Expert Analysis

AI Rise In Healthcare Demands New Cybersecurity Strategies

As artificial intelligence-related capabilities are increasingly integrated into medical devices and healthcare op... (more story)

Hims & Hers Suit Spotlights Health Data-Sharing Privacy Risks

Regulators' complaint against telehealth company Hims & Hers alleging deceptive practices serves as a reminder tha... (more story)

New CMS Medical Device Pathway May Have Limited Effect

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' new pathway for giving Medicare beneficiaries earlier access to cert... (more story)

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Inspired Healthcare Seeks OK For $713M Asset Sale

Inspired Healthcare on Tuesday asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to approve the sale of 30 of its senior living communities but to leave for later the question of how the $713 million in proceeds will be split am... (more story)

Moderna Says Sanofi Wants To 'Unjustly Profit' In Vax IP Suit

Sanofi's patent infringement suit against Moderna is an attempt to "unjustly profit" from the latter's COVID-19 vaccines after Sanofi was unable to produce its own, Moderna has told a New Jersey federal court.

Smart-Ring Maker Oura Launches $2.1B IPO Plan

Fitness-tracking ring maker Oura on Monday unveiled a target price range for its public debut, telling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to raise roughly $2.1 billion.

Lilly Left Nektar Drug 'Damaged Goods,' Jury Told At Trial End

Eli Lilly & Co. turned Nektar Therapeutics' autoimmune-disease drug Rezpeg into "damaged goods" by breaching the companies' co-development deal and delaying the medication's development in favor of a competing... (more story)

Cooley-Led Electra Therapeutics Prices Upsized $350M IPO

Cooley LLP-advised Electra Therapeutics, a venture-backed biotech firm developing antibodies for immune diseases and cancer, began trading Friday after raising $350 million in an upsized IPO.

Muscular Dystrophy Drug Co. Beats Investor Suit Over Risks

A Massachusetts federal judge denied investors another chance to rework their suit accusing Sarepta Therapeutics and its executives of misleading the market about the safety and efficacy of their muscular dyst... (more story)

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Meta Celebrates 'Abuse' Of Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Told

A California federal judge ordered Meta on Tuesday to rereview privilege designations on 300 documents in social media addiction litigation, after plaintiffs' lawyers cited a "culture of privilege abuse" epito... (more story)

NJ Seeks Quick Win On TikTok's Money Transfers

New Jersey's attorney general urged a state court Friday to find TikTok liable for operating an unlicensed money transmission business via its livestreaming service, arguing the platform receives users' money,... (more story)

IBM, J&J Get Incurable Data Breach Suit Tossed For Good

A New York federal judge dismissed a proposed class action alleging IBM and Johnson & Johnson's healthcare arm failed to safeguard sensitive health information of thousands of patients before a 2023 data breac... (more story)

Justices Told Fed. Circ. Erred In Veterinary Software Feud

A healthcare consulting services company wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Federal Circuit's refusal to revive its copyright and contract claims in a fight over rights to healthcare software for a U.S... (more story)

ITC To Eye Part Of Judge's Decision In Medical Dilation Row

The full U.S. International Trade Commission is set to look at parts of an agency judge's ruling in favor of medical technology company Stryker Corp. in a fight against imports it said infringed its patents on... (more story)

FDA-SEC Data Pact Puts Spotlight On Pharma Disclosures

A new data-sharing deal between federal drug and securities officials means drugmakers better have their story straight when they tell investors and the public about U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals.

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Courts Rule On Doc's Prison Term, No Surprises Act And More

Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at a First Circuit decision backing criminal penalties on a psychiatrist convicted for submitting $19 million in fraudulent claims, the Second Circuit's conclusion that the No... (more story)

FDA Must Revisit MiMedx Wound Care Powder Classification

A Georgia federal judge vacated the Food and Drug Administration's classification of biomedical company MiMedx's wound care treatment as a biological product, which carries heightened regulatory requirements, ... (more story)

RI Judge Vacates Feds' Noncitizen Benefit Restrictions

New York and other states applauded a Rhode Island federal judge's finding that the Trump administration flouted rulemaking requirements when it reinterpreted a 30-year-old welfare reform bill to try to subjec... (more story)

Feds Cut 760K Enrollees From ACA Exchanges, Claim Fraud

The Trump administration on Tuesday said it's kicking about 760,000 enrollees off the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace, saying they aren't eligible for subsidies or don't exist at all.

Dialysis Co., Workers Agree To Resolve 401(k) Forfeiture Suit

Dialysis company Fresenius has agreed to resolve a proposed class action accusing it of unlawfully using forfeited 401(k) funds to cover its obligations to the plan rather than pay for the plan's administrativ... (more story)

HHS Economist Warns Regulation Raises Medicare Spending

Patient and consumer choice are crucial to driving down healthcare costs, while overregulation tends to increase insurance costs and Medicare spending, the chief economist and regulatory officer of the U.S. De... (more story)