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How Maine's Expanded Health Deal Reviews Complicate M&A

A pair of recently approved Maine competition laws establish notice and approval requirements for certain healthca... (more story)

Wound Care Industry Should Expect Data-Driven Scrutiny

The U.S. Department of Justice's recent update on its healthcare fraud takedown efforts indicates that the wound c... (more story)

Legal Risks Of Using AI To Screen Psychedelic Trial Patients

Though using artificial intelligence to preemptively identify drug trial participants likely to experience placebo... (more story)

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Edwards Lifesciences Investors Seek 1st OK For $39M Deal

Investors of Edwards Lifesciences Corp. have asked a California federal judge to grant the first green light to a $39 million settlement the parties reached to resolve claims that the medical technology compan... (more story)

The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.

The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, wi... (more story)

The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court

The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority and President Donald Trump largely aligned this year on issues of executive power, resulting in a series of decisions that significantly expanded presidential authority.

Chubb, Lloyd's Units Seek Further Win Against Opioid Suits

Chubb, Liberty Mutual and Lloyd's of London units and other insurers urged a Pennsylvania federal court to find that they don't owe any additional coverage to bankrupt pharmaceutical company Endo International... (more story)

United Therapeutics Buys Thymmune For Up To $300M

Biotechnology firm United Therapeutics Corp. on Thursday revealed that it has agreed to buy a preclinical-stage biotech company focused on thymic cell therapies in a deal worth up to $300 million.

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Kaiser Nears Final OK On $46M Deal Over Patient Data Share

A California federal judge said he will grant final approval of a $46 million settlement to resolve claims by 13.1 million Kaiser Permanente patients who say the healthcare provider disclosed their information... (more story)

Sinclair Convinces Ga. Panel To Sink Doctor's Defamation Suit

A Georgia appellate panel sided with media conglomerate Sinclair Broadcast Group and a nurse who was interviewed about alleged forced sterilizations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees, sayin... (more story)

Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

The U.S. Supreme Court's stark ideological divisions were on full display this term, particularly as it issued long-awaited rulings in the last few days of June. Here, Law360 dives into the numbers behind this court term.

Patients Say Colo. Health Network Didn't Secure HIV Data

A Colorado healthcare organization that operates as the state's largest source of services and programs for people impacted by HIV did not protect patients' private information in a cyberattack, according to t... (more story)

Meta Fails To Knock Out BIPA Voiceprint Privacy Claims

A California federal judge has refused to let Meta Platforms Inc. escape an Illinois woman's proposed class claims that Meta collects "voiceprints" in violation of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, ... (more story)

Steps For Employers After 7th Circ. BIPA Retroactivity Ruling

The Seventh Circuit's recent ruling in Clay v. Union Pacific sharply limits per-scan statutory damages theories in pending Biometric Information Privacy Act cases by retroactively applying a 2024 amendment, bu... (more story)

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DOD, Humana Seek Toss Of $270K Tricare Coverage Row

The U.S. Department of Defense and a Humana unit urged a D.C. federal court to toss allegations that they wrongfully denied Tricare coverage for a minor's inpatient mental health treatment, arguing the minor's... (more story)

DOJ Has 'Negligible Interest' In Trans Patient Info, Judge Says

A California federal judge on Thursday blocked the U.S. Department of Justice from trying to identify individuals who received gender-affirming care from a Stanford Medicine hospital as minors, finding grand j... (more story)

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Gov't Officials Tout Unprecedented Healthcare Fraud Push

It's been an unprecedented year for healthcare fraud enforcement, senior government officials from the U.S. Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services told conference attendees gathered in ... (more story)

8th Circ. Revives Local Conversion Therapy Ban Challenge

The Eighth Circuit revived a case Thursday challenging local ordinances passed in Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri, that prohibited the practice of conversion therapy, as it is commonly known, with minors.

Judge Questions Imminent Harm In Light Of Valid Passport

A district judge on Thursday questioned whether a transgender woman suing the government over a new federal policy targeting gender identification was facing an impending threat since her passport with her cho... (more story)

How 6th Circ. Tightened NLRB Injunction Standard

The Sixth Circuit's recent ruling in Kerwin v. Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital, dissolving a Section 10(j) injunction obtained by the National Labor Relations Board against an employer that refused to barg... (more story)

CMS Proposes Cut To Hospitals' 340B Drug Reimbursements

Federal health officials on Thursday proposed a Medicare spending plan that would slash reimbursement for hospitals participating in the 340B drug pricing program and reduce how much all hospitals receive for ... (more story)