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August 27, 2025
Genesis Wins OK For $30M DIP, Ch. 11 Sale Process
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday gave final approval to nursing home operator Genesis Healthcare Inc.'s updated $30 million debtor-in-possession loan and Chapter 11 sale procedures after a three-day hearing, overruling unsecured creditors' objections.
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August 27, 2025
CVS To Pay $12M To Settle Mass. Medicaid Overbilling Claims
CVS Pharmacy Inc. will pay more than $12 million to settle allegations that it charged Massachusetts' Medicaid program higher prices than it offered to the public for the same drugs, the state attorney general announced Wednesday.
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August 27, 2025
6th Circ. Says Hospital Waived Arbitration In Pronoun Dispute
The Sixth Circuit reversed an order Wednesday allowing a University of Michigan hospital to arbitrate an ex-worker's suit claiming she was fired out of religious bias for refusing to use preferred pronouns for certain LGBTQ patients, ruling the institution waited too long to invoke an arbitration pact.
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August 27, 2025
Scholars Tell High Court To Back Conversion Therapy Ban
A group of health law experts told the U.S. Supreme Court that Colorado's conversion therapy ban doesn't violate healthcare providers' First Amendment rights, arguing that the law is consistent with states' and the federal government's ability to regulate healthcare.
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August 27, 2025
Boehringer Wins Another Zantac Cancer Trial In Ill.
An Illinois state court jury sided with Boehringer Ingelheim on Wednesday in a man's lawsuit claiming over-the-counter Zantac use contributed to his colorectal cancer development, adding another tally on the German drugmaker's list of victories over similar accusations.
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August 26, 2025
Judge Won't Pause Order To Reinstate Foreign Aid
A D.C. federal judge denied Monday night the Trump administration's request to stay his preliminary injunction requiring the government to commit certain foreign aid funds by Sept. 30, writing that the administration had said months ago that it could begin obligating money earlier this month if it had to.
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August 26, 2025
Joseph Nocella Jr. Appointed US Attorney For EDNY
Joseph Nocella Jr. on Tuesday was reportedly appointed as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, having served as the district's interim top prosecutor since early May.
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August 26, 2025
Proposed NIH Class Can Join UC Grant Cuts Suit, Judge Says
A California federal judge ruled Tuesday that a proposed class action seeking to reinstate grants awarded to University of California researchers that were nixed pursuant to President Donald Trump's executive orders can amend the complaint to add researchers whose National Institutes of Health grants have been recently suspended.
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August 26, 2025
Split 9th Circ. Upholds Oregon Pharmaceutical Reporting Law
A split Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday vacated a lower court's order blocking an Oregon law requiring drug manufacturers to report information related to certain prescription drugs to the state, ruling that the law is indeed constitutional under both the First and Fifth amendments.
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August 26, 2025
Healthcare Deals This Week: AbbVie, Royalty Pharma, BeOne
A few notable transactions marked healthcare dealmaking this past week, as companies bought up assets and inked contracts to expand their portfolios. Here, Law360 breaks down those deals and others from the past week.
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August 26, 2025
DC Circ. Backs HHS In Low-Income Patient Payment Dispute
The D.C. Circuit has delivered a blow to a group of hospitals in a recent decision finding they had challenged a key component of their Medicare reimbursements too early, despite hospital associations' warnings that such a ruling could slow healthcare providers' ability to seek review and "ultimately harm" patients.
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August 26, 2025
PE Firm Escapes Patients' Anesthesia Antitrust Claims
A Texas federal court tossed claims against Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe from a proposed class of patients accusing the private equity firm of monopolizing the anesthesiology market through a series of acquisitions, but let claims against a company it formed proceed.
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August 26, 2025
Ohio Cannabis Co. Accused Of Leaking Patient Data
An Ohio company that connects patients with physicians to secure medical marijuana cards is accused in a new federal proposed class action of making public the personal information of its clients and others.
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August 26, 2025
Mich. AG Lambasts UMich For Halting Trans Youth Care
Michigan's attorney general publicly warned the University of Michigan Tuesday that her office was "considering all of our options" after the university's hospital system said it would cease providing gender-affirming care to minors under pressure from the Trump administration.
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August 26, 2025
Pioneer Health Objects To Banker's Ch. 11 Fee Application
Clinic operator Pioneer Health Systems LLC, which had its Chapter 11 plan confirmed late last year, objected to a $500,000 fee application from a firm that had acted as its investment banker, saying the payout hinged on a sale Pioneer never fully carried out.
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August 26, 2025
Christian Clinic Says Mich. Stance On Bias Law Still Unclear
The state of Michigan should be forced to clarify if it believes a Christian medical clinic's opposition to gender-affirming care and its pronoun policy is discriminatory under state civil rights law, the clinic told a Michigan federal judge.
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August 26, 2025
'Belief' Insufficient For Trade Secrets Claims, NC Biz Judge Says
A trio of healthcare and real estate companies couldn't secure a preliminary injunction meant to prevent their former CEOs from disclosing or using alleged trade secrets, as North Carolina's business court ruled the amended complaint relied too heavily "on information and belief."
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August 26, 2025
Doctors Press 5th Circ. To Reverse Surprise Billing Ruling
Three physician trade associations urged the full Fifth Circuit to reverse a panel's ruling on how qualifying payments are calculated under the No Surprises Act, writing that the current decision harms underserved communities by narrowing provider networks.
