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Litigation Daily

It Takes Two to Conspire … But Don't Tell the AUSAs Prosecuting Martin Shkreli's Lawyer

Lawyers from Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher are mounting a full-throated defense of Evan Greebel, a former corporate partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman and Kaye Scholer who faces criminal charges in connection with his work for “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli.
22 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Ties Disputed in Pelvic Mesh Jurisdiction Fight

A fight over whether 90 pelvic mesh cases pending in Philadelphia state court against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary should be transferred to other jurisdictions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's game-changing decision in is focusing on the defendant's contacts with a third-party mesh supplier that is based in Pennsylvania.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Shkreli's Ex-Lawyer Faces 'Kafkaesque' Trial, Defense Attorneys Say

Indicted corporate lawyer Evan Greebel said it "shocks the conscience" that prosecutors haven't dropped a wire fraud conspiracy charge against him in light of the acquittal of his co-defendant, Martin Shkreli, on the same count. Greebel once worked at Katten Muchin Rosenman and Kaye Scholer.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

3rd Circuit Revives Pair of Antitrust Suits Over 'Pay for Delay'

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has overturned the dismissal of two antitrust suits over "reverse settlements" in which patent holders sought to delay the sale of generic versions of blockbuster drugs.
11 minute read

Litigation Daily

In 'Especially Unpleasant and Nasty' Suit, Carlton Fields Client Must Pay $18.5M Legal Bill from Cooley

Litigation is rarely nice. But sometimes it's so ugly that you just have to stop and gawk. The antitrust battle between pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing companies Procaps SA and Patheon Inc. is one of those cases.
34 minute read

National Law Journal

For Plaintiffs Bar, Taking on J&J Means Battling a Shadow Foe

In lobbying and litigation, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Johnson & Johnson often draw from the same playbook. One major connection is John Beisner, head of mass torts at Skadden Arps.
64 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Legome & Assoc., LLC v. Summit Pharmacy, Inc., PICS Case No. 17-1206 (C.P. Philadelphia July 27, 2017) Djerassi, J. (5 pages).

Under the clear and unambiguous terms of the parties' retainer agreement, the New Jersey-based defendant consented to the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania court, agreed to be bound by Pennsylvania law and consented to the entry of a confessed judgment in any court. The court denied defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Mylan Settles EpiPen Pricing Claims for $465M

Mylan has agreed to pay $465 million to settle claims that the Pennsylvania-based ­drugmaker misclassified its EpiPen allergy medication to avoid paying Medicaid rebates.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethicon Appeals Post-Defense Verdict Move to Damage Hearing in Pelvic Mesh Case

Ethicon, the main defendant in the pelvic mesh mass tort in Philadelphia, is appealing a judge's decision to revive a suit that initially ended in a win for the manufacturer.
11 minute read

The Recorder

Plaintiff Firms Hit Marijuana Businesses With Prop. 65 Violation Letters

Hundreds of marijuana-related businesses in California have been hit with product labeling violations since January, putting them at risk of costly litigation.
7 minute read

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