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Corporate - December, 2021

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guest Articles Of 2021
• Holmes Jury Asks To Rehear Ex-CEO's 2013 Investor Call
• Fla. Judge Latest To Block Biden Contractor Vax Mandate
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Walmart's Opioid Suit Against Feds
• 1st Circ. Resurrects Stock-Drop Suit Over Carbonite Product
• Disney Taps Spotify CLO, Ex-Microsoft GC As New Legal Chief
• Copyright Office Wants To Hear About Anti-Piracy Measures
• As Hacks Hit A Nerve, Admin. Pushed Reporting Of Breaches
• Vaxart Can't Ditch Claims Co. Lied To Investors About Vaccine
• FTC's Khan Weighs In On CFPB's Big Tech Payments Probe
• FTC Judge To Rule On Altria-Juul Deal Challenge By Jan. 21
• Trans Ex-Staffer Says Walmart Used 'Deadname' To Harass
• Real Estate Software Co. Loses Phishing Coverage At 5th Circ.
• Del. Court Urged To Order Dentons' Release of Seized Stock
• Key Under-The-Radar Gov't Contract Cases Of 2021
• New Year's Eve Countdown Of Insurance Litigation
• Judge Overrules 'State Secrets' Concerns In Valsartan MDL
• DOL Warns Retirement Managers About Private Equity's Risks
• Build Back Better Bill Radically Expands FTC Penalty Power
• A Law Firm Leader's Guide To Seeking Effective Feedback
• Top 5 Government Contracts Of 2021
• How SEC Proposal Would Change Stock Buyback Landscape
• Restaurant Had No Physical Loss From COVID, Judge Says
• Biggest Corporate, Institutional, Gov't Injury Payouts Of 2021
• DOJ Opioid Trial Team Tainted By Kirkland Ties, Ex-CEO Says
• Joint Venture's $4.53B Poultry Deal Faces DOJ Scrutiny
• New Draft Policy Will Create Obstacles For SEP Owners
• Tuna Giants' Price-Fixing Admissions Made Public In MDL
• GOP Reps. Say DOL 'Unresponsive' On Reopening Plans
• Holmes Judge Nixes Jury Request To Take Instructions Home
• Top 5 Gov't Contracting Policies Of 2021
• Facebook Beats Cambridge Analytica Stock Suit For Good
• Candy Biz Can't Nix Worker Suit Over Spouse's COVID Death
• 10th Circ. Hands Insurers Another Win In Virus Coverage Suits
• The Biggest Privacy Developments Of 2021
• The Biggest Cyber Coverage Decisions Of 2021
• Biggest Environmental Policy Actions Of 2021
• Early Asset Forfeiture Is Key Part Of Criminal Defense Plans
• Insurer Ducks Paying $9.6M In NYC Hotel's COVID Suit
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Offers Key Antitrust Takeaways On Standing
• What M&A Activity Looks Like Right Now
• EEOC Claims Georgia Co. Fired Its CFO Over His Depression
• Judge Skeptical Of Amazon COVID Race Bias Claims
• Top State And Local Tax Policies Of 2021
• NatWest's Trading Unit Pleads Guilty To Spoofing Markets
• Top International Trade Cases Of 2021
• Major Merger Review Moments From 2021
• Electric Truck Co. Nikola To Pay $125M To End SEC Probe
• DLA Piper Hit With $180M Malpractice Suit From Investor
• 7th Circ. Wants Ill. Justices To Weigh In On BIPA Accrual Issue
• DHS Adds 20,000 H-2B Visas For 1st Half Of FY 2022
• DOJ Fight Over Treatment Of No-Poach Cases Heats Up
• Chamber Backs Home Depot In Massive ERISA Class Action
• Calif. Hits Walmart With Suit Over Hazardous Waste Disposal
• $200M JPMorgan Fine Signals Broader Regulatory Crackdown
• Apple Sues Ericsson, Ramping Up FRAND Fight In Texas
• SEC's Return To No-Action Letters Will Bring Transparency
• 11th Circ. Won't Stay Contractor Vax Mandate Injunction
• DeFi Exec Says SEC's Subpoenas Broke Agency Rules
