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Latest News in Life Sciences

  • May 11, 2026

    NJ Justices Back Coverage Exclusion Reservation Of Rights

    The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday said an insurer doesn't waive its right to rely on a policy exclusion after initially defending a claim, backing Berkley Insurance Co. in a coverage dispute stemming from self-dealing suits against a pharmaceutical company and its chairman.

  • May 11, 2026

    Wash. Says Novartis Isn't Harmed By 340B Drug Pricing Law

    Washington is objecting to Novartis' attempt to block a state law that expands the discounts the drugmaker must provide under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program, telling a federal court that worry about losing money doesn't constitute irreparable harm.

  • May 11, 2026

    Nestlé Sues To Unmask Amazon Sellers Of 'Stolen' Vitamins

    Nestlé Health Science U.S. filed a lawsuit in Washington state Friday in an effort to unmask "suspected bad actors" whom it accuses of illegally intercepting high volumes of nutritional supplements and funneling them to resellers on Amazon.com.

  • May 11, 2026

    Mead Johnson Heads To Trial In Ill. Baby Formula MDL

    An Illinois federal judge handling multidistrict litigation over baby formula that allegedly caused a serious abdominal condition in premature infants rejected Mead Johnson & Co. LLC's summary judgment bid in the fourth lawsuit parties had selected as an MDL tester case, teeing up the litigation's first trial.

  • May 11, 2026

    Beauty Tech Co. Execs Beat Investor Suit For Good

    A California federal judge Monday tossed a proposed class action accusing beauty technology firm Cutera and its executives of misleading investors about its acne treatment launch and financial results, finding the legal claims against the company were abandoned and discharged under its Chapter 11 plan.

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