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March 31, 2025
J&J Talc Spinoff's Ch. 11 Case Gets Tossed, Erasing $9B Deal
A Texas bankruptcy judge rejected Johnson & Johnson's third attempt to use Chapter 11 to settle thousands of claims that its products caused cancer, dismissing J&J unit Red River Talc's Chapter 11 case on Monday and throwing out a roughly $9 billion bankruptcy deal over issues with the company's voting procedures and third-party releases.
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March 31, 2025
Doc Loses Redo On Claims Hospital Lies Fueled Murder Case
A Michigan federal judge has dismissed a former Ohio physician's second attempt at suing the parent company of his ex-employer on allegations it fed prosecutors lies about his opioid prescribing practices that led to him being charged with 25 counts of murder, saying the lawsuit didn't fix the gaps left in the first case.
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March 31, 2025
'Unprofessional' Pro Se Atty Can't Get 2nd Extortion Trial
A medical malpractice attorney was denied a new trial by a Maryland federal judge who said prosecutors presented sufficient evidence that he tried to extort $25 million from the University of Maryland Medical System, and called out the lawyer for "inappropriate, unprofessional, and unbecoming" behavior while representing himself at trial.
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March 31, 2025
Morgan & Morgan Taps Fla. Atty To Lead Malpractice Dept.
Injury law giant Morgan & Morgan PA has found a new leader for its national medical malpractice department in the founding partner of a small Florida firm, Paul Knopf Bigger.
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March 31, 2025
Novartis Adds Compliance to Legal Chief's Responsibilities
The pharmaceutical giant Novartis announced this week that it is expanding its chief legal officer's role to include compliance functions and officially appointing her as chief legal and compliance officer.
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March 28, 2025
Doctor's Counterclaims Cut In 'Groq' TM Feud With Chipmaker
A Manhattan federal judge says her court can't order the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to reject pending trademark applications, turning down counterclaims in a fight between generative artificial intelligence inference chipmaker Groq and a notable New York endocrinologist who changed the name of her company to "Groq Health."
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March 27, 2025
Fitch Even Sues Ex-IP Client In Effort To End Malpractice Case
Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP has launched a lawsuit asking an Illinois federal court to declare that the co-founder of a former client isn't the inventor behind a prenatal test patent, which the firm said would put a stop to a malpractice case against it in state court.
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March 27, 2025
Oura Gets Samsung's Preemptive IP Strike Tossed, For Now
Samsung Electronics cannot yet seek a declaration that its Galaxy Ring brand of wearable, health-tracking devices does not infringe Oura Health's smart ring patents, a California federal judge ruled Thursday, saying Samsung hasn't shown the Finnish company is threatening to sue for infringement.
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March 27, 2025
Feds Allowed To Weigh In On MultiPlan Pricing MDL
The federal government will be allowed to appear in multidistrict antitrust litigation targeting MultiPlan's out-of-network reimbursement rates to offer input on the legal framework for analyzing claims involving the joint use of algorithms, a practice it says poses "a growing threat" to free market competition.
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March 27, 2025
3M Says It's Settled Ex-Worker's Vaccine Retaliation Suit
3M Co. has reached a settlement with a former employee who claimed she was canned from the company for refusing to comply with its COVID-19 vaccination policy, according to a Wednesday filing in Georgia federal court.
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March 26, 2025
Sotomayor Urges Caution On Nondelegation Doctrine Revamp
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cautioned her colleagues during oral arguments Wednesday against using a challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's administration of a broadband subsidy program as a way to resurrect the long-dormant nondelegation doctrine. Several conservative justices, however, seemed willing to disregard that admonition.
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March 24, 2025
Amgen Wants $50M Leukemia Drug Patent Verdict Thrown Out
Amgen has urged a Delaware federal court to grant it a new trial after a federal jury last year found that it owed Germany's Lindis Biotech $50.3 million in damages for encouraging healthcare providers to infringe immunotherapy patents by administering a leukemia treatment.
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March 24, 2025
Kenvue, J&J Must Face Investor Suit Over FDA Concerns
Consumer health products business Kenvue Inc. and former parent company Johnson & Johnson cannot escape a consolidated lawsuit accusing the companies of failing to warn investors about the potential ineffectiveness of leading products like Tylenol and Sudafed ahead of Kenvue's initial public offering, a New Jersey federal judge ruled on Monday.
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March 21, 2025
4th Circ. Revives TM Fight Over 'Westmont' Retirement Homes
A Virginia federal court incorrectly concluded that there could be no likelihood of confusion between two companies that operate retirement communities with the name "Westmont" because they are on opposite sides of the U.S., the Fourth Circuit said in remanding the case and ordering a more comprehensive analysis on potential consumer confusion.
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March 21, 2025
New Ohio Gordon Rees Partner Feels Born For Healthcare Law
As the child of a surgeon father and a mother who worked as an intensive care unit nurse, Megan Bosak grew up with the understanding that her dad hated lawyers.
