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Dallas Law Firm That Won 2 Talc Verdicts This Year Opens Another J&J Trial

Dean Omar Branham Shirley, which won jury awards of $45 million and $260 million in Illinois and Oregon, gave opening statements to a South Carolina jury on behalf of Michael Perry, who, at 53 years old, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2023.
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New Jersey Law Journal

No Privilege for Medical Facilities Without a Separate Patient Safety Committee, Says NJ Supreme Court

"Defendants' certifications, which avow that their quality assurance and improvement committees also operated as patient safety committees to comply with the PSA, defeat their claims for the self-critical-analysis privilege," Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis wrote for the court.
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National Law Journal

FBI 'Pressure on Companies'?: DOJ Launches New Whistleblower Awards Program

Having 120 days to self-report corporate wrongdoing for a nonprosecution agreement "puts pressure on companies," Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer partner Jane Norberg said. "This puts pressure on doing internal investigations quickly."
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Law.com

Wisconsin Hospital Must Face Religious Discrimination Suits Over COVID-19 Vaccine Policies, Appeals Court Says

Despite a division in one of the two panels of judges to reinstate religious discrimination lawsuits against a Wisconsin hospital system, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit aligned with its sister court's decisions over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Corporate Counsel

Fast-Growing Madrigal Pharma Names Veteran Health Care Lawyer Legal Chief

The Pennsylvania-based company promoted Shannon Kelley to her first general counsel post, just months after the successful launch of a drug to treat liver disease
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National Law Journal

Md. Supreme Court Affirms Virginia Damages Cap in Medical-Malpractice Case

"We hold that the circuit court erred in applying the Maryland cap on non-economic damages to the damages that the jury awarded to Ms. [Shelly] Blackston," Justice Angela M. Eaves wrote in her opinion for the Maryland Supreme Court. "Therefore, the cap on damages under Virginia law, not Maryland law, is applicable to the damages awarded by the jury."
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Texas Lawyer

In Texas Appellate Court, Physicians' Loss on Out-of-Network Rates Erases $5.5M Attorney Fees

The physicians admitted a meeting of the minds is needed to form a binding contract, but claimed a specific dollar amount is not required for a contract to be enforceable.
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National Law Journal

The Crowell & Moring Paralegal Who Made History Refereeing at the Paris Olympics

"The commitment that we have as water polo referees is so big, and then it's like I'm billing 2,000 hours plus a year," said Jenn McCall, a health care recovery specialist at Crowell.
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Corporate Counsel

AI Startup Valued at $850 Million Hires Former Google AI Policy Lead as GC

As the top lawyer at Abridge, Hwang will lead a legal team of three, and oversee the company's legal strategy, public policy, and trust and safety initiatives.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Supreme Court Rules Out Earn-Out Violation Claims as Premature

The case may be the first earn-out dispute to be dismissed for lack of ripeness.
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