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  • November 06, 2026

    2 Del. Rulings Show Postclosing Earnout Arrangement Risks

    Two recent Delaware Court of Chancery decisions illustrate the contractual and fiduciary duty risks associated with earnout provisions in M&A transactions, offering lessons on allocating postclosing control, drafting enforceable earnout covenants and managing executives whose pay depends on the outcome, says Chris Brown at Taft.

  • November 06, 2026

    Medtronic Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Surgical Stapler

    Medical device giant Medtronic Inc. is unlawfully monopolizing the market for a type of medical stapler by blocking competitive product trials and using exclusionary bundling tactics in its deals with hospital customers, according to a rival's complaint in Massachusetts federal court.

  • November 06, 2026

    IP Atty Reaches Deal To End FCA Suit Over Apriso Patent

    An intellectual property attorney has entered a settlement to resolve his False Claims Act suit against the pharmaceutical company Bausch alleging it fraudulently obtained a patent to block the production of a generic ulcerative colitis medication, Apriso.

  • November 06, 2026

    Taxation With Representation: Wilson Sonsini, Fenwick

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Marvell Technology buys data center optics maker Lumentum, defense technology company Shield acquires radar company Echodyne, and CVS Health plans to split into two independent, publicly traded companies.

  • November 05, 2026

    J&J Should Pay $60M For Talc User's Cancer, Jury Told

    Johnson & Johnson should pay $60 million for the death of a woman who developed mesothelioma alongside her heart problems after using talc products allegedly contaminated with asbestos, counsel for her family told a Massachusetts state jury during closing arguments Thursday.

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