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Brand Name Drug Makers Under Microscope

English: Zoloft

Brand name drug makers are facing more lawsuits and federal investigations for a practice they’ve been carrying on for years: tweaking formulations for brand name drugs slightly just as their patents are about to expire, making it difficult for pharmacists to automatically substitute generic drugs for the redesigned brand.

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Law Schools Jockey for Position in U.S. News’ Rankings

This year’s U.S. News & World Report ranking of U.S. law schools is out, and while there are few changes at the top, there are a significant number of moves up or down the list between No. 55 and No. 144 range, according to Law.com.

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Ditch Bar Exam: Illinois Committee

A committee of the Illinois State Bar Association last week proposed a unique way for state supreme courts to help today’s often heavily-indebted law students: dump the bar exam.

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Program Aims to Decrease NYPD Suits, Settlements

New York City has begun hiring a group of 30 lawyers tasked with identifying lawsuits filed in state court against the city’s police department that it can likely win at trial, Reuters reports.

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SCOTUS Takes on AZ Voter Citizenship Proof Law

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision holding that an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to vote violates federal law, the Washington Times reports.

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Woman with Dementia Faces Felony for Voting Twice

Voter with Parkinson's gets felony charge

An 86-year-old Minnesota woman who voted in a primary via absentee ballot and then again at a polling place several months later is being prosecuted for voter fraud despite the fact that she suffers from Parkinson’s-related dementia. So reports the StarTribune. Read more...

New Law School Programs Giving Grads Experience

With the growing number of unemployed recent law school graduates in need of practical experience and the vast number of Americans unable to afford full-priced legal services, law schools across the country are taking action.

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New Court System to Allow Patent Enforcement Across EU

 

It will soon be possible to enforce patent rights in 24 of the 27 countries in the European Union in one fell swoop and collect EU-wide damages for patent infringement thanks to a new system of courts that may be up and running as soon as 2014.

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Multi-State Bar Exam to Include Civil Procedure Section

Beginning in February 2015, the Multi-State Bar Exam will contain a section on civil procedure, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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SCOTUS to Hear Generic Drug Maker Liability Case

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a decision awarding $21 million to a woman who suffered severe burns and was rendered permanently blind by the anti-inflammatory drug sulindac after a doctor prescribed it to treat her shoulder pain in 2004, according to the New York Times.

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