Freedom of speech cannot be used as a defense against a US state's right to legislate against the commercial use of prescriber-identifiable data, according to the latest ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston, Massachusetts. This overturned the verdict of the District Court which had supported health data giant IMS Health's case against New Hampshire (Marketletter May 14, 2007).
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