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  • October 11, 2024

    Dem AGs Urge Judge To Rule Now On FDA Abortion Pill Regs

    Washington and 16 other states with Democratic attorneys general are pressing a federal judge to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift restrictions on access to mifepristone, arguing that the agency is swayed by the controversy swirling around the abortion medication that has been proved to be safer than Tylenol, Viagra and insulin.

  • October 11, 2024

    Staffing Co. Cuts Deal To End Travel Nurses' Pay Claims

    A staffing firm agreed to pay nurses $500 each to end allegations that it lured them to work at COVID-19 testing clinics in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by making wage promises it never fulfilled, a filing in Georgia federal court said.

  • October 10, 2024

    Animal Medication Co. Sued Over Dog Arthritis Treatment Risks

    New Jersey-based animal medication company Zoetis Inc. was hit with a proposed class action Wednesday alleging that a drug used to treat osteoarthritis in dogs has harmful effects such as seizures, inability to walk, organ damage and even death, which the company has failed to warn about.

  • October 10, 2024

    Target Made Inflated Claims About Gas Pills, Shoppers Allege

    Target customers hit the retailer with a putative class action lawsuit in New York federal court Wednesday alleging its line of Up & Up gas relief pills is not "maximum strength" as the label contends, and other similar medications have higher concentrations of key ingredients.

  • October 10, 2024

    Pfizer Lone Holdout In Senate Pharma Tax Probe, Wyden Says

    Pfizer Inc. is the only company to withhold a country-by-country breakdown of its tax planning in the Senate Finance Committee's probe into how Republicans' 2017 tax package reduced the pharmaceutical industry's U.S. liabilities, according to a letter Chairman Ron Wyden released Thursday.

  • October 09, 2024

    Biotech Co. Names Well-Traveled Former GC As Board Chair

    Virometix AG, a privately held Swiss biotechnology company developing synthetic vaccines against infectious diseases and cancer, has appointed a globe-trotting former general counsel as chair of its board of directors.  

  • October 09, 2024

    Novant Ex-Exec's Counsel Wins $154K In Fees For Race Case

    Counsel for a former Novant Health Inc. executive who won $4.3 million after accusing the company of firing him during a diversity push because he was white got $154,000 in attorney fees for successfully defending the award on appeal, slightly less than what was requested.

  • October 08, 2024

    Illumina Wants Unresponsive Plaintiff To Pay $200K, Atty Fees

    Biotechnology company Illumina Inc. asked a New Jersey federal court Tuesday to order a former graduate student to pay $200,000 in liquidated damages for allegedly failing to respond to attempts to finalize a settlement to his claims that attorneys from Latham & Watkins LLP and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP manipulated a patent case to steal his intellectual property.

  • October 08, 2024

    NC Judge Scolds Clinic And Hospital Over Bids To Seal TM Case

    A North Carolina federal judge chastised a weight loss center, a hospital and a community health provider for their bids to seal a large swath of information in a trademark infringement lawsuit, invoking the secretive medieval court that gave rise to the phrase "star chamber."

  • October 08, 2024

    Mass. Seeks Order Forcing Steward To Maintain Coverage

    Massachusetts officials are asking the Texas bankruptcy judge presiding over Steward Health Care's Chapter 11 proceedings to order the company to maintain medical malpractice and workers' compensation coverage for current and potential claims from its operation of hospitals and medical practices in the Bay State.

  • October 07, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Questions If Safer OxyContin Profits Came From IP

    An attorney for Purdue Pharma didn't seem to find much purchase at the Federal Circuit on Monday as he argued that the company's patents for abuse-deterrent OxyContin weren't obvious, claiming other companies had ample opportunity to reach a solution and failed to do so.

  • October 07, 2024

    Justices Won't Take Juror Family Bias Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it won't review whether a deceased Washington woman's medical malpractice claim deserves a new trial because two prospective jurors had relatives who had been treated by one of the defendants.

  • October 04, 2024

    Top 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear several cases in its October 2024 term that could further refine the new administrative law landscape, establish constitutional rights to gender-affirming care for transgender minors and affect how the federal government regulates water, air and weapons. Here, Law360 looks at five of the most important cases on the Supreme Court's docket so far.

  • October 04, 2024

    NJ, Ethics Board Must Hand Over Docs In Retaliation Fight

    A New Jersey state judge has ordered the state and its ethics commission to hand over to an ex-state health official internal documents in his lawsuit alleging that he was wrongly fired in 2020 for raising concerns about the earmarking of COVID-19 tests for relatives of another state official.

  • October 04, 2024

    Healthcare Co.'s Workers Get Cert. In OT Pay Row

    A Connecticut home healthcare logistics company and a former employee suing in federal court over its pay practices have agreed to conditionally certify a collective and dismiss most claims, leaving only a claim for payment of off-the-clock work.

  • October 04, 2024

    Prof. Claims Fox Chase, Temple U. Failed To Deter Harassment

    A cancer research professor has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Temple University Health System's Fox Chase Cancer Center, claiming in Pennsylvania federal court it failed to act on her complaints of being harassed by the eventual director, who she said went on to influence "numerous decisions" that hurt her career.

