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Legal Turmoil in the Pharmaceutical Industry: AbbVie, Purdue, and Beyond

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: In a legal confrontation that could significantly impact the pharmaceutical industry, AbbVie has petitioned the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ February decision that deemed AbbVie’s patent litigation against Perrigo a “sham.” has petitioned the U.S.

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Merck’s $8 Billion Cancer Vaccine Faces First US Jury Trial

Insurance Journal

is facing its first jury trial over claims the company wrongfully marketed its lucrative Gardasil cancer vaccine as safe, the latest high-stakes litigation for the pharmaceutical giant. Merck & Co. Lawyers for a Los Angeles woman will argue Monday that …

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Public Nuisance Claims Denied by Ohio Supreme Court in Opioid Case

Insurance Journal

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Ohio Supreme Court ruled last Tuesday that the state’s product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public nuisance claims against national pharmaceutical chains as they did as part of national opioid litigation, a decision that …

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In-House Counsel Jobs – Corporate Counsel Jobs

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Senior Counsel – Corporate , Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions (Minneapolis, MN). VP, Litigation & Employment Law , www.princetonlegal.com (Princeton, NJ). Senior Director, Compliance Risk Navigation , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Tarrytown, NY). Director, IP Litigation , Inscripta, Inc. Boulder, CO).

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Baltimore Reaches $80 Million Settlement with Teva to Resolve Opioid Litigation

Insurance Journal

Scott announced that one week before its trial is to begin, the city has reached an $80 million settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals to resolve the city’s claims over the firm’s role in fueling Baltimore’s opioid epidemic. Mayor Brandon M. Teva …

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Litigation Team of Jason Halper and Sara (Bussiere) Brauerman Join Vinson & Elkins in New York | Vinson & Elkins LLP

Securities Docket

Vinson & Elkins today announced that Jason Halper and Sara (Bussiere) Brauerman have joined the firm as New York-based partners in the firm’s Litigation Practice. Halper is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who brings significant commercial litigation experience.

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British Columbia Can Mount Opioid Class Action, Canada’s Top Court Says

Insurance Journal

The province of British Columbia can bring a class action lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies for opioid harms on behalf of multiple governments across Canada, the country’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday. In 2018, BC sued more than 40 drug manufacturers, …