against companies allegedly funding Iraq terrorism
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday renewed a lawsuit against twenty-one medical equipment and pharmaceutical companies over allegations that their contracts with Iraq’s health ministry aided in funding terrorism that ultimately led to the death of American soldiers during the Iraq War. AstraZeneca, GE Healthcare USA Holding, Johnson [...]
Teva Pharmaceuticals responsible for fueling opioid crisis, New York jury finds
A New York jury found Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, an opioid manufacturer, liable on Thursday for public nuisance by way of inundating the state with pills that killed thousands of people. This lawsuit is one in a series of state and federal proceedings against drug companies involved in the opioid crisis. “Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and others [...]
Challenges in Global Health Governance Following the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on many aspects of our modern lives. Mandatory face masks, local and national lockdowns, and compulsory social distancing in public places have become a part of everyday routines all around the world. The pandemic has also tested the regulatory and administrative capacity of both states and international organizations to [...]
The European Commission proposed Friday to amend its EU Single Market legislation to ensure the continued flow of medicines between Britain and Northern Ireland. The Commission has made this proposal to facilitate the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland on the ground. The Protocol is part of the Brexit divorce agreement to ensure a [...]
