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Calif. Ruling Lowers Bar For Health Data Breach Claims

The California Supreme Court's ruling in J.M. v. Illuminate Education offers protection for non-healthcare compani... (more story)

High Court's Abortion Pill Stay Reinforces Appellate Principles

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent order in Danco Laboratories v. Louisiana, staying a Fifth Circuit ruling that rein... (more story)

AI Due Diligence Is Key For Healthcare M&A

As usage of artificial intelligence in healthcare continues to rise, the due diligence landscape for healthcare me... (more story)

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NC Biz Court Bulletin: Referee Tapped, CEO To Be Deposed

The North Carolina Business Court rounded out May by appointing a discovery referee in a healthcare antitrust class action and ordering the deposition of a top executive in a trade secrets battle, in addition ... (more story)

Taxation With Representation: Latham, White & Case, Vischer

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Fertitta Entertainment acquires Caesars Entertainment, Eli Lilly and Co. buys three companies involved in vaccine development, and nuclear energy company Newcleo Lt... (more story)

Hospital Operator, Execs Ink $32M FCA Settlement With Feds

Psychiatric hospital operator Oglethorpe Inc. has agreed to pay $32 million and be excluded from all federal healthcare programs for 10 years to resolve allegations it knowingly failed to return Medicare overp... (more story)

McDermott-Led Ampersand Clinches $1.5B Fund

Healthcare-focused private equity firm Ampersand Capital Partners, advised by McDermott Will & Schulte, on Thursday revealed that it closed its latest fund with $1.5 billion.

J&J Unit Cleared In Blood Pump Patent Suit In Mass.

A Massachusetts federal jury on Thursday cleared a Johnson & Johnson MedTech subsidiary of allegations that it infringed a blood pump patent owned by a unit of Swedish medical device company Getinge AB.

Split Fed. Circ. Says $452M Trade Secret Case Was Untimely

A split Federal Circuit panel on Thursday erased Insulet Corp.'s trade secret victory against EOFlow Co. Ltd., holding that the medical device maker filed its claims too late and reversing a $452 million jury ... (more story)

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Judge Trims Dental Patent Case, But Keeps Patent Alive

A Delaware federal judge has refused to invalidate a pair of dental patents that medical technology companies Align Technology and Medit Corp. were accused of infringing, but did agree to narrow the case.

TriZetto, Infosys Fight Each Side's CEO Deposition Bids

Cognizant TriZetto Software Group and Infosys Ltd. have filed dueling motions to block depositions of each other's top executives in a trade secret lawsuit over allegations that Infosys misused confidential ac... (more story)

Telehealth Co. Hims Likely To Get Suicide Suit Trimmed

A Washington state judge indicated Friday that he'll narrow a family's lawsuit blaming a 19-year-old's suicide on allegedly subpar mental health treatment he received through telehealth company Hims & Hers and... (more story)

Calif. AG Sues 23andMe Over Lapses In Genetic Data Security

California moved Thursday to sue the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe over a 2023 data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 7 million customers, arguing that the company fail... (more story)

Abbott Labs Settles Ill. Genetic Privacy Suit

Abbott Laboratories has inked a settlement with a proposed class of workers alleging the company's onboarding materials asked for employees' medical history in violation of an Illinois law aimed at protecting ... (more story)

Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar

This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Googl... (more story)

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High Court Turns Away Health Workers' Vaccine Mandate Case

The U.S. Supreme Court declined a bid for review Monday from workers who said a nonprofit healthcare system and Washington state violated their rights by issuing COVID-19 vaccination mandates, leaving in place... (more story)

Illumina Ducks DNA Sequence Rival's Antitrust Suit, For Now

A DNA sequencing startup will have to rejigger its antitrust lawsuit against Illumina after a California federal judge said it hasn't shown that the industry giant has entered exclusive agreements and hasn't a... (more story)

Hospital Already Satisfied SEIU Drug Test Award, Judge Says

An Ohio federal judge tossed a Service Employees International Union affiliate's bid to confirm an arbitration award against a Cleveland hospital Friday, saying the hospital already complied with the award by ... (more story)

Ohio AG Says Cigna Can't Use Sherman Act To Ax State Case

The Ohio attorney general has urged a federal judge not to dismiss prescription drug price-fixing claims against Express Scripts, its Cigna parent and fellow pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics, arguin... (more story)

Blood Test Lab Owner Gets 4 Years For $11M Tax Evasion

The owner of a blood-testing laboratory was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison after evading $11.2 million in taxes by using an accomplice to illegally collect Medicare reimbursements made to ... (more story)

Full 4th Circ. To Rethink W.Va., Md. 340B Drug Discount Laws

The full Fourth Circuit will revisit two panel decisions that created a circuit split when they temporarily blocked a pair of state laws that barred drugmakers from prohibiting federally funded hospitals from ... (more story)