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The Intersection of Genetics and Law: Navigating New Frontiers

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Imagine a couple undergoing in-vitro fertilization with the option to select embryos based on their predicted IQ scores. Embryo 1, 2, or 3? Which one will be smarter?...more

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[Event] Drug & Medical Device Litigation - December 7th - 8th, New York, NY

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The premier event for drug and medical device product liability lawyers to gain essential winning litigation strategies. ACI’s 26th Annual Flagship Conference on Drug and Medical Device Litigation is returning to New York...more

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Bioethics in a Pandemic: Uncertainties in Applying the Draft Framework

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Continuing with our review of the Draft Preliminary Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine (the “Draft Framework”), this post highlights a number of uncertainties that will be faced in implementing the...more

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Bioethics in a Pandemic: The Public’s Role in COVID-19 Vaccination

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As we noted in our previous post, the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security (Center) has been hard at work studying and providing thought leadership regarding the COVID-19 pandemic from a variety of angles. The...more

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Bioethics in a Pandemic: Johns Hopkins Offers Ethics Framework to Support Vaccine Distribution Decisions

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The Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security (the “Center”) has been providing thought leadership related to the novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic since the beginning of the year. Two of the Center’s...more

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Bioethics in a Pandemic: Draft Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine

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As you know, the Draft Preliminary Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine (the “Draft Framework”) was released earlier this week, and we are highlighting its major sections as stakeholders prepare to submit...more

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Bioethics in a Pandemic: Learning from the Past

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As we continue to discuss the ethical considerations related to the distribution of a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine, it is important to consider lessons learned from other pandemics. Though the particular facts of...more

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Bioethics in a Pandemic: The Basics

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Before we continue our Bioethics in a Pandemic series, we thought it would be helpful to provide a quick overview of the various principles that inform ethical decision-making in the health care setting. As you might...more

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Delaware Court Increases Scrutiny of Corporate Board Oversight and Monitoring of Compliance Programs

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On October 1, 2019, in In re Clovis Oncology, Inc. Derivative Litigation, a Delaware Chancery Court denied a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ claims under the Caremark decision against individual directors for failing to...more

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[Event] Drug and Medical Device Litigation – the Must-Attend Event for the Life Sciences Products Liability Community - December...

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Actionable Strategies for Drug and Medical Device Products Liability Litigators and In-house Counsel - ACI’s Drug and Medical Device Litigation conference is the only event which brings together an exceptional in-house...more

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Bioethicists "Urge Maximal Transparency" in Response to 23andMe Patent

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Last week, we discussed a patent, recently issued to 23andMe, Inc., that has created some controversy. The patent, U.S. Patent No. 8,543,339, is directed to a system for identifying a preferred gamete donor from among the...more

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Pro Te Solutio - Vol. 6 No. 1 February 2013

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In This Issue: - Can Experts Testify as to the Ethics or State of Mind of Corporate Defendants? - Patent Reform for Biotech Companies - United States v. Caronia and its Implications for Off-Label...more

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