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Bridion® (sugammadex) – Case Name: Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., No. 2023-2254, 2025 WL 795317 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 13, 2025) (Circuit Judges Dyk, Mayer, and Reyna presiding; Opinion by Dyk, C.J.) (Appeal from D.N.J., Cecchi, J.)….By: Robins Kaplan LLP

The Trump Administration recently issued a new Executive Order titled “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base.” The directive, announced April 9, 2025, aims to reform the Department of Defense’s procurement processes by prioritizing commercial products and streamlining defense acquisitions. Colonel Richard Kniseley, head of the Commercial Space Office (COMSO) within…

Eight years ago, on March 1, 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services enacted its landmark cybersecurity regulation covering financial services companies, 23 NYCRR Part 500, known as “Part 500.” Part 500 was the first state regulation to enumerate, in great detail, the elements of a cybersecurity program that a covered financial service company…

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been immersed in the necessary but time-consuming task of updating my Custom GPTs—AI tools I designed using OpenAI’s GPT Builder platform. Some are private, tailored to my work as a lawyer, educator, and writer. Others are freely available to the public. You can find them through the OpenAI GPT Store search or directly…

U.S. Digital Asset Companies Announce New Product Launches – A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that certain customers can now trade “over 11,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, bringing equities and digital assets together in one accessible trading platform.”…By: BakerHostetler

The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) has long been a cornerstone of protection for firearms manufacturers and sellers, shielding them from liability when their products are misused in crimes. But recent litigation, including the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Gustafson v. Springfield, Inc.,1 shows how litigants continue to test the boundaries of…

It is becoming almost impossible to avoid being exposed to multiple different chemicals on a daily basis. Companies use them to make their environments look and smell cleaner, to keep pests away, and to save time in industrial applications such as manufacturing….By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Resolving a deep split among federal circuit courts, the U.S. Supreme Court has broadened plaintiffs’ ability to sue under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for economic loss stemming from personal injury. The decision stands to permit plaintiffs to bring federal claims — particularly against generic drug and medical device manufacturers — utilizing…