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Biogen Int’l GmbH v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

Case Name: Biogen Int’l GmbH v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Civ. No. 17-823 (MN), 2020 WL 5549084 (D. Del. Sept. 16, 2020) (Noreika, J.)... Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Tecfidera® (dimethyl fumarate (“DMF”) delayed-release capsules); U.S. Pat. No. 8,399,514 (“the ’514 patent)......

Insurer Had No Duty to Defend or Indemnify for Lawsuit Refiled During the Policy Period

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

Applying Illinois law, a federal district court has held that an insurer did not have a duty to defend or indemnify for a lawsuit that was filed and dismissed prior to the policy period and later refiled during the policy period.  Navigators Specialty Ins. Co. v. B.D.

OFAC Warns Companies About Facilitating Ransomware Payments

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

On October 1, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory warning of the perils of facilitating ransomware payments involving malicious cyber-enabled activities.

How Physicians Can Improve Their Chances of Obtaining an EB-1 Visa

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

Qualifying for an EB-1 visa can be challenging for physicians who are actively practicing medicine rather than conducting academic research.

Law student debt averages about $165K at graduation, creating stress and restricting choices, survey says

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20


Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - October 2020 #3

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In response, Troutman Pepper developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients through this unprecedented global health challenge.

Maine Law Court Adopts Integrated Business Records Exception to Hearsay Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

In The Bank of New York Mellon v. Shone, 2020 ME 122, ---A.3d---, decided October 22, 2020, the Maine Law Court unequivocally adopted the integrated business records exception to the hearsay rule under Rule 803(6) of the Maine Rules of Evidence. The Law Court held......

SLONs Authorization Extended for California Special Districts

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

Governor Approves AB 2107 to Allow for Securitized Limited Obligation Notes by Special Districts - Assembly Bill 2107 re-establishes Securitized Limited Obligation Notes, or SLONs, as financing tools for California’s special districts.

Elections, COVID-19, and the Maine Constitution, Oh My!

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

Late last week, the Law Court issued an important election law decision in Alliance for Retired Americans v. Secretary of State. In its opinion, the Court held that Maine’s deadline for receiving absentee ballots (8:00 p.m.

Compassionate Release – Are You Eligible?

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20

Since the pandemic began, the federal courts have been inundated with Compassionate Release applications from attorneys seeking the immediate or early release of clients in custody.

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