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New York Law Journal

Acting AG Underwood Announces Intent to Sue Purdue Pharma Over Opioids

The statement of intent to sue the Stamford, Connecticut-based maker of OxyContin comes after a September 2017 announcement by a bipartisan coalition of 41 state attorneys general of an investigation into the role of major pharmaceutical companies in the current opioid epidemic.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawful But Never Substantial: Off-Label Use and Contributory Infringement in Hatch-Waxman Litigation

This article discusses how Supreme Court precedent conflicts with the Federal Circuit's decision in 'Eli Lilly', and why the Federal Circuit's decision should be overturned.
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Novartis GC Out Following Revelation of Company Payments to Trump Lawyer

Felix Ehrat will retire not long after it was revealed that the pharma company had signed a contract with Michael Cohen.
2 minute read

Law.com

Skilled in the Art: More TC Heartland Fallout at CAFC | Plus, Irell Stumps for Standing

Two more rulings narrow the venue options for patent plaintiffs and drugmaker Gilead fends off an attack on its HIV medication.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

AGs Step Up Charges Against Opioid Makers

“We are in the midst of a national opioid crisis claiming 175 lives a day nationally and 15 lives a day in Florida, and I will not tolerate anyone profiting from the pain and suffering of Floridians." - AG Pam Bondi
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

GlaxoSmithKline Seeks to Reinstate $235M Infringement Verdict Against Teva Over Hypertension Drug

GlaxoSmithKline is appealing a Delaware federal district judge's ruling that wiped out a $235 million verdict against Teva Pharmaceuticals for allegedly infringing a patent for the hypertension drug Coreg.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Champagne Anyone? Celebrating an End to 'Piling On' White Collar Enforcement

A recent announcement from the Justice Department may prompt some in-house counsel to raise their glasses.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Compassionate—But Effective—Product Liability Defense

When Boehringer Ingelheim was hit with a new wave of suits over its blood thinner Pradaxa, it changed course and decided to fight, tapping Covington & Burling's Phyllis Jones and Butler Snow's Rod Richmond Sr.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Litigation No Substitute for Settlement, Says Opioid MDL Judge

In a marked shift from the first hearing in the opioid litigation, a federal judge praised lawyers for getting closer to reaching a global settlement…
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Birth Control Device Plaintiffs Fight to Remand Cases to State Court

A small group of Essure birth control users is pushing to reverse Bayer's move switching their lawsuits from state to federal court.
4 minute read

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