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How Maine's Expanded Health Deal Reviews Complicate M&A

A pair of recently approved Maine competition laws establish notice and approval requirements for certain healthca... (more story)

Wound Care Industry Should Expect Data-Driven Scrutiny

The U.S. Department of Justice's recent update on its healthcare fraud takedown efforts indicates that the wound c... (more story)

Legal Risks Of Using AI To Screen Psychedelic Trial Patients

Though using artificial intelligence to preemptively identify drug trial participants likely to experience placebo... (more story)

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Clarivate Sells Life Sciences And Healthcare Biz For $600M

Analytics company Clarivate PLC on Monday announced that it has agreed to sell its Life Sciences & Healthcare segment to investment firm Altaris LLC in a $600 million deal built by three law firms.

NC Biz Court Bulletin: Rapid-Fire Rulings, Word Of Warning

Summer is heating up in North Carolina Business Court with a slew of recent rulings, including one greenlighting a data breach class action brought by current and former workers who allege Charlotte-based Boja... (more story)

After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits

Following several U.S. Supreme Court terms teeming with reversals and rebukes of lower appeals courts, the justices this term found fault less often with rulings by circuit judges, who are likely becoming bett... (more story)

The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision

U.S. Supreme Court justices forged unusual alliances when they ruled a federal statute preempts claims Monsanto failed to warn consumers its Roundup weed killer may cause cancer. Oral arguments provided insigh... (more story)

The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's gold... (more story)

Edwards Lifesciences Investors Seek 1st OK For $39M Deal

Investors of Edwards Lifesciences Corp. have asked a California federal judge to grant the first green light to a $39 million settlement the parties reached to resolve claims that the medical technology compan... (more story)

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Medtronic Denied Bid To Nix $382M Antitrust Loss

A California federal court has denied Medtronic Inc.'s attempt to ditch a roughly $382 million trial loss in an antitrust case accusing the company of maintaining its monopoly over a surgical device through co... (more story)

The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.

The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, wi... (more story)

The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court

The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority and President Donald Trump largely aligned this year on issues of executive power, resulting in a series of decisions that significantly expanded presidential authority.

Kaiser Nears Final OK On $46M Deal Over Patient Data Share

A California federal judge said he will grant final approval of a $46 million settlement to resolve claims by 13.1 million Kaiser Permanente patients who say the healthcare provider disclosed their information... (more story)

Sinclair Convinces Ga. Panel To Sink Doctor's Defamation Suit

A Georgia appellate panel sided with media conglomerate Sinclair Broadcast Group and a nurse who was interviewed about alleged forced sterilizations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees, sayin... (more story)

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5,000 Pharmacies Accuse Prime Therapeutics Of Price-Fixing

Nearly 5,000 pharmacies accuse Prime Therapeutics LLC of entering into an unlawful price-fixing agreement with rival pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Inc. to deflate pharmacies' reimbursement rates and... (more story)

Mich. Medicaid Services Dispute Sent Back To Mediation

A Michigan federal judge on Monday ordered the parties back to mediation in a long-running dispute over Medicaid-funded services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities after disagreements ... (more story)

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Gov't Officials Tout Unprecedented Healthcare Fraud Push

It's been an unprecedented year for healthcare fraud enforcement, senior government officials from the U.S. Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services told conference attendees gathered in ... (more story)

Illumina Looks To Duck DNA Rival's Renewed Antitrust Case

Illumina told a California federal court an antitrust case from DNA sequencing startup Element Biosciences should be tossed for good because it continues to attack legitimate discounts that do nothing to block competition.

DOD, Humana Seek Toss Of $270K Tricare Coverage Row

The U.S. Department of Defense and a Humana unit urged a D.C. federal court to toss allegations that they wrongfully denied Tricare coverage for a minor's inpatient mental health treatment, arguing the minor's... (more story)

DOJ Has 'Negligible Interest' In Trans Patient Info, Judge Says

A California federal judge on Thursday blocked the U.S. Department of Justice from trying to identify individuals who received gender-affirming care from a Stanford Medicine hospital as minors, finding grand j... (more story)

8th Circ. Revives Local Conversion Therapy Ban Challenge

The Eighth Circuit revived a case Thursday challenging local ordinances passed in Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri, that prohibited the practice of conversion therapy, as it is commonly known, with minors.