North America: Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) issued Decision 298 marking the first use of administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) under PHIPA since their introduction in January 2024.

The White House released the long-awaited Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Strategy Report (the Strategy) on September 9, 2025 to much fanfare, though the report itself was rather lackluster

In the past few months, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has announced new and renewed initiatives to promote health information...

The White House released the long-awaited Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Strategy Report (the Strategy) on September 9, 2025 to much fanfare, though the report itself was rather lackluster

On September 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an effort to crack down...

Across Canada, the federal and provincial governments continue to increase regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") in tandem with scientific findings...

On June 8, 2012, Genentech’s lawsuit seeking a declaration that US Patent No. 6,733,752 was invalid and not-infringed by Genentech’s trastuzumab product (HERCEPTIN).

Health Canada specifically contemplates certain proteins as SEBs in its Guidance, although Health Canada has not limited SEBs to only particular classes of drugs.

On May 23, 2012, the Federal Court held that Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. ("Merck") is liable to Apotex Inc. ("Apotex") for damages under section 8 of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (the "Regulations"), but exercised its discretion to reduce the amount of compensation payable based on a defence of ex turpi causa.

The White House released the long-awaited Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Strategy Report (the Strategy) on September 9, 2025 to much fanfare, though the report itself was rather lackluster

In the past few months, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has announced new and renewed initiatives to promote health information...

On September 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an effort to crack down...