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Quick to Mock MAGA, Biden Stays Silent on Trump Indictments
The president has taken swipes at Republicans, including a video playfully featuring Marjorie Taylor Greene as a narrator, but he and his allies are avoiding one target: his predecessor’s legal woes.
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Congress Looks to Improve Air Travel Through F.A.A. Reauthorization
The House cleared away a number of potential sticking points that threatened to hold up the bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Complex Healthcare Litigation Toolkit: The Use of Plaintiff Fact Sheets and Summary Jury Trials
On May 15 and 30, 2023, the Northern District of California conducted two “summary jury trials” in a pharmaceutical lawsuit brought by patients who claimed that taking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved HIV/AIDS medication developed and manufactured by defendant Gilead Sciences Inc. resulted in kidney and bone damages….By: Foley & Lardner LLP
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IP Toolbox Is Crucial In AI-Powered Drug Discovery
Navigating the complex landscape of drug discovery requires innovative strategies and interdisciplinary collaborations spanning biotechnology, pharmacology, medicine and engineering. As the cost of developing new drugs surges, the pharmaceutical industry is increasingly driven to explore the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to reshape research, expedite timelines and curtail costs. Yet, amid this…
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Christmas in July—Court in Ripple Case Delivers Split Verdict Hailed as Victory by Ripple
Three days before Christmas 2020, the SEC served Ripple Labs Inc. and two of its executives with a lawsuit. How is that for a present under the tree? As the SKrypto Blog reported at the time, the main issue was whether XRP, a token that Ripple created, was a security or an asset. Nearly three…
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Health IT Organizations Soon to Face Enforcement Under Final OIG Information Blocking Rule
After a COVID-19-related delay, on June 27, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a long-awaited final rule that establishes monetary penalties for violations of health information technology (IT) information blocking rules….By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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Withholding Data That PTAB Would Deem Relevant to Patentability Supports Adverse Judgment in an IPR
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) granted Petitioner’s motions to sanction Patent Owner for failure to meet its duty of candor and fair dealing in five related inter partes review proceedings. The PTAB found that Patent Owner had improperly withheld the results of scientific testing that was material to the challenged patent claims….By: Akin…
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Those Aren’t Doritos: FTC and FDA Send Warning Letters to Companies Marketing Delta-8 Infused Munchies
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent press release marks a continuation in government action against manufacturers of products infused with delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8). In May 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to companies advertising delta-8 products as treatments for various medical conditions (see our prior post)……By: Mintz
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PlainsCapital Bank Announces Data Breach Involving Vendor’s Use of MOVEit
On July 14, 2023, PlainsCapital Bank filed a “Notice of Data Event” with the Attorney General of Montana after discovering that one of the bank’s vendors experienced a data breach related to the vendor’s use of the file-transfer program MOVEit. In a notice posted on its website, PlainsCapital Bank explains that the incident resulted in…
