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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Superior Court Backs New Trial for Pelvic Mesh Defense Verdict

The frontline appeals court said there is nothing a party can do before a verdict to preserve a weight-of-the-evidence claim, rejecting Ethicon's view that the plaintiffs' failure to object to jury instructions waived its grounds for relief.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Elizabeth Holmes Trial Likely Postponed Until October Due to COVID-19

"We know the prime directive is to ensure that all parties [get] fair treatment in the court, but now the prime directive addendum is to proceed with safety and caution to ensure everyone who enters our court is safe," said U.S. District Judge Edward Davila of the Northern District of California.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Bio-Rad Sounds Poised to Win on Money, Lose on Injunction

The Federal Circuit sounded skeptical Friday of 10x Genomics and Orrick partner Josh Rosenkranz's claim that a Delaware jury awarded 15 times too much for infringement of Bio-Rad's droplet technology. But the court sounded reluctant to reimpose an injunction that Rosenkranz said would hinder research into diseases including COVID-19.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Matter of Punctuation?: Blank Rome, Andrus Wagstaff Spar Over Legal Fees in Pelvic Mesh Litigation

In a recently filed memorandum, Blank Rome contended that the use of periods and bullet points in the contract the two parties entered into clearly indicates that it is entitled to a flat 10% of the total increase it obtained for the mass tort firm.
5 minute read

Law.com

Skilled in the Art: Fish Associate's First CAFC Argument Poses Extra Challenge + Goodwin Procter and MoFo's Streaming War + Gilead Saves Lives, Pays Enhanced Damages

A Fish & Richardson associate makes her first argument to the Federal Circuit, minus visual cues.
7 minute read

The Recorder

There's More to the Irell COVID-19 'Patent Troll' Suit Than Meets the Eye

If you wanted to create the most infuriating possible "patent troll" narrative, this one would be hard to top. But a few other factors are worth considering, says IP Reporter Scott Graham.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Lawmakers Attack Medical Supply Price-Gouging Spurred by Coronavirus

Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced her office has sent cease-and-desist letters to two businesses in New York City that she said had been charging excessive prices for disinfectant sprays and hand sanitizers.
4 minute read

Law.com

Skilled in the Art: Just the Facts, Counsel, When Judge Wallach Is Presiding + EFF Wants to Bring Cameras Into Media-Shy Federal Circuit

Wallach is a stickler for forthrightness and fair play, which was on full display in two of the Federal Circuit's 54 hearings last week.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Moving Target': Pa. High Court Eyes Standard to Hale Manufacturers in Products Case

According to the plaintiff's appellate lawyer, the jurisdiction issue boils down to Ethicon's choice to work with facilities in Pennsylvania, "the price of which," he said, "is personal jurisdiction in Pennsylvania."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Covington Capital Markets Leader Jumps to Cooley

Eric Blanchard, who led the capital markets and securities practice at Covington, said he was attracted to the size of Cooley's capital markets team.
3 minute read

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