Recently, the Delaware Chancery Court and the Third Circuit issued three significant decisions on key issues affecting licensing and M&A transactions in the life sciences industry....more
Rasmussen Instruments, LLC (“Rasmussen”) won a $20M jury verdict against DePuy Synthes (“Depuy”), a part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies. Rasmussen asserted Patent Nos. US 9,492,180 (‘180 patent) and US...more
Johnson & Johnson announced on November 12, 2021, that it is planning to separate its Consumer Health Business and create a new publicly traded Consumer Health Company. The press release states that the planned separation is...more
In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is looking to let cruise lines resume trips in the U.S. by mid-July and changing some of the rules to allow the ships to sail. A spokeswoman for...more
In Washington: President Biden said Wednesday that he expects the U.S. will share surplus coronavirus vaccine doses with Canada and Central American countries. “We don’t have enough to be confident to send it abroad now, but...more
In Washington: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Monday proposed a rule ordering debt collectors to inform tenants about their rights under a federal eviction ban if they’ve been unable to pay rent during the...more
In Washington: An independent advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet again on April 23 to resume deliberating about the use of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine, agency...more
In Washington: On April 13, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and Federal Drug Administration (FDA) paused the production of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six women participants in the U.S. developed...more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the globe have become increasingly involved in the private sector. State-owned enterprises have long been common in Asia, but the pandemic has increased their prominence in...more
In Washington: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) continued his 11th-hour standoff on unemployment benefits that ended up holding up the Senate from moving forward with its coronavirus relief package Friday. ...more
In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that gym users should wear masks when exercising, even if they are more than six feet apart, and gyms need to improve ventilation. A new agency report...more
In Washington: The White House is reportedly considering mailing masks directly to Americans. The plans have been discussed but no formal proposal has been delivered to Biden, a White House official told NBC News. Discussions...more
In Washington: House Democrats are altering the House calendar to speed up passing a COVID-19 relief through a reconciliation package by mid-March. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the House will not...more
In Washington: The House voted 232-197 to impeach President Trump for a second time on a charge of inciting insurrection over the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol that left five people, including a Capitol Police officer,...more
In Washington: With only hours to spare, House and Senate lawmakers were forced to pass a last-minute short-term extension of government funding (H.J. Res. 107) to stave off a government shutdown while congressional...more
The UK’s vaccine portfolio The UK Government has agreed supply deals for at least 340 million doses of six different vaccines, with most likely to require two doses: The vaccines are based on a range of vaccine technologies...more
In Washington: Hopes for a quick resolution to the stimulus talks continue to fade though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin continue talking this week to try and bridge the gap between...more
In a week that’s already seen plenty of C-suite shakeups, we’ve learned that Ginni Rometty is stepping down from her role as CEO at IBM. The company’s cloud computing chief, Arvind Krishna, will take over for her, though...more
According to a recent press release, Johnson & Johnson announced the formation of Verb Surgical Inc., a surgical solutions company developing robotic-assisted surgical products. Verb Surgical is supported by a collaboration...more