Jamie Webster, Associate at Waterfront Law, explores the recent Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers should be treated as “workers” and thus granted certain employment rights such as national minimum wage and paid holidays. 2021 has already been a significant year for the interpretation of worker status. In February, Uber lost the final round of […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of state attorney generals launched the antitrust lawsuit against Facebook. The case was introduced in December by the US government alongside 48 states. They accused the social media giant of abusing its market power to trump its smaller competitors. However, on Monday in Washington DC, US district […]
Johnson & Johnson did not admit liability or wrongdoing in the settlement with New York. The $230 million payment will remove the firm from a trial that was due to begin on Tuesday and in which numerous large opioid manufacturers and distributors are defendants. Johnson & Johnson have said that the settlements were consistent with […]
Back in 2015, a group of customers from six states filed a lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy. The group claimed that CVS had overcharged both them and their insurance companies for generic drugs, whilst cash-pay customers were charged low prices through a discount programme. However, on Wednesday, a California federal jury unanimously determined that CVS’s Health […]
The world needs to prepare in combating complex molecular strains of invisible microbes. Researchers, scientists, and healthcare professionals working in pharmaceutical companies are striving hard to develop new vaccines to prepare for the existing and future health needs of the public. Because new viruses and bacteria are proliferating and mutating, vaccines need to undergo continuous […]
Indian multinational pharmaceutical company Sun Pharma has reached an agreement with US pharmaceutical company Celgene Corporation (Celgene), resolving the patent litigation regarding submission of new drug ANDA for generic versions of oral cancer drug Revlimid in the US. In accordance with the terms of the settlement, Celgene will permit Sun Pharma a license to its […]
Prosecutors in Manhattan have urged a federal judge to hand Avenatti a hefty punishment for his attempts to extort millions of dollars from Nike. Although the government is calling for a tough sentence, it agrees with the probation office’s assertion that a below-guidelines sentence would be substantial enough. While the guidelines could put Avenatti away […]
American multinational enterprise information technology company, Hewlett Packard, has had a complaint filed against it in the Western District of Texas on Friday. The complaint alleges that the company has infringed a number of patents held by American private equity company Intellectual Ventures, which has accused Hewlett Packard of illegally using its patented works in its […]
Google has agreed to amend its global advertising business in a bid to prevent an abuse of power. The move nods toward antitrust pressures for the first time in a substantial settlement with French authorities. It is hoped that the deal could help to stabilise the power dynamic within advertising in favour of publishers who […]
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