International Comparative Legal Guide: Drug & Medical Device Litigation 2020

The first edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide: Drug & Medical Device Litigation 2020, authored by Alycia A. Degen, Heidi Levine, Kara L. McCall and Andrew B. Talai, is now available. The chapter titled “Challenges for ex-U.S. Entities Confronting the U.S. Regulatory and Tort Labyrinth” covers personal jurisdiction over ex-U.S. entities, other preliminary forum-related considerations, discovery outside of the U.S., critical and dispositive motions, trial, and appeal, enforcement of judgments, and regulatory implications for litigation. The full chapter from the international guide can be viewed below, along with the U.S. chapter featuring a Q&A on regulatory framework, manufacturing, transactions, advertising, promotion and sales, data privacy, clinical trials and compassionate use programs, product recalls, litigation and dispute resolutions.