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New Jersey Law Journal

AstraZeneca Files Flurry of Lawsuits to Protect Cancer Treatment Drug

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New Jersey Law Journal

Endo Sues to Protect Patented Blood Pressure Medication

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Law.com

Pfizer Faces Multiple Lawsuits Over Recalled Sickle-Cell Medication

"Federal law requires defendants to ensure that their drug labels remain accurate, and when new scientific information renders their labels inaccurate, federal law requires defendants to act," the complaint said. "Failure to do so renders Oxbryta misbranded."
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New Jersey Law Journal

First-of-Its-Kind Parkinson’s Patch at Center of Fight Over FDA Approval of Generic Version

New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company UCB has sued to protect its patents for a Parkinson’s drug after an India-based company attempted to file an FDA application to create a generic version.
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The Recorder

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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