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Delaware Law Weekly

Amgen, Sanofi to Fight Over Enhanced Damages in Blockbuster Infringement Row

A Delaware federal judge has allowed Amgen Inc. to pursue enhanced damages in its patent infringement dispute with a rival drugmaker, the latest development to a case with billions of dollars on the line.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Boies Schiller, Ex-Lit Funder Team Up for Cherokee Nation's Opioid Suit

The involvement of former Juridica CEO Richard Fields raises questions as to whether litigation funders may be turning to social impact cases.
20 minute read

The American Lawyer

Debevoise Advises Sawai Pharmaceutical on $1B US Deal

The Osaka-based generic drugmaker is buying Minnesota-based Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Dismisses Shingles Vaccine Lawsuit as Time-Barred

The first lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania over the shingles vaccine has been dismissed with a federal judge saying the suit was begun after the statute of limitations had run out.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Another Risperdal Case Tossed Midtrial

The Philadelphia judge did not explain his decision, but another lawsuit was tossed in December shortly after the defense started their case.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

The Massive Accutane Litigation Just Fell Apart After Judge Boots Expert 'Hired Guns'

Any litigator knows a case can rise or fall on the testimony of an expert witness. A New Jersey state judge made that abundantly clear when he skewered the plaintiffs' two experts in a long-running fight over the acne drug Accutane, banning their testimony and handing a huge win to Hoffman La Roche and Covington & Burling.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pfizer Fails Second Bid to Escape Whistleblower Suit

After two attempts to get out of a whistleblower case, Pfizer is still on the hook for claims that it illegally marketed an anti-fungal medication, Vfend, for off-label use.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Drugmaker Must Pay Opponents' Fees After Patent Suit Held 'Meritless'

Roxane Laboratories must pay legal fees and costs for two defendants after filing a patent infringement suit that was "exceptionally meritless," a federal judge in Newark has ruled.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Led by Lanier, Tort Reform Foes Fete Republican Senator in Houston

Here's a political riddle: What does Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina have in common with Democratic-leaning plaintiff lawyers, including Lisa Blue, Mikal Watts, Bob Hilliard and Wayne Fisher?
5 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer Unload Slew of Eliquis Infringement Cases

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Pfizer Inc. on Monday filed a slew of patent infringement suits in Delaware to protect their patents for the successful drug Eliquis and halt the development of generic versions of the profitable blood thinner.
6 minute read

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