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AcelRx Hires New GC From McKesson Corp.

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. has hired John Saia, most recently associate general counsel at drug distributor McKesson Corp., as its new top lawyer in the run-up to resubmitting its pain drug Dsuvia to the FDA.
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Corporate Counsel

AcelRx Hires New GC From McKesson Corp. Before Resubmitting Pain Drug to FDA

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. has hired John Saia, most recently associate general counsel at drug distributor McKesson Corp., as its new top lawyer.
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New York Law Journal

Report: New Medical, Pharma Filings in Federal Courts Declined

In the same timeframe, new filings for vehicle liability cases grew from 423 cases to 1,896 in 2016. Aircraft liability case filings ratcheted up from 49 cases to 94.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Stark Wipes Out $235M Infringement Verdict Against Teva for Hypertension Drug

A Delaware federal judge on Wednesday wiped out a $235 million verdict against Teva Pharmaceuticals for supposedly infringing a GlaxoSmithKline plc patent for the hypertension drug Coreg.
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National Law Journal

Federal Circuit Jumps Into Tribal Immunity Controversy

The D.C.-based appellate court on Wednesday stopped a PTAB proceeding in which the board has declined to recognize the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's sovereign immunity.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Gilead Accuses Teva of Infringing Hep C Drug as Sales Decline

Gilead Sciences Inc. on Tuesday sued to stop a rival drugmaker from bringing a generic version of Sovaldi to market, as the company continues its campaign to protect the hepatitis C treatment amid rapidly declining sales.
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The American Lawyer

Judge Frees Up Whistleblower Award in Client-Poaching Spat

A former Celgene Corp. saleswoman at the middle of a dispute between Grant & Eisenhofer and a former lawyer at the firm secured clearance to collect a more than $78 million bounty for her role as a whistleblower.
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The American Lawyer

For M&A Lawyers, Proceed With Caution in 2018

The market is primed for another year of booming M&A action, but the art of the deal could be complicated by President Trump's temperamental tendencies.
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Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Do the Math: Facebook Could Face $2 Trillion Penalty

When the Federal Trade Commission on Monday confirmed it was investigating Facebook for privacy violations, it sounded awfully familiar. Didn't the FTC look into that in 2011? But there's one big—as in trillion-dollar—difference this time around.
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National Law Journal

Jury Awards $3.2M in 'Low-T' Treatment Retrial

A federal jury in Illinois awarded an Oregon man $3.2 million in a retrial of a “low testosterone” case that originally netted $150 million.
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