Ep. 179: COVID-19 Vaccine Patents, Explained

12/04/20 • 39 min

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Pharma companies have developed COVID-19 vaccines at record-breaking speed, utilizing never-before-used genetic technologies. Will these companies secure patents on those new technologies? And how will that impact the distribution of a pandemic-stopping shot? Joining us to answer those questions is Dani Kass, Law360’s senior patent reporter. Also this week: A Supreme Court case over corporate liability for overseas child slavery spawns a familiar debate over the personal responsibility attorneys bear for the arguments they make on behalf of clients; and New York City man sues after he fell through a hole in the sidewalk into a RAT PIT.

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Ep. 178: THANKSGIVING SPECIAL - Stuffed With Weird Legal News

The Thanksgiving holiday might look a little different this year, but one thing that remains the same is our annual break for a special episode looking back at our favorite offbeat stories of the year. We revisit an attorney whose Second Circuit argument went sideways; a Kentucky state judge accused of having a threesome in the courthouse; a real-life request for trial by combat in family court; a former major league pitcher who confronted a naked man on LSD in his front yard; and a look at some of the best Yelp reviews of the Supreme Court cafeteria.

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Ep. 180: Did Internet Providers Keep Their COVID Pledge?

At the onset of the pandemic, the Federal Communications Commission pushed hundreds of internet providers to pledge against disconnecting or penalizing customers who struggled to pay their bills. But a Law360 investigation revealed that the pledge wasn’t as effective as the FCC has claimed. We’re joined this week by senior telecommunications reporter Kelcee Griffis, who combed through thousands of FCC records to reveal the shortcomings of the companies’ promises. Also this week, state and federal officials join up for a sweeping antitrust blitzkrieg against Facebook; and an Arizona resort fails to recoup its COVID-19 losses by claiming that the virus should be considered “pollution.” Finally, Bill and Alex ponder the curious appeal -- and alleged financial misdeeds -- of The Cheesecake Factory.