Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary v. QLT Phototherapeutics, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 12, 2009No. 07-2615, 07-2616PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
These appeals require us to grapple with the metes and bounds of Massachusetts unjust enrichment and restitution law. Like many such cases, the present case involves one party’s conferral of a valuable benefit during ongoing contract negotiations, followed by an irreparable breach in the bargaining process. What makes this case unusual is that its subject matter— the development of a blockbuster pharmaceutical — poses challenges in valuing the benefit conferred, and potentially implicates federal patent law. Defendant QLT Phototherapeutics, Inc. (“QLT”) appeals a jury…
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