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February 28, 2024
Indivior's $385M Suboxone Antitrust Deal Gets Final OK
A Pennsylvania federal judge has granted final approval to Indivior's $385 million settlement with direct purchasers in antitrust litigation over its opioid addiction treatment Suboxone and awarded roughly $120 million in attorney fees to the purchasers' counsel.
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February 28, 2024
Cravath Steers Viatris' $350M Collab With Swiss Co.
Healthcare company Viatris and Swiss pharmaceutical research company Idorsia are teaming up to develop two late-stage drugs, the companies announced Wednesday.
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February 28, 2024
Embattled Philly Loan Biz Principals Hit With RICO Charges
Legal troubles for the principals of Philadelphia's Par Funding cash advance company are mounting as federal prosecutors hit them with a new indictment adding Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act allegations on top of existing charges that the principals bilked investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars and threatened violence against borrowers.
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February 28, 2024
Michigan Atty, Trump Ally, In Default For Avoiding Pay Suit
A default judgment was entered against a Michigan attorney known for pushing former President Donald Trump's unfounded voter fraud claims after a cybersecurity company said she didn't respond to 40 attempts to serve her with a lawsuit claiming that she didn't pay for voting machine inspections.
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February 28, 2024
Insurance Agency Says It Wasn't Told Of Airbnb Shooting Suits
A Pennsylvania insurance agency accused of concealing that a Pittsburgh Airbnb property was subject to numerous lawsuits over a mass shooting has claimed that the property owner never revealed the problems when shopping for a new policy, so it wasn't the agency's fault when the new insurer canceled coverage.
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February 28, 2024
AdaptHealth, Ex-CEO Cut $51M Deal To End Investor Fight
AdaptHealth and its former CEO have agreed to pay $51 million to resolve a shareholder suit alleging the medical equipment company misled investors by retroactively inflating growth numbers ahead of a merger with special acquisition firm DFB Healthcare Acquisitions Corp., according to court documents filed in Pennsylvania federal court Tuesday.
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February 28, 2024
3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Pfizer Shareholder Suit Coverage Row
Pfizer won't get a second shot at arguing its insurer should indemnify it in a settlement stemming from a 2003 shareholder class action, with the Third Circuit on Wednesday declining the pharmaceutical company's request for an en banc rehearing.
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February 27, 2024
'Delay' Adds $2.3M To Monsanto's $175M Roundup Judgment
A Philadelphia judge on Tuesday added approximately $2.3 million in delay damages — a form of prejudgment interest — to a $175 million verdict against Bayer AG unit Monsanto in the case of a man who said using the weed killer Roundup caused him to develop cancer, also rejecting the company's request for a new trial.
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February 27, 2024
Firing Over Vax Refusal Was No 'Holy War,' Pa. Judge Rules
A software developer who was fired under his company's COVID-19 vaccination policy can't claim religious discrimination because he hadn't shown that his vaccine refusal was tied to a larger system of religious belief, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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February 27, 2024
Philly Gun Shop Ban Doesn't Flout 2nd Amendment
Philadelphia's zoning code barring gun shops close to residential neighborhoods didn't violate a shooting range's Second Amendment rights, because the location of a shop isn't part of the fundamental rights covered by the amendment, a Pennsylvania appellate court ruled Tuesday.
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February 27, 2024
No Arbitration In Pa. Law Firm's Suit Against Web Developer
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that a website design company's request for arbitration was properly denied in a law firm's breach of contract suit against it, reasoning that the company waived the right to arbitration by continuing to litigate the case.
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February 27, 2024
3rd Circ. Won't Reconsider Coverage Ruling For Deli Stabbing
The Third Circuit declined to review its decision that an insurer for a Philadelphia deli does not owe coverage for a $900,000 settlement reached with a man stabbed on the premises.
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February 27, 2024
Biden's Labor Secretary Nom Clears Senate Committee Again
Julie Su, President Joe Biden's long-running nominee for labor secretary who has been temporarily serving in the role for the past year, made it through a Senate committee Tuesday, though her fate in the full chamber is uncertain.
