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National Law Journal

Judge in Opioid Cases Orders Disclosure of Litigation Financing

A federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic has ordered lawyers to disclose all third-party financing arrangements in their cases.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firm With Litigation Finance Ties Takes on Opioid Crisis

After selling their litigation funding business to Burford Capital Ltd., the founders of Gerchen Keller Capital launched their own plaintiffs firm earlier this year. Now that new firm is taking aim at its first defendants.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Lex Machina Reports Jump in Generic Drug Litigation

A surge in 2017 Hatch-Waxman filings runs counter to the overall downtrend in patent litigation.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Canadian Cannabis Company Aphria Announces New CLO

"What attracts me to this role the fact that the industry is so new, and the work [I'll] be doing is new, innovative and cutting edge," said Christelle Gedeon, the new CLO.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Generic Drug Litigation Snowballed in 2017, With Del., NJ as Top Venues

Litigation over generic drug applications under the Abbreviated New Drug Application process increased 30 percent in 2017, according to a report by litigation analytics company Lex Machina. 
4 minute read

National Law Journal

New Wave of Class Actions Blame Opioid Industry for Rising Health Insurance Costs

The suits, filed in five states, were brought by individual persons against opioid manufacturers and distributors, and are among the few class actions filed against drugmakers and marketers.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Plaintiff Sues Opioid Industry on Behalf of Consumers Paying Higher Insurance Premiums

The opioid cases add a new type of plaintiff into the wide-reaching opioid litigation, which have also includes states, Native American tribes, pension funds and hospitals.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Game, Set and Match for King & Spalding in Xerox Merger Case

Faced with a devastating court ruling, Xerox on Tuesday threw in the towel, firing its CEO and half of its board of directors to resolve a proxy contest. It's a stunning victory for King & Spalding lawyers and their client Darwin Deason.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

The Women Warriors Behind Gilead's Huge Federal Circuit Win

Fish & Richardson partner Juanita Brooks, a titan of the IP bar, has been practicing for 40 years. This is the first time she's had a case where both her courtroom team and the in-house lawyers have all been women.
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Mid-Market Recap: How Midsize Firms Repel Big Law Client Poaching

The legal market is more competitive than it ever has been, and that applies to firms of all sizes, including those in the middle-market.Right…
8 minute read

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