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High Court sides with generic drug makers in narrow ruling

Date: June 23, 2011

Author: Bill Mears

QUOTE: The justices in a 5-4 ruling said generic drug companies do not share the same level of responsibility as makers of brand-name equivalents, to update their warning labels when significant new risks emerge.

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• Judge Sonia Sotomayor Esq.
• C. Gibson Vance Esq.
• Justice Clarence Thomas

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• Actavis
• American Association for Justice (AAJ)
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• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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