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February 26, 2024
3rd Circ. Backs Amtrak's Win In Fired Black Worker's Bias Suit
The Third Circuit declined Monday to revive a Black former Amtrak inspector's racial discrimination suit claiming he was fired out of prejudice, ruling he didn't show bias informed the company's decision to sack him for taking hundreds of dollars in gifts from a contractor.
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February 26, 2024
Railcar Cos. Want Out Of Pa. Schools' Derailment Suit
A trio of railcar companies told a federal court that a group of Pennsylvania school districts can't rope them into litigation over the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, arguing in briefs Friday that the schools didn't sufficiently link them to the harm allegedly suffered from the derailment and chemical spill.
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February 26, 2024
Black Truck Drivers Can't Revive Race Bias Suit At 3rd Circ.
Two Black truck drivers for a supermarket chain couldn't beat "voluminous evidence" that they were fired for threatening a co-worker who one called a "rat" or a "snitch," the Third Circuit ruled, refusing to revive their suit blaming race bias for their termination.
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February 26, 2024
Conn. Homeowners Say Toll Bros. Botched Senior Community
A planned community hit construction firm Toll Brothers with a breach of contract suit in Connecticut state court, alleging 67 townhomes, six apartment buildings and a clubhouse were built or improved with dozens of major defects the builder failed to fix.
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February 26, 2024
Ashurst, Davis Polk-Led Alcoa To Buy Alumina In $2.2B Deal
Ashurst LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP are guiding Pittsburgh-based Alcoa on a preliminary agreement to buy Australia's Alumina Ltd. at an implied equity value of about $2.2 billion, in a deal confirmed by Alumina on Monday.
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February 26, 2024
Justices Pass On Venue Fight In Erie Indemnity Fees Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the Third Circuit's refusal to transfer a case challenging Erie Indemnity Co. management fees from state court back to federal court, preserving the lower court's precedential ruling that the matter does not qualify as a class action under the Class Action Fairness Act.
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February 23, 2024
BofA Seeks Win In Pa. Vehicle Repossession Class Action
Bank of America NA has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to grant it a win in a suit alleging it sent inadequate notice letters to people whose cars it repossessed, arguing that because the car owners admit the notices did not affect their ability to redeem their vehicles, there is no genuine issue in the case.
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February 23, 2024
Industrial Supplier Inks $350M Deal To Buy Wesco Unit
Electrical distribution services company Wesco International has agreed to sell its North American and European industrial maintenance, repair and integrated supply business Wesco Integrated Supply to Vallen Distribution for $350 million in an attempt to reduce debt and repurchase shares, the companies announced Friday.
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February 23, 2024
'Empire' Star Owes Income Tax After Threatening DOJ Atty
"Empire" actor Terrence Howard owes more than $900,000 in federal income taxes under a default judgment by a Pennsylvania federal judge that follows a monthslong search by the government to notify the actor of the suit, during which he threatened a government attorney.
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February 23, 2024
US Trustee Objects To Rite Aid Disclosure Statement
The U.S. Trustee's Office has flagged what it called "objectionable" proposals from Rite Aid to hold post-confirmation votes on some Chapter 11 plan releases, as well as shortening senior secured voting and preemptively deeming unsecured creditors as detractors.
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February 23, 2024
US Gun Cos. Seek Time For Justices' Input On Mexico's Suit
Gunmakers facing a recently revived lawsuit looking to hold them liable for firearms trafficking and cartel violence in Mexico on Friday asked a Boston federal judge to stand down and halt proceedings so the U.S. Supreme Court can have a chance to review the case.
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February 23, 2024
Pa. Dentist Hit With $11M Verdict In Cancer Patient's Suit
A Pennsylvania jury has awarded an $11 million verdict to a woman who claimed her dentist failed to promptly send her for a biopsy of a sore in her mouth that eventually developed into Stage IV cancer, her attorneys announced Friday.
Expert Analysis
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Steps To Success For Senior Associates
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Adriana Paris at Rissman Barrett discusses the increased responsibilities and opportunities that becoming a senior associate brings and what attorneys in this role should prioritize to flourish in this stressful but rewarding next level in their careers.
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How To Avoid A Zombie Office Building Apocalypse
With national office vacancy rates approaching 20%, policymakers, investors and developers will need to come together in order to prevent this troubling trend from sucking the life out of business districts or contaminating the broader real estate market, say Ryan Sommers and Robyn Minter Smyers at Thompson Hine.
