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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
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February 05, 2026
NYAG's Insider Trading Case A Power Grab, Judge Told
The former CEO of healthcare contractor Emergent BioSolutions Inc. has removed to federal court New York Attorney General Letitia James' insider trading case against him, alleging James is trying to expand her office's power through claims that concern questions of federal law.
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February 05, 2026
Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Heart Monitor Patent Claim Ax
The full Federal Circuit won't rethink a panel's refusal to revive claims in a wireless heart rate monitor patent owned by Finnish sports tech company Polar Electro Oy that a lower court found were invalid.
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February 05, 2026
Judge Affirms Health Cos.' Sanctions For Witness Omission
An Illinois federal judge Wednesday rejected a "vague and unsupported" bid by a home healthcare company accused of violating federal kickback laws to reconsider sanctions she ordered for failing to disclose witnesses, saying the motion "wastes everyone's time" and scolding the defendants for "impugning the character and professionalism of an able magistrate judge."
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February 05, 2026
David Protein Gets Ingredient Supply Antitrust Claims Tossed
A New York federal court dismissed a lawsuit from several low-calorie food producers accusing protein bar-maker David Protein of refusing to sell them a fat replacement ingredient after it purchased the ingredient's only supplier.
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February 05, 2026
Patent Co., AI Research Firm Join Forces In $150M Deal
Patent monetization venture SIM IP has announced a merger valued at $150 million with artificial intelligence research firm Garden Intel, a deal the companies said would create a first-of-its-kind platform.
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