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Former GC Looms Large in Health Care Fraud Case
The former general counsel of Intermune Inc. isn't on trial. But he wound up figuring large in a rare health care fraud prosecution that Northern District of California Judge Marilyn Hall Patel has sent to the jury. During closing arguments Wednesday, both sides used evidence from former GC Steven Rosenfeld to debate whether former CEO W. Scott Harkonen crafted a deceptive press release designed to boost sales of a controversial, but ineffective, drug.Largest Firms by City (Pittsburgh)
The following is a list of the largest law firms in the city of Pittsburgh ranked by the number of full-time attorneys asreported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.For White & Case, Global Expansion Was the Easy Part
Boasting almost 40 offices worldwide, White & Case has a global network that many firms are trying to emulate through their own international expansion. But the 2,000-lawyer firm has found that expanding across the globe is the easy part. Now, it's wrestling with how to best integrate and utilize the vast network it has acquired over the past three decades. How the firm will be managed going forward will be a major topic this weekend as White & Case partners meet in Prague for their annual retreat.Clark v. The Prudential Ins. Co. of America
In this action alleging deception and bad faith by a health insurer, the court denies reconsideration of its denials of class certification, plaintiffs' motion to redefine the class, and the partial summary judgment barring two plaintiffs' claims as time-barred.Civil Court Jury Rejects Claims Of $23 Million In No-Fault Case
N.Y. Court Refuses to Revive Smoking Suit Filed Years After Limitations Period
A man who began smoking at age 9 and did not quit until he underwent cancer surgery 30 years later is time-barred from suing cigarette companies for his disease, a New York court has ruled. The panel denied Warren Robare's attempt to invoke the doctrine of equitable estoppel to prevent the largest cigarette makers in the U.S. from successfully asserting the three-year statute of limitations as a defense. Robare alleged that the companies engaged in a campaign to deceive smokers that tobacco was not harmful.Dechert Sued Over 'Counsel' Role in Dreier Loan Deal
Fortress Investment Group has sued Dechert, claiming the law firm issued an "utterly false legal opinion letter" that was used by ex-attorney Marc Dreier in his scheme to defraud the private equity firm. Fortress, which manages $32 billion in assets, is seeking more than $50 million in compensatory damages as well as punitive damages for Dechert's "egregious misconduct." The suit also claims fraud, negligent misrepresentation, legal malpractice, negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.Trending Stories
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