High Court's Ruling Could Lead to Legislation during 2014 Session

By John P. Kamin, ReporterA Louisiana Supreme Court decision that recognizes a Southern California drug repackager's right to act as a collections agent for a physician who dispensed drugs from his clinic could be the centerpiece of a legislative debate about repackaged drugs during the 2014 legislative session. The state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Rebel Distributors Corp. v. Luba Workers' Comp. that a doctor could assign his interest in collecting reimbursements for drugs that he dispensed out of his office to the pharmaceutical company that stocked his medicine cabinet. The 4-3 d...