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Latest News in Life Sciences
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November 25, 2025
UnitedHealth Gets OptumRx Antitrust Suit Sent To Arbitration
A group of independent pharmacies must arbitrate their proposed class claims that UnitedHealth-owned OptumRx gatekeeps its network of Medicare prescription patients by imposing unfair fees, a Washington federal judge said Tuesday, concluding the pharmacies haven't shown the arbitration clauses in question are unenforceable.
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November 25, 2025
Medical AI Co. Accused Of 'Smear Campaign' Against Rivals
Two rivals of medical artificial intelligence platform OpenEvidence have told a Massachusetts federal judge the startup has used the courts in a campaign of "deceit, harassment and defamation" against competitors.
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November 25, 2025
Investors Say Alexandria Overhyped Leasing, NYC Project
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. investors filed suit in California federal court Tuesday, claiming the real estate investment trust overstated the strength of its leasing business and the projected value of a New York City property, causing the company's stock price to drop once the truth came to light.
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November 25, 2025
Mich. Pharmacist Gets 46 Months For $4M Fraud Scheme
A former Michigan pharmacist who pled guilty to orchestrating a $4 million Medicare scam was sentenced by a federal judge to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution and forfeit property as part of a plea deal, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
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November 25, 2025
Judge Hands SEC Win In Pharma Co.'s CBD Investor Fraud Case
A California federal judge has granted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission an early win in its suit against Vivera Pharmaceuticals, its CEO and affiliate Sentar Pharmaceuticals, finding they misled investors about the company's rights to key cannabinoid drug-delivery technology and about how investor money would be spent.
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