• Del. Justices Uphold Chancery Rejection Of Fee-Shifting
• The Biggest General Liability Insurance Decisions Of 2021
• Schumer Vows Vote On BBB Act After Manchin Defection
• Embracing ESG: Whirlpool CLO Talks Structural Improvement
• Top 10 SALT Developments Of 2021: Part 2
• The Major Antitrust Conduct Cases Of 2021
• Looking Back At A Transitional Year In US Trade Policy
• 4 Big Issues That Shaped The PTAB In 2021
• Trends That Defined Real Estate In 2021
• SEC Republican Commissioner Roisman To Step Down
• Split 6th Circ. Nixes 5th Circ. Stay Of Biden's Vax-Or-Test Rule
• 2nd Circ. Revives Investor Suit Against Hain Celestial
• Holmes' Fate In Jury's Hands As Criminal Fraud Trial Wraps
• Amazon Off Hook For Daily EU Privacy Fines
• Employment Authority: Looking Back On 2021 Developments
• DOJ Calls For More Input On Bank Merger Review Guidelines
• Investing Portal Settles Out Of SEC's 1st Crowdfunding Case
• Top 6 Gov't Contract Cases In 2nd Half Of 2021
• McDonald's Agrees To $33.5M Buyout To End Race Bias Suit
• DOJ's Poultry Price-Fix Case Ends In Mistrial, New Trial In Feb.
• Fla. High Court Is Wrong To Ban CLE Diversity Requirements
• How US Is Leading On Cryptocurrency Scrutiny
• Top 10 SALT Developments Of 2021: Part 1
• Fired Casino GC Wants Quick Decision In Whistleblowing Suit
• Duolingo's GC Stuck In Power Struggle With Unhinged Owl
• Environment Has Become a Global Merger Control Issue
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• How Market Definition Fueled Antitrust Win For Apple
• Dan Snyder Scandal Shows Investigations Can't Be Black Box
• The Biggest D&O Liability Insurance Rulings Of 2021
• The Biggest COVID-19 Business Interruption Rulings Of 2021
• Albright Transfer Drama Will Keep Eyes On Texas In 2022
• What We Learned About Logistics In 2021
• IPO Stampede Powered Record Capital Markets Activity In '21
• JPMorgan Fined $200M For Not Retaining Staff's Texts, Emails
• Fox News Loses Bid To Toss Dominion $1.6B Defamation Suit
• Ex-Farmers Legal Chief Fired Over Bias Suit Awarded $155M
• Feds Portray Holmes As Mature Liar As Fraud Trial Nears End
• NFL's Diversity Fail Informed 'Women On Boards,' Judge Told
• 6 Aerospace Execs Indicted Over No-Poaching Agreement
• SEC's Stunning Trial Loss Rattles Its Insider Trading Strategy
• IP Forecast: Feds To Spar With Gilead Over CEO's Testimony
• CoreLogic CEO Sued In Del. Over 'Conflicted' Role In $6B Sale
• J. Crew GC Says She Was Belittled, Fired After Hearing Loss
• Purdue Pharma's Ch. 11 Plan Is Unraveled On Appeal
• Chancery Tosses Suit Targeting $16B Kraft Heinz Value Plunge
• CFPB Launches Probe Into 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Financing
• GOP Sen. Floats Bill To Restore FTC's Restitution Powers
• NY Case Shows Insurance Possibility For SEC Disgorgements
• Hotel Tells 8th Circ. Not To Follow Pro-Insurer COVID Ruling
• Lawyers Must Prepare For Contract Tech Co. Consolidation
• How Attys Should Handle Unsolicited Privileged Information
• Alsup Miffed At Fee Provision In Apple's $30M Bag Check Deal
• Commerce Blacklists 37 Cos. For Iran, China Military Ties
• NFL's Eagles Want Another Shot At COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Allianz Defeats Ore. Health System's Virus Coverage Suit
• Fired McDonald's CEO Gives Back $105M To End Lawsuit
• New DOJ Corporate Crime Policy Brings Extraterritorial Risks
• US Broadened Reach Of Targeted Sanctions In 2021
