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In two significant recent opinions, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled against the buyers of life sciences companies, holding that they failed to apply commercially reasonable efforts to achieve earnout milestones. In Fortis Advisors LLC v. Johnson & Johnson, the court awarded nearly $1 billion in damages for breach of contract to the target company’s stockholders,…

The trucking industry recently received 450 million reasons to pay closer attention to best practices for trailer safety and the business relationships involving trailer use. On September 5, 2024, plaintiffs suing trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corporation received a jury verdict awarding punitive damages of $450 million in the case Perkins, et al. v. Wabash National…

The insured admittedly punched and threw the claimant to the ground, but the insured maintained during her plea for reckless assault in criminal court that the claimant was the aggressor, she acted in self-defense, and that she did not intend claimant’s injuries….By: Rivkin Radler LLP

If you are bitten by a dog in California, you may be entitled to compensation for medical bills and other damages resulting from the bite. The owner of the dog will face strict liability in a civil case, meaning that the defendant is likely liable for your damages regardless of the animal’s history….By: Maison Law

On October 28, 2024, BrightStar Care (“BrightStar”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that an employee email account was subject to unauthorized access. In this notice, BrightStar explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information….By: Console and Associates, P.C.

What is Depo-Provera? Depo-Provera is an injectable form of birth control manufactured by Pfizer that contains a synthetic hormone, medroxyprogesterone acetate, which prevents pregnancy by stopping ovulation, thickening cervical mucus, and thinning the uterine lining….By: Morris James LLP