Expert Analysis

Target's ERISA Win Doesn't Ax Tobacco Surcharge Questions

Though a Minnesota federal court's recent dismissal of a putative class action challenging Target's tobacco surcha... (more story)

How 'Most Favored Nation' Regime Affects Biopharma Deals

As M&A activity surges in the biopharma space, companies will need to account for the Trump administration's most-... (more story)

Where DOJ's Fraud Priorities Memo May Actually Matter

The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently released memo outlining priorities for its newly created fraud division ... (more story)

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Bankrupt Villages Health System Agrees To $541.5M FCA Deal

Florida-based The Villages Health System has agreed to shell out more than $541.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false diagnosis codes to get more money from Medi... (more story)

23andMe, Calif. Spar Over Data Claims In Bankruptcy Court

The bankruptcy trust for DNA testing company 23andMe and the state of California locked horns Tuesday over the debtor's plan to trim the size of claims that the state has asserted over a data breach in 2023.

Drugstores Beat Sun Pharma's $10M Racketeering Suit

A New Jersey federal judge threw out Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.'s suit against a group of pharmacies alleging they engaged in a criminal, years-long racketeering scheme that resulted in it paying more ... (more story)

McKesson Snags Precision Medicine Group In $2.25B Deal

Healthcare services provider McKesson Corp., advised by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Tuesday unveiled plans to acquire clinical research and biopharmaceutical commercialization services business Precision Med... (more story)

Cooley Life Sciences Atty Joins Foley & Lardner In San Diego

Foley & Lardner LLP announced that a life sciences attorney with over 30 years of experience has jumped to the firm's San Diego office as a partner from Cooley LLP.

CMS Must Revisit $57M Contract Over Conflicting Labor Hours

The Court of Federal Claims has ordered the reevaluation of a $57 million contract to process Medicare claims for equipment, finding the winning proposal had conflicting estimated labor hours that the Centers ... (more story)

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DaVita, Patients Get Early Nod In $15M Data Breach Deal

A Colorado federal judge has given the initial green light to DaVita Inc.'s proposed $15 million settlement with millions of past and present patients who claim the healthcare company didn't adequately protect... (more story)

Patients Drop Data Breach Suit Against Medical Billing Co.

A group of patients has dropped a lawsuit accusing a Georgia-based medical billing practice of failing to properly secure the personal information of patients and employees ahead of a September data breach.

UnitedHealthcare Beats User's Data Privacy Suit, For Good

UnitedHealthcare Services Inc. permanently beat a proposed class action alleging that its website's third-party tracking pixels shared information about its visitors, after a California federal judge said Wedn... (more story)

AI Chatbot's Medical Claims Highlight Enforcement Risks

The Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine's recent lawsuit against Character Technologies, arguing that an artificial intelligence chatbot engaged in the unlicensed practice of medicine, may provide other state... (more story)

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)

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5th Circ. Upholds Drug Negotiations In Blow To Big Pharma

Medicare's landmark program of drug price negotiations doesn't flout constitutional provisions involving the separation of powers, due process or excessive fines, the Fifth Circuit ruled late Wednesday, delive... (more story)

Healthcare Cos. Must Face Whistleblower's PPP Fraud Suit

A New York federal judge has dismissed a bid to toss a compliance consultant's whistleblower suit against a trio of home healthcare companies for alleged fraud under the government's Paycheck Protection Progra... (more story)

NJ Can't Force Access To ICE Detention Center, Feds Say

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has pressed a New Jersey federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the Garden State's health commissioner seeking access to a Newark immigration detention center, saying ... (more story)

Humana Keeps Conspiracy Claims Against Mylan, Lannett

A federal judge refused to grant Mylan and Lannett summary judgment on claims in Humana's suit alleging a conspiracy to fix the prices of generic drugs ahead of its bellwether trial, calling it premature and n... (more story)

Group Says HHS Can't Cut Certain Immigrants' Medicaid

A Seattle-based community organization accused the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of misinterpreting the 2025 federal budget bill, telling a Washington federal court it cannot strip Medicaid bene... (more story)

2nd Circ. Says Shield Law Covers Doctor In COVID Death Suit

The Second Circuit on Wednesday affirmed the dismissal of a Connecticut estate's malpractice suit alleging a doctor negligently prescribed high doses of prednisone to an elderly COVID-19 patient who subsequent... (more story)