By Amanda O'Brien | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | July 17, 2024
While the firms had hoped to hold partnership votes in July for an October merger, sources said, the plan is now to formalize the combination before the start of 2025.
By Marianna Wharry | July 17, 2024
"The complaint generally alleges the elements for holding a medical provider strictly liable under a defective design theory, and AbbVie has not cited ... to a single case which addresses the pleading requirements in state court," wrote U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch for the District of New Jersey. "In order for a court to find fraudulent joinder, 'it must be impossible for a state court to find that a plaintiff has stated a valid cause of action.'"
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | July 17, 2024
In upholding the Kline v. Nouryon verdict, Judge Ann Butchart of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas rejected plaintiffs' challenge to a series of global evidentiary rulings that gave Monsanto a newfound edge in the trial.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Aleeza Furman | July 16, 2024
Court data shows that by the halfway mark of 2024, Philadelphia saw nearly as many eight-plus-figure civil jury verdicts as it did in the entirety of 2023. That statistic is especially striking considering 2023 had already marked a high point for awards exceeding $10 million.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda O'Brien | July 16, 2024
Jeffrey Fickes, who co-chaired Ballard's private equity practice, and Christopher DePizzo join the firm in New York as partners.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | July 16, 2024
Plaintiff's attorney Erica Nolan said the bill of discovery procedure is a unique Connecticut practice to obtain information. "We think this is a very serious matter, and we will be pursuing it aggressively with the assistant of the Connecticut Superior Court," she said.
The American Lawyer | Analysis|News|Q&A
By Amanda O'Brien | July 16, 2024
In a conversation about his new book, Douglas Wood pushes firms to help support aging attorneys as they come to "embrace irrelevancy."
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | July 15, 2024
"By framing the risk of third-party noncompliance as a mere possibility when they knew the FDA had issued a Form 483 observing such noncompliance at its audit, Defendants did not provide complete information to reasonable investors; thus, the statement was misleading and is actionable," the court said.
By Marianna Wharry | July 15, 2024
Saul Ewing's Sarah A. Sullivan and Alexander Lee Callo in Newark have recently entered appearances on behalf of an artificial intelligence-driven pharma-tech company sued in a pending securities class action.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis|News
By Amanda O'Brien | July 15, 2024
"The Supreme Court in Harrington made it clear that federal courts can no longer 'look the other way' and issue such free passes to mass tortfeasors such as Eckert who refuse to place their assets on the settlement negotiation table," argued attorney George Bochetto.
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