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Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Vanda, Berkheimer and Athena

This morning, the Supreme Court denied the petitions for cert. filed in the Vanda, Berkheimer and Athena appeals. While the Court had requested and received amici briefs from the Solicitor General that opined that the Court should not grant cert. … Continue reading

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Is Judge Kavenaugh an Enemy of Agency “Chevron Deference”?

Other commentators have noted that they believe that Judge Kavanaugh (“K”) does not like “Chevron deference” of the courts to the interpretation of agency regulations. I skimmed recent decisions and note, that in technical areas, the judge recognized that deference … Continue reading

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Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? To Get New Genes!

Jay Cormier has a new post on the FDA Law Blog called “Tastes Like Chicken: Second ‘BioPharm’ Animal Approved to Produce Biological to Treat Orphan Disease Includes 6th Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher.” He writes: On December 8, 2015, … Continue reading

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