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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

Corporate Counsel

Let the Bidding Begin: Why Reverse Auctions Have Worked for In-House Leaders

A former AIG legal ops director and two current leaders at GSK weighed in on why legal departments might want to take reverse auctions into consideration, if they aren't already using this tactic.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Top 100 Verdicts: Appeal to Jurors' Emotions

A multi-billion dollar verdict involving breaches of fiduciary duty scores the top award in the 2017 list by NLJ-affiliate VerdictSearch.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Hammers State Over Methadone Center Applications

Pointing to an arbitrary process that “ignores substance in favor of blind luck,” an administrative law judge rejected a state emergency rule drawn up to help license more methadone-treatment centers across Florida.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

5th Circuit Blasts Lawyer Over Witness 'Gifts', Tosses $502M J&J Verdict

The appeals court took a dim view of tactics that trial lawyer Mark Lanier used with respect to expert witnesses.
5 minute read

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