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France top court upholds charges of crimes against humanity against manufacturing company

JURIST

France’s highest court dismissed an appeal Tuesday from Lafarge, a French building materials manufacturer, seeking to drop charges of complicity in crimes against humanity. The post France top court upholds charges of crimes against humanity against manufacturing company appeared first on JURIST - News.

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French manufacturing company must pay $778M in US plea deal for bribing terrorist organizations

JURIST

French building materials manufacturer Lafarge and its Syrian subsidiary Tuesday pleaded guilty in a New York federal court to conspiring to provide material in support of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and the al-Nusrah Front (ANF). Both ISIS and ANF are designated foreign terrorist organizations in the US.

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Court Ruling Leaves 340B Providers Waiting for Clarity About the Use of Contract Pharmacies

Above The Law

In recent years, manufacturers have restricted access to 340B pricing for drugs dispensed through contract pharmacies. The federal government has advised manufacturers that such restrictions are unlawful, and manufactures have challenged government enforcement actions in federal court.

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D.C. Circuit Sides with Manufacturers in Latest 340B Contract Pharmacy Case

FDA Law Blog

Kirschenbaum — Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act does not prohibit pharmaceutical manufacturers from imposing conditions on the distribution of discounted drugs to covered entities in the program. In United Therapeutics Corporation v.

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Three Ways Contract Analytics Deliver Value Beyond Corporate Legal

LawTechnologyToday

They rely on contract analytics engines to better understand their company’s risk exposure – and get a jump-start on agreements headed their way for review. But the need for historical and predictive analysis of in-force and pending contracts isn’t limited to the legal department. Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and HR Operations.

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California Passes Hourly-Wage Law in Move That Could Overhaul Abuse-Ridden Garment Manufacturing Sector

The Fashion Law

In fact, they mirrored those that have long-plagued no small number of domestically-headquartered retail companies, with Forever 21, among others, being cited on more than one occasion by the Department of Labor (“DOL”)’s Wage and Hour Division in connection with its manufacturing practices.

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Arkansas Law Prohibiting Manufacturer 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions Upheld by 8th Circuit

FDA Law Blog

By Faraz Siddiqui — As drug manufacturers battle the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) in federal courts over the role of 340B contract pharmacies, an Eighth Circuit decision to uphold a 2021 Arkansas law may render those cases inconsequential in that state. Code Ann. § 23-92-604(c)(1), (2) (Act 1103). & Mfrs.