• February 16, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

    From a One-Man-Band to Overseeing a Team of 200: CSL Legal Chief's Journey at a Global Company

    Greg Boss, general counsel at Australia-headquartered CSL, says the role of GC has changed to more of a business adviser. Here, he shares his insights into overseeing a legal team at a global company.

    7 minute read

  • Camelot Event Driven Fund v. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-16
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Andrew Borrok
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiffs By: Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY., Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Defendants By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, New York, NY. Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY. Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. Page Mill Rd, Bldg 1, Palo Alto, CA. Shearman & Sterling LLP, Lexington Ave, New York, NY. 9th St NW, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 654959/2021

    Viacom Has No Duty to Perform Due Diligence on Their Underwriters' Proposed Conflicts

  • Sanofi Aventis U.S. LLC v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Serv.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-13
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry: Federal Government | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel J. Aguilar (United States Department of Justice Civil Division)
    for defendant: Noel J. Francisco and Brett A. Shumate (Jones Day); Toni-Ann Citera and Rajeev Muttreja (Jones Day); Ashley C. Parrish and John D. Shakow (King & Spalding); Nicole E. Bronnimann (King & Spalding); Israel Dahan (King & Spalding); Allon Kedem, Jeffrey L. Handwerker, Sally L. Pei, and Stephen K. Wirth (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer)

    Case Number: 21-3167, 21-3379, 21-3168, 21-3380, 22-1676

    HHS's Advisory Opinion Vacated Where It Imposed Requirement Not Found in the Statute

  • Harris v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2023-02-07
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Christopher M. Foulds, David Hahn, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; S. Michael Sirkin, R. Garrett Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington DE; Gregory Lomax, Lauletta Birnbaum, Sewell, NJ; Jill Guldin, Fisher Broyles, LLP, Princeton, NJ for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David A. Jenkins, Julie M. O’Dell, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP; Wilmington, DE; Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, Megan E. O’Connor, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kurt M. Heyman, Patricia L. Enerio, Gillian L. Andrews, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; John L. Reed, Ronald N. Brown, III, Peter H. Kyle, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Neal J. Levitsky, E. Chaney Hall, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE; Emily A. Kaller, Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP, Woodbridge, NJ; William M. Kelleher, Phillip A. Giordano, Madeline Silverman, Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 2019-0736-JTL

    Court declined to dismiss case against defendants under forum non conveniens where there was no earlier-filed similar action and the court had already established personal jurisdiction over defendants.

  • February 6, 2023 | National Law Journal

    Plaintiffs Bar Partner Promotions Highlight Rising Caseload, Commitment to Firm Culture

    Plaintiffs firms are off to a dynamic start into 2023 with diverse partner classes and a strong commitment to antitrust, MDL and health care litigation.

    7 minute read

  • February 2, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

    3rd Circuit Sides With Drug Manufacturers in 340B Contract Pharmacy Case

    "Legal duties do not spring from silence. Congress never said that drug makers must deliver discounted Section 340B drugs to an unlimited number of contract pharmacies," Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote. "So by trying to enforce that supposed requirement, the government overstepped the statute's bounds. And HHS did not violate the APA by purporting to withdraw the proposed ADR Rule before later finalizing it."

    7 minute read

  • February 2, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    In 340B Contract Pharmacy Case 3rd Circuit Sides With Drug Manufacturers

    "Legal duties do not spring from silence. Congress never said that drug makers must deliver discounted Section 340B drugs to an unlimited number of contract pharmacies," Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote. "So by trying to enforce that supposed requirement, the government overstepped the statute's bounds. And HHS did not violate the APA by purporting to withdraw the proposed ADR Rule before later finalizing it."

    7 minute read

  • February 2, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

    Bayer Names Next General Counsel

    The new appointment was previously legal chief at Daimler Trucks, and prior to that was group GC at Daimler itself, now known as Mercedes-Benz Group.

    2 minute read

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: January 31, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-01-31
    Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Motion List & Order on Application released on:January 27, 2023

  • Oklahoma Firefighters Pension v. Six Flags Entmt

    Publication Date: 2023-01-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Deals and Transactions | Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Southwick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-10865

    Appellant, a labor union retirement system, purchased appellees' common stock and subsequently brought suit against the company and two executive officers asserting the executives made material misrepresentations and omissions regarding the development of several Six Flags theme parks in China, thereby violating federal securities laws.