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On July 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware entered a Final Judgment in the dispute between Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Alnylam") and Pfizer, Inc. ("Pfizer")—concluding that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine did not infringe any of Alnylam's patents covering nanoparticle technology. Final Judgment in this case follows behind the Court's order on April 28, 2025, denying Alnylam's motion for additional construction of the term "cationic lipid." In this order, the Court noted that the parties had already [...]

Attorneys practicing in the Fourth Circuit should take note of the Court's recent published decision in American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent, No. 25-1282 (4th Cir. Aug. 12, 2025) (AFT). In that case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated a district court's preliminary injunction and outlined an analytical framework that could change how courts evaluate injunction requests going forward. Most trial and appellate attorneys know the Supreme Court's four-factor test from Winter v. Natural [...]

The reinstatement of two Democratic NCUA board members has been put on hold by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. In a short order, a three-judge panel of the court ruled that the reinstatement of Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka should be paused, at least temporarily. "ORDERED that the district court's summary judgment order, dated July 22, 2025, be administratively stayed pending further order of this court," the appeals court [...]