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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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January 29, 2026
J&J, Talc Unit Get Patients' Bankruptcy Fraud Claims Tossed
A New Jersey federal judge Thursday tossed a proposed class action brought by cancer patients who allege that Johnson & Johnson's maneuvers to settle thousands of tort claims through Chapter 11 involved fraud, saying the plaintiffs have not asserted an injury that confers standing to sue.
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January 29, 2026
Conn. Drug Price Cap Survives Distributor Challenge, For Now
The Second Circuit has declined a bid to immediately block the state of Connecticut from enforcing a cap on generic and off-patent drug prices while the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, a collection of wholesale distributors, challenges the new law.
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January 29, 2026
ITC To Review Medical Imaging Imports For Infringement
The U.S. International Trade Commission said it is looking into medical imaging device imports for alleged patent infringement in response to a complaint from a Canadian-American firm.
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January 29, 2026
Teva Tries To Spike Paragard Trial Claims, Punitive Damages
About a week into its first trial over the alleged dangers of the Paragard contraceptive, Teva Pharmaceuticals asked a Georgia federal judge Wednesday to cut the case short and hand it an early win, or at least let it out of a bid for punitive damages.
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January 29, 2026
Inspire Medical Leaders Face Suit Over Apnea Device Rollout
Brass of Inspire Medical Systems Inc. face shareholder derivative claims they breached their fiduciary duties by concealing issues affecting the launch of the company's latest sleep apnea device, damaging investors after its trading prices fell 32% when the issues were disclosed.
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