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'Complex Is a Term of Art': Theranos Judge Indicates Additional Charges Were Expected

U.S. District Judge Edward Davila said the complexity of the case suggests it will include numerous, voluminous discovery, discrete issues flushed out in motion practice and other technology that will need to be carefully examined.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Axcella's Paul Fehlner on Making the Leap From IP Guru to Chief Legal Officer

"Be curious. Ask questions. And find ways to add value beyond the specific task at hand. It's always possible to do that."
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

How We Won: Houston Lawyers' Strategy Leads to $300 Million Settlement

Houston lawyers Jim Southwick and Alex Kaplan of Susman Godfrey secured a $300 million settlement for a group of minority shareholders who sued Promega Corp., a Wisconsin-based biotechnology company.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

COVID-19 and Hatch-Waxman Litigation in the District of New Jersey

Despite the overall reduction in Hatch-Waxman cases and filings, cases have continued to move forward—albeit with COVID-19-related modifications.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Hatch-Waxman Success: Start the Invention Story at the Beginning

One key to a successful outcome against generic challengers in a Hatch-Waxman case is a compelling and factual invention story based on evidence that was created in real time—during the drug development and regulatory process, according to Fish & Richardson's Chad Shear and Geoff Biegler.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Bayer Seeks to Resolve Essure Claims in $1.6B Proposed Settlement

Motley Rice's Fidelma Fitzpatrick, who is lead counsel of the plaintiffs' executive committee for the California Joint Council Coordinated Proceedings and helped to negotiate the deal, said the proposed settlement would provide expedited relief to thousands of women.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Companies Not Liable for Interfering With At-Will Contracts, California Supreme Court Rules

"In general, California gets a bad rap as being hostile to business, but the true fact is we have a tremendous number of innovators here—both individuals and companies—and I am heartened to see the California Supreme Court appears to be taking an approach that is pro-innovation," said Stephen Newman at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan in Los Angeles.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Cryogenic Tank Manufacturer Hit With 70 Lawsuits After Product Failure in San Francisco Fertility Clinic

The suits come after a judge denied class certification in a separate action against Georgia-based Chart Inc.
4 minute read

The Recorder

How to Build Your Life Sciences Patent Due Diligence Team

When it comes to patent due diligence, how do you know which experts to pull from the bench and who to leave on the sidelines?
7 minute read

The Recorder

Lawyers for Thernaos' Elizabeth Holmes Ask to Push Back Trial Until April Amid COVID-19 Concerns

"I'm sitting in the ceremonial courtroom alone, and I look out and try to envision what a jury trial for three months would look like here, maybe 12 jurors and 5 alternates, maybe more," said U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, as parties in the federal case against Elizabeth Holmes work to pinpoint a trial date that's safe in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
5 minute read

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