JD Supra

Open Question: Use of Stolen Trade Secrets May or May Not Qualify as a Predicate Act Under RICO

Since the passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), trade secret owners have been able to use allegations of trade secret misappropriation under the DTSA to support civil claims under the ...
JD Supra

Modernizing the FDA’s 510(k) Program for Medical Devices: Selection of Predicate Devices and Use of Clinical Data in 510(k) Submissions

On September 6, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a trio of draft guidances in its efforts to “strengthen and modernize” the 510(k) Program and provide for more “predictability, ...
Dawn

Predicate offences

INVESTIGATIONS of predicate offen­ces can be more complex than solving mystery puzzles. Predicate offences are camouflaged in the darkness of a criminal env­­i­­ronment. For example, tax evasion can ...
Hindustan Times

‘PMLA case a parasite, needs predicate offence’: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday underscored that offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) are “parasitic,” requiring predicate offences to exist. Without a predicate offence, the top ...
FierceBiotech

FDA final guidance modifies 510(k) rules, discourages use of multiple predicate devices

In a new final guidance issued today, the FDA announced that it will frown upon the use of multiple predicate devices in 510(k) submissions, unlike when it cleared metal-on-metal hip implants, which ...