Expert Analysis

A Nuanced Reading Of DOL's Mental Health Parity Guidance

Though a recent U.S. Department of Labor bulletin may suggest that agency enforcement pressure on group health pla... (more story)

Where DOJ's Fraud Directive May Actually Affect Enforcement

The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent directive outlining corporate fraud enforcement priorities is mostly a man... (more story)

FTC Hospital Review Shows Hurdles To Failing-Firm Defense

The Federal Trade Commission's recent announcement about Fairfield Medical Center's abandoned sale to OhioHealth s... (more story)

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Wachtell Guides Abbott Nutrition Spinoff Into Public Co.

Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz guided healthcare company Abbott in a plan to spin off its nutrition business into an independent, publicly traded company anchored by brands such as adult supplement Ensure and in... (more story)

Prior 5th Amendment Pleadings Complicate Mylan Testimony

Mylan can use deposition testimony from one current and one former executive in next year's price-fixing trial, a Connecticut federal judge ruled Friday, but state attorneys general can bring up the company "p... (more story)

Hospital Operator Challenges NC AG's Power Over Merger

HCA Healthcare is taking another crack at throwing out the North Carolina attorney general's suit alleging HCA broke its promise to maintain a certain level of care at an Asheville hospital it purchased, sayin... (more story)

Quarterly IPO Volume Fell Short Of Expectations Amid Delays

Third-quarter capital markets activity in the U.S. proved to be robust with a solid string of initial public offerings, but capital markets attorneys say it did not fully meet expectations due to delays of not... (more story)

States Win 1st OK Of $400M Sandoz Generic Price-Fixing Deal

A Connecticut federal judge granted preliminary approval Friday to a $400 million settlement between a coalition of states, Sandoz Inc. and its subsidiary Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. over allegations of gener... (more story)

Taxation With Representation: Freshfields, Morgan Lewis

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Penske Automotive Group Inc. agrees to be taken private by Motown Acquisition Corp., a GTCR-led group of private investment firms acquires software firm CCC Intelli... (more story)

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Intuitive Surgical Strikes $450M Deal In Robot Antitrust Suit

Intuitive Surgical said in its quarterly earnings report Tuesday that it reached a $450 million settlement to resolve a hospital class action alleging it monopolized the market for servicing its da Vinci surgi... (more story)

Metabase, Pediatric Telehealth Biz Sued Over Patient Info Leak

Open-source AI analytics company Metabase Inc. and pediatric telehealth provider Blueberry Medical failed to protect patients' personal health information from being exposed during a cybersecurity attack, and ... (more story)

7th Circ. Rejects Removal Of Hospital Patient Privacy Suits

The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday joined a host of other appellate courts in determining healthcare providers were not "acting under" the federal government when they created patient web portals, finding actions ... (more story)

Meet The Attorneys Behind ACA Broker Registration Suit

A Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC team represents the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals in its bid to lift a broker moratorium for the Affordable Care Act marketplace. 

Freshfields Hires Gibson Dunn Life Sciences Lawyer In DC

Freshfields LLP has hired a former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP lawyer who focuses his practice on identifying, assessing and mitigating risks associated with U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversight, the fir... (more story)

23andMe Successor Co. Inks $6M Data Breach Deal With Calif.

California and 23andMe's corporate successor have reached a $6 million settlement that, if approved, would resolve the state's allegations that the genetic testing company failed to protect customers' sensitiv... (more story)

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High Court Lets Block On Prison Gender Care Ban Stand

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed federal prisons to continue to offer gender transition medical services to incarcerated people.

Feds Offer Up-Front Payments For Fraud Whistleblower Tips

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced the creation of a whistleblower incentive program offering up-front monetary awards for tips that lead to criminal fraud charges.

Medical Device Co. Beats Investors' Alleged Demand Drop Suit

A New York federal judge has dismissed a proposed shareholder class action alleging medical device maker Integer Holdings Corp. hid plummeting demand for cardiac devices and misled investors about its overall ... (more story)

11th Circ. Rejects Ex-3M Worker's COVID Vax Refusal Suit

The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday declined to revive a Title VII religious discrimination suit by a former 3M healthcare business division employee who was terminated after refusing to get vaccinated against COV... (more story)

Suits Linking Tylenol To Autism, $400M Sandoz Deal And More

Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at the Second Circuit's denial of a drugmaker's request for full review of expert testimony for plaintiffs in a case alleging Tylenol causes autism, the preliminary approval o... (more story)

$8.4B Calif. Research Funding Plan Sparks Legal Questions

Opponents of a California ballot measure that would authorize borrowing $8.4 billion to fund immunology research are raising legal questions about a provision that would dedicate half the money to a single institution.