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Brent Hawkins Joins 7-Partner IP Team Joining Morgan Lewis From McDermott

The San Francisco- and Silicon Valley-based partner was part of a move that included partners in Chicago and Washington. More lawyers and staff are expected to follow.
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The Legal Intelligencer

The Summary Stage: The Past Week's Most Popular Stories (in Brief)

A tour of Griesing Law's new digs, invasion of the out-of-state firms, a veteran judge hangs up the robe and more.
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Corporate Counsel

Embattled Opioid Maker Purdue Pharma Names Marc Kesselman General Counsel

Kesselman will head up Purdue's legal department as it fights off hundreds of lawsuits over the pharma company's role in the ongoing national opioid crisis.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pelvic Mesh Litigation Roiled by Recusal Demand, Judge-Shopping Allegations

Plaintiffs in the pelvic mesh litigation have accused a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary of judge-shopping after the company asked a Philadelphia judge to recuse from an upcoming trial and also sought to have its appeal of a $13 million verdict assigned to a different appellate panel.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Sends Essure Lawsuits Back to Philadelphia Court

The cases were originally filed in Philadelphia court but were removed by Bayer, the maker of the Essure contraceptive device.
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National Law Journal

No Tribal Immunity in PTO Proceedings, Federal Circuit Rules

Judge Kimberly Moore's decision ends—at least for now—Allergan's arrangement to shield its patents using the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's immunity.
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Corporate Counsel

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Brings on Industry Vet as New Legal Boss

The hiring of Austin Kim as GC comes just a few months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is re-evaluating ACADIA's Nuplazid, the only drug approved to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson's disease psychosis.
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New York Law Journal

NY Opioid Litigation on Fast Track as Judge Rules Counties May Press Claims Against Distributors

A New York judge presiding over the state courts' multicounty opioid litigation in Suffolk County brought on behalf of a coalition of New York counties, which is being closely watched by courts in other jurisdictions around the country, has refused to toss claims against drug distributors.
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New York Law Journal

Evan Greebel Shouldn't Go to Jail, His Former Law Partners Say

The former Big Law partner and lawyer to imprisoned ex-pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli "had a terrible encounter with the devil incarnate," one of his former law firm partners told a judge.
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New York Law Journal

Opioid Distributors Sue New York State Over Surcharge They Call 'Unconstitutional'

The lawsuit seeks to strike down a new law that mandates opioid manufacturers and distributors collectively pay $100 million each year to the state over the next six years.
4 minute read

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