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Carr Joins AGs Urging Limits on Opioid Prescriptions

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, joining with a bipartisan group of attorneys, signed letters to 15 health care companies that provide pharmacy benefit management services, encouraging programs to mitigate prescription opioid abuse.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: A $72M Save in Talc Case

In the nationwide litigation over talcum powder, Johnson & Johnson turned to Thomas Weaver of St. Louis-based Armstrong Teasdale to overturn a…
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Doctor Linked to Opioid Maker Sued By State Is Subject of Revocation Action

 New Jersey is moving to revoke the medical license of a Warren County doctor allegedly connected to an opioid maker recently accused in…
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawyers Lawyer Up as FBI, Prosecutors Are Asked to Investigate Witness Tampering in Hip Implant Trial

Prominent Dallas criminal defense attorneys made appearances in hip implant trial on behalf of DePuy Orthopaedics and two of its lawyers after a federal judge asks the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office to question people in connection with an affidavit suggesting witness tampering.
29 minute read

National Law Journal

3 Things to Know About US Rep. Tom Marino, at Center of DEA Controversy

Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pennsylvania, withdrew his name for consideration as President Trump's drug czar, two days after a bombshell from The Washington Post/60 Minutes report about the congressman's role as chief advocate for a 2016 federal law that weakened the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's control over opioid distributors. Here are a few things to know about the man at the center of the investigation.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Ex-Wiley Rein Partner Alex Azar Tops List to Be Next HHS Secretary

Alex Azar II, a former Wiley Rein partner who served four years as general counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the leading candidate to head the department, according to several accounts citing sources familiar with the matter.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Psst … Want to Buy Some Sovereign Immunity?

Facing a high-stakes patent validity proceeding at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the company assigned the IP rights being challenged to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. Because hey—sovereign immunity!
21 minute read

National Law Journal

Missouri Appeals Court Reverses $72M Talc Verdict

A Missouri appeals court has vacated a $72 million talcum powder verdict, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could threaten to erase additional…
18 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Contrave Weight Loss Drug Patents Infringed by Generic Maker, Court Rules

A Delaware federal judge ruled on Oct. 13 that Actavis Laboratories FL Inc. infringed three patents with a planned generic version of the weight-loss drug Contrave, rejecting the company's defense as a "classic case" of hindsight bias.
15 minute read

The Recorder

At High Court, Just One IP Case That Matters

After several IP-heavy seasons, the 2017 term at the U.S. Supreme Court looks to be a quiet one for intellectual property—with one big exception.
29 minute read

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