Monthly Archives: February, 2021

CBD Company Secures Dismissal of Securities Suit

On Monday, Judge Brian M. Cogan sided with Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (Curaleaf) and several of its officers and directors in a securities action brought...

FDA Warns Opioid Manufacturer That Drug Marketing Material Violates Federal Law

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) has written to AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AcelRx) to notify the company...

United States Asks Court to Require Company to Pay $1 Million for Oil Spill Cleanup

The United States filed a complaint on Friday against Patriot Marine, LLC asking for the Massachusetts District Court to require the company to pay...

Judge Rules US Entitled to Offset of $600K in Malpractice Suit

On Friday in the District of New Mexico, Judge Richard K. Eaton ruled that the United States, the defendant in a medical malpractice...

Japanese Pharma Corp. Sues Over Enzyme Patents

Kaneka Corporation, based in Japan, filed suit in the District of Delaware Tuesday, alleging that American River Nutrition LLC (ARN) and Designs for Health,...

Owner of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. Adds its Claims to Chicken Antitrust Consolidated Suit

Last week, CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., the company which owns Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr.,  filed a complaint in the Illinois Northern District Court related...

House Energy & Commerce Committee Republicans Introduce 28 Bills to Close Digital Divide

On Tuesday, House Energy & Commerce Committee Republicans introduced 28 broadband-related bills to help close the digital divide, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, through...

Ecuadorian Banana Farm Workers Address Statute of Limitations in Pesticide Exposure Suit

On Friday, the plaintiffs in a District of Delaware lawsuit purporting that Dole Food Company, Shell Oil Company, the Dow Chemical Company, and others...