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Product Liability, Bankruptcy and the Proceeds of Legal Action

Janice G. Inman

When does a cause of action accrue for an injury caused by an implanted medical device? This is a question that usually comes up when determining whether an allegedly injured plaintiff has brought his or her lawsuit in a timely enough manner to keep the claim from being thrown out on statute of limitations grounds. But if the case has been settled, or tried to a verdict that is not appealed, aren't we done with this question? Not necessarily.

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Third Circuit Sides With Creditors in EFIH Make-Whole Dispute

John J. Rapisardi & Joseph Zujkowski

At the end of last year, the Third Circuit added to several recent decisions addressing whether a creditor was entitled to payment of a "make- whole" premium in connection with a Chapter 11 case. The court's opinion is the most creditor-friendly decision issued to date on this topic.

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Motivating Attorneys To Accomplish Firm Objectives

Joel A. Rose

Absent the willingness or inability of first tier partners to create an environment in which blossoming attorneys can achieve their personal, professional and economic objectives, the likelihood is that these very attractive partners may leave to join other law firms.

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Case Notes

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Gun manufacturers Remington and Bushmaster have asked the Connecticut Supreme Court to throw out the case brought against them by the families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

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Court of Chancery Dismisses Post-Closing Challenge to Merger Transaction

Lewis H. Lazarus

Stockholders who believe that a board breached its fiduciary duties in connection with information provided to stockholders asked to vote for a merger transaction can either seek to enjoin the transaction or seek damages post-closing. In light of the Delaware courts' jurisprudence post-<i>Corwin</i>, such claims are unlikely to succeed

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Drug & Device News

ljnstaff & Law Journal Newsletters

News about a new drug for ALS, and pelvic mesh litigation.

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How Analytics Is Shaping the Current and Future Practice of Law

Jeff Pfeifer

The nature of legal work today and the need to consume vast amounts of unstructured text make our profession a ripe target for the promise of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

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Business Crimes Hotline

Monique Agnes O. Ladeji

Analysis of a case in which a jury in New York convicted the former Minister of Mines and Geology of the Republic of Guinea, Mahmoud Thiam, on one count of transacting in criminally derived property and one count of money laundering in the amount of $8.5 million.

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Case Notes

ljnstaff & Law Journal Newsletters

Discussion of two key cases.

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IP News

Jeff Ginsberg & David Cooperberg

Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement Decision Based on Prosecution Disclaimer<br>Federal Circuit Decisions Offer Guidance on Award of Attorney Fees under Section 285

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