Emily Ashcraft

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Amicus Briefs Filed in PETA Suit Against North Carolina...

Three amicus curiae briefs were filed in the Fourth Circuit on Monday in a lawsuit filed by animal rights organizations against a North Carolina law. The briefs, which...

Syngenta Challenges Patent it Claims Contains “Obvious” Methods

On Monday, Syngenta Crop Protection Ag filed a petition before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board asking it to review a patent granted to Plantlab Groep B.V.  The petitioner...

U.S. Asks Court to Require Energy Company to Pay...

The United States filed a complaint on Friday in the Louisiana Middle District Court seeking for the court to require Metairie Energy Company Inc., and its owner and operator,...

Pediatrician Objects to Settlement in Flint Water Lawsuits

Dr. Lawrence A. Reynolds, a retired pediatrician and Flint, Michigan resident who reportedly retired to “assist in a broader community health focus” filed an objection to the proposed settlement...

Court Dismisses 84 Lawsuits in Juul MDL With Prejudice

California Northern District Judge William H. Orrick filed an order granting a motion by Juul Labs Inc. last Thursday to dismiss many cases in the consolidated Juul marketing lawsuit...

Group Claims EPA Wrongly Downgraded Pesticide’s Cancer Risk

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) argued on Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) downgraded the risk of cancer from use of “one of the nation’s most popular...