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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
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February 06, 2026
Ga. Panel Backs Sperm Bank Win In 'Wrongful Birth' Case
A Georgia appeals court backed a win for sperm bank Xytex Corp. in consolidated litigation alleging the company sold sperm under false pretenses about the medical, psychological and social history of the donors.
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February 06, 2026
HHS Refers Hims & Hers To DOJ Amid Compound Drug Fight
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services general counsel Mike Stuart announced Friday that his office referred Hims & Hers Health Inc. to the U.S. Department of Justice for investigation, a day after Novo Nordisk A/S threatened litigation over what it called the telehealth company's "knockoff" version of its popular weight loss drug Wegovy.
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February 06, 2026
NJ Judge Tosses Pacira Investor Suit Over Patent Loss
A New Jersey federal judge on Friday threw out an investor lawsuit against Pacira BioSciences Inc. after a court invalidated a patent for its key pain management drug, ruling that the pharmaceutical company was not required to disclose litigation setbacks it encountered before the final ruling.
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February 06, 2026
Arizona Abortion Restrictions Found Unconstitutional
An Arizona state court permanently struck down a slew of restrictions on abortion care in the state, including an ultrasound mandate and a ban on the mailing of abortion pills, finding the restrictions violate the right to abortion enshrined in the state's constitution.
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February 06, 2026
PTAB Tosses 2nd Patent On Cologuard Colon Cancer Test
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that Geneoscopy had shown that all the claims it challenged in a patent on Exact Sciences' colon cancer test Cologuard are invalid as obvious, months after the PTAB invalidated claims in a similar patent.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Affordable Care Act
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- Drug and medical device lobbying
- State and international life sciences legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Drug and medical device recalls
- Drug safety actions
- Pay-for-delay investigations
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Patent disputes, including
- Abbreviated New Drug Application litigation
- Section 301 cases
- Product safety suits over drugs and medical devices, including off-label marketing and failure-to-warn claims
- Consumer litigation and class actions
- Fraud and compliance suits
- Antitrust disputes
- Labor and employment suits
- Shareholder and corporate governance disputes
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Share buybacks and stock splits
- Private equity deals
- Patent-licensing agreements
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of life sciences practice groups
Readership
- Life sciences lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the drug, biotechnology, and medical device industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals