The Georgia Court of Appeals said Thursday that drug distributor McKesson should have been freed from a suit attempting to hold it liable for a man's opioid overdose death, saying that a trial court applied the wrong statute of limitations to what was, at its core, a personal injury claim.
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McKesson Freed From Opioid Death Suit By Ga. Panel

By Chart Riggall

The Georgia Court of Appeals said Thursday that drug distributor McKesson should have been freed from a suit attempting to hold it liable for a man's opioid overdose death, saying that a trial court applied the wrong statute of limitations to what was, at its core, a personal injury claim.

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Astellas Gets $120M From Zydus In Bladder Drug Deal

By Adam Lidgett

Generic-drug maker Zydus Pharmaceuticals has inked a $120 million deal to end a lawsuit accusing it of infringing Astellas Pharma Inc. patents covering bladder drug Myrbetriq, just two days after Lupin Pharmaceuticals made a similar deal.

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FTC's PBM Case Paused For More Deal Talks

By Matthew Perlman

Federal Trade Commission staffers are discussing potential settlements with OptumRx and Caremark that could end the agency's case accusing the pharmacy benefit managers of inflating insulin prices, following a recent deal with Express Scripts.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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LITIGATION

Ex-Pharma Exec Fights AGs' Quick Win Bid In Antitrust Case

By George Woolston

A former pharmaceutical marketing executive urged a Connecticut federal court to reject summary judgment sought against him by state attorneys general pursuing wider price-fixing litigation against most of the generic drug industry, arguing key cooperating witnesses' questionable credibility makes a trial necessary.

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Brief

Regeneron, Samsung Bioepis Settle Eye Med Patent Claims

By Elliot Weld

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd. have told a West Virginia federal court they reached an agreement to end patent infringement claims brought by Regeneron over a biosimilar of its eye medication Eylea.

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PEOPLE

Goodwin Expands Healthcare Team With Ex-Reed Smith Atty

By James Boyle

A healthcare attorney specializing in guiding clients through regulatory and transactional matters has moved her practice to Goodwin Procter LLP's Philadelphia office after more than 11 years with Reed Smith LLP.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Assessing Compliance Risks Around TrumpRx Participation

As there are novel compliance obligations and potential political opposition related to the new TrumpRx online drug platform, companies intending to participate on the site should consider the pressure points that are likely to draw enforcement scrutiny, say attorneys at Sheppard.

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USPTO Initiatives May Bolster SEP Litigation In The US

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent efforts to revitalize standard-essential patent litigation face hurdles in their reliance on courts and other agencies, but may help the U.S. regain its central role in global SEP litigation if successful, say attorneys at Axinn.

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Series

Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Navigating the muddy, root-filled path of trail marathons and ultramarathons provides fertile training ground for my high-stakes fractional general counsel work, teaching me to slow down my mind when the terrain shifts, sharpen my focus and trust my training, says Eric Proos at Next Era Legal.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen a former U.S. defense contractor convicted of tax evasion face legal action, French football club Olympique Lyonnais sued following a $97 million ruling against its owner John Textor, consulting giant Kroll targeted by a South African airline, and H&M hit with a claim alleging it copied protected sunglasses designs. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

WilmerHale and Gillam & Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims over patents covering 4G wireless technology, in a case that previously led to jury verdicts of $506 million and $300 million.

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Brief

Indiana AG Declines Intervention In Posner Wage Suit

By Emily Sawicki

Indiana's attorney general has declined to intervene in a pro se plaintiff's suit seeking to revive $170,000 in wage claims against retired Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner, finding the case did not pose a "substantial" constitutional challenge to a state statute mandating that delayed contracts must be written and signed to be enforced.

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Louisiana Atty Takes Responsibility For AI Usage Snafu

By Christine DeRosa

After facing the threat of sanctions alongside three of his co-counsel, a Louisiana attorney told a federal judge that he was solely responsible for an error-riddled brief written with the assistance of artificial intelligence. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Taking heat from Republican senators over not notifying members of Congress about subpoenas for their phone records, Verizon's general counsel has pledged that in the future, the company will fight gag orders requiring it to keep silent. And taking heat from shareholders and colleagues over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Goldman Sachs' chief legal officer has agreed to leave the firm in June.

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Colorado Atty Delayed Filing, Gave Faulty Advice, Suit Says

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado attorney waited nearly five years to file a lawsuit on behalf of two clients and provided faulty advice, the former clients alleged Thursday in a malpractice lawsuit in state court.

