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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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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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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LegalReader

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The state's supreme court noted that state law shields firearms manufacturers from liability except when their products malfunction.

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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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Law 360

AUGUST 13, 2024

Chip manufacturer Nvidia Corp. Supreme Court victory over investors who accuse the company of downplaying its reliance on the crypto mining market, arguing that a lower court decision allowing the case to move forward "eviscerates the guardrails that Congress erected to protect the public from abusive securities litigation."

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Law 360

AUGUST 1, 2024

McCarter & English LLP has told the Delaware Chancery Court it is asserting a $492,000 lien over any monies awarded to tool manufacturer Red Mud Enterprises LLC, saying its former client has yet to pay the firm for representing the company in litigation in which it won legal fees.

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Mondaq

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Brasel of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota granted a motion to dismiss a putative class action against an industrial chemical manufacturer (the "Company"). On September 30, 2021, Judge Nancy E.

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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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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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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

JUNE 11, 2024

A collection of price-fixing suits against some of the country's biggest refined sugar manufacturers is being consolidated in Minnesota federal court, with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation choosing the venue over federal courts in New York.

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Law 360

JULY 29, 2024

Litigation linked to billionaire Elon Musk sparked several filings in Delaware's Court of Chancery last week, including a call for sanctions and hand-wringing about a proposed multibillion-dollar attorney fee. Other court activity centered on Paramount's proposed $4.5 and 3D-imaging and digitization venture Matterport Inc.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A trial attorney who used to defend plane parts manufacturer Avco Corp. accused the company and Blank Rome LLP Wednesday in Pennsylvania federal court of pursuing "frivolous" litigation against her, claiming they sought to destroy her livelihood because she joined a plaintiffs' firm that frequently sues aviation manufacturers.

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Law 360

JUNE 12, 2024

A New Jersey federal judge gave final approval Wednesday to a $93 million settlement between a class of buyers of Lipitor and Pfizer, resolving their claims in sprawling antitrust litigation that Pfizer conspired with a drug manufacturer to delay the release of a cheaper generic version of Lipitor and monopolize the market.

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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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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

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Gonzalez — The annual Enforcement, Litigation, and Compliance Conference put on by the Food and Drug Law Institute (“FDLI”) took place in Washington this week. By Steven J. There were too many interesting panels and discussions to mention them all, but presentations about DOJ’s and FDA’s coordination deserve some special mention.

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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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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 21, 2021

In a forthcoming article, How Litigation Imports Foreign Regulation , I argue that foreign regulators not only shape the behavior of American companies—they also influence American litigation. litigation. Moreover, importing regulation can give litigants and courts access to increased expertise and information gathering.

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Fordham Law News

MARCH 28, 2024

Rite Aid states that through bankruptcy and restructuring, it intends to “‘significantly reduce the company’s debt’” and “‘resolve litigation claims in an equitable manner.’” [21] As a part of its plan, Rite Aid expects to close hundreds of stores in the U.S. [22] Bankruptcy Court on October 10 of this year. [19]

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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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FDA Law Blog

JULY 29, 2024

Claud — There is a growing consensus among legal experts that after Loper Bright, FDA may rely on non-binding guidance to instruct industry with hopes of charting regulatory pathways that avoid litigation. The top line from FDA for any cGMP-governed industry like these is always going to be that quality matters.

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Patently O

AUGUST 25, 2023

This aligns with longstanding precedent treating patent litigation defense costs as deductible for the alleged infringer. The IRS disallowed the deductions and issued notices of deficiency to the company — concluding that instead the litigation costs should be capitalized under I.R.C. § Mylan petitioned the U.S. Urquhart v.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 3, 2021

Shooter Connor Betts was killed by Dayton police officers less than a minute after he opened fire outside a bar--but he was able to kill nine people within 20 seconds.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown said that the city filed the lawsuit to combat rising rates of firearm violence.

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JURIST

AUGUST 4, 2022

This latest lawsuit comes amid a wave of litigation and settlements relating to the United States’s opioid epidemic. On Tuesday a group of West Virginia localities reached a settlement with three opioid manufacturers for $400 million after officials accused the manufacturers of fueling the epidemic.

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LegalReader

JUNE 3, 2022

The lawsuit claims that Polyerm80 is driving crime in Baltimore by selling ghost gun kits and components online.

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LegalReader

JANUARY 3, 2023

Toxic sludges released contaminants into the air, suit says.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Yesterday a split three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that a clay manufacturer is entitled to a new trial of Federal Clean Water Act.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

Sotomayor wrote separately “to underscore the interaction between prison officials’ obligations to set such rules and the exhaustion requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Since that day, Ramirez has manufactured more than a decade of delay to evade the capital sentence lawfully imposed by the State of Texas.

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Patently O

JANUARY 28, 2024

by Dennis Crouch Ficep begins its petition for certiorari with a brilliant statement of how its patented steel manufacturing method has won numerous awards and complements for its innovative approach, been copied by competitors, and led to numerous successful sales. There was successful litigation and licensing. Peddinghaus Corp. ,

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LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Medical device injuries can lead to a manufacturer vigorously defending any negative litigation to maintain company value.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 12, 2024

Just last December, Google reached a settlement in a multidistrict litigation involving all 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The settlement addressed issues very similar to those raised in this case, as explicitly outlined in the agreement.

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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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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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Law 360

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Lots of travel-related litigation in Delaware's Court of Chancery last week, with cases involving TripAdvisor, Hertz Global Holdings, engine parts manufacturer Carter Carburetor, and a reference to the purgatorial Hotel California. In case you missed it, here's the latest from Delaware's Chancery Court.

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