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  • October 19, 2026

    23andMe Successor Co. Inks $6M Data Breach Deal With Calif.

    California and 23andMe's corporate successor have reached a $6 million settlement that, if approved, would resolve the state's allegations that the genetic testing company failed to protect customers' sensitive information in a 2023 data breach, as well as the state's objection to 23andMe's sale of genetic data during bankruptcy proceedings.

  • October 19, 2026

    5 Firms Build Migraine-Focused TriGemX's $600M SPAC Deal

    Biotechnology company TriGemX Bio on Monday unveiled plans to go public by merging with special purpose acquisition company TCGX Acquisition Corp. in a deal built by five law firms that creates a combined company with a $600 million post-transaction equity value.

  • October 19, 2026

    5th Circ. Unwinds Cassava Class Over 'Meme Stock' Claims

    The Fifth Circuit has overturned the class status of investors accusing Cassava Sciences Inc. of making misleading statements about clinical trial results for a potential Alzheimer's drug, saying that a lower court judge did not properly consider the company's arguments that its stock price was impacted by the "meme stock" craze.

  • October 19, 2026

    Prior 5th Amendment Pleadings Complicate Mylan Testimony

    Mylan can use deposition testimony from one current and one former executive in next year's price-fixing trial, a Connecticut federal judge ruled Friday, but state attorneys general can bring up the company "pulling the strings" in the witnesses' decision to testify after originally invoking the Fifth Amendment.

  • October 19, 2026

    DOJ Appeals New Trial Order In Ex-NFL Player's Fraud Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice said it's asking the Fifth Circuit to review a Texas federal judge's decision to grant a new trial for a former NFL player convicted in a $328 million Medicare billing scheme.

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