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  • May 15, 2026

    Med Device Groups 'Overshot' In Fair Use Args, Judge Says

    A judge on a D.C. Circuit panel said a set of industry groups covering the advanced medical device industry might have "overshot" in a challenge to a Library of Congress exemption that said use of copyrighted software for the purpose of repairing those devices fell under fair use, since the groups tried to lump the software that merely operates the machines into the case.

  • May 15, 2026

    Pharmacies Stuck With CVS Arbitration Mandate At 9th Circ.

    A Ninth Circuit panel refused Friday to let four independent pharmacies avoid arbitrating their antitrust claims that CVS exploited a Medicare loophole to charge them exorbitant fees, standing by a district court's conclusion that just because parts of the arbitration agreement were unconscionable doesn't negate the entire thing.

  • May 15, 2026

    Edwards Investors Sue In Chancery Over $16.4B Stock Drop

    A stockholder has sued Edwards Lifesciences Corp.'s current and former leaders in Delaware Chancery Court, claiming they misled investors about growth prospects for the medical device company's key artificial heart valve business before a July 2024 disclosure wiped out more than $16.4 billion in shareholder value.

  • May 15, 2026

    Texas Hospital Creates 'De-Transition Clinic' After Settlement

    The Texas attorney general announced a settlement with Texas Children's Hospital that will see the creation of a detransition clinic, saying Friday that the hospital will pay $10 million for billing Texas Medicaid for "illegal 'gender-transition' interventions."

  • May 15, 2026

    4th Circ. Hands Express Scripts Jury Trial In W.Va. Opioid Suit

    The Fourth Circuit on Friday issued a writ of mandamus backing Express Scripts Inc.'s right to a jury trial in litigation over the pharmacy benefit manager's alleged role in contributing to the opioid crisis in West Virginia.

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