Life Sciences

  • October 16, 2025

    Jazz Denied Preferred Drug Royalty Rate, But Still Gets Boost

    A Delaware federal judge has agreed to increase the royalty rate a specialty drugmaker has to pay drug manufacturer Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. for using a patented process behind a newer narcolepsy drug, but by less than what Jazz asked for.

  • October 16, 2025

    Nexus Wants New Trial After Exela Cleared In $89M IP Case

    Nexus Pharmaceuticals has asked a Delaware federal judge to order a new trial on its patent infringement claims against rival Exela Pharma Sciences, saying a jury that cleared Exela of those claims in September did so "against the great weight of evidence."

  • October 16, 2025

    Bavarian Nordic Gets Sweetened $3.1B Bid But Hurdles Linger

    Danish vaccine biotech Bavarian Nordic on Thursday urged shareholders to accept a sweetened, roughly $3.1 billion buyout bid from a group of private equity firms, but the shareholder acceptances required for a deal to proceed remain well short of the 75% minimum. 

  • October 15, 2025

    Top Del. Judge Details Views On Willful Infringement Issues

    A lawsuit cannot provide an accused infringer with the notice needed for a patent owner to allege indirect and willful infringement, and enhanced infringement demands aren't subject to dismissal motions, Delaware's top judge has ruled.

  • October 15, 2025

    Saudi Arabia Fights $100M Arbitral Award To Qatar Pharma

    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has urged a New York federal judge not to confirm a nearly $100 million arbitral award granted to a Qatari pharmaceutical distributor and its chairman, saying it is immune from suit and did not agree to arbitration.

  • October 15, 2025

    Ga. Justices Revive Suit Over L'Oréal Hair Relaxer Health Risks

    The Georgia Supreme Court reversed a decision by the state's Court of Appeals that barred a woman's suit alleging that chemicals in hair relaxers made by L'Oreal USA Inc. and Strength of Nature Global LLC caused her to develop uterine fibroids.

  • October 15, 2025

    Chancery 'Rewrote' $3.4B Merger Deal, J&J Tells Del. Justices

    Johnson & Johnson told the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday that the Chancery Court "rewrote" its $3.4 billion agreement for the acquisition of surgical robotics firm Auris Health, wrongly using the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing to impose obligations the company never accepted.

  • October 15, 2025

    Consumer Says Nail Fungus Product Falsely Marketed

    A North Carolina man hit Arcadia Consumer Healthcare Inc. with a proposed class action in federal court accusing the company of falsely advertising that its product Fungi-Nail is meant to treat nail fungus, although the fine print on the back label says otherwise.

  • October 15, 2025

    Geico Says Cos. Owe $415K For Fraudulent Med Gear Scheme

    A group of Geico auto insurers told a New York federal court that they are entitled to recoup $415,000 from companies that they allege submitted hundreds of fraudulent no-fault insurance claims, totaling over $1.25 million, for unnecessary durable medical equipment.

  • October 15, 2025

    Greenberg Traurig Lands Wilson Sonsini Life Sciences Pro

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has added a California partner from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati with in-house and government legal experience to enhance its capacity to handle matters for clients in life sciences, artificial intelligence, biotechnology and other industries.

  • October 15, 2025

    Some Federal Workers Win Quick Block On Shutdown Layoffs

    A California federal judge on Wednesday granted a request from two unions representing thousands of federal workers to immediately block the Trump administration from laying them off during the government shutdown, saying she believes the plaintiffs will show that "what's being done here is both illegal and is in excess of authority."

  • October 14, 2025

    NJ, Del. Judges Stress Value Of Local Counsel For IP Attys

    Six judges with significant experience overseeing pharmaceutical patent litigation in the districts of New Jersey and Delaware urged litigators on Tuesday to rely on the expertise of local counsel if they're hoping to impress the court.

  • October 14, 2025

    Skinny Labels, Orange Book Take Center Stage In IP Talks

    Patent litigators focused on pharmaceuticals and biotechnology met Tuesday to work through the biggest issues in their industries, including possible reform to skinny label law, frustration with position-switching in litigation, concerns about when to list patents in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Orange Book and data on the relatively low impact of new policies at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

  • October 14, 2025

    Full 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink $45M CareDx False Ad Case

    The Third Circuit on Tuesday turned down medical testing company CareDx's request to have a full panel mull whether to reinstate a $45 million jury award in a false advertisement case over genetic testing technology against rival Natera.

  • October 14, 2025

    Relief Concerns Grow As Sectoral Tariff Actions Build

    Importers' hopes for relief from industrywide tariffs are lagging alongside the trade deals President Donald Trump is trying to broker for some goods, while the administration's accelerated rollout of sectoral levies is also stoking concerns the government may be hamstringing its onshoring goals.

  • October 14, 2025

    Embryo Loss Class Claims Hinge On Calif. Suit, Judge Says

    A Connecticut federal judge may pause a proposed class action blaming CooperSurgical Inc. for embryo losses during in vitro fertilization until a class certification motion is decided in a first-filed case in California, but the plaintiff will have until the end of the month to decide if she wants to proceed with only her direct claims instead.

  • October 14, 2025

    6th Circ. Won't Revive Allergy Tester's Antitrust Case

    The Sixth Circuit refused to revive an allergy testing and treatment company's antitrust case accusing an insurer and a medical group of conspiring to squeeze it out of the market, after finding that doctors are the ones being directly harmed by the alleged activity.

