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New Jersey Law Journal

Personal Injury, Product Liability Suit Against AbbVie's CoolSculpting Returns to State Court

"The complaint generally alleges the elements for holding a medical provider strictly liable under a defective design theory, and AbbVie has not cited ... to a single case which addresses the pleading requirements in state court," wrote U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch for the District of New Jersey. "In order for a court to find fraudulent joinder, 'it must be impossible for a state court to find that a plaintiff has stated a valid cause of action.'"
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New Jersey Law Journal

Saul Ewing Attorneys to Defend AI Pharma-Tech Company in Securities Class Action

Saul Ewing's Sarah A. Sullivan and Alexander Lee Callo in Newark have recently entered appearances on behalf of an artificial intelligence-driven pharma-tech company sued in a pending securities class action.
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New York Law Journal

NY Ready to Reopen Claim Against Purdue Pharma, If 60-Day Negotiating Window Closes Without Accord

The developments follow the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling on June 27 that rejected a nationwide settlement.
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The Recorder

Who Got the Work: Fenwick and West to Steer Defense in Securities Class Action Against Vaccine Maker Gritstone

A complaint filed on June 17 by Pomerantz in the California Northern District Court alleged that Gritstone bio Inc., which develops vaccines and immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases, misled investors about the timeline of a proposed COVID-19 vaccine study in earnings calls, news releases and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Wilmer Client Roche Molecular Accuses Stanford Cancer Researchers of Stealing Trade Secrets

The complaint, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, alleges the scientists wrongly used Roche's proprietary cancer-detection technology and "secretly co-founded Foresight at the same time they were serving as consultants and contractors for Roche."
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Corporate Counsel

Silicon Valley Veteran Takes Over Agilent's Team of 100+ Lawyers

Bret DiMarco, who departed laser maker Coherent two years ago after helping engineer its $7 billion sale, is taking the legal reins of a health tech giant with a stock market value of $37 billion.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Pillsbury Defends UC Regents in Trade-Secrets Case From Agensys, Jones Day

The suit filed by Jones Day contends researcher Norbert Peekhaus violated his employment agreement with Agensys Inc. by disclosing trade secrets stemming from his work at the company. Peekhaus later worked for the University of California Regents, who are represented by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
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The Recorder

'Just Crushing': Allegedly Defective IVF Products Targeted in Spate of Lawsuits

The lawsuits, part of a broader wave, fault a defendant's culture media, linking it to damage and destruction of viable embryos.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

3 Orthofix Execs Fired for 'Offensive Conduct' Claim Wrongful Termination, Demand Severance

Ex-Chief Legal Officer Patrick Keran, ex-CEO Keith Valentine and ex-Chief Financial Officer John Bostjancic are fighting back, asserting the company has defamed them.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Pfizer Lawyer, Blue Buffalo GC Takes Legal Reins at Bioweapon Fighting Pharma Company

Larry Miller was named GC of SIGA Technologies, a pharmaceutical company best known for its smallpox drug Tpoxx.
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