January 26, 2012
BP poised to enter legal labyrinth | www.ft.com
Will BP risk going to trial?
Asbestos: Billions yet to be Paid!
October 24, 2011
GAO Reports Shines Light on Secretive Asbestos Trusts | www.law.com
How much will actually be paid out for asbestos claims and when will it end?
Environmental Hazards: TVA Ash Spill
September 20, 2011
Trial starts on damage lawsuits in TVA Ash | www.google.com
Should Federal agencies be protected from liability claims?
July 26, 2011
Megadeal Unites Drug Rivals | online.wsj.com
I give the Express Scripts / Medco Health Solutions deal a 60% chance of being approved by the Federal Trade Commission. I think it’s going to be a very tough fight for antitrust approval, but perhaps not for the reasons you think. The Agreement and Plan of Merger filed on Friday gives us a peek at the companies’ strategy for clearing the antitrust hurdles. But note that there is no termination fee if the companies don’t get antitrust clearance.
ESRX-MHS: Strategic and Market Analysis
July 25, 2011
The Express Scripts / Medco Health Solutions deal makes sense given the dynamics of the PBM industry. At the same time, a successful transaction would signal the end of the PBM industry's major growth opportunities and the transition to a more mature, highly consolidated market. The post-2015 world looks much less rosy for PBMs as the generic wave crests and the government crowds out private payers.
Pharmaceutical Liability: None for generic Drug Manufacturers?
June 28, 2011
Supreme Court protects generic-drug makers from being sued for lack of warning | www.washingtonpost.com
Should generic name drugs be treated the same as the brand name drugs they are intended to simulate?
Mortgage Investments: Another Large Settlement based on Fraud!
June 23, 2011
Morgan Keegan paying $200m to settle fraud charges - nytimes.com | www.nytimes.com
Should Federal and State regulators push for criminal penalties on fraud charges?
Mortgage Crisis: How were Lender Service Providers a Contributor!
June 21, 2011
Mortgage Servicer Litigation Explodes -- DALLAS, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- | www.prnewswire.com
Will the economy be helped or hurt by more regulations on Lender Service Providers?
Class Actions: Encore Proposed Settlement in Jeopardy?
June 19, 2011
States to fight lawsuit accord | online.wsj.com
Can States really block a private action settlement?
"Health Care Laws by Any Name Will Not Work"
June 15, 2011
You can name the health care laws "ObamaCare", "Palin Care", "Trump Care", "Huckabee Care", or any "Care" you want, but they will not work, because it is not the laws that are messed up it is the public that is messed up.
February 7, 2012
What do the cloud, collaboration and virtualization have in common?
January 27, 2012
Clinical diagnostic acquisitions dominate 2011 top ten list
January 12, 2012
Gene therapy success threatens drugs for hemophilia and rare diseases
December 13, 2011
Medtech M&A activity accelerates in 2011
November 30, 2011