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New Jersey Law Journal

Appeals Court Upholds Disqualification of Lawyer for Failure to Return Privileged Documents

The Appellate Division upheld the disqualification of Kevin Barber and his firm, Niedweske Barber Hager of Morristown, from representing the plaintiff in a whistleblower case.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Announces New GC

The Houston-based pharmaceutical company announced that Shane Ward will become the company's general counsel and corporate secretary.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

SG Urges SCOTUS to Review 'Clear Evidence' Ruling in Fosamax Case

The U.S. solicitor general has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case that addresses one of the most significant federal pre-emption issues for brand drug companies since Wyeth v. Levine.
5 minute read

The Recorder

J&J Hit With $25.75M Verdict Over Baby Powder's Link to Mesothelioma

A California jury has awarded $25.75 million to a woman diagnosed with mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure from using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder thousands of times.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Former Medical Examiner Pleads Guilty to Trading Opioids for Sex

A former medical examiner pleaded guilty in federal court to giving prescriptions for opioid drugs to women with whom he was romantically involved and who then sold them, the U.S. attorney in Atlanta announced Wednesday.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Carlton Fields Faces $15M Malpractice Action Over Procaps Litigation Loss

After a magistrate judge gave Carlton Fields a dressing down in an acrimonious antitrust case, the firm's former client is now suing for alleged malpractice and seeking damages of more than $15 million.
5 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Who Got the Work: Shoes, Horses and a $9M Apartment

Midsize firms handling big-time matters.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: No Harm, No Foul—or So These O'Melveny Lawyers Hope

The new FTC commissioners face an early test: Will they accept the Impax loss, deferring to the ALJ and his exhaustive, 162-page decision? Or will they vote to reverse him and revive criticism that the FTC's administrative process is unfair?
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Will Sovereign Immunity Shield Patent Owners From IPR Challenges?

One of the most interesting issues that's being litigated in patent law these days is the ability to sue a sovereign entity for patent infringement or challenge the validity of a patent owned by a sovereign entity at the U.S. Patent Office.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

AG Carr Wants Litigators for Opioid Cases

Following news this week that attorneys general in Florida and Texas had filed lawsuits similar to those in other states seeking damages from companies that profit from addiction to opioid painkillers, Carr's spokeswoman said his office is looking for help on similar litigation.
2 minute read

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