  • October 14, 2025

    Meet HHS General Counsel Michael Stuart

    Michael Stuart, a former chief federal prosecutor for West Virginia, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as general counsel for the Department of Health and Human Services, where he has promised to make healthcare fraud enforcement a priority. 

  • October 14, 2025

    Attempts To Revive Stroke Treatment Patents Fail At Fed. Circ.

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday tossed without analysis a challenge to Patent Trial and Appeal Board rulings that invalidated patents covering a stroke treatment system, letting stand one of the decisions deemed precedential by a former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director.

  • October 14, 2025

    Freshfields Guides J&J's Planned Orthopedics Unit Spinoff

    Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it intends to separate its orthopedics business into a stand-alone company within the next 18 to 24 months, with Freshfields LLP advising on the planned spinoff of the unit. 

  • October 14, 2025

    Ōura Valuation Soars To $11B After $900M Financing Round

    Fitness-tracking ring maker Ōura on Tuesday revealed it had reached a roughly $11 billion valuation after securing over $900 million in a funding round, which it says will help it develop new technologies, speed up artificial intelligence and product innovation, and expand global distribution.

  • October 14, 2025

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    Last week at the Delaware Chancery Court, Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will ruled that Carlos Vasallo remains the CEO of Caribevision TV Network LLC, finding that majority investors' attempt to remove him under a defective 2019 agreement was invalid for lack of proper notice.

  • October 14, 2025

    Blood Test Co. Can't Escape Willful Infringement Claims

    A company that makes diagnostic medical tests has been denied a bid to escape from a medical research firm's claims that it willfully infringed patents when a judge held that reading the allegations in combination creates a plausible basis that the company had knowledge of the patents.

  • October 14, 2025

    Covington, Sidley Guide $700M BioCryst Allergic Disease Deal

    BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. will purchase Astria Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on therapies for allergic and immunologic diseases, in a cash and stock deal worth about $700 million, the companies announced Tuesday.

  • October 14, 2025

    High Court Won't Hear FDA Stem Cell Regulation Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a circuit court holding that a stem cell treatment derived from a patient's own tissue is subject to Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act regulations.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.

  • Latest PTAB Moves Suggest A Subtle Recalibration

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    Recent decisions from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, as U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires transitions into his new role, offer new procedural and substantive tools for patent owners in procuring patent rights and enforcing them against would-be petitioners, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Opinion

    DOJ's Tracing Rule For Pandemic Loan Fraud Is Untenable

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    In conducting investigations related to COVID-19 relief fraud, the government's assertion that loan proceeds are nonfungible and had to have been segregated from other funds is unsupported by underlying legislation, precedent or the language establishing similar federal relief programs, say Sharon McCarthy, Jay Nanavati and Lasya Ravulapati at Kostelanetz.

  • Del. Ruling Reaffirms High Bar To Plead Minority Control

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    The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent decision in Witmer v. Armistice maintains Delaware's strict approach to control and provides increased predictability for minority investors in their investment and corporate governance decisions, says Elena Davis at Ropes & Gray.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service

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    Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale.

  • How Occasional Activists Have Reshaped Proxy Fights

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    The sophistication and breadth of first-time activist engagement continue to shape corporate governance and strategic outcomes, as evidenced across corporate annual meetings this summer, meaning advisers should anticipate continued innovation in tactics, increased regulatory complexity, and a persistent focus on board accountability, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • What To Expect After FDA Warnings To GLP-1 Compounders

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent warning letters to companies advertising compounded versions of GLP-1 medications raise questions not just about the enforcement outlook for marketing such products, but also about the future of drug compounding as a whole, say attorneys at Spencer Fane.

  • Where 4th And 9th Circ. Diverge On Trade Secret Timing

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    Recent Fourth and Ninth Circuit decisions have revealed a deepening circuit split over when plaintiffs must specifically define their alleged trade secrets, turning the early stages of trade secret litigation into a key battleground and elevating the importance of forum selection, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job

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    After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.

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    Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.

  • Courts Are Still Grappling With McDonnell, 9 Years Later

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    The Seventh and D.C. Circuits’ recent decisions in U.S. v. Weiss and U.S. v. Paitsel, respectively, demonstrate that courts are still struggling to apply the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2016 ruling in McDonnell v. U.S., which narrowed the scope of “official acts” in federal bribery cases, say attorneys at Quinn Emanuel.

  • AI Will Transform Patent Examination For The Better

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    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's increasing use of artificial intelligence tools will result in patents that are more thoroughly vetted, and patent applicants and practitioners will need to adapt their drafting strategies and address stronger and more sophisticated rejections, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Hybrid Claims In Antitrust Disputes Spark Coverage Battles

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    Antitrust litigation increasingly includes claims for breach of warranty, product liability or state consumer protection violations, complicating insurers' reliance on exclusions as courts analyze whether these are antitrust claims in disguise, says Jameson Pasek at Caldwell Law.

  • Drug Ad Crackdown Demonstrates Admin's Aggressive Stance

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    Recent actions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services targeting pharmaceutical companies' allegedly deceptive advertising practices signal an active — potentially even punitive — intent to regulate direct-to-consumer advertising out of existence, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach

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    In the wake of a recent cyberattack on federal courts' Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, civil litigants should consider seeking enhanced protections for sensitive materials filed under seal to mitigate the risk of unauthorized exposure, say attorneys at Redgrave.

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