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TOP NEWS Feature Inside The Brewing Proxy Fight Over Campbell's Board
Campbell Soup Co. is gearing up to defend its board of directors from an attack launched by activist hedge fund Third Point LLC, with the two sides divided over the best way forward for the struggling food giant. Here, Law360 outlines the back-and-forth between Campbell and Third Point in an interactive graphic.
Pfizer Unit, Teva Must Face Effexor Antitrust Litigation
Pfizer Inc. unit Wyeth and Teva Pharmaceuticals have fallen short in their bid to ax a proposed class action from end-payors alleging the companies engaged in a scheme to delay generic competition for antidepressant drug Effexor XR, with a New Jersey federal judge refusing to toss the case in its entirety.
Novartis Warping Kickback Standard In FCA Case, DOJ Says
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. has flatly “misstated the law” in its bid to escape a whistleblower’s False Claims Act suit alleging illicit kickbacks aimed at boosting Medicare Part D business, the U.S. Department of Justice told a New Jersey federal court Tuesday.
NJ High Court Disbars Mass. Atty For Pocketing Funds
New Jersey's highest court has disbarred a Massachusetts-based attorney for pocketing $16,250 that was meant for a man who the lawyer has claimed was his business partner and then spending the entire amount in less than two months on his own personal expenses.
Dog Food Co. Dodges Some Warranty Claims Over Bad Treats
A New Jersey federal judge has dismissed some of the warranty claims against a dog food maker in a suit alleging China-made duck jerky treats have made dogs ill, saying the statements on the company's website are "puffery" and not an express warranty.
No Quick Wins For Union, Concrete Co. In $2.7M ERISA Suit
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday ruled that there are issues of fact over when a cement masons' union knew about a concrete installer's alleged $2.7 million contribution delinquencies and the calculations used in a related review, denying both sides summary judgment in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit.
Bally's Casino Dealers Push To Revive OT Wage Settlement
A class of Bally’s Atlantic City card table dealers asked a New Jersey federal magistrate judge Wednesday to reopen a wage-and-hour action alleging employees weren't paid for attending pre-shift staff meetings, saying casino owner Caesars Entertainment Corp.'s emergence from bankruptcy can allow a $500,000 settlement to move forward.
NJ Enviro Agency Beats Developer's Suit Over Wetlands
A New Jersey appeals court on Wednesday sided with the state's Department of Environmental Protection in a challenge to a bar on development for three residential lots, saying the developer could not show how the agency’s designation of the property as wetlands constituted trespass and ejectment.
Keep Haitians' Status Suit, 17 States Tell NY Court
A group of 17 states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief in New York federal court Wednesday backing a legal challenge to a decision by President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to end temporary protected status for Haitians.
3rd Circ. Asked To Weigh In On Nuverra’s Ch. 11 ‘Gifting’
A Nuverra Environmental Solutions Inc. noteholder who challenged the company’s confirmed Chapter 11 plan last year asked the Third Circuit on Wednesday to weigh in on claims that the plan did not treat unsecured creditors fairly and equitably by permitting “gifting” that led to more recovery for some.
Clearing Up Some Pipeline Permit Questions At 3rd Circ.
Two recent decisions from the Third Circuit — Delaware Riverkeeper and Township of Bordentown — indicate that resolving questions related to state appeals of pipeline project permits will ultimately turn on the particulars of the state administrative process, say Deidre Duncan and Clare Ellis of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.
Q&A Back To School: Stanford's Jeff Fisher Talks Supreme Court
In this series featuring law school luminaries, Stanford Law School professor Jeffrey Fisher discusses his motivation for teaching, arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court and what the court might look like if Judge Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed.
4 Shot, Gunman Killed At Pa. Magistrate Judge's Office
A man shot and wounded four people at the Fayette County, Pennsylvania, office of a magisterial district judge on Wednesday before police shot and killed him, police and emergency officials said. Ex-Mitsubishi Atty Claims Sex Bias Led To Her Ouster
A Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. unit illegally refused to promote one of its top attorneys to general counsel because of her gender and fired her under false pretenses after she complained about the conglomerate’s discriminatory treatment of women, according to a suit in New York federal court. Analysis Kavanaugh Assault Hearing Could Devolve Into Chaos
The Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on the sexual misconduct allegations against D.C. Circuit Judge and U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will have the trappings of a trial but lack a court proceeding's rules. Simpson Thacher And Recruiting Firm Settle Payment Row
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and a legal recruiter on Tuesday confidentially settled a nearly $1 million dispute in Manhattan federal court over the firm's alleged nonpayment for the placement of a bankruptcy partner, closing the book on a sticky discovery dispute regarding internal firm communications. ABA To Lawyers: Don't Forget Ethics During A Hurricane
The American Bar Association issued an opinion Wednesday reminding lawyers of their obligations to clients following large-scale natural disasters, a move prompted by Hurricane Florence unleashing havoc on the Carolinas. Labaton, ERISA Attys Reach Tentative Deal In $75M Fee Fight
The special master appointed to investigate a $75 million attorneys' fee awarded in a $300 million settlement with State Street Corp. has reached a tentative agreement with the lead class counsel, Labaton Sucharow LLP, and Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawyers involved in the case, according to a filing late Tuesday in Massachusetts federal court. Gorsuch Was The Least Responsive Nominee In Decades
New research has concluded that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch was less responsive to questions during his confirmation hearings than any justice since 1968 and departed significantly from the so-called Ginsburg Rule, with the study's authors saying Judge Brett Kavanaugh is likely in the same vein. Coinbase Hires Ex-O'Melveny Partner As Chief Legal Officer
The cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase said Wednesday it has hired a former O'Melveny & Myers LLP managing partner who had been general counsel for Fannie Mae as its chief legal adviser. Q&A Law Firm Leaders: Littler's Tom Bender And Jeremy Roth
Thomas Bender and Jeremy Roth serve as co-presidents and co-managing partners of Littler Mendelson PC. The two leaders recently sat down with Law360 for a discussion covering major topics impacting the legal industry today, including diversity, evolving client demands and the merits of a law firm merger.
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