Another point of view on this key ruling from the Supreme Court.

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

The latest news of importance to you and your practice.

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One author's strong views about <i>Wyeth v. Levine</i>.

In last month's newsletter the authors looked at California's 25-year-old medical malpractice award damage cap legislation ' the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) ' and began to explore arguments for and against its constitutionality. Herein, they continue that discussion.

The decisive March 4 U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Wyeth in a landmark pharmaceutical product liability case may also close off a major front in a hard-fought battle by businesses and the Bush administration to insulate national corporations from state tort litigation.

The failure to manage a patient's airway can lead to lack of oxygenation and ventilation, and to resulting brain injury or death. Such failures can easily culminate in large awards. An expert explains.

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It is a staple in virtually every patent case for defendants to assert defenses of non-infringement, invalidity, and inequitable conduct. While patent litigators appropriately focus on these traditional defenses, there are also nontraditional defenses &mdash; including lack of ownership of the patent-in-suit, judicial estoppel, and unclean hands &mdash; that may be incredibly beneficial to patent defendants.