California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:31:00 -0400

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In re: Specialty Products Holding Corp., et al., No. 10-11780, D. Del. Bkcy.; 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 2051) [an enhanced version of this opinion is available to lexis.com subscribers].

California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:32:00 -0400

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Kathleen Sebelius, et al. v. Melissa Cloer, No. 12-236, U.S. Sup.). (lexis.com subscribers may access Supreme Court briefs for this case).

(Opinion available. Document #28-130606-005Z.)

MedImmune Inc. v. Genentech Inc. (549 U.S. 118, 137 [2007]) will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, which on May 20 granted certiorari in a dispute over cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices (Medtronic Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp. et al., No. 12-1128, U.S. Sup.) (lexis.com subscribers may access Supreme Court briefs for this case).

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The Week in Securities Litigation: Companies With China-Based Operations Were SEC Focus

TGormanSECActionsBlog@porterwright.com (Thomas O. Gorman) — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:11:00 -0400

Companies with China based operations were a focus this week for the SEC. The Commission filed two financial fraud actions against companies whose operations were in the PRC. In one there seemed to be virtually no operations while in the other two sets of books were used to falsify revenue while proceeds of a securities offering were diverted to the use of the chairman and the controlling shareholder. The SEC also concluded its "golden goose" insider trading case, settling with the two remaining defendants. And, another defendant in the Dell insider trading case was sentenced to prison.

The Commission prevailed in the Second Circuit which affirmed the entry of an officer and director bar ordered by the district court following

California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Friday, May 17, 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:51:00 -0400

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N.J. Jury Finds For Defendant Novartis In Zometa Jaw Injury Trial

thomas.moylan@lexisnexis.com (Tom Moylan) — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:44:00 -0400

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - (Mealey's) A New Jersey state court jury on May 15 returned a defense verdict for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. in a Zometa jaw injury case, a source told Mealey Publications (Beverly Meng v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., No. MID-L-7670-07-MT, N.J. Super., Middlesex Co.).

In a 7-1 vote, the jury in the Middlesex County Superior Court found that Novartis did not fail to provide an adequate warning to plaintiff Beverly Meng's prescribing physician concerning the risk of osteonecrosis

California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Thursday, May 16, 2013

gregg.lawson@lexisnexis.com (Gregg Lawson) — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:04:00 -0400

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William A. Ruskin: Comcast Corp. v. Behrend Decision Levels Class Action Playing Field

wruskin@placeholder.com (William A. Ruskin) — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:15:00 -0400

By William A. Ruskin

The Foley Hoag Product Liability Update is a good source of information concerning developments in product liability and related law for product manufacturers and sellers. Published quarterly, the Update is prepared under the aegis of David R. Geiger, the chair of Foley Hoag's product liability and complex tort practice.

Although any of the six articles in the April 2013 Update are worthy of comment, the Update's discussion of Comcast Corp

California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:07:00 -0400

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Vernon Hugh Bowman v. Monsanto Co., et al., No. 11-796, U.S. Sup.) (lexis.com subscribers may access Supreme Court briefs and the opinion for this case).

Randy Curtis Bullock v. BankChampaign, No. 11-1518, Chapter 7, U.S. Sup.) (lexis.com subscribers may access Supreme Court briefs and The Shepard's Link(TM) feature has created hyperlinks to www.lexis.com

Milton Tietz, et al. v. Abbott Laboratories, et al., No. 12-L-002715, Ill. Cir., Cook Co.).

(Judgment available. Document #28-130516-018R.)

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