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Mass. High Court Revises 'Complex' Anti-SLAPP Guidance

Law 360

The Massachusetts anti-SLAPP statute can't shield a company from being sued over years of litigation allegedly aimed solely at thwarting a potential competitor, the state's highest court said Thursday as it issued new guidance intended to make it easier for judges to resolve such disputes.

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Revised PhRMA Code Took Effect on January 1, 2022, and Certain State Obligations Follow

FDA Law Blog

Several states, including Connecticut, California, District of Columbia , Massachusetts , and Nevada, have adopted or incorporated the Code in their statutes or regulations. Another reason drug manufacturers may want to update their marketing policies are the numerous state requirements tied to the Code. Other jurisdictions like D.C.

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Environmental Rights in State Constitutions

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However, the constitutions of six states do have provisions with explicit environmental rights – Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The court therefore allowed the litigation to proceed. If the final plan falls short, some litigants may well invoke this amendment.

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Revised PhRMA Code Took Effect on January 1, 2022, and Certain State Obligations Follow

FDA Law Blog

Several states, including Connecticut, California, District of Columbia , Massachusetts , and Nevada, have adopted or incorporated the Code in their statutes or regulations. Another reason drug manufacturers may want to update their marketing policies are the numerous state requirements tied to the Code. Other jurisdictions like D.C.

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Drugs Companies Clap Back at Congress…Then Get Sued

FDA Law Blog

Kaleo also delisted, but not without noting that “the decision to list each of these patents was proper, consistent, and required by the applicable statutes, regulations, and FDA’s guidance available at the time of listing.” FTC’s and Congress’s activities seem to have triggered litigation.

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No new relists — but a preview of a free-exercise issue the court is watching closely

SCOTUSBlog

Associate professor Margaret DeWeese-Boyd sued Gordon College, a private Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Massachusetts, when it did not promote her to a full professorship. Issue : Whether the statute of limitations for a 42 U.S.C. Commissioner of Internal Revenue , 21-379. rescheduled before the Dec. 10 and Jan. 18 and Feb.

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Revenge of the rescheduled cases: Congressional proxy voting, the ministerial exception, and more

SCOTUSBlog

This case involves Margaret DeWeese-Boyd, an associate professor of social work at Gordon College, a private Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial (is there any other kind?) Next up is Texas v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue , 21-379 , which has been rescheduled twice.

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