Litigation Notes provides independent investment research on corporate legal matters to hedge funds and institutional investors. Mr. Crary, an expert in patent litigation, has over 30 years of experience analyzing lawsuits for investors. The service covers a range of sectors with a focus on pharmaceuticals, major drugs, health care, biotechnology, high technology, and tobacco. To learn more about the content of Litigation Notes, please contact us. The following is a list of recent reports.
September, 2006
Novo Nordisk v. Pfizer Inhaled Insulin Patent Case
Ventana Medical v. BioGenex Labs
Affymetrix V. Illumina
August, 2006
Plavix Preliminary Injunction Hearing
Eli Lilly Zyprexa Appeal
Comments on Pfizer, Amgen and Biovail Decisions and KCI Verdict
July, 2006
Forest Labs Lexapro Decision
DOJ Criminal investigation of Plavix Settlement
Jury Instructions in KCI v. Bluesky Medical
June, 2006
Trial Update: KCI v. Bluesky Medical
Supreme court Deliberations on Schering-Plough Case
Post-Trial Briefs in Forest Labs v. Teva
Update: KCI v. Bluesky Medical
May, 2006
Kinetic Concepts v. Bluesky Medical
Ariad v. Eli Lilly Jury Verdict
Amgen v. Hoffmann-La Roche
Affymetrix v. Illumina
April, 2006
Forest Labs Lexapro Trial
AstraZeneca Second Wave Prilosec Case
Teva, Ranbaxy Zocor Case
March, 2006
Aventis' Lovenox Appeal
Pfizer's Case for Preemption of State Tort Law
GlaxoSmithKline Flonase litigation
February, 2006
Ariad v. Eli Lilly: NF-kappaB Patent Infringement Case
Plavix and the Levaquinn Appeal
Endo Pharmaceuticals Oxycontin Case
January, 2006
Biovail Wellbutrin XL Litigation
Eli Lilly Zyprexa Appeal Briefs
Adams Respiratory Patent Reexamination
December, 2005
Pfizer/Ranbaxy Lipitor Decision
Palomar v. Cutera
Shire Laboratories v. Impax Laboratories
Update: KCI v. Bluesky
November, 2005
Biovail v. Abrika Summary Judgment Motion
Update: FTC v. Schering-Plough
Forest v. Ivax Lexapro Case
October, 2005
Amgen v. Johnson & Johnson Antitrust Case
AstraZeneca's Toprol XL Case
Pfizer's UK Lipitor Ruling
Wyeth's Effexor XL Case Against Teva
Oxybutynin decision and citizen's petition
Dupont Teflon Litigation
September, 2005
Aventis Allegra Patent Litigation
FTC Apppeal of Eleventh Circuit Schering-Plough Decision
Nektar Therapeutics Patent Litigation
August, 2005
King Pharmaceuticals Skelaxin Litigation
Merck's Vioxx Case
Revised Decision in NTP v. Research in Motion
July, 2005
Johnson & Johnson v. Mylan Levaquinn Appeal
Aventis Lovenox Case
Teva Pharmaceuticals Pravachol Litigation
Update: Boston Scientific Patent Infringement Litigation Against Johnson & Johnson
June, 2005
Boston Scientific Patent Infringement Litigation Against Johnson & Johnson
Tercica v. Insmed
Update: Abbott Labs Decision On Extended Release Drug Patents
May, 2005
Shire Laboratories Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation Over Extended Release Drugs
Kinetic Concepts v. Bluesky Medical Patent Infringement Case
Decision on Maine's PBM regulatory statute
April, 2005
Repligen Patent Cases against ImClone and Bristol-Myers
Eli Lilly's Zyprexa decision
Pfizer v. Ranbaxy Lipitor Case: Second Round of Post-trial Briefs
Update: Cipro decision's effect on Kos v. Barr
March, 2005
Kos Pharmaceuticals v. Barr Labs Settlement Discussions
Update: Kinetic Concepts v. Bluesky Medical
Compuware v. IBM
February, 2005
Merck and Pfizer COX-2 Litigation
Johnson & Johnson's Generic Ultracet Litigation
Pfizer v. Ranbaxy Lipitor Case
January, 2005
Merck v. Teva Fosamax case
Kinetic Concepts v. Bluesky Medical
Johnson & Johnson's Fentanyl Patch Petitions
Mylan Laboratories Generic Drug Litigation
December, 2004
Research In Motion Federal Circuit Decision
Pfizer v. Ranbaxy Laboratories Lipitor Case
November, 2004
Johnson & Johnson v. Mylan Oxybutynin Case
Purdue Pharma v. Endo Pharmaceuticals
Merck Vioxx Litigation
October, 2004
Amgen v. Transkaryotic Therapies
Marsh & McLennan Bid Rigging Case
