Conn. Drug Price Cap Survives Distributor Challenge, For Now

By Aaron Keller

The Second Circuit has declined a bid to immediately block the state of Connecticut from enforcing a cap on generic and off-patent drug prices while the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, a collection of wholesale distributors, challenges the new law.

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Teva Tries To Spike Paragard Trial Claims, Punitive Damages

By Chart Riggall

About a week into its first trial over the alleged dangers of the Paragard contraceptive, Teva Pharmaceuticals asked a Georgia federal judge Wednesday to cut the case short and hand it an early win, or at least let it out of a bid for punitive damages.

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Imported Scooters Not Duty-Free, UK Court Says In Reversal

By Jack McLoone

Mobility scooters imported into the U.K. by two companies should be assessed a 10% duty, a London court ruled, reversing a lower court decision it said labeled the scooters duty-free due to a misapplication of relevant rules.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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ITC To Review Medical Imaging Imports For Infringement

By Elliot Weld

The U.S. International Trade Commission said it is looking into medical imaging device imports for alleged patent infringement in response to a complaint from a Canadian-American firm.

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Inspire Medical Leaders Face Suit Over Apnea Device Rollout

By Emilie Ruscoe

Brass of Inspire Medical Systems Inc. face shareholder derivative claims they breached their fiduciary duties by concealing issues affecting the launch of the company's latest sleep apnea device, damaging investors after its trading prices fell 32% when the issues were disclosed.

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Dispensaries Sue Hawaii Over Criminalizing Hemp Products

By Mike Curley

Two dispensary owners are suing Hawaii's attorney general and the Hawaii State Department of Health, alleging that the state's new law regulating hemp products is preempted by the 2018 Farm Bill and violates the supremacy clause by criminalizing conduct Congress legalized.

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Sandoz, Teva Beat Malicious Prosecution Claims, For Now

By Bryan Koenig

Sandoz and Teva have won a reprieve from a former pharmaceutical marketing executive claiming the drugmakers and their officers offered him up to federal prosecutors with fabricated assertions of price-fixing, with a New York federal judge concluding the suit "does not come close" to the standard for malicious prosecution.

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J&J, Talc Unit Get Patients' Bankruptcy Fraud Claims Tossed

By Lauren Berg

A New Jersey federal judge Thursday tossed a proposed class action brought by cancer patients who allege that Johnson & Johnson's maneuvers to settle thousands of tort claims through Chapter 11 involved fraud, saying the plaintiffs have not asserted an injury that confers standing to sue.

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SpaceX Eyes IPO At $1.5 Trillion Value, Plus More Rumors

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing plans to launch an initial public offering that would value it at a massive $1.5 trillion, Chevron is seeking better terms from Iraq before buying Russia's Lukoil assets, and cryptocurrency wallet Ledger is weighing a $4 billion U.S. IPO.

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Rescheduling Cannabis Marks New Tax Era For Operators

As the attorney general takes steps to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, operators and advisers should prepare by considering the significant changes this will bring from tax, state, industry and market perspectives, says Michael Harlow at CohnReznick.

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Navigating Trade Secret Exceptions In Noncompete Bans

Recent and ongoing developments in the noncompete landscape, including a potential decision from the Tenth Circuit in Edwards Lifesciences v. Thompson, could offer tools for employers to bring noncompete agreements within trade secret exceptions amid an era of heightened employee mobility, say attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell.

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Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer

An instinct to turn pain into purpose meant frequent trips to the tennis court, where learning to move ahead one point at a time was a lesson that also applied to the steep learning curve of patent prosecution law, says Daniel Henry at Marshall Gerstein.

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From TikTok To The Courtroom, The Rise Of Lawfluencers

By Chris Villani

A growing group of legal influencers with huge followings say social media use is helping them expand their practices along with their brands and offering marketing lessons that even BigLaw can learn from.

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Ex-Worker Says Goldstein Offered Crypto, Gifts As IRS Probed

By Jared Foretek

A former employee at Thomas Goldstein's law firm who resigned after the Internal Revenue Service began investigating the firm said that the SCOTUSblog founder suddenly began offering her bitcoin, payment from case settlements and potential student loan relief after federal agents visited the office.

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Clemency Favors White Collar Offenders, New Study Shows

By Phillip Bantz

White collar criminal defendants are more likely than other types of offenders to receive presidential pardons, especially under the Trump administration, a new analysis of clemency actions shows, raising concerns about a system one expert called "broken."

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Attacks Haven't Killed Judiciary's AI Rule, May Strengthen It

By Jeff Overley

Federal judiciary advisers Thursday confronted the most extensive opposition yet in their campaign to ensure the reliability of evidence utilizing artificial intelligence, but the criticism appeared constructive, possibly upping the odds of a digital age addition to U.S. court rules.

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DOJ Awards $1M In First For Antitrust Whistleblower Program

By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division awarded a whistleblower $1 million for providing information that led to charges and a $3.28 million criminal fine against used-vehicle auction site EBlock, marking the first-ever award under a new antitrust whistleblower program, the DOJ announced Thursday.

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Crowell & Moring Loses DC Appeal In $30M COVID Rent Dispute

By Isaac Monterose

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled against Crowell & Moring LLP's appeal for its $30 million rent dispute with a D.C. office landlord that refused to grant a coronavirus-related rent abatement.

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Bondi Elevates Pa. US Atty Amid Appointments Scrutiny

By Matthew Santoni

The first assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania is being retained and elevated to full U.S. attorney, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced Thursday, though the appointment will have to remain temporary or he could face the same questions about his appointment as other top prosecutors in President Donald Trump's administration.

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