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First California Zantac Jury Ends in Mistrial

After seven days of deliberations, a jury in Oakland, California, failed on Thursday to reach a verdict.
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Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: After Two Big Wins for Plaintiffs, a Defense Verdict for Infant Formula Makers

Juries hit Mead Johnson and Abbott Laboratories with verdicts of $60 million and $495 million respectively earlier this year in cases linking an intestinal disease with formula given to premature babies in hospitals. Covington's Phyllis Jones and Kirkland's Jim Hurst led teams that secured a defense verdict for the companies in Missouri state court last week.
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Law.com

Judge Dismisses Microplastics Suit Against Evian's 'Natural Spring Water'

In "Daly v. Danone Waters of America," the court determined that the plaintiffs' claims were preempted by federal regulation.
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Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: An Early Knockout Win in the Decongestant MDL

After Andrew Soukup of Covington & Burling and Jay Lefkowitz of Kirkland & Ellis argued the motion to dismiss for the defendants, a federal judge in Brooklyn found state law claims concerning the effectiveness of decongestants were preempted by federal law and that the plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue their RICO claims.
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Law.com

Abbott, Mead Johnson Win Defense Verdict Over Preemie Infant Formula

In closing arguments on Wednesday, plaintiff's lawyer Timothy Cronin asked jurors for $6 billion in punitive damages.
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New York Law Journal

Decongestant MDL on Death's Door After Judge Strikes Key Claims

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in New York dismissed key consumer claims in the multidistrict litigation against drugmakers of decongestants including Sudafed PE and NyQuil Severe Cold & Flu.
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National Law Journal

'Good Law': DC Judge Denies Hogan Lovells Motion in Big Pharma Dispute

"The Court further finds that FDA did not act arbitrarily by excluding part of Entresto's dosing regimen from MSN's generic drug label," U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich wrote in her memorandum opinion unsealed with minimal redactions. "For these reasons, the Court will uphold FDA's approval of MSN's generic drug."
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The Recorder

Who Got the Work: Saul Ewing Team Appears for Samsung Bioepis in Amgen Patent Case

California-based Amgen has filed a patent infringement suit to stop Samsung Bioepis from developing bone-treatment drugs that would rival two of its top-performing products.
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Law.com

Quinn Emanuel Client Sues Biotech Company, Seeking $100M Over Allegedly Breached COVID-19 Test Kit Agreement

Upon obtaining approval from the Food and Drug Administration, the plaintiffs claim the defendants "unilaterally cancelled plaintiffs' manufacturing and distribution rights, and unfairly demanded that plaintiffs agree to new, less favorable terms, or else defendants would choose a new manufacturer and cut plaintiffs out entirely. When plaintiffs refused to capitulate to defendants' deceptive scheme, defendants made good on their threats by deserting the deal and ignoring plaintiffs' demands for just compensation," according to the complaint.
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The Legal Intelligencer

SEC Agrees to Dismiss Civil Suit Against Former Pharma CIO Over Alleged Insider Trading

"We are delighted that Ram has been fully vindicated of these meritless allegations," former Mylan executive Ramkumar V. Rayapureddy's lead counsel, Adam Lurie, a partner at Linklaters, said of the outcome. "He has shown remarkable courage and resilience throughout this long injustice and is looking forward to moving on with his life and his career."
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