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Life Sciences Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. Coverage includes high-stakes litigation and policy developments that affect life sciences companies, as well as licensing deals, mergers, and other corporate transactions.



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Latest News in Life Sciences

  • March 06, 2026

    Pa. High Court Snapshot: AG Powers, Gun Parts, CEO Bonus

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court this month will revisit a ruling on the state attorney general's power over civil suits brought by county-level district attorneys in a case stemming from the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh district attorneys' objections to a $26 billion opioid settlement.

  • March 06, 2026

    Baker McKenzie Guides Servier On $2.5B Oncology Deal

    French pharmaceutical group Servier said Friday that it has agreed to acquire Day One for about $2.5 billion in cash, with legal guidance from Baker McKenzie.

  • March 06, 2026

    Leveraging MDLs And State Courts In Mass Tort Strategy

    Multidistrict litigation's quiet drift from a pretrial coordination device to a de facto national court for mass torts poses a strategic question for plaintiffs counsel — whether an MDL will yield timely trials, meaningful accountability and fair value for clients, or whether a state court strategy will be more effective, say attorneys at DiCello Levitt.

  • March 05, 2026

    Telehealth Co. Swaps In Gordon Rees In Novo's GLP-1 Fight

    A telehealth platform facing allegations from Novo Nordisk that it falsely advertised Ozempic alternatives has picked new counsel in the dispute, withdrawing attorneys from Foley & Lardner LLP and Miller Nash LLP and substituting in two lawyers from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP.

  • March 05, 2026

    Fintech Sues Deutsche Bank, Pathward Over Pharma Flags

    A self-described barter-based payment platform sued Deutsche Bank AG and Pathward NA, alleging it was improperly placed on an industry blacklist following the banks' assertions it was "transaction laundering" for companies selling gray-market peptides.

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Life Sciences

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  • Affordable Care Act
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  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • Private equity deals
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  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
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