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National Law Journal

'Irreparable Harm'?: US Judge Denies Big Pharma Motion to Halt FDA-Approved Generic Drug

"Novartis has not established on the current record that it is likely to suffer irreparable harm if injunctive relief is not granted," U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich wrote in her memorandum opinion denying Novartis's motion for a preliminary injunction without prejudice.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Enzo BioChem Settles With NJ, Other States for $4.5M Over Health Data Breach

"It is stunning that as recently as last year, this health care company apparently did not abide by basic security precautions for online accounts, such as instructing its employees not to share passwords," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in a statement on the settlement.
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Daily Business Review

Cooley Faces Legal Malpractice Lawsuit in Miami Claiming Firm's Attorneys Weren't Licensed in Florida

The Am Law 100 firm was hired to draft a loan agreement between two life sciences companies, but it allegedly failed to file all the necessary paperwork. Now that the loan recipient filed for bankruptcy, the provider claims it is financially vulnerable.
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National Law Journal

'Johns Hopkins Preyed on Black Women': Ben Crump Reps Henrietta Lacks Estate

"Mrs. [Henrietta] Lacks's cells were obtained through breach of a relation of trust and confidence," the complaint alleges. "HeLa cells are Mrs. Lacks's cells, taken by physicians in whom she had placed her trust without her consent or knowledge and for no therapeutic purpose."
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Corporate Counsel

Myriad Genetics Hires NIH Scientist-Turned-Biopharma Lawyer as Legal Chief

In a statement, Myriad Genetics CEO Paul Diaz praised incoming legal chief Jennifer Fox's experience and expertise, which "combined with her integrity, practical insight, and operational excellence, will be essential in guiding our legal strategy."
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New Jersey Law Journal

Personal Injury, Product Liability Suit Against AbbVie's CoolSculpting Returns to State Court

"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.'"
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New Jersey Law Journal

Saul Ewing Attorneys to Defend AI Pharma-Tech Company in Securities Class Action

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.
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New York Law Journal

NY Ready to Reopen Claim Against Purdue Pharma, If 60-Day Negotiating Window Closes Without Accord

The developments follow the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling on June 27 that rejected a nationwide settlement.
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The Recorder

Who Got the Work: Fenwick and West to Steer Defense in Securities Class Action Against Vaccine Maker Gritstone

A complaint filed on June 17 by Pomerantz in the California Northern District Court alleged that Gritstone bio Inc., which develops vaccines and immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases, misled investors about the timeline of a proposed COVID-19 vaccine study in earnings calls, news releases and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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The Recorder

Wilmer Client Roche Molecular Accuses Stanford Cancer Researchers of Stealing Trade Secrets

The complaint, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, alleges the scientists wrongly used Roche's proprietary cancer-detection technology and "secretly co-founded Foresight at the same time they were serving as consultants and contractors for Roche."
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