Meet The NYU Prof Suing Over Feds' Deal In HIV Drug Fight
For a large part of his life, New York University associate law professor Chris Morten dreamed of becoming a scientist. Today, he's representing a health equity advocacy group seeking access to the settlement of a landmark patent infringement case focused on HIV prevention drugs.
Sleep Fitness Biz Eight Sleep Raises $100M In VC Funding
Sleep fitness company Eight Sleep on Tuesday revealed it has secured $100 million in new venture funding, a sum it says will help move it toward the goal of "transforming the bed" into an artificial intelligence-powered, sleep optimization and preventative health device.
Trump's 'Abnormal' Use Of FCA Could Get Tricky In Court
The Trump administration is wielding the False Claims Act in unusually narrow ways to drive policies on social and cultural issues — including gender-affirming care and diversity, equity and inclusion programs — but the government's potential theories of liability under the federal law remain largely untested and might not hold up in court, experts say.
Meet The NYU Prof Suing Over Feds' Deal In HIV Drug Fight
For a large part of his life, New York University associate law professor Chris Morten dreamed of becoming a scientist. Today, he's representing a health equity advocacy group seeking access to the settlement of a landmark patent infringement case focused on HIV prevention drugs.
Sleep Fitness Biz Eight Sleep Raises $100M In VC Funding
Sleep fitness company Eight Sleep on Tuesday revealed it has secured $100 million in new venture funding, a sum it says will help move it toward the goal of "transforming the bed" into an artificial intelligence-powered, sleep optimization and preventative health device.
Trump's 'Abnormal' Use Of FCA Could Get Tricky In Court
The Trump administration is wielding the False Claims Act in unusually narrow ways to drive policies on social and cultural issues — including gender-affirming care and diversity, equity and inclusion programs — but the government's potential theories of liability under the federal law remain largely untested and might not hold up in court, experts say.
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Citing a federal court ruling that the Garden State's U.S. attorney is serving unlawfully, a New Jersey federal judge issued an order Friday postponing indefinitely the sentencing of the ex-chief executive of ... (more story)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to resume the mass termination of scientific grants, overturning rulings by lower courts that had kept the funds flowing to universities and ... (more story)
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A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday paused Yale New Haven Health Services Corp.'s request to reopen a $435 million Connecticut feud over a deal to purchase three hospitals from debtor Prospect Medical Holdin... (more story)
A court-appointed receiver for a Massachusetts assisted living facility is shielded by quasi-judicial immunity from claims that it orchestrated a "resident dumping" scheme, the First Circuit said Tuesday, reve... (more story)
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Masimo sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection in D.C. federal court Wednesday, arguing the agency defied the law by issuing a ruling that found a newly redesigned version of Apple's smartwatches is not subjec... (more story)
Chinese internet behemoth ByteDance Inc. and its social media subsidiary TikTok Inc. can be sued in the Tar Heel State, North Carolina's business court ruled Tuesday, preserving a lawsuit that accuses the comp... (more story)
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A Texas investigation into the marketing of chatbots as a mental health tool adds to the growing scrutiny on the use of the bots to mimic therapy. Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at the cases and laws to know.
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Texas and Florida have asked a Lone Star State federal court to allow them to intervene in litigation challenging federal approvals for the abortion medication mifepristone, arguing that their interests may "n... (more story)
The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago announced Friday it has created a section within its Criminal Division dedicated solely to prosecuting healthcare fraud, which the U.S. Department of Justice has identifie... (more story)
A Maryland federal judge Friday largely froze the Trump administration's changes to Affordable Care Act regulations, handing a win to three cities, a coalition of doctors and a small business advocacy group th... (more story)
Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Co., Novo Nordisk Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis US LLC, pharmacy benefit managers CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx, and others have been hit with civil racketeering and state unfai... (more story)
A group that fights to restrict immigration into the U.S. is urging a Rhode Island federal court to let the Trump administration narrow noncitizens' access to programs like Head Start, homeless shelters and fo... (more story)
The U.S. government urged a Florida federal judge to deny an outsourcing company's motion to toss a $15 million False Claims Act lawsuit, saying the business aided a Miami-based laboratory to fraudulently bill... (more story)