Expert Analysis

Traditional FCA Enforcement Surges Amid Shifting Priorities

The U.S. Department of Justice’s January report on False Claims Act enforcement in fiscal year 2025 reveals that w... (more story)

State Of Insurance: Q4 Notes From Illinois

In 2025's last quarter, Illinois’ appellate courts weighed in on overlapping homeowners coverages for water-relate... (more story)

3 Key Ohio Financial Services Developments From 2025

Ohio's banking and financial services sector saw particularly notable developments in 2025, including a significan... (more story)

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SelectQuote Execs Face Investor Suit Over Kickback Probe

Executives and directors of insurance comparison platform SelectQuote were hit with a shareholder's derivative suit accusing them of concealing a kickback scheme currently subject of a False Claims Act suit by... (more story)

Biogen Can't Escape Amended Antitrust Suit Over MS Drug

Biogen Inc. must face health plans' claims that it bribed pharmacy benefit managers to stifle generics competition for its multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera, after an Illinois federal judge found Wednesday tha... (more story)

Fla. Court Undoes Class Cert. Of Medicare Cos. In USAA Suit

A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday reversed class certification for a group of Medicare-contracted businesses suing USAA Casualty Insurance Co. over allegations the insurer sidestepped its obligation t... (more story)

This Week's Healthcare Earnings: UnitedHealth, HCA, J&J

It was a week of good news and bad news for the healthcare industry. Earnings season kicked off when three companies posted financials for the final three months of last year, and results were mixed. Here's wh... (more story)

Healthcare Group Of The Year: Holland & Knight

Holland & Knight LLP attorneys advised AdventHealth on its multimillion-dollar outpatient acquisitions, Evernorth Health Services' $3.5 billion investment in Shields Health Solutions and Palomar Health on its ... (more story)

DC Circ. Revives Terrorism Liability Suit Against Pharma Cos.

A D.C. Circuit panel revived a lawsuit Friday accusing pharmaceutical companies of aiding a Hezbollah-linked militia's terrorism in Iraq, saying the victims behind the case have adequately alleged that the com... (more story)

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PTAB Sinks Samsung Challenge To Ouraring Patent

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has shot down Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s challenge to an Ouraring Inc. smart ring patent amid an ongoing legal dispute that has spanned the board, federal district court a... (more story)

Privacy Ruling Shows How CIPA Conflicts With Modern Tech

A California federal court's recent holding in Doe v. Eating Recovery Center that Meta is not liable for reading, or attempting to read, the pixel-related transmission while in transit reflects a mismatch betw... (more story)

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 inve... (more story)

Lasik Provider Can't Shake Wiretap Claims In Tracking Row

The operator of a laser eye surgery website must face a proposed class action alleging it illegally shared patients' confidential medical information with Meta, a California federal judge ruled, finding that t... (more story)

Kelley Drye Adds Ex-23andMe, Facebook Privacy Pros

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP said Monday it is boosting its privacy and information security practice with the addition of a former 23andMe attorney in California and a former Facebook attorney in Texas.

Lessons From EdTech Provider's Data Breach Settlements

Education technology company Illuminate Education's recent settlements with three states and the Federal Trade Commission over state privacy law claims following a student data breach are some of the first of ... (more story)

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Swedish Health Nears Deal In Hospital Workers Wage Row

Seattle-area hospital system Swedish Health Services and the workers who were seeking about $126 million from it told a Washington state court that they agreed to settle a suit claiming meal break violations a... (more story)

1st Circ. Judge Wary Of Boston Bid To Revive PBM Opioid Suit

The city of Boston faced pushback from a First Circuit judge on Monday as it argued it didn't miss its window to sue pharmacy benefit managers for their alleged role in the opioid epidemic.

Bausch, Lannett To Pay $17.9M In Drug Price-Fixing Deal

Lannett Company Inc., Bausch Health US LLC and Bausch Health America Inc. will pay $17.85 million to settle allegations by 48 states and territories that they conspired to fix prices for generic drugs, accordi... (more story)

Amazon Shoppers' Counsel Admit To AI Errors In Motion

Lawyers representing Amazon customers in a proposed class action over supplement labeling have apologized to a Seattle federal judge for artificial intelligence hallucinations included in a recent filing, ackn... (more story)

3rd Circ. Preview: Privacy Issues Top Feb. Argument Lineup

Issues involving privacy feature prominently on the Third Circuit's February oral argument schedule, with panels set to hear a dispute regarding an optometry business's duty to protect private data belonging t... (more story)

Sentara Health Can't Escape Suit Over Stable Value Fund

A Virginia federal judge said Friday that Sentara Health can't dodge a suit claiming it failed to kick an underperforming investment fund from its retirement plan, ruling the healthcare system hasn't shown it ... (more story)