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US Supreme Court decision on generic drug companies

The US Supreme Court decision in Pliva v. Mensing has been described by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) as “a disastrous outcome for patient safety, giving generic drug companies legal immunity when they ignore harmful side-effects of the drugs they manufacturer and profit from.”

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