Legal News

The action by the U.S. Attorney's Office is the latest in legal and policy maneuvers aimed at ending the opioid epidemic.

What you need to know about the 340B litigations.

 More than 25,000 lawsuits cite uncontrollable and irreversible bleeding and death. 

The groups say the state has intentionally suppressed dispensing fees to reimburse pharmacies that service Medicaid patients.

ADA violations net pharmacist over $1 million. 

Failure to comply with CVS' robbery protocols resulted in dismissals.

Why pharmacists need to be paying attention to the Trinity II case and its consequences.

Pharmacists must know state and federal rules on their right to refuse to fill a prescription based on religious beliefs. 

As robotics and other systems improve, the physical aspect of pharmacy dispensing is bound to change how pharmacists do their job.

A judge tossed an award given to a woman claiming baby powder caused ovarian cancer.

The investigation is causing far-reaching ripples around the country, but how does it affect pharmacists?

EpiPen manufacturer is accused of lax investigation into problems.

When presented with prescriptions that would cause serious interaction problems, what percent of pharmacists would notice the problem?

The Nevada law to fight high diabetes drug prices has stumbled.

A pharmacy in Pennsylvania allowed a man to pick up his mother's prescription for fentanyl after being told not to allow it, with tragic results.

Five pharmacies from four states have filed a class-action lawsuit against pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts.

The rules vary from state to state. Pharmacists need to stay informed.

In some professions, eternal vigilance comes with the territory.

A Florida appeals court recently ruled that the estate of an Ohio man who died from a fatal dose of pain medication could sue the compounding pharmacy that filled the prescription.

That’s the question a Richmond, Va. jury will decide in a case involving a pharmacist who accuses the retail giant of defamation, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Molly’s mom had a stroke, followed by hospitalization and weeks of rehabilitation. None of it had to happen.

A federal judge has significantly reduced the amount a jury recently ordered Walmart to pay a pharmacist who claimed she was wrongfully terminated.

Pharmacists are drug specialists. If their duty is to use their knowledge in service to patients, can they be sued for speaking up?

Ohio Governor Kasich has signed into law a bill granting pharmacists additional powers under collaborative practice agreements with physicians.

Where things stand, where they're headed, and what you need to do now.

Even in the best of circumstances, mistakes happen. CQI can keep them from becoming medication errors that reach the patients.

A judge has ruled that a doctor’s defamation lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy can proceed, denying the chain’s argument that alleged comments from pharmacy employees were protected by a recognized privilege.

Remember the "POGO" comic strip? "We have met the enemy and he is us." According to Ken Baker, it's kind of like that.