Depomed lead gains among drug stocks a day after it said Pfizer will not file a patent infringement lawsuit to prevent the launch of a painkiller.

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Depomed Inc. was the lead advancer among drug stocks early Wednesday, as investor bid up shares on news the Pfizer Inc. was not going to file a lawsuit to try to prevent the launch of Depomed's version of Pfizer's painkiller Neurontin. Shares of Depomed rallied 16% to $3.30. The NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical Index was nominally higher at 289.88 and the NYSE Arca Biotechnology ...

Depomed Inc. said Tuesday Pfizer Inc. has not yet filed a lawsuit over attempts to make an extended-release version of Pfizer Inc.'s Neurontin.

U.S. prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of more than $5.1 million from former Bernard Madoff aide Annette Bongiorno, according to an e-mailed statement.

Pfizer Inc. , the world’s biggest drugmaker , persuaded a Missouri judge to deny class-action status for a lawsuit alleging the company illegally marketed its Neurontin epilepsy medicine.

A recent study has found evidence that the newer epilepsy drugs Keppra, Topamax, and Sabril are associated with a higher risk of suicidal behavior and self-harm. The study appears in the July 27, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study looked at all of the people in [...]

Using a law originally enacted to combat the Mafia, attorneys are filing lawsuits accusing BP PLC and Transocean Ltd. of committing a longterm series of crimes by concealing flaws in deepwater drilling plans and lacking safeguards to contain a catastrophic Gulf of Mexico spill.

MIAMI — Using a law originally enacted to combat the Mafia, attorneys are filing lawsuits accusing BP PLC and Transocean, Ltd. of committing a long-term series of crimes by concealing flaws in deepwater drilling plans and lacking safeguards to contain a catastrophic Gulf of Mexico spill.

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Lawyers Say BP and Transocean Violated Racketeering and Corruption Law Known as RICO in Concealing Shoddy Work