New England Biz Law Update

A 10-year battle over a novel drug treatment for a degenerative eye disease has settled for $20 million. Massachusetts General Hospital had sued Canadian drug company QLT to enforce a provision in a 1998 license agreement for Visudyne, a drug ...

Below are summaries of important opinions affecting in-house attorneys issued by the 1st and 2nd circuits. 1st Circuit Banks and banking Credit card – Rate increase Where a judge dismissed a class action that challenged the validity of a defendant ...

The In-House Leaders in the Law awards celebrate In-House Counsel for their outstanding professional accomplishments in their company and the legal community. An In-House Leader in the Law demonstrates innovative and practical business and legal skills, either as general counsel ...

Legislation to reform the nation’s patent system is moving forward in the U.S. Senate after repeatedly stalling over the last four years amid disagreements about how infringement damages should be calculated. After a series of debates on the measure, the ...

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Pay discrimination has become a hot topic in Washington. President Obama recently signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which relaxes the statute of limitations for pay discrimination claims. The Senate is also considering another bill, the Paycheck Fairness Act, ...

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Increased staffing of in-house legal departments and less work for outside counsel can be expected over the next year, according to a recent survey. Altman Weil, Inc. reports that 49 percent of the chief legal officers participating in its 2008 ...