Ep. 199: A Tense Battle Over Vaccine IP
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Covid-19 vaccines have hit the market, but there remains a huge discrepancy in access to the life-saving treatments between rich and poor countries. This week, the Biden administration endorsed a suspension of global intellectual property rules that advocates say will help worldwide vaccine distribution, teeing up a closely watched clash with the pharmaceutical industry. Law360’s Ryan Davis joins the show this week to break down this high-stakes collision of trade law, IP rights and public health. Also this week, a D.C. judge strikes down a federal eviction ban sparked by the pandemic, and the U.S. Tax Court puts a dollar figure to the complicated public image of Michael Jackson. Finally, the attorney who got tossed out of the Second Circuit for “discourteous” behavior gets a formal rebuke.
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