Expert Analysis

HHS Enforcement Restructuring Signals Compliance Risks

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' recent restructuring of its Office for Civil Rights suggests tha... (more story)

AG Watch: Oregon's Strategic Civil Enforcement Approach

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield’s recent antitrust litigation activity and proposed staffing increase are the... (more story)

A Decade Later, Escobar Is Still Shaping FCA Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision 10 years ago in Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar changed the wa... (more story)

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Eli Lilly Settles Mounjaro TM Suit Against Seattle Area Clinics

Eli Lilly has agreed to drop a lawsuit accusing two Washington clinics of ripping off its trademarks for the weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound, according to a voluntary dismissal motion filed in federal ... (more story)

Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Davis Polk, S&C

In this week's Taxation With Representation, SpaceX prices a $75 billion initial public offering at its designated price range, Apollo Global Management leads a capital commitment for a Broadcom initiative to ... (more story)

Cancer Diagnostics Firm Ignite Inks $150M SPAC Merger

Precision oncology startup Ignite Proteomics LLC will merge with special purpose acquisition company Copley Acquisition Corp. in a deal valuing Ignite at a pro forma enterprise value of $150 million, the compa... (more story)

Judge Won't Certify Class Of Health Workers In No-Poach Suit

An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday refused to certify a class of former healthcare employees claiming that their wages were suppressed by alleged no-poach agreements among DaVita, UnitedHealth Group's Surg... (more story)

Catalyst Investor Sues Over Proposed $4.1B Angelini Buyout

An investor of rare disease treatment company Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc. is attempting to stop a buyout by Italian rival Angelini Pharma SpA, saying Catalyst's deficient proxy statement omits relevant infor... (more story)

Molina Says Its Warnings Doom Suit Over Guidance Cuts

Health insurance provider Molina Healthcare and two of its executives urged a California federal court to dismiss a shareholder suit accusing them of misleading investors about medical costs and internal contr... (more story)

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Remote Workers Tell 6th Circ. Boot-Up Time Compensable

Remote call center workers handling inbound patient calls from home have argued before a Sixth Circuit panel that their employer failed to pay them in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act for pre-shift... (more story)

Cognizant, Infosys Can't Shield Execs From Depositions

Infosys Ltd. and Cognizant TriZetto Software Group Inc. will each have to produce executives to speak on certain topics for depositions in a Texas federal lawsuit over claims that Infosys stole Cognizant's tra... (more story)

Nano-X Investors Sue Over Korea Plant Restructuring Hit

Medical imaging company Nano-X Imaging Ltd. faces a proposed investor class action alleging it failed to tell investors that it had expanded its manufacturing operations beyond what customer demand justified, ... (more story)

Morrison Foerster Brings On Sidley Patent Litigation Duo

A pair of Sidley Austin LLP patent and trade secrets litigators, including the firm's co-leader of its global intellectual property practice, have departed for Morrison Foerster LLP, according to an announcement made Tuesday.

3 Takeaways From Clover's Win In MA Star Rating Challenge

Clover Insurance set out to improve what it called a too-low 'star' rating for its Medicare Advantage plans. A ruling from a Georgia federal judge could help rewrite the rules on how federal Medicare officials... (more story)

BioTech Co. Hit Investor Suit Over Cancer Test Trial Miss

Biotechnology company Grail Inc. was hit with a proposed investor class action alleging that it misled investors about the likelihood its cancer screening blood test would demonstrate effectiveness in a clinic... (more story)

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NC Clinic, School District Must Face COVID Vax Challenge

A North Carolina state appeals panel issued its second opinion in a lawsuit from the mother of a teenager who alleged he was vaccinated for COVID against his will, finding Wednesday that she adequately put for... (more story)

DOJ Deal Bars OhioHealth From Blocking Patient Steering

OhioHealth swore off contract language inhibiting the ability of insurers to steer patients to cheaper healthcare providers, in a settlement resolving one of two U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuits t... (more story)

Genova Burns Adds Pharmacy Industry Specialist In NJ

Genova Burns LLC strengthened its healthcare abilities this week with the hiring of an attorney focusing on representing pharmacy benefit managers and other players in the prescription drug supply chain.

Lab Owner Avoids 'Very Long' Prison Term For $89M Fraud

A Utah businessman who cooperated with prosecutors after admitting his role in a false Medicare claims scheme was sentenced Wednesday in New Jersey federal court to three years of probation and ordered to forfeit $28 million.

Feds Say NY Health Officials Aided Fraud In Medicaid Program

New York health officials rigged the bidding process for managing the state's $10 billion Medicaid homecare program, and the state-chosen steward didn't deliver on its promises, which has harmed patients and c... (more story)

Courts Rule On Provider Self-Referrals, FCA Deal And More

Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at a split decision by Pennsylvania's highest court concerning a state prohibition on provider self-referrals, a $2.3 million False Claims Act settlement, and other rulings im... (more story)