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Regulatory Due Diligence Becomes More Critical in a “Hot” Year for Deals in the FDA Space

FDA Law Blog

In a “hot” deal market, its worthwhile reiterating the fundamentals of regulatory due diligence that don’t change, no matter how attractive the deal or how short the window is to seize the opportunity. Having the right diligence team is critical because proper risk assessment of regulatory risk requires a broad range of expertise.

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Tennessee HCLA Case Dismissed under Statute of Limitations.

Day on Torts

Where a patient left the hospital with known pressure ulcers and no wound treatment plan, the statute of limitations for his HCLA (health care liability act, formerly known as medical malpractice) claim related to those skin wounds began to run on the day he was discharged from the hospital. In Jackson v. This ruling was affirmed on appeal.

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US Supreme Court rules copyright owner may recover damages for historical infringement by timely claim

JURIST

” The Eleventh Circuit was the lower appellate court for this case, and it interpreted “accrued” to be when “the plaintiff discovers, or with due diligence should have discovered,” the infringement. The court found that the plain meaning of the statute does not provide any time limit on recovery damages.

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Importance of Due Diligence for Patent Practitioners and the US/China Economic War

Patently O

1001 and any other applicable criminal statute, and violations of the provisions of this section may jeopardize the probative value of the paper; and To the best of the party’s knowledge, information and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, i.

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HCLA statute of limitations for claim against doctor and hospital began to run on same date.

Day on Torts

HCLA statute of limitations for claim against doctor and hospital began to run on same date. Defendants moved to dismiss the case based on the statute of limitations, arguing that the one-year limitations period for this HCLA claim began to run on October 31, 2017 when plaintiff learned that the screws had been inserted incorrectly.

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Skilled Searcher Test Allows Estoppel for Unknown References

Patently O

The court also addressed the burden of proof in estoppel cases, with the Federal Circuit holding that it lies with the party seeking the estoppel — a ruling that aligns with traditional practice and the best reading of the statute. In my view, this result better aligns with both tradition and the reading of the statute.

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Justices will consider equitable tolling for a veteran suffering from PTSD

SCOTUSBlog

Arellano appealed, requesting that the timetable in the controlling statute, 38 U.S.C. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, unanimously found that equitable tolling is not available to Arellano, but was split on whether the statute could be equitably tolled. In Irwin v. A remand is not, therefore, necessary.

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