• Ex-Worker Says McDonald's Sent Out Shoddy COBRA Notices
• Holmes' 'Risky' Decision To Testify Could Save Her, Attys Say
• Making 'Women On Boards' Voluntary Didn't Work, Judge Told
• Mylan Can't Decertify EpiPen Antitrust Action Ahead Of Trial
• SEC Seeks To Stabilize Money Market Funds, Swaps Trading
• 5th Circ. Dials Back Block Of Health Care Vaccine Mandate
• SEC Takes Aim At Corporate Insider Abuses In New Proposals
• Capacitor Makers To Pay $160M To End Price-Fixing Trial
• Lawmakers Worry Rampant Mergers Crushing US Innovation
• The Biggest Trademark Rulings Of 2021
• Manhattan Diamond Dealer's Virus Coverage Suit Tossed
• Sens. Ask High Court To Curb White House Tariff Authority
• Jury Hands SEC Win In Fraud Trial Against Investor Recruiter
• Ex-OppenheimerFunds Analyst Admits Making Inside Trades
• Companies Must Prepare For Biden's Anti-Corruption Push
• Raytheon, Others Hit With Antitrust Suits Amid DOJ Probe
• Ex-McKinsey Partner Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Theater Loses Virus Coverage Suit Despite Expert Testimony
• Senate Confirms Labor Lawyer Jennifer Sung To 9th Circ.
• 6 Ways To Protect M&A Deals From Ransomware In 2022
• 5 Alt Data Best Practices After SEC Enforcement Action
• Harvard Prof Rips 'Mangled' China-Ties Case As Trial Opens
• BigLaw's Big Guns Of Revenue Keep Growing
• New China Data Law Demands Distinct Compliance Approach
• High Court To Weigh Calif. Arbitration Pacts Carveout
• Opioid Makers Cement Calif. Win As Judge Spurns Objections
• Ex-Netflix Exec Sentenced To 2.5 Years For Bribery Scheme
• SEC Handed Rare Midtrial Defeat In Insider Trading Case
• SEC Returns To Written 'No Action' Letters In Policy Flip
• SoulCycle Settles Claim It Used COVID-19 As Firing Pretext
• Puma Biotech Investors Ink $54M Deal Over Drug Statements
• SBA Beats News Outlets' COVID-19 Relief Disclosure Suit
• 5 Benefits Rulings From 2021 That Attorneys Should Know
• DOJ, Penguin-Simon & Schuster Expect Short, In-Person Trial
• Debevoise Says Name Being Used As Phishing Bait
• Policyholder Group Backs Developer's Virus Coverage Appeal
• High Court Told Law Barring Fraud Coverage Is Constitutional
• DOD Cyber Self-Certification Elevates Gov't Contractor Risks
• Ex-Vyera CEO Criticizes Shkreli At Drug-Pricing Bench Trial
• Boardroom Considerations Ahead Of Expected M&A Surge
• How Firms Can Adapt Amid COVID's Shifting Legal Needs
• New DOJ Crime Chief On Boosting Morale And Diversity
• The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2021
• Ace Says Tech Co. Must Cover Firm's $2M Ransom Payment
• Trademarks And The City: Peloton Gets Big Branding Lesson
• Budget Bill Would Make Union Deduction More Accessible
• Nippon Chemi-Con Strikes Deal Ahead Of Price-Fix Closings
• Despite DOL Proposed Rule, ESG Investing Faces Barriers
• Prestige Draws Young Attys, But Keeping Them Takes Work
• Split 5th Circ. Won't Block United Vax Mandate Amid Appeal
• Full 5th Circ. Reopens Challenge To SEC Judges' Removability
• High Court Asked To Weigh Robocall Ruling, Recusal Denial
• Penguin Random House Hits Back At DOJ Merger Challenge
• Food Packaging Co. CEO Asks Chancery To Stop Ouster Bid
• Toolmaker Matco Inks $15.8M Deal In Misclassification Suit
• FTC Wants To Regulate 'Unfair Competition,' Seek Damages
• SEC's Republican Members Rip Gensler Rule Review Agenda
• 12 AGs Back DOL's Proposed ESG Retirement Investing Rule