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March 20, 2025
Walgreens Can't Dodge Wash. Law In 'Non-Drowsy' Label Suit
The Washington Supreme Court said Thursday that Walgreens could not avoid claims under the state's consumer protection law alleging its "non-drowsy" cough medicine label was deceptive, rejecting the retailer's contention that the law's safe harbor provision shielded it from a proposed class action in Illinois federal court.
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March 20, 2025
NY Nursing Home Gets Ch. 11 Sale OK, Averting Closure
Nursing home operator Cold Springs told a New York bankruptcy judge Thursday the buyer of its 588-bed facility has quelled a dispute with a healthcare workers' union, clearing the way for a Chapter 11 sale.
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March 19, 2025
Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards.
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March 18, 2025
ITC To Review Whether Tourniquet Importers Are Ignoring Ban
The U.S. International Trade Commission said that it is going to look into claims from a tourniquet maker that importers are ignoring a ruling last year that banned foreign counterfeit products.
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March 18, 2025
Bausch Eye Vitamin Case Should Go To Jury, Judge Says
The maker of eye care product MacularProtect shouldn't get a ruling clearing it from allegations it infringed Bausch & Lomb patents related to its PreserVision vitamin based on a doctrine allowing patent holders to claim infringement if an accused product is similar enough to the patented invention, a federal magistrate judge in Delaware has said.
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March 17, 2025
Ex-Opioid Co. CEO Wants Out Of Law Firm's Billing Suit
A convicted former CEO of an opioid distributor is urging a New York federal judge to dismiss his criminal defense firm's suit against him over an alleged unpaid $150,000 expert witness tab, saying the suit fails because of "the clear and unambiguous language of the retainer agreements."
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March 17, 2025
Gutting USAID Threatens US Credibility, 22 Ex-Officials Say
A bipartisan group of former high-ranking national security and defense officials on Monday voiced opposition to the Trump administration's decision to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, saying in an amicus brief filed in D.C. federal court that the shutdown undermines the United States' credibility while allowing China and Russia to build theirs.
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March 17, 2025
BYD Affiliate Beats Megaclaim Over N95 Mask Deal
A company with corporate ties to Chinese electric vehicle company BYD Co. Ltd. has fended off a megaclaim over a supply contract for personal protective equipment asserted by a Florida medical supply company that sought hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
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March 14, 2025
Ex-NJ Health Official Settles Suit Over COVID Whistleblowing
A former New Jersey health official's long-running suit alleging that he was fired for raising concerns about political favoritism connected to COVID-19 testing during the onset of the pandemic appears to have been settled, according to a docket notation.
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March 14, 2025
Fla. Attys Go From Shooting Hoops To Suing Nursing Homes
Geoff Moore and Spencer Payne took their friendship from the basketball court to launching a new Orlando law firm focused on taking nursing home catastrophic injury and medical malpractice cases to trial. The duo recently talked to Law360 Pulse about their firm and how they hope to help clients.
Expert Analysis
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Firms Must Embrace Alternative Billing Models Or Fall Behind
As artificial intelligence tools eliminate inefficiencies and the Big Four accounting firms enter the legal market, law firms that pivot from the entrenched billable hour model to outcomes-based pricing will see a distinct competitive advantage, says attorney William Brewer.
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How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of On-Camera Presence
As attorneys are increasingly presented with on-camera opportunities, they can adapt their traditional legal skills for video contexts — such as virtual client meetings, marketing content or media interviews — by understanding the medium and making intentional adjustments, says Kerry Barrett.
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How Importers Can Minimize FCA Risks Of Tariff Mitigation
False Claims Act risks are inherent in many tariff mitigation strategies, making it important for importers to implement best practices to identify and report potential violations of import regulations before they escalate, says Samuel Finkelstein at LMD Trade Law.
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Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist
Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we’re in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment
As two recent cases show, the ability of judges to access their independent judgment crucially enables courts to exercise the discretion needed to reach the right outcome based on the unique facts within the law, says John Siffert at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw
As I adjusted to the multifaceted workflow of a BigLaw firm after leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, working side by side with new colleagues on complex matters proved the fastest way to build a deep rapport and demonstrate my value, says Jennifer Lee at Jenner & Block.
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Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession
For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.
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4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy
This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.
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A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.
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6th Circ. Ruling Paves Path Out Of Loper Bright 'Twilight Zone'
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright ruling created a twilight zone between express statutory delegations that trigger agency deference and implicit ones that do not, but the Sixth Circuit’s recent ruling in Moctezuma-Reyes v. Garland crafted a two-part test for resolving cases within this gray area, say attorneys at Wiley.
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NIH Cuts To Indirect Costs May Stifle IP Generation
Although currently blocked by a preliminary injunction, the National Institutes of Health's new policy to cut down on indirect cost funding creates challenges for university research projects, and may hamper the development of intellectual property — which is considered an indirect cost — for years to come, say attorneys at Snell & Wilmer.
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State FCAs Should Cover Local Fund Misuse, State Tax Fraud
New Jersey and other states with similar False Claims Acts should amend them to cover misappropriated municipal funding, and state and local tax fraud, which would encourage more whistleblowers to come forward and increase their recoveries, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini.
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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.