  • October 03, 2024

    Gilead Makes Generic HIV Drug Plan, Advocates Urge Expansion

    Gilead Sciences Inc. this week announced a plan to allow six drugmakers to produce generic lenacapavir to help combat the HIV pandemic in 120 lower-income countries, an initiative that won praise as a welcome step Thursday, although advocacy groups urged the company to expand the effort.

  • October 02, 2024

    NC's Med Mal Damages Cap Is Constitutional, Panel Told

    North Carolina's cap on compensatory damages in medical negligence suits does not impede a citizen's right to a jury trial and is in line with the state's constitution, according to an attorney appointed to defend the law against a woman seeking to collect her full $7.5 million jury verdict stemming from the loss of her unborn baby.

  • October 02, 2024

    Doctor Cops To Dealing Ketamine That Killed Matthew Perry

    A physician pled guilty in California federal court Wednesday to helping supply the ketamine that killed "Friends" star Matthew Perry, including by providing illegally obtained vials of the drug for Perry's personal assistant to administer at home.

  • October 01, 2024

    Premier Health Sued For Age Bias By Ex-Regional Director

    Premier Healthcare and University of Louisville Health face an age discrimination suit filed Monday in North Carolina federal court by a former employee who alleges he experienced a hostile work environment and that younger colleagues subjected him to derogatory comments, including "boomer" and "dumb son of a bitch," that went unaddressed.

  • October 01, 2024

    Ex-CBD Exec Must Face SEC Fraud Suit Over $13M Deal

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sufficiently backed its claims that a former cannabidiol products executive misled investors, including by making false statements in press releases, a Connecticut federal judge has ruled.

  • October 01, 2024

    Wash. Panel Backs Workers' $3.3M Win In Meal Break Suit

    A Washington appeals court refused to upend a class of workers' $3.3 million win in their lawsuit accusing a Seattle-based hospital of failing to provide them with 30-minute meal periods, saying employees in Washington state are entitled to additional pay if they're forced to work through their breaks.

  • September 30, 2024

    Marshall Dennehey Adds Healthcare Litigator In Scranton, Pa.

    Marshall Dennehey continued to expand its healthcare services with the recent addition of a litigator to its Scranton, Pennsylvania, office who joined the firm after nearly five years with Scanlon Howley & Doherty PC.

  • September 30, 2024

    Macy's Can't Dodge DOL's Tobacco Surcharge Program Suit

    An Ohio federal judge has denied Macy's Inc.'s bid to dismiss a health plan discrimination claim brought against it by the U.S. Department of Labor but gave the retailer a chance to try again, ruling that the parties' dispute has surely been affected by the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to ax Chevron deference.

  • September 27, 2024

    4th Circ. Judge Startled By 'Really Odd' $9M Wage Suit Win

    A Fourth Circuit panel on Friday grappled with the degree of control nurses have over their work and if they automatically become employees by signing a noncompete, as it considered a medical staffing company's bid to overturn a $9 million misclassification suit judgment following a bench trial.

Expert Analysis

  • How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

  • What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires

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    Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.

  • Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support

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    A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.

  • Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where

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    During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm’s objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

  • Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing

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    Most law firm marketing and business development teams operate in silos, leading to an ad hoc, reactive approach, but shifting to a culture of proactive planning — beginning with comprehensive campaigns — can help firms effectively execute their broader business strategy, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address

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    A BigLaw associates’ union could address a number of issues that have the potential to meaningfully improve working conditions, diversity and attorney well-being — from restructured billable hour requirements to origination credit allocation, return-to-office mandates and more, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union

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    As BigLaw faces a steady stream of criticism about its employment policies and practices, an associates union could effect real change — and it could start with law students organizing around opposition to recent recruiting trends, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act

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    In its recent Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the Administrative Procedure Act in ways that undermine Congress and the executive branch, shift power to the judiciary, curtail public and business input, and create great uncertainty, say Alene Taber and Beth Hummer at Hanson Bridgett.

  • Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?

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    A Pennsylvania federal court’s recent dismissal of the defendants’ counterclaims in Morgan v. Noss should remind attorneys to avoid the temptation to repackage a claim’s facts and law into a mirror-image counterclaim, as this approach will often result in a waste of time and resources, says Matthew Selmasska at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Gilead Drug Ruling Creates Corporate Governance Dilemma

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    If upheld, a California state appellate court's decision — finding that Gilead is liable for delaying commercialization of a safer HIV drug to maximize profits on another drug — threatens to undermine long-standing rules of corporate law and exposes companies to liability for decisions based on sound business judgment, says Shireen Barday at Pallas.

  • 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture

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    Traditional leadership styles frequently amplify the inherent pressures of legal work, but a few simple, time-neutral strategies can strengthen the skills and confidence of employees and foster a more collaborative culture, while supporting individual growth and contribution to organizational goals, says Benjamin Grimes at BKG Leadership.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents

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    Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.

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