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New York Law Journal

Patent Issues Highlight Risks of Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine represents one of our best hopes for overcoming the pandemic; however, several unresolved patent issues are brewing in the background, underlying the substantial risks and significant potential rewards of Moderna's vaccine.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

What Role Do Firms Play When There's an Adverse Effect in a Vaccine Clinical Trial?

Pausing the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial is news, but it wasn't unexpected and pharma companies and their law firms have plans in place.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The FDA and COVID-19: Streamlined Processes and Enforcement

The FDA has taken steps to both accelerate the biotech and life sciences industry's work to test, diagnose and treat COVID-19 as well as rein in misguided or unscrupulous COVID-19 products.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

As FDA Regulatory Work Builds, Wiley Picks Up Pair From Morgan Lewis

Ann Begley and Gary Yingling will help clients navigate evolving FDA regulations during and after the pandemic. 
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Litigation Game Changer: Comparative Fault Shifts as Proponents Seek Graphic Warnings on Cigarettes

Experts weigh in on how graphic warning labels on cigarette boxes might affect litigation.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Prevagen Ruling Could Provide Check on Competitive Field of Consumer Supplements

The nationwide settlement could be one of the largest consumer class settlements in the country and might award tens of millions in damages.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Thinking Ahead': Shook Hardy Attorney Gets Quick FDA OK to Switch Apnea Devices to Ventilators

A small Florida company happened to make the right things at the right time during the coronavirus pandemic. But it needed help from its regulatory counsel at Shook Hardy to allow its apnea devices to be used as noninvasive ventilators.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Troutman, Smith Gambrell Protect Volunteer PPE-Makers From Legal Liability

Troutman lawyers created an emergency supply agreement so the Atlanta Opera can make N95 mask covers for Grady Hospital, and a Smith Gambrell lawyer provided a liability disclaimer for PPE that Atlanta Beats Covid is giving to first responders.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

FDA Action on Zantac Shows 'Lack of Confidence' in Drug's Safety, Say Lawyers Eyeing Suits

According to Jason Zweig of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, the science linking Zantac and the carcinogenic molecule has been clear, so even without the FDA's recent move, causation would be solid.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

In This Pandemic, Let's Nix Business as Usual for Regulatory Approvals

Moving quickly on three recommendations has the potential to save thousands of lives—but the FDA and Congress must act immediately.
6 minute read

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