• Poland's Antitrust Watchdog Probing Apple's Privacy Changes
• The Biggest Patent Rulings Of 2021
• Justices Won't Review FTC's Impax Ruling
• Past Guidance Gives NYC Employers Clues On New Vax Rules
• Penguin Antitrust Fight Points To Past Piecemeal Enforcement
• OSHA Starts Probe Into Amazon Building Collapse In Illinois
• Embracing ESG: Synchrony Counsel Talk Role Of Legal Teams
• Insurer Ducks Coverage For John Varvatos Discrimination Suit
• High Court Vacates Chevron's Motor Oil Patent Suit Win
• DOL Unveils Timeline For OT, Davis-Bacon Work Rules
• High Court Won't Block NY Health Care Worker Vax Mandate
• Balance Seems To Elude Justices In Northwestern ERISA Case
• Climate Change Dominated Energy Court Rulings Of 2021
• What New FTC Workshop Revealed About Noncompete Regs
• Prestige Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• Prestige Leaders: Sizing Up Firms By Revenue
• Chancery Won't Let Polychain's 'Sweeping' Redactions Stand
• Holmes Jury Instructions Fight Touches On Celebrity, Balwani
• Employment Authority: NLRB May Gut Union Avoidance Move
• Amazon Wins Bid To Send Chinese Seller Fight To Arbitration
• DOJ Levies Rare Commodities-Based Insider Trading Charges
• Fed. Circ. Sizes Up Whether Levi's Too Tight With Arbitrator
• 7th Circ. Deals Policyholders 'Body Blow' In Virus Ruling
• New 9th Circ. Rulings May Restrict McGill Rule's Scope
• H-1B Program Rife With Wage Theft, Report Says
• Justices Will Hear Southwest Supervisor Arbitration Fight
• DOJ's Penguin-Simon & Schuster Challenge Eyes August Trial
• Investor Class Cert. Win Offers Post-Goldman Insight
• Rite Aid Broke Law By Changing Benefits, NLRB Judge Finds
• Facebook Whistleblower Saga Caps Historic Year For Tipsters
• Investors Reach $90M Deal To End Juul, Altria Marketing Suit
• Del. Justices Pull Energy Co. From 'Procedural Black Hole'
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• DOJ's China Initiative On Trial As Harvard Prof. Faces Jury
• Republican Senators Bash DOL's ESG Retirement Proposal
• Corruption, Cybercrime In Crosshairs For DOJ Crime Chief
• Crypto Company B2C2 Appoints Justice Dept. Veteran As GC
• Monsanto To Plead Guilty, Pay $12M For Hawaii Pesticide Use
• Supreme Court Set To Resolve Foreign Discovery Question
• DOJ May Face Hurdles In Individual Wire Fraud Prosecutions
• $427M Damages Bid In Capacitor Trial 'Nonsensical,' Jury Told
• Men Don't Lose Out In 'Women On Boards' Law, Prof Testifies
• Senate Subcommittee Hears About Harm Of Algorithms
• SEC Hits Ex-Snap Inc. Engineer With Insider Trading Suit
• ​​​​​​​Medieval Times Says SBA Wrongly Withheld Pandemic Relief
• Federal Judge Puts Calif. Pay-For-Delay Ban On Hold
• Judge Hopped On Corrupt CEO's 'Gravy Train,' Feds Tell Jury
• Group Sues FTC For Info On Antitrust Policy Shifts
• SEC's Chair Expresses Concern Over SPAC Deals
• The Biggest Moments For Del.'s Legal Industry In 2021
• Germany Wants A Look At Facebook's Kustomer Deal Too
• Buffalo Bills Lose Virus Coverage Fight With Zurich
• NASCAR Site Investors Sue For Info On $131.5M Sale Plan
• For Junior Lawyers, Authenticity And A Solid Pitch Are Key
• Amazon Fined $1.3B By Italy's Competition Regulator
• J&J Hip Implant FCA Case Tossed Over Secret Info Use
• Nippon Chemi-Con's Ex-CEO Takes The Fifth In Price-Fix Trial
• Apple Gets Epic App Store Order Paused Pending Appeal
• JPay Founder, Money Manager Charged In $4M Trading Fraud
• Women 'Grossly' Underrepresented On Calif. Boards: Prof.
