Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Drug Distributor Pays $150 Million Controlled Substance Act Penalty, DIR Orders Stay on $1 Billion Worth of Liens, Santa Barbara Targets Fraud With PSA, WCJ Deborah Whitcomb Appointed to Ethics Committee, PEOTUS Takes Aim at Big PhRM, Valeant Pharmaceuticals Once Again in Price Gouging Spotlight, Malpractice Laws Provide Little in Patient Benefits