By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
The court found that findings of patent invalidity and noninfringement made after reverse-payment settlement agreements were irrelevant to the rule of reason analysis in plaintiff's antitrust litigation but were relevant to plaintiff's antitrust causation showing and were admissible and the court ordered a two phase trial to limit prejudice and jury confusion. Two phase trial ordered.
By Cogan Schneier | June 23, 2017
Some lawmakers equated the drug ads to political advertisements, which may have a kernel of truth, but lack enough information to make a sound decision.
By Max Mitchell | June 23, 2017
In a ruling that placed on pause an 11-year-old whistleblower suit against Pfizer, a federal judge has granted an immediate appeal on three issues that weigh into unsettled areas of law related to the False Claims Act.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 23, 2017
Plaintiff's motion for contempt based on the allegation that defendants continued to use the original name of their pharmacy after it had been found to violate the Lanham act failed because the only evidence presented was an undated advertising postcard. Motion denied.
By Lizzy McLellan | June 22, 2017
For Pennsylvania's newly licensed medical marijuana businesses and their lawyers, the next six months is set to be a mad dash as they try to meet a state-imposed deadline for becoming operational.
By Max Mitchell | June 21, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent game-changing decision in is widely seen as the beginning of the end for mass torts in several venues that have historically attracted large-scale litigation, including California and Missouri. But, for Pennsylvania, the ruling is expected to be much more of a mixed bag, and, according to some, could instead lead to an uptick in suit against certain defendants.
By Max Mitchell | June 9, 2017
The upcoming antitrust trial over Cephalon's alleged reverse-payment settlements with generic drug companies needs to be bifurcated at the liability phase, a federal judge has ruled.
By Max Mitchell | May 30, 2017
Multidistrict litigation accounts for most of the district's long-pending cases, according to numbers released by the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts.
By Lizzy McLellan | May 26, 2017
With Pennsylvania well on its way toward implementing a medical marijuana program, dozens of lawyers in the state are preparing for an explosion of legal work related to cannabis.
By Zack Needles | May 11, 2017
A 12-member Philadelphia jury handed up a $20 million verdict—including $17.5 million in punitive damages—against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon in the third pelvic mesh case to go to trial in the city.
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