The rise of dental spas, offering both dental care and injections of Botox, Juvéderm, and Restylane, for purely aesthetic, cosmetic purposes unrelated to any dental treatment or care, presents a complex legal landscape that...more
Proving access to and use of trade secrets are core elements in a trade secrets misappropriation case. Recent rulings in a trade secrets action filed by Allergan against its competitor Revance Therapeutics (“Revance”)...more
With increased demand for cosmetic procedures and wellness treatments among both the older and younger generations, the med spa industry is booming. The global med spa market is expected to grow from $14.4 billion in 2022 to...more
There’s a new sheriff in town, and they are looking to crack down on medical spas in Michigan. Originally published in Healthcare Michigan, September 2022....more
How should booming medical spa businesses proceed with little to no guidance from state medical boards? The American medspa industry, dominated by small, single-location, single-owned businesses, is booming in the wake of...more
On January 13, 2021, The U.S. International Trade Commission issued its public opinion in the so-called “BOTOX® Case,” or Certain Botulinum Toxin Products, Processes for Manufacturing or Relating to Same and Certain Products...more
In July we reported that the presiding Administrative Law Judge recommended issuing an exclusion order blocking the importation of Jeuveau® (prabotulinumtoxinA-xvfs), Evolus’s follow-on biologic to Allergan’s Botox®...more
We previously reported on an International Trade Commission hearing in a trade secret dispute brought by Allergan and Medytox against Daewoong and Evolus. In the underlying investigation, Allergan and Medytox seek to block...more
The Delaware Supreme Court recently held that the dismissal of a shareholder derivative suit by a California federal court had a preclusive effect on a substantially similar suit pending in the Delaware Chancery Court against...more