• Ontario Provincial Council of Carpenters' Pension Trust Fund v. Walton

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Mae Oberste, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mark Lebovitch, Edward G. Timlin, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Leslie R. Stern, Nathaniel L. Orenstein, Steven L. Groopman, Berman Tabacco, Boston, MA; Ned Weinberger, Mark Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; David MacIsaac, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Raymond J. DiCamillo, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Sean M. Berkowitz, Nicholas J. Siciliano, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY; Andrew W. Stern, Charlotte K. Newell, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY; William M. Regan, Allison M. Wuertz, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY; Frank R. Volpe, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: 2021-0827-JTL

    Litigation demand was futile where allegations supported inference that directors and officers knew that the company was violating its legal obligations as a dispenser of prescription opioids in a conscious effort to maximize customer sales and profits.

  • DRIT LP v. Glaxo Group Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory P. Williams, Chad M. Shandler, Nicole K. Pedi, Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., Wilmington, DE; Keith R. Hummel, Karin A. DeMasi, Adam I. Rich, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Philip A. Rovner, Jonathan A. Choa, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew M. Wolf, John E. Nilsson, Soumitra Deka, Bridgette Boyd, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: N16C-07-218 WCC CCLD

    Statutory disclaimer was effective once patent holder submitted disclaimer form authorizing payment of the filing fee to the patent holder's deposit account with the PTO.

  • MacNaughton v. Young Living Essential Oils LC

    Publication Date: 2023-05-08
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Myrna Perez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Lori MacNaughton: Mason Barney, Siri & Glimstad LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, John J. Nelson, Milberg Coleman Bryson, Phillips Grossman PLLC, Beverly Hills, CA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Young Living Essential Oils, LC.: Olivia A. Adendorff, Rachael Rezabek, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Dallas, TX, Kasdin M. Mitchell, Darina Merriam, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief, George W. Hicks, Jr., Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 22-0344

    Product Statements Were Not So Implausible That No Reasonable Buyer Could Rely on Them

  • May 5, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Internet Employment Termination Lawful and Routine

    Internet employment terminations are now lawful so long as they are properly executed.

    8 minute read

  • May 4, 2023 | Law.com

    What Trade Secret? Recruiters Dispute Mass. Judge's Findings, $5M Enhanced Award in Favor of Plaintiff Company

    "At trial BioPoint alleged theft of more than 50 different so-called trade secrets, including the names and resumes of third-party consultants that were publicly available on Linked-In. The verdict slip, which Catapult objected to, did not ask the jury to identify the trade secrets that they found to have been misappropriated. Thus, there is no way of knowing what the jury found was the 'trade secret' that was misappropriated," said Dana Zakarian, a partner at Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub, who represents the defendants.

    5 minute read

  • Appellate Division, First Department: May 4, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-05-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:May 2, 2023

  • April 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

    Moving the Needle on Legal Risk Reduction

    If we define legal risk to be the risk of financial or reputational loss, implementing proven methodologies to measurably accelerate our timeline to achieve substantive legal intelligence enables us with invaluable strategic opportunities to settle, prosecute or fight to a calculated win. This result reduces or even eliminates legal risk in some cases. Who wouldn't want this enhanced ability?

    8 minute read

  • Harper v. Lumpkin

    Publication Date: 2023-04-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-70022

    A Texas jury convicted appellant of murder and sentenced him to death.

  • April 21, 2023 | Pro Mid Market

    Midsize Moves: Moses Singer Hires Litigation Partner From K&L Gates

    Moses Singer announced the arrival of Paul Eckles as a partner in its litigation practice group. Eckles joins the firm from K&L Gates, where he was a commercial disputes partner.

    3 minute read

  • April 18, 2023 | The American Lawyer

    Law Firms Are Dropping the Ball in Keeping GCs Informed of Legal Developments

    General counsel are hungry for content that keeps them up-to-date on legal developments that could affect their business, but fewer than 10% said in a survey that firms are doing enough to provide it.

    3 minute read