Economics
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The First Circuit said Wednesday that Insys Therapeutics Inc. founder John Kapoor and other former executives can’t dodge prison while they appeal convictions on charges of scheming to bribe doctors to prescribe the company’s fentanyl spray, but they’re asking the trial court to put off their prison surrender date… Read this piece in its entirety
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A handful of major real estate companies were sued Wednesday in Maryland federal court over allegations they systematically discriminated against older residents in the Washington, D.C., area by targeting housing ads on Facebook to a young customer base… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A legal interpretation offered by the Internal Revenue Service helped lead the federal government to send $1.4 billion worth of pandemic-related stimulus payments to people who have died, according to a government watchdog report published Thursday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Generic-drug maker Mylan convinced the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to nix a handful of Sanofi-Aventis patents Friday covering the Lantus SoloStar disposable insulin injection pen, adding to its past wins in cases related to the same product… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Department of Labor released a pair of memos Friday clarifying rules for employers reporting cases of COVID-19 and sketching out guidelines for a program meant to supplement unemployment benefits as the economy reels from the effects of the pandemic… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 