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  • August 03, 2026

    Albertsons Says Wash. Slow To Warn Of Bad Drug Prescribers

    Washington regulators didn't notify pharmacies or patients about doctors' potentially improper opioid prescribing until months after receiving complaints, Albertsons' counsel told a Seattle judge Monday, as the bench trial over Washington's claims the pharmacy chain helped fuel the state's overdose crisis entered its fourth week.

  • August 03, 2026

    Calif. Justices Back Gilead Over Nondefective Drug Liability

    The California Supreme Court on Monday held that Gilead Sciences Inc. shouldn't face a negligence claim alleging it declined to market a safer HIV drug in order to maximize profits from an older drug with more harmful side effects, rejecting a novel theory that would expose drugmakers to broader liability.

  • August 03, 2026

    7th Circ. Backs OB-GYN's 10-Year Healthcare Fraud Sentence

    The Seventh Circuit has upheld a 10-year prison sentence for a former obstetrician-gynecologist over a multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme, saying the district judge made no clear error in applying an enhancement to her sentence for performing invasive and medically unnecessary procedures on patients without their informed consent.

  • August 03, 2026

    Novo False-Ad Claims Against Telehealth Co. Fail, For Now

    A New York federal court tossed a false advertising suit by Novo Nordisk against a telehealth company that markets compounded weight loss medications, finding the pharmaceutical giant failed to point to literal or implied false statements made by the company.

  • August 03, 2026

    4 Firms Steer Curium's $8B Lantheus Take-Private Deal

    Private equity-backed radiopharmaceutical company Curium on Monday announced plans to acquire fellow radiopharmaceutical company Lantheus Holdings Inc. in an $8 billion take-private deal built by four law firms.

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