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August 26, 2025
Md. Pharmacy Owner Gets 1 Year For Filing False Tax Returns
A Baltimore pharmacy owner was sentenced to just over one year in prison after filing fraudulent tax returns and underreporting his income to the Internal Revenue Service by more than $3.5 million, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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August 26, 2025
UpHealth Strikes Chapter 11 Deal With Glocal
Bankrupt medical technology company UpHealth told a Delaware bankruptcy court that it has reached a settlement resolving Indian company Glocal Healthcare's $200 million adversary proceeding in a bitter feud over an ill-fated merger.
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August 26, 2025
Cigna Strikes ERISA Ghost Network Suit Settlement Deal
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co. has agreed to settle a proposed class action alleging the health plan administrator violated federal benefits law by advertising providers as in-network who were out-of-network to participants in employer-sponsored health benefit plans that Cigna administered, according to filings in Illinois federal court.
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August 26, 2025
NLRB Defends Injunction Order Against Hospital At 6th Circ.
The National Labor Relations Board asked the Sixth Circuit to uphold a district court injunction requiring a Michigan hospital to recognize a Service Employees International Union affiliate, telling the appeals court that evidence shows the hospital's withdrawal of recognition led to a drop in union support.
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August 26, 2025
King & Spalding Hires Former CMS Litigation Leader In DC
The former deputy associate general counsel for litigation in the general counsel's office at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has joined King & Spalding LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday.
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August 26, 2025
1st Circ. Says Insurer Owes No Defense In Eviction Suits
A Liberty Mutual unit has no duty to defend a commercial real estate loan provider in underlying suits over the eviction of residents from a Massachusetts senior care facility, the First Circuit ruled, finding the insurer's denial of coverage to be reasonable.
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August 26, 2025
Foley Hoag Adds Healthcare Co-Leader From Manatt
Foley Hoag LLP has hired the former president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization as the new co-chair of its healthcare department.
Expert Analysis
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FDA's Hasty Policymaking Approach Faces APA Challenges
Though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has abandoned its usual notice-and-comment process for implementing new regulatory initiatives, two recent district court decisions make clear that these programs are still susceptible to Administrative Procedure Act challenges, says Rachel Turow at Skadden.
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Legal Considerations Around Ibogaine As Addiction Therapy
Recent funding approval in Texas pertaining to the use of ibogaine for the potential treatment of substance use disorders signals a growing openness to innovative addiction treatments, but also underscores the need for rigorous compliance with state and federal requirements and ethical research standards, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.
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The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine
The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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A Rapidly Evolving Landscape For Noncompetes In Healthcare
A wave of new state laws regulating noncompete agreements in the healthcare sector, varying in scope, approach and enforceability, are shaped by several factors unique to the industry and are likely to distort the market, say attorneys at Seyfarth.
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Arguing The 8th Amendment For Reduction In FCA Penalties
While False Claims Act decisions lack consistency in how high the judgment-to-damages ratio in such cases can be before it becomes unconstitutional, defense counsel should cite the Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause in pre-trial settlement negotiations, and seek penalty decreases in post-judgment motions and on appeal, says Scott Grubman at Chilivis Grubman.
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9th Circ. Decisions Help Clarify Scope Of Legal Lab Marketing
Two Ninth Circuit decisions last week provide a welcome development in clarifying the line between laboratories' legal marketing efforts and undue influence that violates the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, and offer useful guidance for labs seeking to mitigate enforcement risk, says Joshua Robbins at Buchalter.
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$95M Caremark Verdict Should Put PBMs On Notice
A Pennsylvania federal judge’s recent ruling that pharmacy benefits manager CVS Caremark owes the government $95 million for overbilling Medicare Part D-sponsored drugs highlights the effectiveness of the False Claims Act, as scrutiny of PBMs’ outsized role in setting drug prices continues to increase, say attorneys at Duane Morris.
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Series
Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator
Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.
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Opinion
4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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DOJ Actions Signal Rising Enforcement Risk For Health Cos.
The U.S. Department of Justice's announcement of a new False Claims Act working group, together with the largest healthcare fraud takedown in history, underscore the importance of sophisticated compliance programs that align with the DOJ's data-driven approach, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery
E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.
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How McKesson Ruling Will Inform Interpretations Of The TCPA
Amid the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson, we can expect to see both plaintiffs and defendants utilizing the decision to revisit the Federal Communications Commission's past Telephone Consumer Protection Act interpretations and decisions they did not like, says Jason McElroy at Saul Ewing.
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A Look At Florida's New Protected Series LLC Legislation
A new law in Florida enhances the flexibility of using limited liability companies as the entities of choice for most privately held businesses, moving Florida into a small group of states with reliable uniform protected series legislation for series LLCs, says Louis Conti at Holland & Knight.
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Spotlight On Medicare Marketing Practices Enforcement Trend
Recent U.S. Department of Justice actions, including its recent Medicare kickback allegations in Shea v. eHealth, demonstrate increasing enforcement scrutiny on Medicare Advantage marketing practices, say Ellen London at London & Naor, Li Yu at Bernstein Litowitz and Erica Hitchings at the Whistleblower Law Collaborative.