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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

  • November 13, 2026

    Novo Nordisk Settles Conn. Hospital's Suit Over Insulin Pens

    With a trial looming, Novo Nordisk Inc. has reached a settlement in Connecticut federal court with Griffin Health Services Corp. over claims that the pharmaceutical giant distributed insulin pens without adequate warnings to the Connecticut healthcare provider's nurses.

  • November 13, 2026

    Chancery Hits Kidney Test Founder With $8M Judgment

    A Delaware vice chancellor on Thursday awarded nearly $8 million against the founder of kidney testing startup NephroSant Inc., finding that she concealed changes to its flagship product, destroyed company files and courted investors for a competing venture.

  • November 13, 2026

    5th Circ. Backs Feds' Toss Of Relator's Pfizer Vaccine Suit

    The Fifth Circuit on Friday upheld the dismissal of a False Claims Act suit brought by a former Ventavia Research Group LLC director who briefly oversaw clinical trials for Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine, after the federal government argued her challenge to the scientific integrity of the trials conflicted with public health policy.

  • November 13, 2026

    Ex-Cravath Staffer In Plea Talks After Insider Trading Charge

    A former Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP document processing specialist who has been charged with insider trading is eyeing a possible plea deal, according to a New York federal court filing docketed Friday. 

  • November 13, 2026

    Two Swiss Healthcare Startups Raise IPOs Totaling $350M

    Two Swiss-based health-related companies hit U.S. public markets on Friday after pricing initial public offerings that totaled $350 million, while another U.S. biotechnology startup reportedly delayed IPO plans.

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  • Affordable Care Act
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  • PROFILES
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