By Amanda Bronstad | December 5, 2017
A federal judicial panel has ordered nearly 180 government lawsuits filed against opioid manufacturers and distributors to be transferred to a judge in Ohio.
By Jenna Greene | November 30, 2017
Working pro bono, a team from Morrison & Foerster last week helped secure a win in a case challenging abortion restrictions in Texas.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 16, 2017
A California jury has sided with Johnson & Johnson in the first trial over whether its iconic baby powder caused a woman to get mesothelioma.
By Kristen Rasmussen | November 15, 2017
ALM takes a look at which law firms the pharmaceutical industry is turning to for representation in this nationwide spate of opioid marketing litigation.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 10, 2017
Plaintiffs who brought thousands of lawsuits over IVC, or inferior vena cava, filters got off to a rough start on Thursday when a federal jury came out with a defense verdict in the first trial over the medical implants.
By C. Ryan Barber | November 9, 2017
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday moved to abandon fraud allegations against HCR ManorCare Inc., a leading national provider of nursing homes, after a judge struck a key witness and scolded prosecutors for bringing a case she described as a "waste of money."
By Katheryn Tucker | November 8, 2017
The decision reverses Glynn County State Court Judge Bart Altman's dismissal of the lawsuit against Psychiatric Solutions, owner of Focus by the Sea.
By C. Ryan Barber | November 3, 2017
A federal magistrate judge has struck a key witness and ordered the U.S. Justice Department to pay legal fees to HCR ManorCare Inc., one of the country's largest providers of skilled nursing facilities, for alleged missteps in a case the government touted in the crackdown on fraud in the health care industry. “I don't think this case should have ever been brought,” a federal magistrate judge in Virginia said at a recent hearing. “I have looked at this stuff, and I'm appalled, I'm embarrassed, I'm ashamed that the Department of Justice would rely on this kind of nonsense." The government indicated this week it will appeal the decision.
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By Max Mitchell | October 27, 2017
The benefits manager for a Philadelphia teacher's union has filed a class action suit against Purdue Pharma and Abbott Laboratories, contending the drugmakers misled the fund about the efficacy and risks of opioids.
By Ross Todd | October 23, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge is set to turn back a request from a group of Democratic states attorneys general looking to force the Trump administration…
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