A Tacoma federal jury cleared Novo Nordisk on Friday of allegations that it defrauded Washington state's Medicaid and Medicare systems by paying kickbacks and promoting off-label use to illegally boost prescriptions of its hemophilia drug NovoSeven.
Another cancer treatment patent owned by Johns Hopkins University and challenged by a Merck & Co. Inc. subsidiary didn't pass muster with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which on Thursday invalidated seven claims in the patent that's at issue in a disagreement between the parties.
A Pennsylvania federal judge has permanently blocked a Canadian skincare company from infringing a competitor's trademark for "Deep Cleansing Oil," after it failed to respond to the case.
State securities regulators are urging New Hampshire's Supreme Court to uphold a fine against a medical device company whose leader was alleged to have misled investors about his prior legal issues, arguing that the case bears no resemblance to one ruled on by the U.S. Supreme Court last year.
The Fourth Circuit's ruling that upturned a lower court win for drug distributors in a battle with the West Virginia county at the epicenter of the opioid epidemic was a blast from the past from the fever pitch of courtroom battles over the national crisis just a few years ago.
A Florida federal judge on Friday sentenced a man to more than eight years in prison after he pled guilty to a wire fraud-related charge in connection to a roughly $100 million HIV medication fraud scheme, referencing the harm that called into question the nation's pharmaceutical drug supply.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has provided a 15-day extension for giving feedback on proposed rules that will likely reduce the institution of certain patent challenges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, with Director John Squires saying "now's the time" to finalize rulemaking on discretionary denial issues.
Medical device company Inspire Medical Systems has been hit with a proposed investor class action alleging its shares dropped by nearly a third of their value after the public learned it concealed low demand and rollout shortcomings associated with its newest sleep apnea device.
A Seattle cannabis dispensary has been hit with a proposed class action in Washington federal court by a customer who claims the retailer shared his private information about medical marijuana appointments and pot purchases with Google and other third parties by using online browser tracking tools on its website.
In this week's Taxation With Representation, consumer products giant Kimberly-Clark acquires Tylenol maker Kenvue, shale producers SM Energy and Civitas Resources announce a merger, and power management company Eaton buys Boyd Corp.'s thermal business.
Medical technology company Laborie Medical Technologies, advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Cooley LLP, unveiled plans Friday to acquire a postpartum uterine bleeding device from New Jersey-based healthcare company Organon for up to $465 million.
Though counterintuitive, appellees should consider writing their answering briefs before they’ve ever seen their opponent’s opening brief, as this practice confers numerous benefits related to argument structure, time pressures and workflow, says Joshua Sohn at the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will have a hearing next week to consider impeachment of "rogue" federal judges, according to an announcement on Monday.
A Massachusetts federal judge said Tuesday he would join Boston boutique litigation firm Todd & Weld LLP after resigning from the bench and penning a public letter saying that he could no longer "bear to be restrained" from speaking out against the Trump administration.
The government funding agreement reached in the Senate on Sunday includes funding for public defenders, some of whom haven't been paid since July, and security for U.S. Supreme Court justices.
A Virginia federal judge said he would review grand jury materials in camera to see if any privileged information was used to secure the indictment of ex-FBI Director James Comey on charges of lying to Congress.
A bipartisan group of former federal judges and U.S. attorneys on Monday threw their weight behind New York Attorney General Letitia James' bid to dismiss the indictment accusing her of mortgage fraud, rebuking the appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan and slamming the prosecution's apparent political motivations.
An Illinois federal judge suspended all briefing deadlines Monday in Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP's $1.2 million fee dispute with a former client and a litigation funder's CEO, following the parties' signal that they've resolved their legal issues in principle.
President Donald Trump has reportedly pardoned scores of lawyers accused of attempting to interfere in the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and Sidney Powell, according to a social media post created by the president's pardon attorney, Ed Martin.
Delaware's top court issued a flurry of rulings last week and heard arguments on recently passed legislation that expanded liability shields for some corporate acts while the Court of Chancery passed on another round of arguments over control of Caribbean broadcaster Caribevision.
