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Latest News in Life Sciences
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April 17, 2026
Kenvue Says Shea & Cocoa Butter Oil Is Accurately Labeled
Kenvue urged a New Jersey federal court to nix a proposed class action alleging its shea and cocoa butter oil is deceptively advertised, as it's primarily made with a petroleum byproduct, arguing Thursday the front label truthfully identifies it as an oil enriched with shea and cocoa butter.
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April 17, 2026
3 Key Questions On Trump's Pharma Tariffs
President Donald Trump recently announced 100% tariffs on certain imported pharmaceutical products, with opportunities for drug companies to lower their tariff rates to zero, but questions remain about the requirements for preferential treatment and abilities to administer the regime. Here, Law360 examines three open questions surrounding pharmaceutical tariffs' implementation.
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April 17, 2026
AI Health Co. Illegally Shared Genetic Data, Patients Say
A healthcare company powered by artificial intelligence violated Illinois' genetic privacy law and other consumer protection laws by compelling a genetic testing business it acquired to disclose patients' genetic information, which it then shared through data agreements with pharmaceutical giants such as Eli Lilly and AbbVie, a lawsuit in Illinois federal court says.
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April 17, 2026
Judge Says Biotech Co. Can't Wipe Cancer Data, For Now
A Texas state judge signed a temporary restraining order on Friday that stops Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the consulting firm helping it oversee its dissolution from deleting cell therapy data that the Houston-based MD Anderson Cancer Center says belongs to it.
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April 17, 2026
Life Sciences Firm Says Ex-VP Took Trade Secrets To Rival
A Massachusetts life sciences startup says a former vice president who left the company last fall, purportedly to care for his ill wife, instead took trade secrets with him to a new job at a California rival.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Affordable Care Act
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- Drug and medical device lobbying
- State and international life sciences legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Drug and medical device recalls
- Drug safety actions
- Pay-for-delay investigations
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Patent disputes, including
- Abbreviated New Drug Application litigation
- Section 301 cases
- Product safety suits over drugs and medical devices, including off-label marketing and failure-to-warn claims
- Consumer litigation and class actions
- Fraud and compliance suits
- Antitrust disputes
- Labor and employment suits
- Shareholder and corporate governance disputes
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Share buybacks and stock splits
- Private equity deals
- Patent-licensing agreements
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of life sciences practice groups
Readership
- Life sciences lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the drug, biotechnology, and medical device industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals