Epic filed their Reply in Veeva v. Epic this week, closing the MTD briefing. The Reply is tight and surgical - Epic quotes Veeva's own opposition back at itself three times in the first paragraph and builds the whole case around those concessions.

But the bigger story is what happens next. Both realistic outcomes for Veeva require pulling Epic employees more closely into the case, which triggers Epic's arbitration clauses and class-action waivers (see Epic Systems v. Lewis). Veeva's whole briefing strategy has been about avoiding exactly that trap.

Full analysis on Daily Ping, including why I still think path two is the most likely outcome despite Epic's push for with-prejudice dismissal.