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Latest News in Life Sciences

  • November 07, 2025

    4th Circ. Opioid Case Brings Public Nuisance Back To The Fore

    The Fourth Circuit's ruling that upturned a lower court win for drug distributors in a battle with the West Virginia county at the epicenter of the opioid epidemic was a blast from the past from the fever pitch of courtroom battles over the national crisis just a few years ago.

  • November 07, 2025

    States Say Macquarie Not Applicable To NH High Court Case

    State securities regulators are urging New Hampshire's Supreme Court to uphold a fine against a medical device company whose leader was alleged to have misled investors about his prior legal issues, arguing that the case bears no resemblance to one ruled on by the U.S. Supreme Court last year.

  • November 07, 2025

    Sleep Apnea Device Co. Investor Says Rollout Was Botched

    Medical device company Inspire Medical Systems has been hit with a proposed investor class action alleging its shares dropped by nearly a third of their value after the public learned it concealed low demand and rollout shortcomings associated with its newest sleep apnea device.

  • November 07, 2025

    Spurned Pfizer Turns To Antitrust Law To Reclaim Biotech

    What may be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit is playing out as Pfizer Inc. turns to antitrust law to keep Novo Nordisk from usurping its bid for Metsera.

  • November 07, 2025

    Canadian Co. Blocked From Using 'Deep Cleansing Oil' Brand

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has permanently blocked a Canadian skincare company from infringing a competitor's trademark for "Deep Cleansing Oil," after it failed to respond to the case.

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  • Affordable Care Act
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