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Allergan, Inc. v. Athena Comestics, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Consumer Protection Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Drugs & Biotech
In an infringement action concerning PGF, a prostaglandin compound, to treat inadequate eyelash growth, and involving whether a party must allege an...

In re Brimonidine Patent Litigation

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent action involving an eyedrop formulation for the treatment of glaucoma, judgment of the district court is affirmed-in-part and...

In re Huai-Hung Kao

Administrative Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a dispute arising from the rejection of three patent applications relating to controlled-release tablets containing oxymorphone, judgment of the...

Astra USA, Inc. v. Santa Clara County

Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a dispute arising out of allegations of overcharging by 340B entities in violation of the Pharmaceutical Pricing Agreement, judgment by appeals...

In re Baycol Cases I and II

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action related to the cholesterol lowering drug Baycol, dismissal of petition to review grant of demurrer to class claims by...

Centocor Ortho Biotech, Inc. v. Abbot Lab.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit involving pharmaceutical antibodies used to treat arthritis, grant of judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendant...

Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA) preempts all design-defect claims against vaccine manufacturers brought by plaintiffs...

Artuso v. Vertex Pharms., Inc.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, Labor & Employment Law
In a case involving a dispute about what emoluments are due to an ousted executive under an employment agreement, claiming breach of contract and...

Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.

Drugs & Biotech, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for back pay, challenging the defendant-employer's classification of plaintiffs as "outside salesmen", a legal designation that exempts an...

Johnson & Johnson v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Trejo)

Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action for negligence and strict products liability, petition for writ of mandate challenging the trial court's amended order denying...