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Endo And Impax Defeat FTC’s Most Recent Antitrust Case

25th March 2022
On Thursday, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claiming Endo International Plc and Impax Laboratories violated antitrust laws by forming a deal that stifled market competition for an opioid drug, Opana ER. It was not immediately clear what the reasons for US District Judge Royce Lamberth’s decision were […]
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Win For Sandoz As Roche Genentech Loses To Bid To Block Generic Lung-Disease Drug

24th March 2022
Pharmaceutical company Sandoz Inc has persuaded a federal judge in Delaware to dismiss a lawsuit claiming its proposed generic version of a blockbuster lung-disease drug would go against the patent rights of the drug's original manufacturers, Roche Genentech Inc. On Tuesday, US District Judge Richard Andrew found parts of Genentech's patents to be invalid and […]
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Activision’s $18 Million Sex Bias Settlement Set To Receive Judge’s Signoff

24th March 2022
An LA federal judge has said she is prepared to approve an $18 million settlement between Activision Blizzard Inc and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a lawsuit claiming widespread sex discrimination by the American video game company. On Tuesday, US District Judge Dale Fischer said that the deal was sufficient, but asked […]
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New York Courts Threaten To Fire Over 150 Employees Over Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate

23rd March 2022
In a letter distributed by the New York Office of Court Administration on Monday, staff were told they had been deemed “unfit for service” for failing to comply with the court system’s covid-19 vaccine mandate.  156 court employees were told that unless they submit proof of receiving at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine […]
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Latham & Watkins Hires Mental Health Counsellors For Its London Lawyers

22nd March 2022
Latham & Watkins has taken on two mental health professionals to offer counselling to UK employees amid growing concerns over burnout in the legal sector, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.  Previously, the firm offered counselling sessions to employees in its other offices but has now extended this initiative to cover more locations, such as London, […]
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Tensions Between Meta And Russian Court Continue Over “Extremism” Case

21st March 2022
On Monday, a court in Moscow rejected a bid by Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook, to have extremism charges against it dismissed in a case that could see the US social media giant forced out of the Russian market.   According to Russian news agency TASS, Meta had requested more time to prepare for its legal […]
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What Happens If You Can't Afford To Pay Your Student Loans?

21st March 2022
But what if the grace period is over and you still can’t pay it? What if you have missed many due dates? Six months? One year? Many bad things could happen to you. The worst is getting kicked out of your house. But, there’s good news too. You can fix this.  However, the process can […]
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