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Former 23andMe Attorney Takes Legal Reins of Weight Watchers as It Attempts Makeover

Jacqueline Cooke—who spent nearly a decade at 23andMe, rising to the No. 2 legal post—is joining Weight Watchers at a time it is trying to reinvent itself.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hospital's Big Law Firm Says AG's Subpoena for Medical Records a 'Fishing Expedition'

Two obstretics patients said they falsely tested positive for illegal opioids at Garnet Health Medical Center in Orange County, New York because they had consumed poppy seeds, the hospital's lawsuit in state court by Bryn Goodman of Fox Rothschild states.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Health Care Litigator Heads to Nelson Mullins

Jillian Willis most recently served as assistant chief of the healthcare fraud unit in the DOJ's criminal division.
2 minute read

Law.com

Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $45M 'Patchwork' Jury Verdict in Med Mal Case

"The specific allegations of Dr. Joo's acts or omissions are not separate elements of the claim on which the jury must unanimously agree, provided they agree his failure to meet the standard of care caused Butts's injuries," Justice Michael B. Hyman wrote on behalf of the panel in the March 8 opinion.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

It Took a Decade, But FDA Wins Case Over Tobacco Warning Labels

U.S. Fifth Circuit Judge Jerry Smith concluded the district court erred when finding the government compelled speech caselaw the FDA relied upon did not apply.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Firing White Woman for Facebook Posts Is OK, Court Says

"[W]hat everyone fails to realize is that if you're home on the couch doing what you're supposed to be doing, you won't ever be one of those numbers no matter what your race, religion, or political affiliation!" the employee posted about police killings of Black people.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Superior Court: More Overlap in Case Facts Needed for Insurer to Deny D&O Coverage

Delaware Superior Court Judge Paul R. Wallace granted a California-based biotech company's motion for partial summary judgment.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyers See New Barriers to IVF, Despite Well-Meaning Legislation

"There's been a rush based on this Alabama Supreme Court decision without thinking through the, hopefully, unintended consequences, which are common patient rights and preventing people's access to justice," attorney Tiseme Zegeye said.
3 minute read

Law.com

Opioid Judge Rejects DQ Motion, But Cautions Motley Rice: 'The Court Frowns'

U.S. District Judge Dan Polster on Monday declined to disqualify Motley Rice from dozens of opioid cases, but said he was "very uncomfortable" with its government client arrangements.
5 minute read

Law.com

Another Defendant Says Motley Rice Should Be Disqualified From Opioid Litigation

Express Scripts Inc., a pharmacy benefit manager facing upcoming bellwether trials over the opioid crisis, filed a March 13 brief referencing a subpoena that Motley Rice member Linda Singer sent to the company on behalf of the city of Chicago.
4 minute read

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