The opioid-liability lawsuit that Arlington County, Virginia, filed in state court in 2019 against a host of drug manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies belongs in federal court, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Monday in a win for two subcontractors of pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. Reversing last year’s ruling by a lower court, the 4th Circuit held that Express Scripts Pharmacy Inc and ESI Mail Pharmacy Service Inc had grounds for federal jurisdiction because part

The migration of government lawyers to Big Law hasn't shown much sign of slowing more than 100 days into the Biden presidency, with ex-officials finding new homes at several firms in recent days.

Via Transportation Inc sued Canadian transit software maker RideCo Inc in West Texas federal court on Monday for allegedly infringing patents covering dynamic rideshare routing technology.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Bank of America Corp's ERICA mobile banking virtual assistant didn't infringe one of two trademarks owned by an aspiring search-engine operator and upheld the cancellation of his Georgia state registration for the other.

Environmental groups sued the Army Corps of Engineers in Great Falls, Montana federal court on Monday, alleging that the body failed to consider environmental harms including on endangered species when it re-issued a nationwide permit to build oil and gas pipelines across streams.

The Delaware Supreme Court on Monday rejected Cigna Corp's bid to obtain a $1.85 billion termination fee from Anthem Inc after the failure of the two insurers' proposed $54 billion merger, spelling the end to the companies' long-drawn legal battle.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher on Monday announced it has tapped Michael Desmond, whose successful nomination to serve as chief counsel of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service was reportedly a personal priority for former President Donald Trump.

Kate O'Scannlain, a former Kirkland & Ellis partner who most recently served as the solicitor at the U.S. Labor Department, has joined Jones Day, joining a stream of Trump administration alums who have found a home at the firm.

Kirkland & Ellis and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are starting the week with yet another big deal under their belts, advising Verizon Communications on its $5 billion sale of Yahoo! and AOL to Apollo Global Management, which is being advised by its longtime counsel at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

Plaid Inc must face some claims in a consolidated proposed class action that accuses the financial technology company of obtaining and using consumers' banking account credentials and financial information without consent.