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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

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

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