Monthly Archives: January, 2021

Marine Mammal Advocates Want NMFS Action to Protect Endangered Whale from Ship Traffic

Four advocacy groups have challenged the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) failure to act on two petitions they filed asking the agency to expand...

Court Denies Class Certification in Insurance Offset Case Against BCBS

On Thursday, the court issued a Memorandum of Law and Order in a putative class action case brought against Blue Cross and Blue...

Consumers Ask Court to Turn the Page on Amazon’s eBook Overcharges

A putative class of book buyers hopes to hold Amazon.com, Inc. and five co-conspiring publishers accountable for allegedly colluding to fix eBook prices, according...

ZAGG Sued For Securities Violations Over Proposed Acquisition

On Thursday, ZAGG Inc., which sells accessories for phones and tablets, and its Board of Directors were sued in a class-action complaint by a...

Court Rules in Favor of Canada on Motion to Dismiss in Cherry Tree Patent Suit

On Wednesday, an Eastern District of Washington judge ruled not to dismiss patent claims Canada filed against fruit tree companies and cherry tree growers....

Former Michigan Governor Pleads Not Guilty to Flint Water Crisis Charges

On Thursday, former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder pleaded not guilty to two counts of willful neglect of duty relating to the 2014 Flint Water...

New Jersey Pharma Cos. Allege Patent Infringement Against Macleods Pharmaceuticals

On Wednesday in the District of New Jersey, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC), Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. (JPI), Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Janssen Research and Development...

FDA Announces Seizure of E-Cigarettes Breaching the Tobacco Control Act

On Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that working with United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), it seized 33,681 units of...