Prof. Carrier testified before the House Energy & Commerce Committee in support of legislation that would lower drug prices by targeting “pay-for-delay” settlements and citizen petitions. This was the second time he testified in Congress in the past week. https://energycommerce.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-on-negotiating-a-better-deal-legislation-to-lower-the-cost-of
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Prof. Michael Carrier testifies before House Judiciary Committee
Prof. Carrier testified before the House Judiciary Committee in support of antitrust legislation that would lower drug prices. He offered proposals on product hopping, pay-for-delay settlements, citizen petitions, biosimilar disparagement, and pharmaceutical mergers. In response to questioning from Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Prof. Carrier discussed his work with Rutgers Law alum Carl Minniti on citizen petitions. … Continue reading Prof. Michael Carrier testifies before House Judiciary Committee…
5th Circuit takes position Prof. Michael Carrier suggested in amicus brief
The Fifth Circuit today gave the FTC (and U.S. consumers) a huge win today in finding that Endo and Impax entered into a pay-for-delay settlement that delayed the entry of opioid Opana ER. The opinion reached the result suggested by Prof. Michael Carrier in his brief on behalf of 82 professors. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3504773 Link to opinion…
On behalf of 65 professors, Prof. Michael Carrier co-authors Supreme Court brief
On behalf of 65 professors, Prof. Michael Carrier filed a Brief of Amici Curiae 65 Professors of Law, Business, Economics, and Sports Management that supported the student-athletes in NCAA v. Alston. The brief has three main points. First, the Petitioners (the NCAA and athletics conferences) seek to unwind a century of antitrust law by obtaining … Continue reading On behalf of 65 professors, Prof. Michael Carrier co-authors Supreme Court brief…
Prof. Michael Carrier published “Rescuing Antitrust’s Role in Patent Holdup” in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online
Standards, common platforms allowing products to work together, are ubiquitous in our economy. But imagine that a company: (1) has a patent needed to use a standard, (2) promises to license the patent on reasonable terms, and then (3) says it was just kidding as it seeks to block the product or charge an exorbitant … Continue reading Prof. Michael Carrier published “Rescuing Antitrust’s Role in Patent Holdup” in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online…