U.S. Chamber of Commerce — Lanton Law Blog

More Drugmakers Sue Biden Administration Over Medicare Negotiation

Johnson and Johnson has filed a lawsuit in New Jersey federal district court, arguing that the new powers granted to Medicare to negotiate drug prices violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Medicare’s new power to negotiate comes from the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Earlier suits by Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and PhRMA have made similar arguments.

Technology Industry Groups File Lawsuit Targeting Maryland Digital Ad Tax

A coalition of technology stakeholder associations that include the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Internet Association, are suing Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot (D), over the state’s recent enactment of the state’s online advertising tax; a first in the nation law. We previously wrote a blog post on this tax.