Legal Opinion
IMS Health Inc. v. Sorrell
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided April 23, 2009No. 1:07-CV-188, 1:07-CV-220PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
J. GARVAN MURTHA, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This case is the third in a succession of challenges to legislation in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont intending to regulate the collection and use of data identifying health care providers’ prescribing patterns. This ruling addresses multiple constitutional challenges to sections 17, 20 and 21 of Vt. Acts No. 80 (2007), as amended by Vt. Acts No. 89 (2008) (“the Act”).
For the following reasons, the Court finds the challenged sections withstand the constitutional challenges. Plaintiffs’ motions for declaratory and…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2011
- IMS Health Inc. v. MillsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
- IMS Health Inc. v. SorrellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2011
- IMS Health Corp. v. SchneiderDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2012
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