Monthly Archives: April, 2021

Environmental Groups Ask the EPA to Regulate Large Milk and Hog Farms

A 75-page petition asking the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take more action to keep large animal farms responsible for large amounts...

Advocates Tell Officials That Oversight of Genetically Engineered Animals Must Remain with the FDA

According to a press release published by the Center for Food Safety on Wednesday, 13 public health, environment, and animal welfare advocacy groups sent...

Illumina and Grail Condemn FTC’s Merger Challenge as ‘Hopelessly Speculative’

DNA-sequencing company Illumina Inc. and multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test developer Grail Inc. answered the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) complaint filed in connection with...

Final Approval Given to Settlement Between Peanut Farmers and Shelling Companies Birdsong and Olam

The Eastern District of Virginia filed a memorandum opinion and order giving final approval to the settlement between two large peanut processing companies and...

9th Circuit Vacates Class Certification in Tuna Antitrust Lawsuit

On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion vacating class certification of three classes in a multi-district tuna antitrust lawsuit alleging that packaged tuna...

Judge Grants Summary Judgment to BCBS in Senderra Rx Case Alleging Unfair Membership Reqs.

Judge Catherine C. Eagles of the Middle District of North Carolina on Monday granted summary judgment to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of...

Tennessee Officials Ask SCOTUS for Stay of Lower Court Judgment Finding Abortion Waiting-Period Law Unconstitutional

Tennessee state officials, led by Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III, are petitioning the Supreme Court of the United States for a stay of...

ICON Health & Fitness Sues Peloton for Patent Infringement Over Bike+

On Wednesday, ICON Health & Fitness Inc. filed a complaint against Peloton Interactive Inc. for allegedly infringing the patent-in-suit for its automatic control Bike...