To anybody who wants just a few extra CLE hours earlier than the tip of the 2022, we needed to let you recognize that classes from Reed Smith’s latest Life Sciences CLE Week are actually accessible on demand. Listed below are descriptions of the subjects, and registration hyperlinks.
The Ebb and Movement of the Regulation – A 12 months of Drug, Medical System, and Vaccine-Associated Preemption Developments | Introduced by Blogger Jim Beck | Preemption is probably the most highly effective protection in prescription medical product legal responsibility litigation. This presentation discusses important preemption-related developments over the past twelve months, each favorable and unfavorable, in product legal responsibility litigation involving pharmaceuticals (together with generics), medical gadgets, vaccines, and OTC medication. Whereas the emphasis might be sensible – utilizing preemption to win circumstances in litigation – the presentation will match new case-law into the Supreme Court docket’s total preemption framework. Click on to register and examine on demand.
Ethics and E-Discovery: Classes Discovered from the Alex Jones Circumstances and Others | Introduced by Dave Cohen and Selina Coleman | The Alex Jones circumstances and different latest occasions have centered a highlight on complying with moral obligations in e-discovery and data governance. As each the quantity and number of digital communication enhance, identification, preservation, and manufacturing of related knowledge, and defending private info, are a rising problem. The Alex Jones case will function a place to begin for discussing Mannequin Guidelines 1.1, 1.6, 3.1, 3.3, and three.4 and different latest issues the place sanctions or main fines have been issued regarding discovery or info governance. Be part of us for this ethics CLE program to study sensible steps that practitioners can take to assist make sure that they’re assembly their moral obligations and minimizing legal responsibility dangers. Click on to register and examine on demand.
Present Tendencies in Right now’s Pharma and System Litigation | Introduced by Shana Russo, Whitney Mayer, and Adriana Santomero | This program explores rising product legal responsibility developments, together with an increase in claims focusing on over-the-counter merchandise, lawsuits alleging much less tangible damages which have a multifactorial trigger, and plaintiffs recycling causation theories and mechanisms from prior litigation. As well as, this session explores the rising position of unbiased laboratories and the way plaintiffs are utilizing product transportation to develop new theories of causation. We’ll focus on the distinctive points offered by these rising developments and potential methods to fight them. Click on to register and examine on demand.
Well being Care Fraud and Abuse in a Digital World | Introduced by Nan Halstead and Vicki Tankle | This session covers nuanced well being care fraud and abuse and privateness dangers related to digital well being applied sciences, together with digital well being data, cell well being options and functions, scientific resolution assist instruments, related gadgets, and extra. This session is geared in direction of drug and system producers and know-how corporations and gives attendees with an understanding of what constitutes digital well being and well being info know-how; how the federal anti-kickback statute, the federal false claims act, HIPAA and different legal guidelines apply within the digital world; and greatest practices for compliance. Click on to register and examine on demand.
Warning Causation: Taxonomy and Ways | Introduced by Bloggers Steve McConnell and Rachel Weil | What should a plaintiff present to determine that an allegedly insufficient product warning brought on harm? Some jurisdictions place a strict burden on plaintiffs to point out {that a} completely different warning would have led to completely different or non-usage of the product. Different jurisdictions, not a lot. In fact, some jurisdictions impose a heeding presumption that requires rebuttal by the defendant. The requirements differ, are elusive, and are typically incoherent. Assuming one grasps the nuances of the actual warning causation check in play, what are acceptable methods and techniques to point out that the plaintiff fails the check? Click on right here to register and examine on demand.
MDL Tendencies | Introduced by Blogger Eric Alexander and Jamie Lanphear | With greater than 70 % of the federal civil caseload residing in MDLs, it will be significant that corporations and their counsel preserve apprised of the latest developments popping out of MDL courts. On this session, the presenters evaluate the latest developments on this space, together with the use (and non-use) of Lone Pine Orders, waves and remands, frequent rulings, secondary defendants, the affect of a co-defendant’s chapter, and the usage of census registries. Click on right here to register and examine on demand.
CLE info
Upon finishing a program, please e-mail Erin Guna at eguna@reedsmith.com with the titles of the classes you considered so Reed Smith can course of your credit score.
