Case Name: Tyco Healthcare Group LP v. Mutual Pharm. Co., Inc., Civ. No. 07-cv-1299 (SRC)(CLW), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95789 (D.N.J. July 22, 2016) (Chesler, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Restoril®...more
On February 2, 2016 the Third Circuit addressed Weist v. Tyco Electronics Corp., for a second time and, on this occasion, affirmed an Eastern District of Pennsylvania order granting summary judgment to Tyco. This second...more
On February 2, 2016, the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a long-running SOX whistleblower suit filed by Jeffrey Wiest, a former accounts payable manager for Tyco Electronics. The decision is the first in which the...more
On February 2, 2016, the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the SOX whistleblower retaliation claim in the closely watched case of Weist v. Tyco Electronics Corp., No. 15-2034. We have posted on key events during the...more
So the bull market may be on its way out of town after a nearly 7-year stretch [care to jump on the “blame the Fed” bandwagon?], but even when combined with usual predictors like declines in industrial production and...more
The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") recently issued a decision regarding the paid working time of certain mobile employees that will have a significant impact on companies with employees in the European Union. The ECJ's...more
In Tyco Healthcare Group LP v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., the Federal Circuit agreed with the district court that Ethicon’s prototype constituted prior art under 35 USC § 102(g) based on its earlier date of conception, but...more
Who remembers Dennis Kozlowski? He is the former CEO of Tyco International, and his net worth is estimated at $600 million. However, his residence? A mansion? On his own island? Nope. He is currently serving 8.33 to...more
This month I have chosen a couple of topics that most of us come across at some time in our career. The toxic culture – being in an organisation that clearly has little or no moral compass....more
The popular image of the American corporate whistleblower, as depicted in Hollywood box-office smashes such as The Insider and Michael Clayton, is a courageous hero who reports corporate wrongdoing, often at the risk of...more
Tyco Electronics Corporation filed a Petition for Rehearing En Banc with the Third Circuit on April 2, 2013 asking the court to reconsider its March 19 decision in Wiest v. Lynch, No. 11-cv-4257, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 5345 (3d...more