Litigation Law News and Insights

The theft of millions of bitcoins and related failure of cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox—recently written about in the Wall Street Journal—provides a perfect example of how cryptocurrency-related issues can blossom into one of our Top Ten Regulatory and Litigation Risks. The WSJ article chronicles the journey of Kim Nilsson—one of...

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On July 18, 2018, FDA released its "Biosimilars Action Plan" ("BAP") for balancing innovation and competition, accompanied by a press release from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb. The BAP marks an important effort by FDA to bolster what Commissioner Gottlieb has characterized as an "anemic" biosimilar market in the United States....

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The United States Supreme Court recently (June 22, 2018) ruled that a plaintiff in a patent case can recover damages for foreign sales, under certain circumstances. The case is WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corporation, 2013-1527, 2014-1121, 2014-1526, 2014-1528. WesternGeco LLC originally sought to recover damages for patent infringement based...

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