Ann W. Latner, JD

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Michigan Attorney General Sues PBMs for Their Role in Opioid Crisis

11/11/2024

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) OptumRX, and ExpressScripts for their role in contributing to the opioid epidemic in the state.

Michigan Attorney General Dana...

11/11/2024

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Former Kentucky Pharmacist Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud

11/04/2024

Ann W. Latner , JD;

The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky announced the sentencing of a former pharmacist to prison for attempting to defraud Medicare and Medicaid by billing for medications that were never dispensed.

The US Attorney’s Office for the...

11/04/2024

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CVS Hit With Second COVID-19 Immunization Lawsuit

06/06/2022

Ann W. Latner , JD;

Ann Latner, JD, discusses a second lawsuit filed against CVS in which a patient was mistakenly given Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine instead of a flu shot.

Ann Latner, JD, discusses a...

06/06/2022

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Novo Nordisk Sues Pharmacies Compounding Contaminated Semaglutide

01/05/2024

Ann W. Latner , JD;

The drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk has announced that it is taking legal action against compounding pharmacies and medical spas offering copycat versions of medications claiming to contain semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s...

The drug manufacturer Novo...

01/05/2024

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Judge Holds Actual Malice Is Necessary for Punitive Damages Against Pharmacy

11/18/2022

Ann W. Latner , JD;

The lawsuit was filed after several pharmacists did not catch an error in the dosage instructions of a patient's amiodarone prescription, resulting in the patient's death.

The lawsuit was filed after...

11/18/2022

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Novo Nordisk Files 9 Lawsuits Related to Counterfeit Semaglutide

06/14/2024

Ann W. Latner , JD;

At the very end of May 2024, pharmaceutical manufacturer Novo Nordisk announced the filing of 9 new lawsuits against medical spas, weight loss clinics, pharmacies, and others in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Montana, Tennessee, and Texas.

At the very end of May 2024,...

06/14/2024

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Court Rules Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations Applies to Misfilled Prescription Claim

01/20/2022

Ann W. Latner , JD;

Ann W Latner, JD, reviews a lawsuit against a pharmacy over a misfilled prescription, which was classified as medical malpractice instead of general negligence by the court.

Ann W Latner, JD, reviews a...

01/20/2022

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Abortion Drug Lawsuits Increasingly Filed Across the Country

04/25/2023

Ann W. Latner , JD;

Multiple states have filed lawsuits against the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Department of Health and Human Services regarding prescription drugs used for medical abortions.

Multiple states have filed...

04/25/2023

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David vs Goliath: PBM Tries to Force Independent Pharmacy into Arbitration

03/21/2024

Ann W. Latner , JD;

Caremark has moved to compel Osterhaus into arbitration, citing a mandatory arbitration clause in their Provider Manual, which Osterhaus opposes, arguing the clause is unfair as Caremark's contracts are non-negotiable, placing burdensome...

Caremark has moved to compel...

03/21/2024

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