Monthly Archives: March, 2021

Heinz Opposes Trademark Request from Foster Farms for Frozen Pizza

On Monday, H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC filed an opposition to Foster Poultry Farms’ application for a trademark for SMART CRUST before the Trademark...

NJ Court Dismisses False Claims Act Allegations Against Nursing Home for Plaintiff’s Failure to Prove ‘Protected Conduct’

Judge Robert B. Kugler of the District of New Jersey on Monday granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss in an individual’s case against...

FDA Warns Sellers Not to Market Unapproved CBD Drugs

On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warnings to two companies for selling cannabidiol (CBD) products in a manner that it...

SCOTUS Denies Facebook’s Cert. Petition in Privacy Class Action

On Monday, the nation’s high court rejected, without explanation, Facebook Inc.’s invitation for it to review a decision permitting Facebook users’ Wiretap Act claims...

Celgene Wins Transfer to New Jersey Over Insurers’ Objections in Drug Monopolization Case

On Monday, Judge Susan Richard Nelson of the District of Minnesota ruled that the suit brought by insurance companies against Celgene Corporation and its...

Bayer Will Not Appeal Decision in First Roundup Lawsuit

Bayer announced Friday that it does not plan to appeal the $20.6 million verdict in the first lawsuit alleging that Roundup, which is produced...

SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Cedar Point Nursery’s Lawsuit Challenging California Union Law

On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard Oral arguments in a property rights lawsuit challenging a California law that allows union...

AbbVie Alleges Alvotech Misappropriating Trade Secrets Related to Drug Humira

AbbVie sued an Icelandic pharmaceutical company for allegedly misappropriating trade secrets in order to develop a generic version of AbbVie’s rheumatoid arthritis drug,...