Monthly Archives: February, 2021

State Attorneys General Ask Biden to Reconsider Canceling Keystone Pipeline

On Thursday, Mike Hunter, attorney general for Oklahoma, sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to reconsider canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline...

Amazon Preemptively Sues N.Y. Attorney General to Ward Off Suit Over Company’s COVID-19 Handling

On Friday, Amazon preemptively filed a complaint in the Eastern District of New York against New York Attorney General Letitia James seeking relief from...

EPA Settles CAA and Hazardous Waste Management Violations with Par Hawaii

Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced settlements with Par Hawaii Refining, LLC, over Clean Air Act (CAA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...

Magellan Shareholder Alleges Company in Violation of Exchange Act

On Wednesday in the District of Delaware, a shareholder filed a complaint against Magellan Health and the members of its board of directors,...

Apple Wins Dismissal in Siri Eavesdropping Suit

On Wednesday, Judge Jeffrey S. White dismissed a consumer class action lodged against Apple, Inc. alleging that “Siri,” a voice-activated “intelligent assistant,” listened in...

Federal Circuit Resolves Pharma Companies’ Patent Battle in Favor of Sanofi

In a suit brought by Amgen Inc., Amgen Manufacturing, Ltd., and Amgen USA, Inc. (collectively, Amgen) against Sanofi, Aventisub LLC, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sanofi-Aventis...

Judge Partially Dismisses Claims of Fraudulent Billing

On Thursday, the court issued an opinion in a case between United HealthCare Services and Synergen Health LLC. The opinion, issued in the...

Conservation Organization Asks Washington Fish and Wildlife Department to Protect State Fish

Wild Fish Conservancy filed a complaint on Wednesday in the Western District of Washington alleging that the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)...