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New York Law Journal

What's Next for Marijuana Legalization in NY? Lawyers Tell Us

Dozens of lawyers and lobbyists had a role in bringing a legal marijuana industry to New York state. The law firms and lobby shops that were involved in and pushed the rise of medical marijuana are now gearing up for the next frontier: a recreational scheme.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

CDC Director Resigns After Report of Tobacco Stock Trade

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald resigned Wednesday as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention less than a day after a Politico report that she bought shares in a tobacco company after assuming office—an apparent conflict of interest for the head of the country's public health agency.
3 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Drugmakers Allege New Patent Infringement in Bid to Protect GI Treatment

Three pharmaceutical companies on Tuesday added another patent to an infringement suit against Sandoz Inc., as it tries to prevent a contingent of drugmakers from bringing generic versions of the gastrointestinal drug Linzess to market.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Accutane Suits Rightly Held Time-Barred, Appellate Division Rules

A New Jersey appeals court handed Swiss pharmaceutical giant Hoffmann-La Roche a minor victory when it affirmed a trial judge's ruling that four plaintiffs in the Accutane litigation blew the statute of limitations in filing their product liability lawsuits.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Big Pharma Becoming a Big Target in Shareholder Class Actions: Study

Driven largely by plaintiffs firms Pomerantz & Co., The Rosen Law Firm and Glancy Prongay & Murray, shareholder class-action lawsuits against life sciences companies, particularly those in the pharmaceutical space, were on the rise last year, continuing a decade-long trend, according to a new report.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Bronx Opioid Treatment Court Looks to Help Addicts Kick Their Addiction

Seeking to reach defendants who suffer from opioid addiction with a helping hand rather than a heavy one, the Bronx Criminal Court has opened a new…
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GlaxoSmithKline GC Dan Troy Preparing to Step Down After 10 Years

The global general counsel job will move from Philadelphia, where Troy is based, to the United Kingdom, where the company has its headquarters.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Big Deals Fuel Value Rebound in NJ-Based M&A Market

A trio of multibillion-dollar deals in three different industries led to a sharp increase in the total amount of value transacted in the 2017 mergers and acquisitions market in New Jersey, data shows.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Tosses Lawsuit Alleging Nondisclosure of Rift Between Pharmacy Benefits Firm, Health Insurer

A federal judge in New York on Tuesday dismissed a derivative lawsuit that accused directors of the country's largest pharmacy benefits manager of hiding from investors its troubled relationship with health insurance giant Anthem Inc.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

As Opioid Push Continues, NJ Proposes Reporting Requirements for Gabapentin

New Jersey pharmaceutical regulators are proposing to closely monitor prescriptions for gabapentin, a drug that's nonaddictive but can be misused to enhance the effects of opioids and other addictive drugs.
2 minute read

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