• Biden Aims For Zero-Carbon Federal Government By 2050
• Crypto CEOs Press Lawmakers For Clear, But Narrow, Regs
• Fannie, Freddie Investors Win Class Cert. For Stock Profit Suit
• Theranos Closings Near As Elizabeth Holmes Rests Defense
• Del. Justices Uphold $5.8B Hotel Deal Default Ruling
• Private Jet Company's CEO Convicted Of Bankruptcy Fraud
• DOJ Floats FARA Overhaul As Enforcement Blitz Rolls On
• DuPont Entities Must Face Enviro Pollution Suit In NJ
• Fed. Circ. Scolds Apple Atty In PTAB Audio IP Fight
• Mass. Justices Eye Narrow Ruling In 7-Eleven Worker Case
• 4th Circ. Seems Skeptical In Its First Virus Coverage Appeal
• Hyundai NA CEO Can't Nix Counterclaims In Fraud Row
• Reps. Explore Curbing Tax Tactics Shown In Pandora Papers
• Opioid Sales Parody Videos Didn't Sway Docs, Jury Told
• US Shouldn't Abandon Phase 1 Agreement With China
• Goldman Investors Again Win Cert. After High Court Review
• Honeywell Investors Strike $10M Deal In Asbestos Suit
• New DOJ Crime Chief Talks 'Carrot And Stick' Enforcement
• Amazon Sneaking Ads Into Product Searches, FTC Told
• USPTO Should Deter Abuse Of Ex Parte Reexaminations
• A Compliance Primer For Attorneys Outsourcing Legal Work
• Former GC To Texas Gov. Rejoins Bracewell's Houston Office
• Allergan Strikes $200M Deal To Exit NY Opioid Trial
• Holmes Defends Theranos' 'Aggressive' IP Protection At Trial
• Economic Pressures Drove Capacitor Price-Fixing, Jury Told
• Google Goes After Alleged Russian Hackers' Botnet Scheme
• Microsoft Settles Claims Of Bias Against Noncitizens In Hiring
• Former Shkreli Co. Inks Deal Worth Up To $40M With FTC, AGs
• Experian Predicts 'Cyberdemic' To Continue Through 2022
• Opioid Jury Finally Sees Teva's Movie-Parody Sales Videos
• FINRA Fines Wells Fargo $2.25M Over Customer Data Issue
• Lloyd's Sued Over Canceled Food Services Event Coverage
• Why Boards Shouldn't Reject Investors' Misconduct Claims
• Amazon Takes Most Heat As Senate Scrutinizes Tech Sector
• USW Asks 5th Circ. To Back NLRB Order, Acting GC's Power
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Corporate Law Partner In DC
• US Treasury Proposes Rule To Crack Down On Shell Cos.
• Stroock Adds 2 Partners In Real Estate, Corporate Groups
• Ga. Judge Blocks Contractor Vaccine Mandate Nationwide
• When And How To Depose Fact Witnesses Remotely In 2022
• Alphabet Investors Sue Over 'Billions' In Antitrust Liability
• DOJ, USPTO Mull Scope Of Remedies For SEP Infringement
• Copyright Office Names Policy Pro As Acting GC
• FTC's Nvidia Challenge Calls Arm 'De Facto Industry Standard'
• Facebook Needn't Divulge Private Myanmar Posts, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Upholds Telescope Co.'s $50M Antitrust Verdict
• Samsung Doesn't Owe Netlist For Contract Breach, Jury Finds
• DOJ Wants 1st Wage-Fixing Win To Become 1st Domino
• Justices Skeptical Of Workers In Northwestern ERISA Battle
• Details Of Ex-Credit Union GC's Firing Off-Limits At Trial
• Krispy Kreme Sued In Del. Over JAB Holding's Stock Gobbling
• White House Beefs Up Fed Agencies' Cybersecurity Rules
• Live Nation COVID Loss Capped At $1M Annually, Insurer Says
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Says Expect More Collaboration With FTC
• Tyson Escapes Pa. Meatpacker's COVID-19 Death Suit
• Former NLRB General Counsel Joins Bond Schoeneck & King
