Expert Analysis

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)

How FCA, FCPA Risks Are Shifting As Feds Pull Back

As the federal government continues its retreat from white collar enforcement, companies should expect False Claim... (more story)

Trump Admin's Agency Records Purge Tests Judicial Notice

While courts commonly take judicial notice of data in government websites and reports, the Trump administration's ... (more story)

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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)

PowerSchool Data Breach Ruling Underscores PE Liability

The recent California federal court decision in PowerSchool, where Bain Capital was unable to dismiss claims relating to a data breach based in part on Bain's preinvestment activities, is an important addition... (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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Transparency Crackdown Escalates Legal Risk For Hospitals

The Trump administration is sending hundreds of letters to hospitals insisting on compliance with a new rule requiring transparency in prices, and healthcare attorneys told Law360 the effort could have real teeth.

Med Groups Slam HHS 'Red Herring' Bid To Fast-Track Appeal

Medical groups who won an order halting the Trump administration's modified childhood vaccination schedule on Monday urged the First Circuit to ignore the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' "red her... (more story)

DOJ Says NY Court Can't Block Texas Trans Records Probe

The U.S. Department of Justice urged a New York federal court Monday to deny a request for an order barring the government from seeking transgender minor patients' medical records through a criminal subpoena i... (more story)

Attys Want Up To $33M In Long-Running UBH Benefits Fight

Attorneys for employee benefit plan participants who sued to change how United Behavioral Health processed claims for mental health and substance use disorder treatment asked a California federal court for up ... (more story)

CareFirst Says Intent Standard Was Misread In Stelara Case

CareFirst is arguing that a Virginia federal judge created a new standard for monopolization claims when he dismissed claims from the company's antitrust suit challenging Johnson & Johnson's protection of its ... (more story)

GEO Says Only ICE Controls NJ Detention Center Access

Private prison operator The GEO Group Inc. has told a New Jersey federal court it was wrongly sued over state health inspectors allegedly being blocked from fully accessing an immigration detention facility, a... (more story)