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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

  • May 21, 2026

    J&J Used Ellipsis To Nix Asbestos In Report To FDA, Jury Told

    Johnson & Johnson used an ellipsis to eliminate a professor's finding of asbestos in its talc in a report submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a video deposition shown Thursday to a California jury considering bellwether claims over three women's deadly ovarian cancer.

  • May 21, 2026

    9th Circ. Says Judge Overstepped In Fluoride Risk Case

    A Ninth Circuit panel scrapped a ruling that directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take action to address potentially unsafe levels of drinking water fluoridation, concluding a California federal judge improperly commandeered the case.

  • May 21, 2026

    NFL Teams Valued At $9B In Stake Sales, And Other Rumors

    Two reported NFL stake sales this past week highlight the continued surge in professional sports valuations, fueled in part by the entry of private equity investors.

  • May 21, 2026

    Insurer Can't Nix Counterclaims In $1.8M Judgment Dispute

    A North Carolina federal judge found that a life sciences company's insurer can't avoid counterclaims brought by a former patent holder asserting that the carrier must cover a $1.77 million judgment entered against the company's executives after they were accused of making misrepresentations about taking the company public.

  • May 21, 2026

    UCB Staves Off Seizure Drug Competition After Bench Trial

    UCB Inc. has persuaded a Delaware federal judge to uphold patents covering its seizure medication Nayzilam, a major win given that generic-drug maker Cipla Ltd. already admitted to infringement.

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Life Sciences

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

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  • 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