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2nd Circ. Tylenol MDL Ruling Clarifies Court Gatekeeper Role

The Second Circuit’s recent decision in multidistrict litigation over alleged links between Tylenol and developmen... (more story)

CMS Rule, DOJ Probes Deepen Gender Care Compliance Risk

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' final rule restricting Medicaid funding for hospitals that provide g... (more story)

5th Circ. Ruling Hints At Loper Bright's Effect On OSHA Suits

The Fifth Circuit's recent decision in Exxon Mobil v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission relied on L... (more story)

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Muscular Dystrophy Drug Co. Beats Investor Suit Over Risks

A Massachusetts federal judge denied investors another chance to rework their suit accusing Sarepta Therapeutics and its executives of misleading the market about the safety and efficacy of their muscular dyst... (more story)

Express Scripts Accused Of Shorting Independent Pharmacies

A dozen independent Arkansas pharmacies on Tuesday hauled Express Scripts into Missouri state court, accusing the pharmacy benefit management giant of continuously shorting them on prescription reimbursements ... (more story)

Insurers Can't Nix $195M Opioid Coverage Bid, Trustee Says

Chubb, Liberty Mutual and Lloyd's of London units and other insurers can't get off the hook for covering the remainder of third-party payor opioid lawsuits against Endo International, a representative for a tr... (more story)

Molina Escapes Investor Action Over Guidance Cuts, For Now

Health insurance provider Molina Healthcare and two of its executives have, for now, escaped a shareholder suit accusing them of misleading investors about medical costs and internal controls before the compan... (more story)

Cooley, Latham Prep Electra Therapeutics' $325M IPO Plan

Biotechnology firm Electra Therapeutics plans to make its public debut this week through an estimated $325 million initial public offering steered by Cooley LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.

NC Residents Lose Class Cert. Bid In Hospital Antitrust Fight

A state court judge has denied class certification to a group of residents in western North Carolina in their healthcare antitrust case, saying they fell short of showing classwide impact in the form of allege... (more story)

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ITC To Eye Part Of Judge's Decision In Medical Dilation Row

The full U.S. International Trade Commission is set to look at parts of an agency judge's ruling in favor of medical technology company Stryker Corp. in a fight against imports it said infringed its patents on... (more story)

FDA-SEC Data Pact Puts Spotlight On Pharma Disclosures

A new data-sharing deal between federal drug and securities officials means drugmakers better have their story straight when they tell investors and the public about U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals.

11th Circ. Urged To Undo Trial Loss For Hospital Ratings Org

A Florida federal court order requiring hospital ratings nonprofit Leapfrog to revoke poor safety grades it issued to five hospitals owned by Tenet Healthcare Corp. violated the First Amendment, Leapfrog told ... (more story)

Apple Watch Ban In Masimo ITC Patent Case Hits High Court

Apple Inc. has told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Federal Circuit improperly "lowered the bar" for meeting the U.S. International Trade Commission's domestic industry requirement in patent disputes, by affir... (more story)

Squires Grants 10 Patent Reviews, Rejects None

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has instituted 10 more Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions, largely in the pharmaceutical space.

Judge Won't Touch Verdict In Blood Collection Patent Case

A Delaware federal judge has denied a bid from medical equipment maker Kurin for a new trial after a jury found it owed Magnolia Medical $1.6 million for infringement of three patents covering blood culture co... (more story)

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Cole Schotz Gains Brach Eichler Health Corporate Pro In NJ

Cole Schotz PC expanded its New Jersey office with a corporate law special counsel specializing in healthcare industry clients who joined from Brach Eichler LLC, the firm announced this week.

Fecal Testing Startup Founders Reach $250K Deal With SEC

Two founders of a now-shuttered fecal testing startup have agreed to pay $125,000 each to put to rest the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's allegations that they used a fraudulent insurance billing sch... (more story)

Express Scripts Seeks To Exit AIDS Group's Drug Rate Suit

Express Scripts called on a Washington federal judge to toss a lawsuit accusing it of using its market power to bully the AIDS Healthcare Foundation into accepting lower reimbursement rates for life-saving dru... (more story)

1st Circ. Seems Torn Over Health Plan Surcharge For Smokers

A First Circuit panel appeared divided Wednesday over whether a casino company is required to refund tobacco use fees after smokers on the company's health plan complete a tobacco cessation program.

8th Circ. Revives Doctor's Suit Over COVID Speech Probes

An Eighth Circuit panel on Tuesday revived a doctor's suit seeking an order limiting a Minnesota state medical board's ability to investigate him for his public statements related to the COVID-19 pandemic, fin... (more story)

Urology Tech Co. Can't Duck Antitrust Suit

A New Hampshire federal judge has refused to let Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. escape a proposed class action accusing it of anticompetitively locking healthcare providers already using its urology device... (more story)