• Ezaki Glico Kabushiki Kaisha v. Lotte Int'l Am. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-18
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anna K. Shaw, Jessica L. Ellsworth, and Benjamin A. Field (Hogan Lovells US); Steven M. Levitan (Hogan Lovells US); Aaron S. Oakley (Hogan Lovells US); Katherine B. Wellington (Hogan Lovells US); Roy H. Wepner (Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik)
    for defendant: John J. Dabney and Mary D. Hallerman (Snell & Wilmer)

    Case Number: 19-3010

    Where Product's Design Was Useful to Its Purpose, It Constituted Functional Design Ineligible for Trademark Protection

  • Behrens v. Arconic, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Baylson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-1101

    Plaintiffs' choice of forum was entitled to a moderate amount deference; however, defendants in this product liability suit, which arose out of a fatal residential tower fire in London, demonstrated that the balance of private and public interest factors tipped decidedly in favor of trial in the U.K. The district court granted defendants' motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens grounds.

  • October 8, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Tackling Scope of 'Matters Addressed' in CERCLA Settlements by Third Circuit

    Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion in N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) v. American Thermoplastics, No. 18-2865. It adds a new wrinkle on CERCLA Section 113(f)(2).

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  • In re: Allergan ERISA Litig.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-05
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Jordan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacob H. Zamansky and Samuel E. Bonderoff (Zamansky, LLC); Gary S. Graifman (Kantrowitz Goldhammer & Graifman); Michael J. Klein (Abraham Fruchter & Twersky); Mark Levine; Patrick K. Slyne (Stull Stull & Brody)
    for defendant: Anjuli M. Cargain, Robert D. Eassa, and Paul J. Killion (Duane Morris); Joseph F. Falgiani, Joseph G. Harraka, Jr., David G. Tomeo, and Robert D. Towry (Becker, LLC)

    Case Number: 18-2729

    ERISA Action Arising from Alleged Stock Price Inflation Failed Where No Evidence Company Engaged in Unlawful Price-Fixing of Its Products

  • Funk v. Belneftekhim

    Publication Date: 2020-09-28
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Damages | Evidence | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Brian Cogan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-CV-376

    Concession Plaintiffs Sought Only Non-Economic Damages Bars Recovery on Remaining Claims

  • September 16, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

    After Hours: Essex County Bar; Norris McLaughlin

    Essex Bar Installs Officers, Gives Achievement Awards.

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  • Federal Trade Comm. v. Vyera Pharms. LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-08-25
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission: Markus H. Meier, Bradley S. Albert, Armine Black Daniel W. Butrymowicz, D. Patrick Huyett, Neal J. Perlman, J. Maren Schmidt, James H. Weingarten, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC. For Plaintiff State of New York: Letitia James, Christopher D'Angelo, Elinor R. Hoffman, Saami Zain, Amy McFarlane, Jeremy Kasha, Bryan Bloom, Office of the New York Attorney General Antitrust Bureau, New York, NY. For Plaintiff State of California: Michael D. Battaglia, Office of the Attorney General of California, San Francisco, CA. For Plaintiff State of Ohio: David Yost, Beth Finnerty, Elizebeth M. Maag, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, OH. For Plaintiff Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Josh Shapiro, Tracy W. Wertz, Joseph Betsko, Stephen Scannell, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Harrisburg, PA. For Plaintiff State of Illinois: Richard S. Schultz, Office of the Attorney General of Illinois, Chicago, IL. For Plaintiff State of North Carolina: Joshua H. Stein, K.D. Sturgis, Jessica V. Sutton, North Carolina Dept. of Justice, Consumer Protection Division, Raleigh, NC. For Plaintiff Commonwealth of Virginia: Mark R. Herring, Sarah Oxenham Allen, Tyler T. Henry, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, VA.
    for defendant: For Defendants Vyera Pharmaceuticals, LLC and Phoenixus AG: Stacey Anne Mahoney, Sarah E. Hsu Wilbur, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY., Scott A. Stempel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C. Steven A. Reed, Francis A. DeSimone, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA. Noah J. Kaufman, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, One Federal Street, Boston, MA. For Defendant Martin Shkreli: Christopher H. Casey, Esq., A.J. Rudowitz, Esq., Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, PA. Edward T. Kang, Kandis L. Kovalsky, Kang, Haggerty & Fetbroyt LLC, Philadelphia, PA. For Defendant Kevin Mulleady: Kevin J. Arquit, Albert Shemmy Mishaan, Kenneth R. David, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20cv706

    UTPCPL Claim Fails to Adequately Allege Shkreli's Anticompetitive Conduct Was Fraudulent

  • MPM Silicones LLC v. Union Carbide Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-12
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee MPM Silicones, LLC: Jeremy W. Meisinger, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, MA, Peter A. Sullivan, Foley Hoag LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Jonathan M. Ettinger, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, MA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Union Carbide Corporation: Karl S. Bourdeau, Benjamin E. Apple, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Washington, DC, Megan R. Brillault, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., New York, NY, on the brief, Harold L. Segall, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 17-3468(L)

    District Court Properly Adjudicated the Allocation of Future Removal Action Costs

  • August 10, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

    High Court Report Card: How the Third Circ. Fared in the 2019-2020 Term (Part 2)

    In last month's column, I examined the four cases that reached the U.S. Supreme Court directly from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the 2019-2020 term. As readers may recall, the Third Circuit had a .500 success rate in those four cases, achieving two affirmances and two reversals.

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  • July 17, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

    People in the News—July 17, 2020—Tucker Arensberg, Capehart Scatchard

    The law firm of Tucker Arensberg announced that retired Judge Judith K. Fitzgerald is the recipient of the Bankruptcy American Inns of Court Alliance Distinguished Service Award for 2020, and Capehart Scatchard announced that Cameron R. Morgan was elected for a two-year term as trustee for the North-Central District of the New Jersey Association of School Attorneys and Lauren E. Tedesco was reelected as trustee for the Southern District.

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