• Koublani v. Cochlear Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-02
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Denis Hurley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff By: Jonathan M. Goidel, Esq., Goidel & Siegel, LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants By: Lauren S. Colton, Esq., Hogan Lovells US LLP, Baltimore, MD. By: David J. Baron, Esq., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 2:20-CV-1741

    No Claim for Relief Stated in Products, Warranty Breach Suit Over Defective 'MRI Kit'

  • AstraZeneca Pharms. LP v. Becerra

    Publication Date: 2021-06-30
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry: Federal Government | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Kelly, Daniel M. Silver, Alexandra M. Joyce, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Allon Kedem, Jeffrey L. Handwerker, Sally L. Pei, Stephen K. Wirth, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brian D. Netter, Michelle R. Bennett, Rachael L. Westmoreland, Kate Talmor, Jody Lowenstein, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69446

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's guidance regarding the 340B drug program violated the Administrative Procedure Act due to lack of notice-and-comment where guidance materially altered obligations of drugmakers under the 340B program and constituted a final agency decision.

  • June 25, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

    3rd Circuit Punts Questions of Medical Device Liability to Pa. Supreme Court

    In determining that state law is unresolved on two issues of medical device products liability, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has sent the issue to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for review.

    5 minute read

  • June 21, 2021 | New York Law Journal

    Jacquelyn Kasulis Sworn In as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York

    Before she became chief of the criminal division in 2019, Kasulis was the lead prosecutor handling the trial of pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, who was convicted of securities fraud and securities fraud conspiracy in a case that drew headlines nationwide.

    4 minute read

  • June 16, 2021 | Daily Business Review

    Bilzin Sumberg Expands Corporate Practice by Three Attorneys Amid Tech, Finance Boom

    Former Stearns Weaver Miller shareholder David Seifer brings experience and clientele in the life sciences and technology industries, practice group leader Jay Sakalo said in an interview.

    2 minute read

  • FirstString Research, Inc. v. JSS Med. Research Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-16
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Myron T. Steele, John A. Sensing, Jesse L. Noa, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Cory E. Manning, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Columbia, SC; Carrie A. Hanger, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Winston-Salem, NC, Wesley T. Moran, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Myrtle Beach, SC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE, for defendant.

    Case Number: D69432

    Plaintiff's need for defendant to fulfill its contractual windup obligations sufficiently stated a basis for equitable relief that could trigger the chancery court's jurisdiction, further permitting it to exercise ancillary jurisdiction over plaintiff's legal claims despite defendant's related breach of contract suit in the superior court.

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: June 14, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-06-16
    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

    Appellate Division, Second Department: June 14, 2021

  • June 14, 2021 | The American Lawyer

    Deal Watch: Big Deals in Data and Energy Lead the Week in M&A

    Multiple $4 billion-plus deals in energy and data storage, plus a rather large buy of pest control company Anticimex, highlight a big week in big deals.

    8 minute read

  • June 7, 2021 | New York Law Journal

    SEC Files Alleged Insider Trading Suit Against NY Couple, Settles For $325K

    This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

    1 minute read

  • Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Vyera Pharm. LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-06-07
    Practice Area: Antitrust | Evidence
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission: Markus H. Meier, Bradley S. Albert, Armine Black, Daniel W. Butrymowicz, Neal J. Perlman, J. Maren Schmidt, James H. Weingarten, Lauren Peay, Leah Hubinger, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC. For Plaintiff State of New York: Letitia James, Christopher D'Ange, 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: Beth Finnerty, Elizebeth M. Maag, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, OH. For Plaintiff Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Joseph Betsko, 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: K.D. Sturgis, Jessica V. Sutton, North Carolina Dept. of Justice Consumer Protection Division, Raleigh, NC. For Plaintiff Commonwealth of Virginia: Sarah Oxenham Allen, Tyler T. Henry, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, VA
    for defendant: For Defendant Martin Shkreli: Christopher H. Casey, Esq., A.J. Rudowitz, Esq., Jeffrey Pollack, Sarah O'Laughlin Kulik, Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, PA. For Defendant Kevin Mulleady: Albert Shemmy Mishaan, Kenneth R. David, Nicholas Rendino, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20 CV 00706

    Drug Firm's Ex CEO's Proposed Sanction Adopted on Spoliation Issue in Antitrust Case