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Another J&J Talc Trial Opens in Florida: 'This Fundamentally Is a Case About Science'

The second trial since the dismissal of Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy last year opened on Monday, alleging its baby powder caused Patricia Matthey's ovarian cancer.
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Law.com

Health Care Providers Ask Judge for Software Connection Date After Change Health Allegedly Fails to Meet Promises

The plaintiffs allege that Change Health said that "'electronic payment functionality will be available for connection beginning March 15,'" and that they would "'reestablish connectivity to [their] claims network and software on March 18, restoring service through the week.'" However, those promises have gone unfulfilled, according to the plaintiffs.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Use of Ketamine for Trauma, Pain and Depression in Health Care

Ketamine, which was once used primarily as a recreational drug, is now being administered in clinics throughout the United States to treat patients suffering from trauma, pain and depression.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Mercy Health VP Boomerangs Back to Become Chief Legal Officer

Jennifer Brown returns to St. Louis-based Mercy from New Mexico-based Graphite Health, a nonprofit developing digital health tools, where she's been chief administrative officer and general counsel.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Cleveland Clinic Picks Successor to Retiring Legal Chief

Deborah Gordon is leaving Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System to take the legal reins of one of the world's most-lauded hospitals.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Duane Morris Files Suit on Behalf of Biomedical Company for Hospital's Unpaid Bills

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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New Jersey Law Journal

12 Attorneys Have Recently Left Genova Burns, Spotlighting Succession Planning Travails

While sources pointed to failed discussions over how to transition beyond the leadership of founding partners Angelo Genova and James Burns, Burns said the firm has "built a brand which will continue beyond its founders."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Federal Judge Orders 'Full Refiling' of Daubert Motions in J&J Talc Litigation

U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, overseeing more than 50,000 talc lawsuits in multidistrict litigation, cited recent changes to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and new science since the first Daubert hearing in 2020.
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Law.com

'I Was Kind of Dumbfounded': J&J Lawyers Testify in Talc Disqualification Hearing

Johnson & Johnson's worldwide vice president of litigation, Erik Haas, and Jim Murdica, outside counsel at Barnes & Thornburg, testified on Monday that they were shocked to find out a former member of their team had been working with plaintiffs' lawyer Andy Birchfield as early as April 2023.
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New Jersey Law Journal

'Difficult to Decipher' Arbitration Clause Deemed Unenforceable by NJ Appellate Division

"An initial scan of Section 27 reveals a series of difficult to decipher and contradictory sentences contained in a single arbitration clause," Judge Morris G. Smith said in his written opinion for the court. "The clause contains 887 words in thirty-six unbroken lines. A closer reading shows that the run-on paragraph harbors within it mutually inconsistent means for dispute resolution."
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