Expert Analysis

Senior Housing Demands A Distinct Dealmaking Playbook

An aging population and evolving state regulations underscore a critical reality that senior housing assets can un... (more story)

A Check-Up On HHS' Push To Implement AI Infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made some headway in its efforts to implement artificial inte... (more story)

Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1

Michigan's financial services sector saw several significant developments in 2026's first quarter, including the s... (more story)

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March's Billion-Dollar Healthcare Deals Signal More To Come

A smattering of billion-dollar M&A transactions could be the kickoff of an exciting period for dealmaking.

The Uncertain Impact Of Medicare Advantage Scrutiny

The federal government's scrutiny of long-recognized concerns about the Medicare Advantage industry is heating up. Experts are watching to see what long-term changes come of it.

ImmunityBio Filmmaker Traded On Insider Tip, SEC Says

A documentary filmmaker who worked for ImmunityBio Inc. will pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over $332,000 to end claims she scrambled to sell off her stake in the biotechnology company as it p... (more story)

Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards.

Aetna Escapes COVID Testing Payment Suit In Calif.

A Nebraska testing laboratory failed to prove that Aetna underpaid more than $53 million for COVID-19 testing services, a California federal judge has ruled, dismissing the lab's federal racketeering and state... (more story)

FTC Warns About Ending Tenn. Oversight Of Ballad Health

Federal Trade Commission staff has warned Tennessee legislators about the potential harm to patients if they pass a proposal to end the state's oversight of Ballad Health while the hospital system still has a monopoly.

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NY Fertility Clinic Agrees To Settle Suit Over Destroyed Eggs

Less than a month ahead of trial, a New York fertility clinic has agreed to resolve a suit accusing it of negligently allowing a woman's eggs to be destroyed due to alleged mishandling, according to documents ... (more story)

Data Breach Counsel Chided For Flouting NC Court Rules

Two attorneys looking to temporarily helm a series of putative data breach class actions targeting a radiology firm have failed to become interim co-lead class counsel, as a North Carolina Business Court judge... (more story)

Mich. AG Says PBMs Can't Stall Discovery In Drug-Pricing Suit

Michigan's attorney general is urging a federal court to reject a renewed bid by pharmacy benefit managers to pause discovery in an antitrust case accusing them of price-fixing reimbursement rates, claiming th... (more story)

BakerHostetler Adds Davis Wright Privacy Pro In LA

BakerHostetler announced Tuesday it has welcomed data privacy litigator Spencer Persson from Davis Wright Tremaine to its digital assets and data management practice group as partner, bringing in years of expe... (more story)

Ore. Clinic Stuck With Privacy Suit Over LinkedIn Data Sharing

An Oregon federal judge has refused to throw out a putative class action accusing a fertility clinic of deploying tracking technology that illegally transmitted its website visitors' protected health informati... (more story)

Caterpillar Worker's Bankruptcy Dooms Genetic Privacy Claim

An Illinois federal judge has thrown out a Caterpillar Inc. employee's proposed class genetic privacy suit over allegedly illegal medical history probes, saying the worker's midcase Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing... (more story)

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Calif. Dialysis Bill Violates 1st Amendment, 9th Circ. Says

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday struck down provisions of a California law that aims to restrict dialysis providers' ability to profit from patients receiving health insurance premium assistance from nonprofit ch... (more story)

Pa. Hospitals Accuse Aetna Of Underpaying Medicare Claims

Two Pennsylvania hospital operators have sued Aetna Health Inc. in federal court, alleging the insurer has been improperly denying Medicare Advantage claims for inpatient services, or underpaying, under a new policy.

Insurer Premera Accuses Clinic Of Misusing No Surprises Act

Premera Blue Cross sued a weight loss clinic on Monday in Washington federal court saying it abused a federal law aimed at safeguarding patients from unexpected medical bills in order to shake down the insurer... (more story)

Acadia Still On Hook For $9M Rehab Death Negligence Verdict

A California state appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a more than $9 million jury verdict against Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. in a suit stemming from the death of a patient at one of its addiction treatment cent... (more story)

HHS Must Face States' Suit Over RFK's 'Dramatic Overhaul'

A Rhode Island federal judge rejected Tuesday the government's bid to toss a group of states' lawsuit challenging Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "dramatic overhaul" of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... (more story)

Minn. Can't Unfreeze $243M In Medicaid Funds, Judge Says

A Minnesota federal judge on Monday denied the state's preliminary injunction request to release $243 million in Medicaid funds deferred by the federal government during a fraud investigation, holding that the... (more story)