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Supreme Court Double Jeopardy
Feb 19, 2019

Justices reject Frosh’s bid to save generic drugs law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rang a death knell for a Maryland law aimed at preventing unwarranted price increases of generic drugs. The justices let stand without comment a […]

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Jan 28, 2019

Frosh presses states’ rights in drug-pricing appeal

In his final bid for Supreme Court review and restoration of a state law aimed at preventing price gouging, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh urged the justices Friday to […]

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Nov 27, 2018

Hopkins professors urge justices to hear generic drugs appeal

Two Johns Hopkins medical school professors are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a Maryland law aimed at preventing unwarranted price increases for generic drugs, calling access to affordable […]

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Apr 27, 2018

Frosh seeks full 4th Circuit review of drug price gouging decision

Maryland has asked the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a three-judge panel’s decision earlier this month to strike down the state's generic drug price gouging law.

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Jan 25, 2018

4th Circuit hears arguments on Md.’s drug price-gouging law

Attorneys for an industry group opposed to Maryland’s generic drug price-gouging law told judges in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday that a lower-court judge improperly dismissed […]

Stephen Wienner, owner and pharmacist at Mt. Vernon Pharmacy, shows some generic pharmaceuticals. (The Daily Record file photo/Maximilian Franz)
Dec 8, 2017

AARP, Public Justice Center among nonprofits supporting Md. price gouging law

The constitutionality of Maryland’s law to curb sharp increases in the prices of generic drugs, scheduled for argument in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals next month, has drawn […]

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Oct 31, 2017

Frosh, county officials ask consumers for price gouging stories

Maryland officials have begun the public rollout of the state’s first-in-the-nation prescription drug price gouging law by soliciting price gouging stories from citizens. Elected officials from Montgomery County and Prince […]

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Oct 12, 2017

Judge won’t enjoin Md. from enforcing its drug price gouging law

A federal judge has declined to enjoin Maryland from enforcing its first-of-its-kind prescription drug price gouging law while a trade group appeals the dismissal of its claim the law violates […]

Stephen Wienner, owner and pharmacist at Mt. Vernon Pharmacy, shows some generic pharmaceuticals. (The Daily Record file photo/Maximilian Franz)
Oct 4, 2017

Drug manufacturers appeal ruling on Md. drug price-gouging law

A group of prescription drug manufacturers challenging Maryland’s price gouging law are appealing a federal judge’s ruling that allowed the law to go into effect Sunday. The Association for Accessible […]

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Sep 29, 2017

Md. drug price-gouging bill allowed to go into law

Maryland’s first-in-the-nation bill to prevent price gouging by prescription drug manufacturers will become law Oct. 1 after a U.S. District Court judge denied the Association for Accessible Medicine’s request for […]

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Sep 12, 2017

Federal judge to hear arguments in suit challenging Md. drug price gouging law

Attorneys for the state are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by manufacturers of generic pharmaceuticals attacking the constitutionality of Maryland’s new price gouging law, set to […]

Stephen Wienner, owner and pharmacist at Mt. Vernon Pharmacy, shows some generic pharmaceuticals. (The Daily Record file photo/Maximilian Franz)
Jul 6, 2017

Trade group challenges Md. drug price gouging law

Maryland’s first-in-the-nation law seeking to eliminate price gouging by makers of generic pharmaceuticals has been challenged by the manufacturers, who claim the law is discriminatory and an unconstitutional overreach. House […]