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Merck Compelled to Disclose Documents; Confidentiality and Privilege Waived with Prior Disclosure to Government

A court has ruled that Merck’s production of documents to the government under a confidentiality agreement during the Vioxx investigation waived any confidentiality or privilege; documents that Merck had previously disclosed...more

"Skadden's 2012 Insights, January 2012: Global Litigation"

In This Issue: - 58 U.S. Supreme Court Cases to Watch - 59 Securities Litigation: Recent Supreme Court Decisions and Future Trends - 66 Continued Step-up in Government Investigations and White Collar Crime...more

Stay of Discovery Under PSLRA Does Not Apply During All Motions to Dismiss

Plaintiff brought a claim for securities fraud against a medical device corporation and certain employees, officers and board members of the corporation. Several defendants (the moving defendants) filed motions to dismiss the...more

Third Circuit Holds That Mixed Present/Future Statements Are Protected By Reform Act Safe Harbor

In In re Aetna, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 09-2970, 2010 WL 3156560 (3d Cir. Aug. 11, 2010), the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that certain allegedly misleading statements regarding the...more