Expert Analysis

AI Chatbot's Medical Claims Highlight Enforcement Risks

The Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine's recent lawsuit against Character Technologies, arguing that an artifici... (more story)

Midyear Trends, Takeaways As Securities Class Actions Surge

High numbers of securities class actions through June suggest filings will stay elevated, with factors like changi... (more story)

Brace For Expanding Scrutiny Of Dark Patterns In Healthcare

Recent reporting and regulatory developments highlight growing concern surrounding so-called dark patterns in heal... (more story)

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BioMarin Buying Alesta Therapeutics For Up To $490M

Jones Day-advised BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Alesta Therapeutics for $275 million upfront and up to another $215 million tied to the development and regulatory progress ... (more story)

Medical Device Exec Cashed In On Bad Quarter, Feds Charge

A former Treace Medical Concepts executive was arrested on insider trading charges Tuesday, after New York federal prosecutors said he exploited secret warnings about the Florida medical device company's sales... (more story)

COVID Test-Maker Inks $6.5M Investor Deal Over Sales Slump

Co-Diagnostics Inc. has agreed to pay $6.5 million to settle an investor lawsuit accusing it of overstating the demand for its COVID-19 testing kits two years after the pandemic began.

NC Biz Court Bulletin: Judges Retire, HCA Suit Heads To Trial

The North Carolina Business Court dropped a host of heavy-hitting opinions in July ahead of two judicial retirements and a new chief judge rising in the ranks.

This Week's Healthcare Earnings: Lilly, CVS And More

A slew of big names posted their financial results this past week, closing out the earnings season for the second quarter.

ModivCare Execs Must Face Suit Over Cash Flow Woes

A Colorado federal judge has declined to toss a shareholder class action against current and former executives of patient transportation company ModivCare Inc. over their alleged failure to disclose the negati... (more story)

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Medtech Group Faults Fed. Circ. Trade Secret Timing Rule

A medical technology trade group and a University of Texas law professor are urging the full Federal Circuit to revisit a decision that wiped out Insulet Corp.'s trade secret win against EOFlow Co. Ltd. after ... (more story)

Medtronic Rival Seeks Injunction After $382M Antitrust Win

Medical device company Applied Medical Resources Corp. has urged a California federal judge to issue final judgment and impose a permanent injunction against Medtronic Inc. that would block contracts a jury fo... (more story)

9th Circ. Says DOJ Subpoenas Can Support Trump Agenda

A split Ninth Circuit panel on Friday held that President Donald Trump has the authority to direct the U.S. Department of Justice to issue politically motivated subpoenas that align with his broader policy goa... (more story)

9th Circ. Revives $140M Robo-Surgery Antitrust Case

The Ninth Circuit on Thursday revived a surgical instrument repair company's antitrust suit accusing the makers of the da Vinci surgical robot of illegally blocking third parties from repairing its instruments... (more story)

TikTok Settles 3 Teen Addiction Suits Before Bellwether Trials

The company behind TikTok settled three lawsuits brought by young people alleging the social media platform caused them mental health harm, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said Tuesday, although three other social... (more story)

Bellwether Jury Awards $88M In Covidien Hernia Mesh Trial

A Massachusetts federal jury awarded $88 million Tuesday to a man who claimed he was injured by a Covidien LP-made hernia mesh, in the first case to reach a verdict of thousands pending against the Medtronic unit.

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DOJ Targets Small Pharmacies With Novel FCA Claims

The Justice Department in recent weeks has indicated that it's willing to use the False Claims Act to bring stronger charges and levy stiffer fines against smaller pharmacies accused of violating controlled su... (more story)

Aetna Says It Doesn't Use Repricing Tools In Antitrust Case

Aetna Inc. urged a Massachusetts federal court to toss it from an antitrust case accusing insurance companies of using repricing tools to reduce reimbursements paid to healthcare providers, arguing that a subs... (more story)

NC Doc Gets Prison For Opioid Recovery Prescription Scheme

A federal judge has sentenced a North Carolina doctor to half a year in prison for letting administrative staff at a nonprofit where he worked as medical director use his credentials to prescribe the opioid us... (more story)

Marriott Gets Trim Of Worker's Tobacco Health Fee Suit

A Maryland federal judge on Tuesday refused to completely toss a Marriott worker's proposed class action alleging the hotel giant's $15 weekly health fee on employees who use tobacco violated federal benefits ... (more story)

Albertsons Judge Hears $44B Opioid Abatement Plan In Wash.

Addressing harm caused by prescription opioid abuse in Washington would cost nearly $44.4 billion, an expert testified Monday during a bench trial in the state's case accusing Albertsons and its Safeway subsid... (more story)

Blue States Say FTC Can't Regulate Trans Youth Health

A group of left-leaning states, including Massachusetts and California, asked a Texas federal court to toss a Federal Trade Commission suit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, sa... (more story)