News & Press Releases

The Parental Drug Association (PDA) has published a book by Washington, D.C. FDA and Health Law attorney Joanne Hawana. According to the PDA, the book “presents a condensed overview of the regulatory systems and processes for marketing a drug product in the three major global regions.”  

Karen Lovitch, Member and Leader of Mintz’s Health Law practice, is quoted in this Laboratory Economics article on whether the rise in enforcement actions against clinical labs, coupled with increased focus on custom panels, could indicate more settlements later in the year.

Mintz Litigation Member Kevin McGinty is quoted in this Business Insurance piece on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against Tyson Foods Inc. in a class action meant to determine whether workers should be paid overtime for the time spent putting on and taking off their work clothes.

David Barmak is quoted in this Society for Human Resource Management discussing whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission should be held accountable for the $4.7 million legal bill resulting from its bringing a sexual harassment case against a trucking company, CRST Van Expedited Inc.

Mintz Member Thomas Burton III and Paul Dickerson, former COO for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency, authored this Houston Chronicle article on the lasting and growing presence of renewable energy in the United States.

Mintz Member and health care litigator Larry Freedman is quoted in this Law360 article on the U.S. Department of Justice’s efforts to “avert an eagerly anticipated ruling” from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on whether statistical sampling can be used to establish False Claims Act liability.