Month: April 2021

Bridgeport News: Pothole Killer

Bridgeport, CT – The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Facilities (DPF) announces that ‘The Pothole Killer’ has returned and has already begun repairing potholes in the Park City on main and highly traveled roads. The City of Bridgeport has leased the repair tool for two to three weeks which will allow for the DPF crew to fill each pothole in two minutes or less. Additionally, ‘The Pothole Killer’ results in a more permanent solution, lasting 3-5 years compared to temporary solutions such as cold patch repairs. “Beware of those potholes – fill them and kill them.  And let’s all do what we can to feel better, and better appreciate our environment here in the Park City,” stated Mayor Ganim.  “The administration…

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Conspiracy to Obtain Controlled Drugs by Fraud

#Westport CT--On April 19, 2021 at approximately 12:15 p.m., the Westport Police Detective Bureaureceived a report from a local pharmacy stating that an unknown individual was allegedlyattempting to illegally obtain prescription medications. The complainant stated that the businessreceived a request via phone to fill two prescriptions. Upon calling the prescribing doctor toverify whether the prescriptions were valid it was learned that the doctor did not prescribe themedications in question. At approximately 4:20 p.m., two individuals arrived at the pharmacy to retrieve themedications and were subsequently detained by the investigating detectives. They wereidentified as Christopher Estrella and Isa Hills. Based upon the investigation, both men wereplaced under arrest and charged with Obtaining Controlled Drugs by Fraud and Conspiracy toObtain Controlled Drugs…

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Anti-competitive tactics by bad actors restrict access to generic and biosimilar drugs and drive up drug costs for consumers

WASHINGTON, DC] – Today U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Actto help lower drug prices by preventing bad actors in the pharmaceutical industry from deliberately abusing the patent system. The bipartisan legislation would curb drug companies’ anti-competitive use of patents to prevent generic and biosimilar competition from coming to market. The Blumenthal-Cornyn legislation specifically addresses an anti-competitive tactic known as “product hopping” and an abuse of the “patent dance” process for resolving patent infringement claims for biosimilars. Companion legislation addressing abuse of the “patent dance” process is being introduced in the House of Representatives today by U.S. Representatives Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Darrell Issa (R-CA). Companion legislation prohibiting “product hopping” is…

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Fairfield News: Truck Down Embankment From I-95

2021-04-28@9:40am– #Fairfield CT– #cttraffic --A truck has driven off the I-95 northbound and into the wooded area off exit 21. Assistant Chief Schuyler Sherwood told me that the driver was out of the vehicle when they arrived, helped out of the truck by passers-by. The driver was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. Traffic is getting by but slowly in both directions. The truck will be brought down the embankment on Linwood Drive. https://youtu.be/sDhlvizJGXc

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