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New Jersey Law Journal

As Opioid Push Continues, NJ Proposes Reporting Requirements for Gabapentin

New Jersey pharmaceutical regulators are proposing to closely monitor prescriptions for gabapentin, a drug that's nonaddictive but can be misused to enhance the effects of opioids and other addictive drugs.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Delco Jury Hits Doctor With $40M Verdict Over Birth Injury

A Delaware County jury has awarded more than $40 million to the family of a 6-year-old who suffered a spinal injury during birth. According to attorneys representing the plaintiff, the award is the largest personal injury verdict from a Delaware County jury.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorneys for CT Cities Pledge Fight Against Move to Opioid MDL

More than 20 Connecticut municipalities have sued the nation's largest drugmakers for fueling the state's opioid crisis.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

J&J Faces Trial in 'Home' Court Over Talc's Link to Mesothelioma

Johnson & Johnson goes on trial Monday in Middlesex County, New Jersey Superior Court in a suit claiming inhaled asbestos from its talc products caused a man to develop mesothelioma.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Delco Jury Awards $40M in Birth Injury Paralysis

A Delaware County jury has awarded more than $40 million to the family of a 6-year-old who suffered a spinal injury during birth. According to attorneys representing the plaintiff, the award is the largest personal injury verdict from a Delaware County jury.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Memo Urges Government Lawyers to Dismiss 'Meritless' FCA Cases

One lawyer who represents qui tam relators said the memo represents a major "sea change" in how the agency handles FCA cases.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Illumina, Ariosa Trade Demands for Nearly $100M in Damages as Trial Closes

Lawyers for Illumina Inc. and Ariosa Diagnostics—rivals in the burgeoning market for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT)—both asked a San Francisco federal jury for damage awards of around $100 million.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward County Selects Legal Team to Spearhead Opioid Litigation

The winning team of five law firms combines nationally known plaintiffs lawyers and deep ties to Fort Lauderdale.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York City Joins Opioid Manufacturers Suit

Mayor Bill de Blasio said the nation's largest opioid manufacturers and distributors should be held accountable for the drug-abuse crisis.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Lawmaker Asks US Attorneys to Keep Hands Off State's Med Marijuana Programs

State Sen. Diane Savino, a Staten Island Democrat, sent a letter to each of New York's four U.S. attorneys asking them to allow New York's program to continue despite Attorney General Jeff Sessions' rollback earlier this month of the Obama-era Cole memo.
4 minute read

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