Expert Analysis

NY Ethics Opinion Warns Attys On Qui Tam Deception

A recent New York State Bar Association ethics opinion cautions that counsel representing whistleblowers may not i... (more story)

DOJ Fraud Declination Highlights Self-Disclosure Tradeoffs

As exemplified by the U.S. Department of Justice's declination of charges against Campus Eye Management under its ... (more story)

What DOJ Fraud Division Rule Resolves, And What It Doesn't

The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently published final rule answers many outstanding questions about the newly ... (more story)

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REIT Pays $200M For 4-Site Minn. Senior Housing Portfolio

Senior housing and healthcare-focused real estate investment trust LTC Properties said Wednesday that it has acquired four senior housing properties in Minnesota for $200 million.

9 More Drug Cos. Make Pricing Agreements With US

Nine more branded drug manufacturers reached deals cutting prices on their medications, President Donald Trump announced Monday, with nearly 90% of such products now being covered by "most-favored nation" deal... (more story)

Doctor Shorted Practice Co-Owner On Distributions, Suit Says

A Colorado ophthalmologist failed to pay the co-owner of his practice the full distribution amounts owed to that physician while overpaying himself, according to a lawsuit filed in state court.

Guardant Suits Against Tempus AI Clear Dismissal Bids

A Delaware federal judge has refused to throw out litigation accusing Tempus AI Inc. of infringing Guardant Health Inc. patents covering technology used to analyze cancer-related genetic data and help guide te... (more story)

GAO Says CMS Should Rethink $52M Task Order

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services applied unstated evaluation criteria when passing on a company's $49 million offer to provide support services for a health care facility surveyor training progra... (more story)

Mich. Hospitals Defend CVS 340B Drug Savings Suit

University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers urged a Michigan federal judge Wednesday to preserve its suit claiming that CVS Health Corp. diverted millions of dollars earmarked for indigent healthcare t... (more story)

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DC Circ. Backs Fair Use Repairs On Med Device Software

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday ruled that using copyrighted data and computer programs for the purpose of repairing medical devices falls under the fair use exemption, rejecting a challenge from two industry grou... (more story)

Zimmer Wins Hip Implant Suit After Expert Testimony Tossed

A New York federal judge handed Zimmer Inc. an early win in a multidistrict litigation case alleging its hip prosthetics are faulty, after finding that the plaintiff's only expert witness could not testify bec... (more story)

AbbVie 'Concocted' Cancer Drug IP Claims, Biotech Firm Says

Biotech firms ProfoundBio and Genmab urged a Seattle federal judge Thursday to throw out rival AbbVie's lawsuit accusing two of its former employees of taking trade secrets on cancer therapies to ProfoundBio, ... (more story)

NJ Says TikTok Is Withholding Key Child Usage Data

New Jersey urged a state judge to force TikTok to hand over detailed user engagement data the state said was essential in proving that the platform's design harmed children, accusing the company of months of e... (more story)

DaVita, Patients Get Early Nod In $15M Data Breach Deal

A Colorado federal judge has given the initial green light to DaVita Inc.'s proposed $15 million settlement with millions of past and present patients who claim the healthcare company didn't adequately protect... (more story)

Patients Drop Data Breach Suit Against Medical Billing Co.

A group of patients has dropped a lawsuit accusing a Georgia-based medical billing practice of failing to properly secure the personal information of patients and employees ahead of a September data breach.

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Colo. Exits Pharma Group's Challenge To Drug Discount Law

A Colorado federal court has thrown out a pharmaceutical industry trade group's challenge to a state law requiring drug manufacturers to sell discounted drugs through contracted pharmacies, finding the group f... (more story)

DOL Backs Aramark Bid To Avoid Aetna ERISA Suit Arbitration

The U.S. Department of Labor backed Aramark's attempt to keep in court its allegations that Aetna cost the company millions by mismanaging health benefit claims, telling the full Fifth Circuit that a panel cor... (more story)

Mylan Cites 'Immutable Conflict' In 11th Hour Bid To Stay Trial

Just about a week before the first trial in the sprawling generic drug price-fixing multidistrict litigation, Mylan urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to postpone the trial and stay all proceedings for at leas... (more story)

'Secret Shoppers' Get ACA Plan Runaround

Georgetown University researchers shopping incognito for Affordable Care Act insurance plans found misleading claims and even outright falsehoods. Law360 Healthcare Authority talks to lawyer and researcher Amy... (more story)

Treatment Centers Cited Over Unpaid Work By Patients

Massachusetts' attorney general on Tuesday announced a first-of-its-kind citation of over $1 million against a faith-based substance use treatment program for allegedly having hundreds of participants perform ... (more story)

Courts Rule On GLP-1 Shortage Row, 340B In Colo. And More

Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at a Fifth Circuit ruling backing the removal of certain GLP-1 medications from the national drug shortage list, the dismissal of AstraZeneca's challenge to a Colorado law aff... (more story)