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Lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson doesn’t stop acquisition plans
In our last post we discussed the ongoing lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over an alleged kickback scheme involving some of its medications. Although the New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company is already setting aside funds to settle the litigation, being the...
New Jersey’s Johnson & Johnson banking on Risperdal lawsuits
A major pharmaceutical company based in New Jersey is apparently setting aside funds to settle commercial litigation over schizophrenia drug Risperdal and other medications. Johnson & Johnson has already made several recalls of the drug and is planning to...
New Jersey’s Johnson & Johnson banking on Risperdal lawsuits
A major pharmaceutical company based in New Jersey is apparently setting aside funds to settle commercial litigation over schizophrenia drug Risperdal and other medications. Johnson & Johnson has already made several recalls of the drug and is planning to...
Stop the Linsanity: Trademark battle over Jeremy Lin’s name ends
Thanks to the New York Knicks player Jeremy Lin's skills, fans and simple last name, people and companies around the United States were able to create a fun term to describe his increasing popularity. The player was an overnight sensation who was the team's leading...
Gwen Stefani’s band has serious doubts in video game deal
New Jersey fans of the band No Doubt were probably happy to see the addition of its songs to the video game Band Hero, a spinoff of the popular Guitar Hero game series. But the members of No Doubt are less than pleased with the liberties the game makers have taken...
What’s the real damage of file sharing to the music industry?
Getting something for nothing seems like a great deal to cash-deprived music fans, many of whom are all too happy to click a mouse to illegally download a digital file of a recorded song. The same people, in most cases, would never dream of walking out of a music...
Acquiring a company? You may have a lot to learn
In the process of one company's acquisition of another, there's often an assumption that the purchased company will simply adapt to its new parent by becoming homogenized and abandoning much of its former culture. But there's usually plenty that a company can learn...
T-shirt makers accused of using Tim Tebow’s name on products
It seems New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow can't escape the clothing business, even though he technically hasn't touched a thread of merchandise. Last month we discussed Nike Inc.'s lawsuit against Reebok International Ltd, accusing its rival of violating the terms...
Wayne Newton locked in legal battle over home conversion plans
Entertainer Wayne Newton is fighting a back-and-forth legal battle over his lavish Las Vegas estate, which is undergoing a conversion into a $50 million celebrity museum. The company that purchased the rights to the project is suing Newton, his wife and her mother,...
New Jersey asphalt companies accuse competitor of bid-rigging
Two New Jersey asphalt companies are suing an out-of-state competitor, accusing it of conspiring with several local municipalities to control the road paving business. The commercial dispute involves seven eastern Pennsylvania cities, all of which are said to have...
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