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'Acqui-Hires' In AI Drawing Antitrust Scrutiny, Tech Attys Say

By Bonnie Eslinger

Attorneys with Nvidia, Google and Uber took the stage at a conference hosted Thursday by Baker McKenzie to discuss emerging trends in antitrust enforcement, including how booming AI investment has produced new regulatory scrutiny of "acqui-hires," in which large companies acquire startups primarily to hire their teams.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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6th Circ. Says Ch. 13 Motion Came 84 Minutes Too Late

By Vince Sullivan

A 2-1 split panel of the Sixth Circuit affirmed two lower court rulings from Michigan federal judges denying a Chapter 13 debtor's motion to dismiss his bankruptcy case because the request came 84 minutes after a bankruptcy court converted the case to a Chapter 7.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Aetna Inc.

American Airlines Group Inc.

American Bar Association

American International Group Inc.

Amgen Inc.

Apple Inc.

Association of Corporate Counsel

Astellas Pharma Inc.

Aux

Barclays PLC

Binance Holdings Ltd.

Biocon Ltd.

British Broadcasting Corp.

ByteDance Ltd.

CVS Health Corp.

D-Link Corporation

Drexel University

Eli Lilly & Co.

Evernorth Health Services

Express Scripts Holding Co.

Google LLC

H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB

HTC Corporation

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

Instagram Inc.

International Business Machines Corp.

Investments Ltd.

J Sainsbury PLC

Johnson & Johnson

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.

Laing O'Rourke

Leidos Holdings Inc.

Lenovo Group Ltd.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

LinkedIn Corp.

Lloyd's America Inc.

Lupin Ltd.

McKesson Corp.

Medco Health Solutions Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Monsanto Co.

Motorola Mobility LLC

NVIDIA Corp.

Nasdaq Inc.

National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

Navy Federal Credit Union

Netlist Inc.

OptumRx Inc.

PPG Industries Inc.

Pfizer Inc.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Sandoz International GmbH

Sling TV LLC

Snap Inc.

TCL Technology Group Corp.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

The Cigna Group

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Hershey Co.

The Home Depot Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Transocean Ltd.

Uber Technologies Inc.

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Valaris

Verizon Communications Inc.

Vodafone Group PLC

W.R. Berkley Corp.

W.R. Grace & Co.

Walmart Inc.

YouTube Inc.

ZTE Corp.

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

Zinc Health Services LLC

Zydus Pharmaceuticals Inc.

eBay Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Addleshaw Goddard

ArentFox Schiff

Axinn Veltrop

Baker Donelson

Baker McKenzie

Barclay Damon

Beasley Allen

Ben Crump Law

Brockstedt Mandalas

Buchanan Ingersoll

CMS Cameron McKenna

Clyde & Co

Conyers Dill

Covington & Burling

DAC Beachcroft

DLA Piper

Dean Omar

Dechert LLP

Dentons

DiCello Levitt

Eichhorn & Eichhorn

Essential Patent

Faegre Drinker

Fenchurch Law

Gage Spencer & Fleming

Gibbs Mura

Gibson Dunn

Gillam Smith

Goodwin Procter

Gowling WLG

Greenberg Traurig

HJV Car Accident Personal Injury Lawyers

Hacker Stephens

Harrison Goddard Foote

Hogan Lovells

Homburger AG

Howes Percival

Jones Fussell

Kellogg Hansen

Keoghs LLP

Kessler Topaz

Kirkland & Ellis

Knobbe Martens

LK Law Pty Ltd

Latham & Watkins

Leach & Walker

Lenz & Staehelin

Levin Sedran

Lieff Cabraser

Liskow & Lewis

Mayer Brown

McCarter & English

McDermott Will & Schulte

MoloLamken

Morgan Lewis

Motley Rice

Nabarro LLP

Osborne Clarke

Paul Weiss

Penningtons Manches

Perkins Coie

Phillips McLaughlin

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Reynolds Porter

Riess LeMieux

Rule Garza

Sanders Warren

Seeger Weiss

Shapiro Arato

Sharp Law LLP

Sheppard Mullin

Sherin & Lodgen

Skadden Arps

Sullivan & Cromwell

Tate Law Group LLC

Taylor Rose

Thompsons Solicitors

Trethowans LLP

Troutman

Trowers & Hamlins

Tycko & Zavareei

Vincents Solicitors

Wagstaff & Cartmell

Walker Morris LLP

Ward Hadaway

White & Case

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Yetter Coleman

Young Conaway

gunnercooke LLP

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

City and County of San Francisco, California

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Union

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Conduct Authority

Food and Drug Administration

Georgia Court of Appeals

Indiana Attorney General's Office

International Trade Commission

National Labor Relations Board

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

Unified Patent Court

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia