Above The Law

APRIL 22, 2025

Gaston Kroub: How do you see your litigation experience coloring your company’s approach to IP issues going forward? Here again, being prepared to restart or intensify efforts when the timing is right is critical, with the odds of success most impacted by the level of preparation achieved by both the litigant and their counsel.

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Mondaq

MARCH 16, 2022

Mark Smyth and Jojo Fan discuss the rapidly increasing developments in climate change and ESG litigation globally including greenwashing, inadequate disclosure and challenges for manufacturing and governments.

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LawSites

JANUARY 26, 2022

A new product uses historical data, artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to value cases and predict outcomes in automobile warranty litigation, with the goal of helping manufacturers resolve Lemon Law and warranty claims more accurately, more quickly, and at lower cost. billion in just the U.S. founder and CEO.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Earlier this year, Pritzker signed the challenged bill into law, instituting a statewide ban on the sale and manufacture of assault rifles. Known as the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA), the law prohibits the sale and manufacturing of assault weapon attachments,50 caliber cartridges, any.50 50 caliber rifle and certain pistols.

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Mondaq

OCTOBER 2, 2021

As previously reported, a proposed class action proceeding against over 50 generic drug manufacturers was commenced in 2020.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2023

Kroger, which has a large presence in West Virginia, is the last of the major pharmacies that remain a defendant in the litigation. The litigation against Kroger is scheduled for trial in June. Additionally, Rite Aid agreed to settle for $30 million in August 2022.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 24, 2025

In 2009, Congress passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which gives the FDA the power to regulate tobacco products and requires manufacturers to obtain the FDAs permission before putting a new tobacco product on the market. What arguments could you raise, she queried, that would be different than the manufacturer?

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JURIST

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Becerra will be the first Democrat to openly support the Republican-led litigation. The lawsuit alleges that Google has violated Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act due to its exclusionary agreements with device manufacturers like Apple, LG, Motorola, and Samsung, as well as with wireless carriers and browser developers.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The California law makes it a felony to manufacture, distribute, import, keep for sale or lend assault weapons. There have been other litigation this year after the Bruen ruling challenging state gun laws. The case is in the US District Court for the Southern District of California.

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2025

This opinion, which overrules a Fifth Circuit decision that FDA had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying premarket tobacco product applications submitted by manufacturers of flavored e-liquids for open-system e-cigarettes, marks the latest development in the ongoing debate and FDA regulation of flavored vape products. 23-1038 (Apr.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 20, 2024

It mandates that companies, along with their associated partners in the supply chain, manufacturing, and distribution, must take steps to avoid, halt, or reduce any negative effects they may have on human rights and the environment.

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JURIST

JANUARY 25, 2021

” Euroconsumers is taking action against Apple because it believes that planned obsolescence, the practice of manufacturing a good to become prematurely out-of-date, is a “deliberate unfair practice towards consumers” and “environmentally irresponsible.”

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Law 360

APRIL 3, 2025

Overseas food giants Nestl, Danone and Hero can exit a multidistrict litigation alleging baby food tainted with toxic metals caused children to develop autism, a California federal judge has ruled, but domestic subsidiaries who manufactured the products, such as Gerber, Nurture and Beech-Nut, must remain as defendants.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

” The landscape of opioids and litigation in the US continues to change. This year, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear a case regarding a doctor’s liability for prescribing opioids, and drug manufacturers and distributors paid large settlements and faced liability for their contributions to the opioid crisis.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This doctrine allows the government to potentially dismiss litigation that would require disclosure of information damaging to national security. involves a complicated copyright dispute between two clothing manufactures. A lawsuit was filed in 2011 but was dismissed based on state secrets privilege. Unicolors, Inc.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 9, 2025

As previously indicated, this is a much-politicized case brought by Mexico against US gun manufacturers. Consequently, it is not about determining which aspects of Mexicos allegations would survive during the litigation (and some are controversial), as indicated by one of the counsels, but whether they pass this legal hurdle.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In litigation filed in both California state and federal courts, plant-based food company, Beyond Meat, was sued by Don Lee Farms, a former collaborator, who alleged BM was guilty of false advertising and contract breach. Parties Get to the Meat of the Matter.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2022

Endo will continue litigating other claims not covered by this settlement agreement. Just last month a New York jury found opioid manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals USA liable for public nuisance after it inundated the state with pills, killing thousands of people. and Endo Health Solutions Inc.,

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Law 360

AUGUST 4, 2023

The Joint Panel of Multidistrict Litigation has sent five state cases against insulin manufacturers such as Eli Lilly and pharmacy benefit managers including CVS to the District of New Jersey, ruling the district will allow for efficient pretrial proceedings.

