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Claims and Litigation
What You Need to Know About Products Liability Litigation: Key Takeaways
Products liability litigation has several unique facets when life sciences products are involved. Having explored several areas in which this is particularly true—case resolution, crisis...
Products Liability Litigation Challenges for Life Sciences Companies, Part II
In addition to the challenges that were addressed in the previous installment of Litigation 360—negative jury biases and joint and several liability implications—there are a couple of...
Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
Question: What is electronically stored information and what should my life sciences company do to preserve it? Answer: Electronically stored information (“ESI”) and its...
Claims Case Study: Negligent Design Defect
Case Study: Negligence Claim Based on Design Defect Seasoned Experts, Swift Action Led to a Defense Verdict for Medmarc Insured EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The owner of a motorized scooter carrier...
Litigation for Life Science Companies: Aspects of Litigation That Should Affect How You Run Your Business
The prior twelve articles in this series have focused on products liability in general and the various aspects of designing, making, and selling medical devices. These articles pointed...
FDA Prosecution under the Park Doctrine
Question:What is the Park Doctrine and how is the FDA using it to criminally prosecute corporate officers of life sciences companies? Answer: Following heavy-handed rhetoric by...
Patents: What New and Emerging Life Sciences Companies Should Know
Question:What Should New and Emerging Life Sciences Companies Know About Patents? Answer: Introduction to Intellectual Property Intellectual Property (IP) generally includes...
Case Study: Animal Dewormer
ANIMAL HEALTH PRODUCTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This case involves an equine dewormer used by a horse breeding operation. Fifty-four horses deceased shortly after use of the product, and their owner...
Mensing and Its Impact
Question:What is Mensing and what is its impact for generic-drug manufacturers? Answer: In Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing1, the U.S. Supreme Court provided its latest pronouncement on...