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Latest News in Life Sciences

  • October 27, 2026

    Mass. Hospitals Sue Lilly Over 340B Discount Data 'Extortion'

    A group of Massachusetts hospitals claim drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. unlawfully holds hostage medication discounts meant to benefit low-income patients by demanding that hospitals hand over sensitive patient claims data or pay "exorbitant" inflated prices, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Boston federal court.

  • October 27, 2026

    Judge Won't Undo USPTO Denial Of Cancer Drug IP Extension

    A New Jersey federal judge has upheld the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's refusal to extend the life of a pair of patents on a cancer drug, rejecting a challenge from the patent owner that claimed the loss of exclusivity would cost it more than $1 billion.

  • October 27, 2026

    Courts Take On Lilly GLP-1 Ads, J&J Mesothelioma Trial, More

    Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at a Novo Nordisk loss in its challenge to Eli Lilly's GLP-1 advertising, an Ohio verdict in wrongful death litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talc baby powder and other legal news from the past week.

  • October 27, 2026

    Judge OKs Omnicare Asset Sale, Ch. 11 Loan Changes

    A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday authorized pharmacy services provider Omnicare LLC to tweak its asset purchase agreement and transition services agreement and approved a third amendment to its $110 million debtor-in-possession financing agreement, finding the changes would not materially harm any party.

  • October 27, 2026

    ​​​​​​​Drugmakers Seek To Bar 'Big Pharma' Label In Price-Fix Trial

    A group of generic-drug makers facing price-fixing claims brought by dozens of state attorneys general asked a Connecticut federal judge to bar or limit the use of terms like "Big Pharma" or "rising costs of pharmaceuticals and healthcare" in next year's trial.

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