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Alabama Firm Lightfoot, Franklin & White Continues to Expand in Houston

Lightfoot, Franklin & White adds a civil litigator to new Houston office.
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The Recorder

Women Leaders in Tech Law: Diane Doolittle, Quinn Emanuel

Doolittle limited a potential $1 billion case to a $165,000 verdict in Calfornia state court for Pfizer.
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The Recorder

People v. Mooring

C.A. 1st; A143470 The First Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment. The court held that there was no error in the admission…
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The Legal Intelligencer

P.D. v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al, PICS Case No. 17-1390 (C.P. Philadelphia July 26, 2017) New, J. (14 pages).

Finding no "true conflict" between Pennsylvania law and North Carolina law as applied to plaintiff's negligent design defect and strict liability design claims arising from his use of Risperdal®, the court applied Pennsylvania law under the state's choice of law methodology and found the claims to be precluded. The court asked the appellate court to affirm its order granting the moving defendants summary judgment.
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National Law Journal

Lawyers in Opioid Suits Aim for MDL to Handle Dozens of Cases

As more governments across the nation sue dozens of drug companies to claw back money spent battling opioid addiction, one lawyer has moved to transfer all the cases into a single federal court.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Merck Legal Department Takes Top Pro Bono Prize

In-house counsel Roy Birnbaum and Merck & Co. Inc. have been working for five years to increase pro bono efforts among the 70 Merck lawyers who work outside the United States.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Merck Legal Department Takes Top Pro Bono Prize

Merck beat out several other legal departments to win pro bono honors from TrustLaw.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Gilead Off Hook for Enhancement of $2.5B Patent Verdict

U.S. District Judge Leonard Stark in Delaware ruled Friday that Gilead's conduct didn't warrant enhanced damages for willful infringement in a patent fight with Merck subsidiary Idenix.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Accutane Appeal Prompts Calls for NJ Court to Adopt 'Daubert'

An appeal before the New Jersey Supreme Court over expert testimony in suits concerning the acne drug Accutane is seen by many as a chance to revise the state's standard for admitting such evidence.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Feds Crack Down on Cosmetic Drug Sales by 2 NJ Companies

A federal judge in Trenton has enjoined two New Jersey companies from distributing unapproved injectable skin-whitening drugs and other pharmaceuticals,…
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