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Highlights from the 2025 NAAG Presidential Summit

In early August, the National Association of Attorneys General, led by its 2025 President, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, hosted the Presidential Initiative Summit in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. General...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

2025 AGA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up: Day 3

In the last post of our three-part series, we discuss the final day of sessions at the 2025 Attorney General Alliance (AGA) Annual Meeting, which explored novel approaches for law enforcement collaboration, effective ways to...more

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2025 AGA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up: Day 2

In part two of this three-part series on the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) 2025 Annual Meeting, we highlight panelists’ discussions on the safety and regulation of GLP-1 medications and the role of attorneys general in...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup | 2025 Q1 – Our Terms Define Class

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2025. In this edition, two UK actions fail to clear a low bar, a movie isn’t a video, and spam isn’t...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Not a Second Time: FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion Issues a Warning Letter to a Company for Unlawful Promotion

The authors were thinking of the Beatles’ 1963 song, “Not a Second Time,” when we read the latest Warning Letter from the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion. The company received a Warning...more

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Why Compliance Audits Are Non-Negotiable

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In today’s heightened enforcement environment, compliance auditing isn’t just a best practice—it’s a necessity. Federal and state laws and industry guidance, including the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Compliance Program...more

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Telehealth Companies and Social Media Influencers May Face New FDA Laws

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On February 20, 2025, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Act (the Act), which closes perceived “legal loopholes”...more

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Exercise Caution: Celebrity Endorsements of Medical Products

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Celebrity Endorsements - As companies continue to seek effective advertising strategies, celebrity endorsements remain a powerful tool, particularly in reaching broad and receptive audiences through social media platforms....more

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2024 Mid-Year Review: State AGs Shaping Regulatory Landscapes

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In 2024, the landscape of state attorneys general (AGs) is poised for significant change, with numerous elections and regulatory actions reshaping priorities and enforcement strategies. This dynamic environment reflects the...more

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Congressional Investigations: A Review of Investigations Likely to Continue in 2024 and into the 119th Congress

This is the sixth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

The Robins Kaplan Justice Report - Vol. 18, No. 1

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Robins Kaplan Secures Historic $12.2 Million Settlement in a Section 1983 Jail Deliberate Indifference Case - Scott County Jail officials failed to report detained man’s injuries and allowed video evidence to be deleted. ...more

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8 Ways Life Sciences Cos. Can Adapt to the Social Media Era

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Social media usage worldwide is showing no signs of slowing as it permeates all aspects of our daily lives. Originally published in Law360 - September 11, 2023....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

What Would Al Stewart Think About OPDP’s Latest Untitled Letter: A Sign of More Enforcement?

In his 1973 song, “Nostradamus,” singer-songwriter Al Stewart sang, “I am the eyes of Nostradamus, all your ways are known to me.” So, we started thinking, what would Mr. Stewart think of FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion Issues Second Untitled Letter of the Year to Exeltis for Misleading Statements...

On August 11, 2023, the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an untitled letter to Exeltis USA Inc. (Exeltis) regarding a promotional social media sponsored post...more

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Trade Secrets/Non-Compete Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

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Welcome to our Q2 Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Update. As you can tell from the update, Q2 was a busy quarter in this space from both a regulatory, legislative, civil litigation and criminal litigation perspective....more

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Bankruptcy Court Provides Guidance on Social Media Account Ownership

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The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida created a three-factor test to help determine the ownership interests of social media accounts. The court in In re Vital Pharm found that (1) documented property...more

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Two health advertising updates – PAAB and Meta (Facebook)

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1. PAAB’s Accelerated Review Options - In July 2022, the Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (PAAB) will launch four Accelerated Review Options (ARO) to its standard pre-clearance pathway, covering a range of...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Freeze-Frame: FDA Issues an Untitled Letter for an Unlawful Instagram Post

Does anyone remember the 1980’s song, “Freeze-Frame” by The J. Geils Band? A new year, a new Untitled Letter issued by the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion to a prescription drug company....more

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Meta ban on health-targeting ads will soon restrict clinical trial recruiters

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A new ban on “Detailed Targeting” options for advertisers on Facebook and other Meta-owned social media platforms – which includes restricting marketing based on “health causes” – takes effect January 19, and may make it more...more

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FDA Regulatory Compliance: Can You Prove What Your Website Said?

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If you’re marketing any pharmaceutical or medical device, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has its eye on you. More accurately, the FDA has its eye on your website and social media, checking to see what you’re claiming...more

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Can hashtags get you in trouble?

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They can if you operate in a regulated industry, such as pharma, med devices, cannabis, dietary supplements, etc. FDA has specific labeling requirements for products and they look at hashtags related to products the same...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, March 2021 # 11

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In Washington: President Joe Biden is considering Gene Sperling for a role to oversee the implementation of the administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan.   Sperling served as the director of the National...more

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Physicians: Beware of FTC Rules for Product Endorsements

It has become increasingly common for physicians and other healthcare professionals to share medical information with the public via video platforms, blogs, and social media sites. ...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 8.10.2020 | Top Story: Twitter Enters Fray in Pursuit of TikTok

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With “Twit-tok” trending this weekend, you should be unsurprised to learn that Twitter has joined the group of suitors for TikTok, revealing that it’s held preliminary talks with the video-sharing app about a possible combo. ...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.7.2020 | Top Story: White House Issues EOs Banning Transactions with TikTok and WeChat Parent Companies in...

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Dramatically escalating the growing tension with China (despite considerable ambiguity in its language), the White House issued executive orders that would “ban all ‘transactions’” with ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok,...more

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