Expert Analysis

What To Expect From Calif.'s Incoming Health AI Laws

California's new statewide ground rules for artificial intelligence in clinical care, set to take effect on Jan. 1, reveal the ...(read more)

DOL Association Health Plan Rule Could Cut Employer Costs

The U.S. Department of Labor's proposed rule would redefine who may act as an employer for purposes of sponsoring a group healt...(read more)

FDA Classification Setback Bodes Well For Wound Care Cos.

A Georgia federal court's recent decision in MiMedx v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration constrains the FDA's analytical framew...(read more)

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Taxation With Representation: Wilson Sonsini, Fenwick

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Marvell Technology buys data center optics maker Lumentum, defense technology company Shield acquires radar company Echodyne, and CVS Health plans to split into two independent,...(read more)

In Moderna Row, Fed. Circ. Mulls What's 'For The Government'

The Federal Circuit on Thursday took a critical look at a lower court's decision concluding that Moderna had to face Arbutus' infringement claims over its COVID-19 vaccines, with one judge repeatedly asking why Moderna's v...(read more)

Colo. Co. Accused Of Misusing $400K Loan For HHS Deal

A Colorado public benefit corporation breached a loan agreement by failing to use the $400,000 loan for its intended purpose and instead diverting the loan to settle a nearly $600,000 civil penalty with a federal governmen...(read more)

AGs Say Taro's $200M MDL Deal Doesn't Bar Their Claims

Dozens of state attorneys general urged a Connecticut federal judge Tuesday not to let Taro Pharmaceuticals block a swath of their price-fixing claims with a $200 million settlement it struck with plaintiffs in separate mu...(read more)

MVP: Holland & Knight's Jennifer Weaver

Dubbed the "Queen of the False Claims Act" by an opposing counsel, Jennifer Weaver of Holland & Knight LLP convinced the government to drop its investigation into California's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and successfully d...(read more)

CVS To Split In 2, Unraveling Decade-Old Megamerger

CVS Health said Wednesday that it plans to split into two independent, publicly traded companies, separating its Aetna- and Caremark-led healthcare businesses from its 9,000 retail pharmacy locations, reversing its nearly ...(read more)

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HHS Seeks To End Suit Over Aid Recipient Data Sharing

The Department of Health and Human Services is asking a New York federal judge to either rule in its favor or otherwise throw out a suit focused on whether HHS is allowed to share personal information with the Department o...(read more)

Squires Grants 4 IPRs, Denies 6 Before Handing Over Power

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires on Tuesday instituted four inter partes reviews in what could be the final petitions for which he reviews the merits.

Meta Users Win Class Cert. In Pixel Healthcare Data Suit

A California federal judge certified four classes of Facebook users who allege Meta Platforms collected their personal health information through data tracking tools on healthcare providers' websites, rejecting the social ...(read more)

Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 89 Firms

The lawyers chosen as Law360's 2026 MVPs stand out from their peers by notching significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-setting transactions.

Judge 'Put Off' By Atty Fee Bid In $59.5M Menstrual App Deal

A California federal judge said Thursday that he'll give final approval to a $59.5 million settlement resolving class claims over a menstrual tracking app sharing sensitive health data with Google, but he cut the $19 milli...(read more)

Squires Grants 4 Patent Review Bids In Latest Bulk Order

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has greenlighted four new petitions seeking review of patents in his latest round of decisions, while turning down one on discretionary grounds.

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Anthem Seeks $160M For Alleged Autism Therapy Scheme

Elevance Health and its Anthem-affiliated entities are seeking at least $160 million in damages from in-network autism-therapy provider Perfect Child, alleging in New York state court that Perfect Child fraudulently steere...(read more)

Wash. To Pay $73K In Fees Under Pretrial-Exam-Delay Deal

Washington state must pay plaintiffs' counsel roughly $73,000 in attorney fees and costs in a long-running case over its treatment of pretrial detainees in criminal proceedings, a Washington federal judge has ruled.

$12.9M Deal Ends Anthem Mental Health Coverage Suit

A New York federal judge gave his blessing Thursday to a $12.9 million deal Anthem struck to resolve a suit claiming the insurance company violated federal benefits law by denying coverage for residential behavioral health...(read more)

Aetna Loses Arb. Bid In Hospitals' Inpatient Pay Policy Row

Aetna Health Inc. can't force two hospital operators to arbitrate their challenge to its inpatient reimbursement policy, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, finding the suit seeks equitable relief and thus falls under an e...(read more)

Federal Workers Seek To Halt Gender-Affirming Benefits Ban

Two federal employees urged a D.C. federal court to block President Donald Trump's administration from eliminating coverage for gender-affirming care from their 2027 health benefits, arguing thousands of people will be har...(read more)

Albertsons, Safeway Owe Wash. $900M Over Opioid Diversion

Albertsons and its Safeway subsidiary must pay $900 million for helping fuel Washington state's overdose crisis by failing for years to prevent the diversion of opioid drugs, a Seattle judge ruled Thursday, finding that th...(read more)