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Tennessee Court Reinstates Some of Plaintiff's Med Mal Claims Due to Ongoing Treatment

"From our reading of Mr. Vandergriff's complaint, several of the alleged actions and inactions that constituted the purported medical malpractice in the present case occurred after [April 14]," the appeals judge wrote. "The statute of limitations does not serve as bar to his lawsuit as to those incidents because Mr. Vandergriff filed his lawsuit within a year of their occurrence."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Medical Device Company Sued Over Alleged Contamination of IVF Products

"We see this all the time in the fertility industry," Tracey Cowan said. "These large corporations putting profits above people's dreams. I'm really hopeful, especially for my clients, but also for anybody else who's been impacted, that the company is going to try and make it right as much as they can."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Consumer-Protection Package Empowers Private Attorneys, AG To Fight Predatory Acts

An attorney for a New York consumer-protection advocacy coalition asked lawmakers to advance a fifth proposal, the Consumer and Small Business Protection Act, which didn't make it out of committee.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Merck Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Settlement for 2 Best-Selling Cholesterol Treatments

"Merck later admitted its lawsuit had no merit because it had failed to disclose prior art to the United States Patent and Trademark Office that would have resulted in the denial of patent protection for Zetia," the complaint said. "But simply by initiating the litigation, Merck triggered a 30-month stay, which precluded the Food & Drug Administration from granting final approval of Glenmark's ANDA."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Physician for MLB Team to Face Trial After Florida's Sixth DCA Strikes Down Arbitration

"There's been a significant trend towards enforcing arbitration agreements, so this is a particularly interesting opinion where the court found the arbitration agreement did not apply," said Michael Levine, a partner at Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Awards $14M Verdict in Plaintiffs' Second Bid to Try Wrongful Death Claims Against CHOP

CHOP had previously evaded liability in the case, over the death of a 4-year-old boy, when a 2020 trial ended in a nonsuit in its favor.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Abortion Rights Set to Return to Supreme Court With Mifepristone Case

The Supreme Court, which sought to "return the issue of abortion" to the states back in 2022, is set once again to wade into the battle over reproductive rights by hearing an appeal to reinstate full access to the abortion pill.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

New Noom CEO Hires Former Colleague for GC Post

Geofff Cook, who took the helm of the weight-loss company in July, praised newly appointed GC Norman Petty's "ability to balance legal risk with the strategic needs of the business."
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Daily Business Review

McDermott Welcomes Back Litigation Partner Following Stint With Miami-Dade County

Audrey Pumariega gained hands-on experience with the county handling personal injury cases.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Rejecting Verdict Slip and Jury Deliberation Challenges, Superior Court Affirms Nonsuit for Northeast Pa. Hospital

In an appeal involving challenges to verdict slip details and jury deliberations, the Pennsylvania Superior Court sided against a widow, affirming a lower court's judgment in favor of the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
7 minute read

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