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Law 360

AUGUST 11, 2022

3M's attempt to shift the massive multidistrict litigation over the manufacturer's defective earplugs to a federal bankruptcy court is a deeply troubling move to avoid a fair trial, and should not be allowed to proceed, says Robert Klonoff at Lewis & Clark Law School.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Following almost nine years of litigation, Georgia manufacturer Universal Alloy Corp. defeated at trial allegations it stole Alcoa's trade secrets and a $200 million contract with Boeing for aircraft wing parts. Here, UAC's lead trial attorneys from Latham & Watkins LLP reveal to Law360 how they did it.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Karst — If you monitor Regulations.gov dockets and litigation dockets on PACER like we do, then you know that one company name—more than any other over the past several years—pops up: Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Court of Federal Claims allowed Vanda’s Fifth Amendment takings claim to move forward in litigation.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 5, 2021

The Mexican government claims that American gun makers have knowingly adopted business practices that facilitate firearms smuggling.

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LawSites

JANUARY 26, 2022

A new product uses historical data, artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to value cases and predict outcomes in automobile warranty litigation, with the goal of helping manufacturers resolve Lemon Law and warranty claims more accurately, more quickly, and at lower cost. billion in just the U.S. founder and CEO.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 21, 2023

On July 21, 2023, the Sabin Center launched its latest report, Modelling Climate Litigation Risk for (Re)Insurers. However, alongside physical risks, companies face a rising tide of climate change-related litigation. The economic impact of climate litigation can be enormous.

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Patently O

JANUARY 17, 2022

Deepsouth litigated its case to the Supreme Court, and the Court eventually allowed the company to escape some portion of its adjudged liability based upon the territorial limits of U.S. No such signal legitimizes respondent’s position in this litigation.”. manufacturing capability. patent law. Deepsouth Packing Co.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In a growing trend, plaintiffs attorneys allege the products contain toxic forever chemicals and that manufacturers misled consumers about it. Smartwatch wristbands, adhesive bandages, tampons and juice containers what do they all have in common?

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JonathanTurley

JULY 12, 2021

The centerpiece of Cuomo’s plan is a new law to allow victims of gun violence to sue gun manufacturers under a nuisance theory. Indeed, its main component — a law allowing citizens to sue gun manufacturers — will be as productive as trying to win the New York Marathon by running furiously in place. Andrew Cuomo. Of the $138.7

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The 340B program, authorized under Section 340B of the Public Health Services Act and administered by HRSA, imposes a ceiling price on pharmaceutical manufacturer sales to “covered entities,” which are certain health clinics that receive federal funding and certain types of safety net hospitals to provide them drugs at lower prices.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 3, 2021

PAEs don’t actually develop or manufacture products; they typically acquire patents from companies who are looking to offload their assets as part of a monetization strategy or as part of a distressed sale. Preventing PAE litigation should be a top priority for businesses across industries and across the globe. DEFENDING AGAINST PAEs.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In the past two months, I’ve heard the following stories from lawyers: A major manufacturer contacted a management-side labor lawyer for a large union-related issue after looking at his bio. A trusts and estates litigator received a call after the prospect did a simple Google search. What You Say and Post Online Does Make a Difference.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 5, 2022

Litigation involving drug price reporting under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP)1 has been very active in 2022. Most recently, on August 3, 2022, an Illinois federal jury.

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Law 360

JANUARY 6, 2025

of inflating its stock price by exaggerating its ability to manufacture electric trucks, ruling that the shareholders have shown their case warrants the class treatment more than four years after they first sued. An Arizona federal judge on Monday certified a class of investors accusing Nikola Corp.

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Law 360

AUGUST 30, 2024

A Pennsylvania clothing manufacturer panned Nike Inc.'s s alleged "intransigence" and obstructive conduct in fighting a trademark infringement lawsuit, as the business pushed for attorneys fees in federal court following a remand from the Third Circuit.

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Patently O

MARCH 14, 2025

All three cases are part of consolidated multi-district litigation in the Northern District of West Virginia. EYLEA generates approximately $6 billion in annual sales, making the stakes exceptionally high for Regeneron, the biosimilar manufacturers, and patients as well. Each appeal involves the same U.S.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

Many of the updates relate to drug manufacturer practices with regard to speaker events, including meals, choice of venue, and attendance. Although the PhRMA Code is a voluntary code of conduct, drug manufacturers should consider updating their marketing policies and practices to align with the new Code. Other jurisdictions like D.C.

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Patently O

JUNE 6, 2021

and ISE (Trimble’s wholly-owned subsidiary) (Trimble | Plaintiff) offer geofencing and logging technologies along with manufacturing and selling positioning devices. Factor 1 – the burden on the defendant: PerDiemCo argued that litigating anywhere other than the Eastern District of Texas would impose an undue burden. Trimble, Inc.,

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