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Drug Deals Get A Once-Over From Supreme Court

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Tony Mauro : The National Law Journal : March 27, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday searched for middle ground in the ongoing antitrust battle between the Federal Trade Commission and the pharmaceutical industry over patent settlements in which brand-name manufacturers pay generic-drug companies to delay entering the market.

Justices seek middle ground on generic drugs

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Tony Mauro : The National Law Journal : March 27, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday searched for middle ground in the ongoing antitrust battle between the Federal Trade Commission and the pharmaceutical industry over patent settlements in which brand-name manufacturers pay generic drug companies to delay entering the market.

'Pay for Delay' Pharma Deals Get Once-Over From Supreme Court

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Tony Mauro : The National Law Journal : March 25, 2013

Drug deals get once-over from Supreme Court

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Tony Mauro : The National Law Journal : March 25, 2013

The Supreme Court on Monday searched for middle ground in the ongoing antitrust battle between the Federal Trade Commission and the pharmaceutical industry over patent settlements in which brand-name manufacturers pay generic drug companies to delay entering the market.

Toward a More Perfect Union

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Scott Graham : The Recorder : March 22, 2013

In marriage fight, S.F.'s lawyers threw the first punch, absorbed body blows, and never left the ring.

Big Week for Airplane Sales Sees Boeing and Airbus Lawyers Land Key Roles

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Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : March 19, 2013

Even as its troubled Dreamliner fleet remains grounded, Boeing announced Tuesday an agreement valued at $15.6 billion under which it will provide low-cost European carrier Ryanair with 175 single-aisle 737s. Boeing's announcement comes on the heels of rival aviation giant Airbus landing a record $24 billion order to supply 234 planes to Indonesia's Lion Air, a month after it struck a separate $9 billion deal to deliver 39 jets to Los Angeles-based Air Lease.

In Price-Fixing Appeal, Micron, Hynix Dispute Rambus' Claims

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Scott Graham : The Recorder : March 11, 2013

Trial starts in multibillion-dollar blame game over Gulf oil spill

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Douglas McCollam : The National Law Journal : February 25, 2013

An army of lawyers for BP, Transocean, the DOJ and others began staking out their positions at trial on Monday in New Orleans, nearly three years after the catastrophic spill that fouled the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding coastlines.

New Deals

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Tania Karas : New York Law Journal : February 21, 2013

H.J. Heinz Company, maker of ketchup and other condiments, has agreed to be sold to billionaire Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway and Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital in a transaction worth $28 billion. Also, the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways would create the world's largest airline.

Transocean guilty plea accepted in oil spill

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Amanda Bronstad : The National Law Journal : February 19, 2013

A federal judge has approved a Transocean Ltd. subsidiary's criminal plea as part of a $1.4 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over liability for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.