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San Francisco's Opioid Trial Starts Monday. One Defendant Already Settled.

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu, at a press conference on Wednesday, said drug companies "flooded San Francisco with prescription opioids," creating a public nuisance. One defendant, Endo, settled for $10 million.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Voices in Her Head: Renewed Focus on Attorney Mental Health After SNL Skit

"This woman is in jail, and the Supreme Court ordered her to do a whole series of generic tasks regarding her clients and her firm," said Matt Dietz of Disability Independence Group Inc.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

$9.1 Million Attorney Fees Awarded in Case Involving About 100,000 Documents

The production of over 100,000 documents in discovery by defense counsel at Greenspoon Marder and King & Spalding, were among the challenges plaintiff counsel faced in earning seven figures in attorney fees.
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Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'I Had the Good Fortune of Becoming Interested and Well-Versed in Telehealth,' Says Sean Sullivan of Alston & Bird

"When the time is right, it can really pay to find a good niche practice area and establish yourself as an expert within your firm for that topic."
8 minute read

Law.com

How I Made General Counsel: 'I Surround Myself With People Who Have Deep Expertise and a Passion to Help Us Advance Our Business,' Says Nicole Jones of Cigna Corp.

"I jumped at the general counsel role at Cigna primarily for two reasons: to work in a dynamic industry (health care) and to be part of a company that can have a positive impact on people's lives."
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

In Plain Language, What Is 'Trauma-Informed Care'?

Many facilities, institutions, health care centers, schools, and even states have declared themselves to be "trauma-informed" and mandate trauma-informed care and practices. But what does the term really mean?
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Pharmacies Were Lied To.' Walgreens Cites Florida AG's Own Words in Opioid Trial

In an opening statement on Monday, Walgreens attorney Steven Derringer cited statements on the attorney general's office website in 2018 and 2019 that drug manufacturers, such as Purdue Pharma, misrepresented the risks of opioids to pharmacies. "We agree with the attorney general about this," he told jurors, according to a broadcast by Courtroom View Network.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Psychedelic Startups Set To Capitalize on Evolving Regulatory Landscape

There has been an explosion of renewed interest in the psychedelic space, specifically in the medical application of psychedelic substances as a therapeutic treatment for mental and emotional disorder. This has caught the eye of some of the largest names in private equity, and investor enthusiasm is not going unnoticed.
9 minute read

Law.com

West Virginia Bench Trial Opens Over the Opioid Crisis

Three drug companies that won a California bench verdict last year in one of the first opioid trials in the nation went to trial on Monday against West Virginia.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'We Have to Fix It': Lawmakers Call for Insurance Policies to Protect Against Lead in Rented Homes

One key backer of the measure suggested that making insurance companies responsible for childhood lead poisoning would do little to raise premiums. But that view was not universally shared.
5 minute read

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