• JP Morgan Ruling May Have Broad Insurance Implications
• The State Of Article III Standing In ERISA Cases
• Embracing ESG: PayPal CLO Talks Gauging Impact And Intent
• Facebook Hit With $150B US Suit, UK Claims Over Myanmar
• NY Law Firm's COVID Coverage Suit With CNA Unit Tossed
• High Court Won't Hear COVID Insurance Physical Loss Fight
• Trump's Social Media SPAC Merger Probed By SEC, FINRA
• Legal Sector Adds 2,700 Jobs In November
• Feds Seek To Stay Order Blocking Contractor Vax Mandate
• Employment Authority: Omicron Variant & Amazon Vote Redo
• Calif. Denied Early Win In Bench Trial On Board Diversity Law
• Albright Denies Atty Fees For $13M Winner In Payment IP Trial
• California Pizza Kitchen Ex-Employees Sue After Data Breach
• Holmes Attys Rip 'Confusing' Jury Instructions On Fraud
• Former Tyson Execs Denied Mistrial On Price-Fixing Charges
• Netflix Improperly Poached Fox Execs, Calif. Panel Says
• 3rd Circ. Opens Door To Reviving Zillow Antitrust Claims
• Senate Republicans Seek To Ban FTC Use Of 'Zombie Votes'
• Conagra Must Face Trade Secret Suit From Schwan's
• Bass Pro, Sportsman's Warehouse Ax Deal After FTC Threat
• How Growing Cyber Scrutiny Affects Corporate Compliance
• Feds Say Ex-EBay Brass Can't Sink Witness-Tampering Claim
• More Chinese Companies Expected To Follow Didi's Delisting
• Trail Blazers Fire GM After O'Melveny Toxic Workplace Probe
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Ex-Nissan GC Turned Whistleblower Must Destroy Docs
• Former SBA General Counsel Joins Womble Bond As Partner
• Calif. Board Diversity Law Essentially Voluntary, Judge Told
• In Farewell, Fed's Quarles Warns Of Risks In Crisis Lending
• 3 Takeaways From FTC Challenge Of Nvidia's $40B Arm Deal
• Texas Justices Told 'Employee' Defined Broadly In $3.8M Fight
• White House Ups Small Biz Contracting Goals In Equity Push
• Concentrix Corp. Sued In Chancery Over Board Removal Rule
• Compliance Lessons For PE Sponsors Amid SEC Scrutiny
• Former Pharma CFO, Ex-Girlfriend Accused Of Insider Trading
• Chubb Unit Asks 11th Circ. To Affirm Virus Coverage Win
• FTC Moves To Block Nvidia's $40B Arm Deal
• Blank Rome Hires Deals Atty Away From German Co.
• NC Theaters Ask 7th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• House Passes Trio Of Bills Aimed At Cybersecurity, 6G
• More Spending On Outside Counsel Expected In '22
• Shopify Hosts, Aids 'Textbook Pirates,' Publishers Say
• Anderson Kill To COVID-19 Policyholders: Don't Give Up
• Meet The 3 Ex-BigLaw Attys Trying To Solve The MLB Lockout
• Calif. AG Defends Corp. Board Diversity Law As Trial Opens
• Amazon Gets Flex Driver Privacy Suit Paused For Appeal
• App Makers Backing Epic 'Controlled By Epic,' Apple Says
• Gensler Eye To Eye With Clayton On SEC Role In Crypto Regs
• Clover Health Sued In Del. Over Merger Disclosure Failures
• Byron Allen's $10B McDonald's Race Bias Suit Nixed, For Now
• USPTO, Fed. Circ. Picks Breeze Through Senate Questioning
• Avoiding Audit Disaster After Receiving A Disaster Grant  
• CFPB Plots Crackdown On 'Exploitative' Overdraft Fees
• Matsuo Cuts Midtrial Deal In $427M Capacitor Antitrust Row
• Ohio Opioid Verdict Brings Focus To Role Of Pharmacists
• Wikimedia Foundation Deputy GC Joins Change.org
• Amazon Faces Fast-Tracked Trial Over Counterfeit Cashmere
• Match Agrees To Pay Tinder Founders $441M To End Trial