Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 11
A Conversation With NAAG Executive Director Brian Kane - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
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The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Chipotle and Sweetgreen Settle Food Fight Over CHIPOTLE Trademark
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Feds Danske to a New Tune
State AG Pulse | Money, Money, Money: Where does it go and why?
The Chartwell Chronicles: Occupational Exposure Claims
The Chartwell Chronicles: An Overview of New Jersey Workers' Compensation
Patient Steering and Charting
A Look at the Unique Features of State AG Investigations and What Companies Should Consider in Selecting Outside Counsel - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
A Close Look at the Justice Department’s Settlement with Meta (Formerly Facebook) to Resolve Alleged Fair Housing Act Violations Arising from Meta’s Targeted Advertising System
Settlement and Mediation Strategy
An Overview of South Carolina Workers' Compensation
An Overview of New Jersey Workers' Compensation
Protecting Trade Secrets When Facing Lawsuits or Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures
No Harbor is Limitless: Restrictions of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute's Safe Harbor Provisions
Episode 149 -- A Deep Dive into Alexion's SEC Settlement for FCPA Violations
Developments in New York State Labor and Employment Law – What You Need to Know in 2020
DOL Sets Enforcement Records Again - Employment Law This Week® - Trending News
Jones Day Presents: Large Business & International Examination Strategies: Fast Track Settlements
Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle - In the asbestos action Burhenn v. Celotex Asbestos Settlement Trust, the court granted defendant Celotex’s motion to dismiss on the grounds that the complaint was untimely filed. In...more
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas recommended that the district court largely deny cross motions for summary judgment in an action by the liquidating trust for Fresh Acquisitions,...more
On June 25, 2024, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals rendered an opinion affirming the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court’s decision to dismiss LTL Management/Johnson & Johnson’s second bankruptcy case for “want of good faith...more
FTX and CFTC agree to $12.7 billion settlement following months of negotiations | The Block - FTX and the CFTC struck a deal granting the CFTC $4 billion disgorgement claim and an $8.7 billion restitution claim. Payments...more
Purdue Pharma secures litigation ceasefire after US Supreme Court ruling | Reuters - On Tuesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane granted Purdue Pharma court approval for a 60-day freeze on lawsuits against the Sackler...more
Supreme Court Blocks Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement, Threatening Billions Of Dollars For Victims | NBC News - On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected the nonconsensual non-debtor releases in the Purdue Pharma plan,...more
J&J Offers $6.5 Billion for Talc Lawsuits Ahead of Third Bankruptcy Filing | WSJ - Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has offered a settlement pool of nearly $6.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of talc-related...more
Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison | CoinDesk - FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted on seven fraud and conspiracy charges. According to...more
As bankruptcy practitioners, we generally see proposed settlements get approved without objection. However, when objections are lodged, court involvement is necessitated. In this case, United States Bankruptcy Judge...more
There is a growing trend of bankruptcy courts approving structured dismissals of chapter 11 cases following a successful sale of a debtor’s assets under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. A structured dismissal is a...more
The SEC on Feb. 29, 2024, announced settled charges against Lordstown Motors Corp. (Lordstown) for allegedly misleading investors about sales prospects for the Endurance, Lordstown's flagship pickup truck for the electric...more
US Supreme Court Lets $2.46 Billion Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Settlement Proceed | Reuters - On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court permitted the Boy Scouts of America’s $2.46 billion settlement with sexual abuse victims to...more
Genetic test maker Invitae files for bankruptcy protection in US | Reuters - On Tuesday, Invitae, the San Francisco-based genetic test maker, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a U.S. bankruptcy court...more
In Spark Factor Design, Inc., et al. v. Hjelmeset (In re Open Medicine Institute, Inc.), No. 22-60017 (9th Cir. Oct. 30, 2023), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently found that a bankruptcy court has discretion of...more
On July 13, the FTC issued a press release announcing that it had reached a settlement with a bankrupt crypto platform. The New Jersey based company, which filed for bankruptcy in July 2022, marketed a variety of...more
In a decision likely to have a knock-on effect for future fraudulent transfer defense and valuation litigation, the Delaware bankruptcy court recently ruled that the price agreed in the sale of an oil and gas company closed...more
Here we go again. Precisely one hour and thirty-nine minutes after the dismissal of the bankruptcy filing of LTL, Johnson & Johnson’s artificially created talc-liability subsidiary, the company was right back at it again with...more
Just as attorneys generals for more than a dozen states inch toward a multibillion-dollar settlement with a drug maker faulted for its big role in the start of the opioid abuse and drug overdose crisis, that health menace is...more
On January 12, 2021, the Eastern District of California entered into a civil settlement with a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) borrower and its CEO to resolve allegations of fraud. The settlement stemmed from a $350,000...more
Bar orders have been a useful tool in resolving various types of litigation. These include claims against companies that are in bankruptcy or receivership....more
All the talk of when to reopen the economy is largely gotten in the way of a bigger (and thornier, if possible) question: how to do it. Despite the bold declarations from optimists and wishful thinkers that it’s as easy as a...more
In a recent decision addressing valuation issues, the First Circuit has issued an important reminder – and warning – to creditors seeking to establish a secured claim in settlement proceeds based on a security interest in the...more
Top Tidjane Thiam ally Pierre-Olivier Bouee, Credit Suisse’s COO, has resigned in the wake of an internal probe finding that he “ordered the surveillance of the bank’s former wealth-management chief, Iqbal Khan, without...more
The Sears bankruptcy case made headlines this month in the complex world of credit default swaps (CDS). A credit default swap is a contract pursuant to which the seller receives payment from a buyer in exchange for which the...more
Dealbook gives us this uncomfortable take on China’s “nuclear option” in the trade war with the United States—its holdings of more than $1 trillion in US foreign debt and the possibility of stepping back from buying (or even...more