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Delaware Business Court Insider

Court Preserves Bulk of Infringement Case Over Opioid Addiction Therapy

The bulk of a patent infringement action against the maker of a under-the-tongue form of the opioid treatment drug Suboxone has survived a motion for dismissal in Delaware federal court.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

18 Connecticut Municipalities Sue Big Pharma Over Opioid Crisis

The litigation comes on the heels of separate lawsuits filed by New Britain, New Haven and Waterbury.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Orders Opioid Lawyers to Come Up With a Settlement Plan

The federal judge overseeing about 200 opioid lawsuits ordered lawyers into private talks on Tuesday with one goal in mind: find a way to settle the cases, and quickly.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Testosterone Trial Kicks Off With New Team at Helm for Plaintiffs

Lawyers who scored verdicts of $140 million and $150 million last year in the first trials over low testosterone medications have switched lead counsel for a trial that begins on Monday.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Akin Gump Health Care Leaders Share 4 Important Trends for 2018

An FDA guru and senior policy adviser at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld explain what's to come in the health care space 2018.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: O'Melveny Partner Is Litigator of the Week; A Pair of Wins for Simpson and Kirkland

O'Melveny's Abby Rudzin beat out a strong field to win Litigator of the Week; Simpson Thacher's client is off the hook in Lipitor antitrust MDL; Kirkland deploys a win for GM
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cannabis Law Practices Brace for Impact of Sessions Memo

Will the Trump administration's policy change on marijuana put a chill on law firms' slow embrace of cannabis clients?
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Approves Expanded Opioid MDL Leadership Team

A federal judge has approved a plaintiffs leadership team in the opioid litigation that's expected to get bigger—much bigger.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Lawmakers Ask Congress to Pass Marijuana Law Following Sessions Pot Reversal

New York lawmakers who helped craft the state's medical marijuana program, joined by marijuana industry and drug reform advocates, are calling on the U.S. Congress to enact legislation that would protect legal marijuana programs in the states that have them after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced plans to rescind Obama-era policy.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Gov. Cuomo Unveils Litigious Agenda for New York State

During his 92-minute speech, Cuomo laid out an agenda that includes filing a lawsuit against the federal government over the recently enacted tax bill on grounds it violates constitutional principles, and against pharmaceutical companies in connection with the opioid epidemic.
4 minute read

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