Star Scientific v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Merck's Vioxx Litigation
September, 2004
Cambridge Antibody Technology v. Abbott Labs
Johnson & Johnson/Mylan Levaquin Case
GlaxoSmithKline Ondansetron Litigation
August, 2004
Mylan's District Court Fentanyl Patch Decision
Mylan Labs Fentanyl Patch Litigation
Affymetrix v. Illumina
July, 2004
Ariad Patent Case Against Eli Lilly
FDA’s Bioquivalence Methodology Litigation
Wyeth's Fen-Phen Litigation Exposure
June, 2004
Mylan Laboratories Fentanyl Patch Case
Research in Motion Oral Argument in Patent Case
Teva's Accupril Case Against Pfizer
May, 2004
Cambridge Antibody Technology (CATG) Case Against Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Eli Lilly (LLY) Zyprexa Litigation: Post-trial and supplemental briefs
Georgia-Pacific (GP) Asbestos Litigation
Rambus (RMBS) antitrust case against Micron (MU), Infineon (IFX) and Hynix Semiconductor (HXSEY.PK)
April, 2004
SCO's Linux Copyright Litigation
Bristol-Myers (BMY)/Sanofi-Synthelabo (SNY) Plavix Litigation
Eli Lilly (LLY) Zyprexa Case/Post-trial Update
Mylan Labs (MYL) Authorized Generics Case
March, 2004
Pfizer (PFE) Xalatan Patent Litigation
Research in Motion (RIMM) Patent Litigation
Rambus (RMBS) Antitrust Claim Against Micron (MU), Infineon (IFX) and Hynix (HXSEY.PK)
February, 2004
Eli Lilly (LLY) Zyprexa trial update and further thoughts
Kos Pharmaceuticals (KOSP) Niaspan Patent Litigation
Amgen (AMGN) v. Transkaryotic Therapies (TKTX): Ruling on doctrine of equivalents
January, 2004
Amgen (AMGN) v. Transkaryotic Therapies (TKTX): Post-trial Briefs
Orthodontic Centers of America Inc. (OCA)/Orthodontist Cases
Martha Stewart Obstruction of Justice Case (MSO)
Eli Lilly (LLY) Zyprexa Patent Case
December, 2003
AT&T (T) v. eBay (EBAY)
CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals (CGPI) Generic Drug Litigation
November, 2003
Amgen (AMGN) v. Transkaryotic Therapies (TKTX): Conclusion of Retrial
Boston Scientific (BSX)/Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Patent Litigation
Boston Scientific (BSX)/Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Decision
October, 2003
Rambus (RMBS) Patent Litigation
Owens-Corning Case Against Tobacco Companies
Schwarz Pharma v. Esteve and Mylan Labs
Amgen (AMGN) v. Transkaryotic Therapies (TKTX): Progress Report in Second Trial
September, 2003
Amgen (AMGN) v. Transkaryotic Therapies (TKTX): Post-hearing briefs
Medco (MHS), AdvancePCS (ADVP), Caremark, Express Scripts Case Against Maine Regulatory Statute
Blue Cross/Tobacco Decision and Certified Questions
August, 2003
Purdue Pharma v. Endo Pharmaceuticals (ENDP)
Boston Communications Group Inc (BCGI): Prepaid Wireless Patent Litigation
Medco (MHS), AdvancePCS (ADVP) Antitrust Class Action
July, 2003
IGEN v. Roche Diagnostics
Amgen (AMGN) v. Transkaryotic Therapies (TKTX)
Update: July 28 hearing in Amgen v. Transkaryotic Therapies (TKTX)
June, 2003
Crown Holdings (CCK) Asbestos Case
Allergan Generic Drug Litigation (AGN)
Alcon Labs (ACL) Generic Drug Litigation Against Allergan (AGN)
Supreme Court's Nike decision (NKE)
May, 2003
Lexmark (LXK) Printer Cartridge Copyright Litigation
Schering-Plough's (SGP) Claritin Appeal
U.S. Supreme Court's Nike (NKE) Case
Tobacco Industry's Engle Decision
April, 2003
Philip Morris Light Cigarette Decision
Supreme Court's Punitive Damage Decision
FTC Antitrust Case Against Rambus (RMBS)
March, 2003
Wal-Mart (WMT) v. Visa and Mastercard
Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) Paxil Patent Litigation
IGEN v. Roche Diagnostics
February, 2003
Genzyme (GENZ) v. Transkaryotic Therapies (TKTX)
Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) Wellbutrin Litigation
Asbestos Case in the US Supreme Court
January, 2003
Amgen (AMGN) v. Transkaryotic Therapies (TKTX)
Judge Sweet's McDonald's (MCD) Opinion; Tobacco Implications
Rambus (RMBS) patent cases against Micron and Infineon
© 2006 Calvert D. Crary, Litigation Notes: Independent Investment Research