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June 21, 1999 |

FTC Follows The Money

Seven years ago, as the zealous director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition, Kevin Arquit helped conjure up a novel legal stratagem. Now, as the zealous lead counsel for generic drug maker Mylan Laboratories Inc., he has found his past returning to haunt him. Citing Arquit9s handiwork, the FTC is trying to collect $120 million from his client in a suit filed in D.C. federal court. The case is potentially groundbreaking: If the agency is successful, it would fundamentally expand its institutional powers.
7 minute read
March 05, 2009 |

Supreme Court's Wyeth Ruling Deals a Blow to Pre-emption Defense

Wednesday's decisive Supreme Court ruling against Wyeth in a landmark pharmaceutical product liability case may also close off a major front in a hard-fought battle by businesses and the Bush administration to insulate national corporations from state tort litigation. The Court ruled that the federal drug labeling law did not pre-empt Vermont musician Diana Levine's state court claim that Wyeth had failed to adequately warn that the method used to give her an anti-nausea drug could lead to gangrene.
5 minute read
June 09, 2010 |

(POUND POUND!) Got a Tylenol? Drug Maker Faces Growing Headache

Johnson & Johnson's troubles have drawn less attention than BP's or Toyota's, but an April 30 recall of more than 136 million bottles of pediatric Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec because of problems with manufacturing and quality control has damaged the company's reputation for quality, and left it facing congressional investigations and possible criminal penalties.
4 minute read
September 26, 2011 |

Attorney Ineligibility Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2(a)

Notice to the bar.
413 minute read
October 01, 2001 |

Insuring Deep Pockets

The process of transforming, or "demutualizing," an insurance company from a mutual, or policyholder-owned, business to a publicly traded, shareholder-owned company is complicated stuff. Insurers pay outside counsel hefty fees for help in overseeing demutualizations. That's nothing new, but what has changed over the last few years is the type of legal work these companies require.
8 minute read
March 27, 2002 |

Going Public

Founded in 1862 as the privately held John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., the Boston-based company converted itself into the publicly traded John Hancock Financial Services Inc. two years ago. And the task of restructuring the legal unit to handle its new corporate responsibilities fell largely to General Counsel Wayne A. Budd.
6 minute read
July 20, 2006 |

Meet the Original Patent Troll

Instead of looking for clients, litigator Raymond Niro looks for patents, holding the dubious distinction of being the first patent troll. In 2001 Intel assistant GC Peter Detkin coined the term to characterize Niro and his client. "Troll was a derivative of, er, me," says Niro. But love him or hate him for his innovative ways, there's no doubt that Niro and his firm are at the center of a patent ecosystem, connecting patent-holding companies, lawyers and inventors, and making serious profits.
13 minute read
November 12, 2004 |

Which Administration Lawyers Are on Firms' Wish Lists?

With a second Bush administration on its way, the tally of available attorneys on law firms' wish lists is smaller than it might have been if John Kerry had won the election. But the revolving door between the government and private practice will keep turning regardless. With that in mind, Legal Times asked recruiters and lawyers whom they consider to be the hottest hires and the biggest "gets" among attorneys who may be leaving the administration. Who's the most talked about of the group?
6 minute read
June 29, 2000 |

It's a Wonderful Life

To no one's great surprise, the top firms in Washington, D.C., got bigger and richer last year. In some cases, a whole lot richer. The most extreme example is the D.C. office of New York's Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where per-partner profits soared to $1.4 million from $1 million in 1998.
10 minute read
January 31, 2006 |

Political Spotlight Shines on Judicial Ethics

Disputes over conflicts of interest. Reports of a junket to a Colorado resort. The prospect of ever more partisan and expensive elections. Last week was quite a week in the life of the judiciary.
7 minute read

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