Duke Law mourns Francis McGovern, preeminent expert in ADR, resolving mass tort claims

Remembered as a beloved friend and colleague, McGovern was renowned for finding innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems The Duke Law community is mourning the passing of Professor Francis E. McGovern, who died on Feb. 14 following a fall at his home in Marin County, Calif. McGovern was renowned for his expertise in alternative dispute

2020-02-20T10:26:10+00:00February 20th, 2020|Mass Tort|

Department of Justice Announces Former Generic Pharmaceutical Executive Pleads Guilty for Role in Criminal Antitrust Conspiracy

Kellum is Fourth Executive to Be Charged in Ongoing Investigation A former senior executive pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers for generic drugs, the Department of Justice has announced. According to court documents, from at least March 2013 until at least June 2015, Hector Armando

2020-02-14T13:23:16+00:00February 14th, 2020|Antitrust|

Sarah London Appointed to Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in Gilead HIV Drug Kidney & Bone Injuries Litigation

On February 5, 2020, Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng of the Superior Court for the County of San Francisco issued an order appointing Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah R. London  to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the Gilead HIV Drug Kidney & Bone Injuries Litigation. Sarah will lead the litigation on behalf of patients across California who allege they suffered kidney

2020-02-07T13:06:16+00:00February 7th, 2020|Personal Injury, Prescription Drug Injuries|

Daniel Chiplock Co-Authors Piece in Support of the SEC’s Continued Use of Disgorgement for the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance

Lieff Cabraser partner Daniel P. Chiplock, along with Tyler Gellasch of the Healthy Markets Association and Andy Green of the Center for American Progress, wrote a piece published by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance in support of the Securities & Exchange Commission’s continued ability to compel disgorgement as a remedy in financial

2020-02-03T14:15:52+00:00February 3rd, 2020|Firm News, Securities Fraud|

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