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  • September 01, 2026

    Tribe Says Alaska Logging Plan Threatens Subsistence Hunts

    A U.S. government-authorized project that proposes to log thousands of acres of old-growth Alaskan forest would violate several conservation laws and interfere with Native American subsistence hunting, according to a tribal suit lodged in federal court.

  • September 01, 2026

    Mylan Cites 'Immutable Conflict' In 11th Hour Bid To Stay Trial

    Just about a week before the first trial in the sprawling generic drug price-fixing multidistrict litigation, Mylan urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to postpone the trial and stay all proceedings for at least 45 days, claiming that the special master in the case has an "immutable conflict" that impacts not just the pending trial but the entire MDL.

  • September 01, 2026

    4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In August

    Three fertility doctors defeated claims they violated a nonsolicitation agreement, while a consulting company failed in its effort to amend a four-year-old contract suit that has already been extensively litigated, among other notable Massachusetts state court rulings in August.

  • September 01, 2026

    DC Circ. Backs Fair Use Repairs On Med Device Software

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday ruled that using copyrighted data and computer programs for the purpose of repairing medical devices falls under the fair use exemption, rejecting a challenge from two industry groups that wanted to compel the Library of Congress to revise its rules on the issue.

  • September 01, 2026

    Aiolos Seeks To Block Mass. Suit Over $1B GSK Deal

    Aiolos Bio Inc. and two of its founders have asked the Delaware Chancery Court to stop a former Tier1 Bio Inc. stockholder from pursuing a Massachusetts lawsuit over Tier1's 2023 dissolution and Aiolos' later $1 billion sale to GlaxoSmithKline LLC, arguing he agreed to litigate such corporate disputes exclusively in Delaware.

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