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Counsel for consumers, insurers and others urged a Pennsylvania federal court on Tuesday to approve Sandoz and its subsidiaries' $275 million deal settling claims it conspired with other companies to fix some generic drug prices, with Sandoz separately calling states' objections "a paternalistic desire to control private class action settlements."
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TOP NEWS

Sandoz, Buyers Defend $275M Deal Amid State Objections

By Bonnie Eslinger

Counsel for consumers, insurers and others urged a Pennsylvania federal court on Tuesday to approve Sandoz and its subsidiaries' $275 million deal settling claims it conspired with other companies to fix some generic drug prices, with Sandoz separately calling states' objections "a paternalistic desire to control private class action settlements."

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Plan Administrator Seeks To Toss Union's Pension Error Suit

By Patrick Hoff

A benefit plan administration company said it shouldn't have to face a lawsuit claiming a union pension fund paid $2.4 million in interest because the administrator paid benefits on the wrong day of the month, arguing in Pennsylvania federal court that it wasn't acting as a fiduciary.

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Brief

'Cookie-Cutter' Slip-And-Fall Suit Against Walmart Settled

By Jonathan Capriel

Weeks after personal injury law firm Simon & Simon PC was chastised by a Pennsylvania federal judge for letting paralegals file a "cookie-cutter" slip-and-fall lawsuit against Walmart, the plaintiff's counsel have notified the court that a deal was reached ending the claims.

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FDA Gets Early Win In Blue States' Abortion Pill Suit

By Mark Payne

A Washington federal judge has granted an early win to the federal government in a lawsuit from 17 Democratic attorneys general challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's restrictions on access to the abortion drug mifepristone, finding the agency has properly reviewed the drug when issuing regulations.

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LITIGATION

Telecom Consultant Seeks To Enforce Nonsolicitation Deals

By Matthew Santoni

A Pittsburgh-based telecommunications consulting firm says three of its employees joined up with a competitor and violated their nonsolicitation agreements by taking certain customers and jobs with them, according to a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court.

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Transport Co. Not Covered In Crash Suits, Judge Says

By Hope Patti

A transportation company is not entitled to coverage for personal injury suits stemming from a crash involving a trucking shipment, a Pennsylvania federal court has ruled, saying coverage is excluded because the company was listed on the bill of lading for the shipment.

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THIRD CIRCUIT

3rd Circ. Probes 'Disruption' By Alt-Right Ex-Prof's Speech

By Amanda Ottaway

A Third Circuit panel pressed the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Wednesday to show that what it called racist off-campus comments by a professor had caused such a disruption that it had to fire him, with one judge asking where they should draw the First Amendment line for free speech.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care

Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard​​​​​​​ at MG+M.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Top Dems Press EEOC On 'Shakedown' Of Major Law Firms

By Courtney Bublé

Top congressional Democrats are once again seeking information on the Trump administration's "shakedown" of major law firms over their past work and clients.

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Quinn Emanuel Says 'Spite' Behind Unpaid $30M Legal Tab

By Julie Manganis

The new owners of a business that was forced by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP attorneys to honor a merger agreement are refusing to pay a $30 million legal bill "out of spite," the firm has alleged in Massachusetts state court.

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Girardi Keese CFO's Chicago Plea Derails Over Repayment

By Lauraann Wood

A Chicago plea and sentencing hearing for law firm Girardi Keese's already-imprisoned former financial chief was abruptly halted Wednesday after his attorney flagged a dispute over whether both restitution and forfeiture should be ordered for his client's role in helping Tom Girardi steal millions from clients.

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Q&A

Former SEC Officials Discuss Agency's New Priorities

By Phillip Bantz

Though swift regulatory and enforcement changes at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have created a more business-friendly environment, three agency veterans now at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP caution to watch out for compliance landmines.

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DHS To Subpoena Harvard For Foreign Student Records

By Chris Villani

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it will send administrative subpoenas to Harvard University seeking information about its foreign students, yet another salvo in the ongoing legal battle between President Donald Trump's administration and the Ivy League school.

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Holland & Knight Insurer's COVID Benefits Denial Upheld

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Colorado federal judge on Wednesday handed an insurance company a win in a Holland & Knight LLP attorney's federal benefits lawsuit alleging she was wrongly denied long-term disability benefits after a COVID-19 infection left her unable to work, concluding substantial evidence supported the insurer's decision.

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Analysis

Antitrust Enforcers Beat Google, Try Meta And Keep Going

By Bryan Koenig

When U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema held on April 17 that Google was liable for illegally monopolizing two out of three advertising placement technology markets targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice, her ruling contributed to potentially one of the most consequential convergences of antitrust enforcement in recent memory.

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Calif. Atty Drops Out Of Class Action Against Avvo Inc.

By Matt Perez

One of two attorneys leveling a class action against online legal service provider Avvo Inc. over allegations it misappropriated the identities of more than 1 million attorneys to promote its legal marketing tools and referral services has moved to drop her claims.

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DA Willis Urges Ga. Justices To Ax Trump Case Testimony Bid

By Emily Johnson

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis urged the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday to toss a subpoena seeking her testimony from the state Senate committee that was investigating her relationship with a special prosecutor during her prosecution of President Donald Trump in an election interference case, arguing the panel is "seeking to 'try' the district attorney in public."

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1st Woman On Montana's US Court To Take Senior Status

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters of the District of Montana, who was the first woman appointed to that court, has announced that she will take semiretired status next year.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

A&O Shearman

Alston & Bird

Arnold & Porter

Clark Hill

Crowell & Moring

Davis Wright Tremaine

Edelson PC

Fine Kaplan

Gibson Dunn

Girardi & Keese

Hedin LLP

Holland & Knight

Kaufman Dolowich

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Lewis Brisbois

Lewis Roca

Manning Gross

McDermott Will & Emery

Milbank LLP

Nicolaides Fink

Perkins Coie

Quinn Emanuel

Robbins Alloy

Simon & Simon PC

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Skadden Arps

Smith Gambrell

Walsh Pizzi

WilmerHale

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Agri Stats Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Investment Council

Apple Inc.

Avvo Inc.

Camden Property Trust

Capri Holdings Ltd.

Comcast Corp.

Corteva Inc.

Costco Wholesale Corp.

Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

Deere & Co.

Desktop Metal Inc.

DuckDuckGo Inc.

Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Google LLC

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC

Harley-Davidson Inc.

Harvard University

Instagram Inc.

KKR & Co. Inc.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Mozilla Corp.

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Novartis AG

PGT Trucking Inc.

PGT, Inc.

Paypal Holdings Inc.

RealPage Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Sandoz International GmbH

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits LLC

State Bar of Georgia

Syngenta AG

Tapestry Inc.

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

The New York Times Co.

TikTok Inc.

Unum Group

Verizon Communications Inc.

Viamedia

Walmart Inc.

Yahoo Inc.

YouTube Inc.

Zenith American Solutions Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes

Delaware Court of Chancery

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Georgia General Assembly

Georgia Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

Superior Court of Massachusetts

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of Montana

Washington Attorney General's Office