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Legal Profession Must Do More For Lawyers With Disabilities
At the start of Disability Pride month, Rosalyn Richter at Arnold & Porter looks at why lawyers with disabilities are significantly underrepresented in private practice, asserting that law firms and other employers must do more to conquer the implicit bias that deters attorneys from seeking accommodations.
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SuperValu's Lesson: Always Be Building An FCA Defense
The recent U.S. v. SuperValu decision confirming that scienter is an essential element of False Claims Act liability should motivate government contractors to prepare for allegations of material misrepresentation by building a record of their honorable efforts toward regulatory compliance, say David Resnicoff and Andrew Patton at Riley Safer.
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NBA Players Must Avoid Legal Fouls In CBD Deals
The NBA’s recently ratified collective bargaining agreement allows athletes to promote CBD brands and products, but athletes and the companies they promote must be cautious of a complex patchwork of applicable state laws and federal regulators’ approach to advertising claims, says Airina Rodrigues at Brownstein Hyatt.
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How Attys Can Avoid Exposing Their Firms To Cyberattacks
Attorneys are the weakest link in their firms' cyberdefenses because hackers often exploit the gap between individuals’ work and personal cybersecurity habits, but there are some steps lawyers can take to reduce the risks they create for their employers, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy & Protection.
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Virginia 'Rocket Docket' Slowdown Is Likely A Blip
After being the fastest or second-fastest federal civil trial court for 14 straight years, the Eastern District of Virginia has slid to 18th place, but the rocket docket’s statistical tumble doesn't mean the district no longer maintains a speedy civil docket, says Robert Tata at Hunton.
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High Court Underscores DOJ's Role In Policing FCA Litigation
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Polansky v. Executive Health Resources reaffirms that the government has final say in False Claims Act cases, allowing for meaningful guardrails that deter private litigators from seeking to regulate industries that Congress has delegated to expert administrative agencies, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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5 Management Tips To Keep Law Firm Merger Talks Moving
Many law firm mergers that make solid business sense still fall apart due to the costs and frustrations of inefficient negotiations, but firm managers can increase the chance of success by effectively planning and executing merger discussions, say Lisa Smith and Kristin Stark at Fairfax Associates.
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What 3rd Circ. Niaspan Decision Means For Class Cert.
The Third Circuit's recent denial of class certification in the Niaspan antitrust case underscores its particularly stringent understanding of the implicit ascertainability requirement, which further fuels confusion in the courts, threatens uneven results and increases the risk of forum shopping, says Michael Lazaroff at Rimon Law.
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Rebuttal
2nd Circ. Reinsurance Ruling Correctly Applied English Law
Contrary to a recent Law360 guest article's argument, the Second Circuit correctly applied English law when it decided in Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania v. Equitas that concurrent reinsurance certificates required the reinsurer to cover loss in accordance with the law of the policy's governing jurisdiction, say Peter Chaffetz and Andrew Poplinger at Chaffetz Lindsey.
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The Texas Two-Step May Be Losing Steam
The Texas Two-Step is a powerful bankruptcy strategy that has been used in recent high-profile cases, including Johnson & Johnson’s talc unit bankruptcy case, but ongoing debate and legal challenges raise the question of whether this maneuver is losing reliability, say Brendan Best and Justin Allen at Varnum.
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East Penn Verdict Is An FLSA Cautionary Tale For Employers
A Pennsylvania federal jury's recent $22 million verdict against East Penn set a record for the Fair Labor Standards Act and should serve as a reminder to employers that failure to keep complete wage and hour records can exponentially increase liability exposure under the FLSA, say Benjamin Hinks and Danielle Lederman at Bowditch & Dewey.
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3 Abortion Enforcement Takeaways 1 Year After Dobbs
A year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, confusion continues to abound amid the quagmire of state-level enforcement risks, federal efforts to protect reproductive health care, and fights over geolocation data, say Elena Quattrone and Sarah Hall at Epstein Becker.
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Rethinking In-Office Attendance For Associate Retention
The hybrid office attendance model doesn't work for all employees, but it does for many — and balancing these two groups is important for associate retention and maintaining a BigLaw firm culture that supports all attorneys, says Summer Eberhard at Major Lindsey.