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Daily Dicta: Kirkland Attacks 'Deny Now—Lobby Later' Mentality

“If you don't like the law, change it” is a fine slogan—but what if doing so is a way to duck an otherwise valid Freedom of Information Act request and shut down the flow of information to the public?
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Gestational Carrier Bill Gaining Traction

On Monday, the Senate Budget Appropriations Committee recommended passage of the bill, S-482, in a 10-2 vote. That vote comes after the Senate Heath, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee urged passage of the bill in a 6-2 vote in February.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prescription Discounter Says Former GC Went 'Rogue,' Stole Trade Secrets

In a blistering complaint, Blink Health and its lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher accuse two former executives of misappropriating source code, marketing plans and even unused company slogans.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Paul Manafort Boosts Defense, Hiring Epstein Becker & Green's Richard Westling

Richard W. Westling, a litigation and health care partner in the firm's Washington and Nashville offices, filed a notice of appearance Wednesday evening. Westling was once on the defense team for U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, impeached in 2010 for misconduct.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Medical Marijuana Business Banking Remains Difficult, Lawyers Say

The banking industry is a major hurdle for the medical marijuana business in New York and other states, lawyers say. Big banks are reluctant to get involved because of the uncertainty around federal anti-money laundering and other statutes aimed at discouraging moving illegal cash around.
4 minute read

The Recorder

SEC Charges Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President With Investor Fraud

CEO Elizabeth Holmes has agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty, return the remaining 18.9 million shares she obtained during the fraud, and relinquish her voting control of Theranos.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

John Moriarty Leaves Alexion to Be CLO of Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc.

South San Francisco-based Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc., which focuses on the development of medication to treat thrombosis and other hematologic disorders, has named John Moriarty, a seasoned in-house attorney, as its first chief legal officer, EVP and GC.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Discovery Fraud Is Not Cool—Especially When You Get Caught

Here's your daily reminder that our civil justice system depends on good-faith compliance with discovery requests. And that judges don't take it kindly if they suspect you're cheating. PLUS Buckley Sandler's $2.6B settlement
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Justices Hear Arguments on Confidentiality of Hospitals' Self-Critical Analysis in Med Mal Case

The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether a hospital maintains the right of confidentiality for its internal review documents detailing adverse events even when it does not follow mandated procedure for reporting incidents to the state Department of Health.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Jury Renders $6M Verdict for Delayed Liver Cancer Diagnosis

A Philadelphia jury on March 6 awarded $6 million to the estate and wife of a 65-year-old man who died of liver cancer after his doctors disregarded two separate recommendations for MRIs by radiologists.
5 minute read

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