Expert Analysis

DOJ Fraud Declination Highlights Self-Disclosure Tradeoffs

As exemplified by the U.S. Department of Justice's declination of charges against Campus Eye Management under its ... (more story)

What DOJ Fraud Division Rule Resolves, And What It Doesn't

The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently published final rule answers many outstanding questions about the newly ... (more story)

Youth Center Investigation Shows Rising Governance Scrutiny

A recent New Hampshire attorney general report following its investigation into the state's Sununu Youth Services ... (more story)

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9 More Drug Cos. Make Pricing Agreements With US

Nine more branded drug manufacturers reached deals cutting prices on their medications, President Donald Trump announced Monday, with nearly 90% of such products now being covered by "most-favored nation" deal... (more story)

Doctor Shorted Practice Co-Owner On Distributions, Suit Says

A Colorado ophthalmologist failed to pay the co-owner of his practice the full distribution amounts owed to that physician while overpaying himself, according to a lawsuit filed in state court.

Guardant Suits Against Tempus AI Clear Dismissal Bids

A Delaware federal judge has refused to throw out litigation accusing Tempus AI Inc. of infringing Guardant Health Inc. patents covering technology used to analyze cancer-related genetic data and help guide te... (more story)

GAO Says CMS Should Rethink $52M Task Order

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services applied unstated evaluation criteria when passing on a company's $49 million offer to provide support services for a health care facility surveyor training progra... (more story)

Mich. Hospitals Defend CVS 340B Drug Savings Suit

University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers urged a Michigan federal judge Wednesday to preserve its suit claiming that CVS Health Corp. diverted millions of dollars earmarked for indigent healthcare t... (more story)

Bankrupt Villages Health System Agrees To $541.5M FCA Deal

Florida-based The Villages Health System has agreed to shell out more than $541.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false diagnosis codes to get more money from Medi... (more story)

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DC Circ. Backs Fair Use Repairs On Med Device Software

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday ruled that using copyrighted data and computer programs for the purpose of repairing medical devices falls under the fair use exemption, rejecting a challenge from two industry grou... (more story)

Zimmer Wins Hip Implant Suit After Expert Testimony Tossed

A New York federal judge handed Zimmer Inc. an early win in a multidistrict litigation case alleging its hip prosthetics are faulty, after finding that the plaintiff's only expert witness could not testify bec... (more story)

AbbVie 'Concocted' Cancer Drug IP Claims, Biotech Firm Says

Biotech firms ProfoundBio and Genmab urged a Seattle federal judge Thursday to throw out rival AbbVie's lawsuit accusing two of its former employees of taking trade secrets on cancer therapies to ProfoundBio, ... (more story)

NJ Says TikTok Is Withholding Key Child Usage Data

New Jersey urged a state judge to force TikTok to hand over detailed user engagement data the state said was essential in proving that the platform's design harmed children, accusing the company of months of e... (more story)

DaVita, Patients Get Early Nod In $15M Data Breach Deal

A Colorado federal judge has given the initial green light to DaVita Inc.'s proposed $15 million settlement with millions of past and present patients who claim the healthcare company didn't adequately protect... (more story)

Patients Drop Data Breach Suit Against Medical Billing Co.

A group of patients has dropped a lawsuit accusing a Georgia-based medical billing practice of failing to properly secure the personal information of patients and employees ahead of a September data breach.

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'Secret Shoppers' Get ACA Plan Runaround

Georgetown University researchers shopping incognito for Affordable Care Act insurance plans found misleading claims and even outright falsehoods. Law360 Healthcare Authority talks to lawyer and researcher Amy... (more story)

Treatment Centers Cited Over Unpaid Work By Patients

Massachusetts' attorney general on Tuesday announced a first-of-its-kind citation of over $1 million against a faith-based substance use treatment program for allegedly having hundreds of participants perform ... (more story)

Courts Rule On GLP-1 Shortage Row, 340B In Colo. And More

Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at a Fifth Circuit ruling backing the removal of certain GLP-1 medications from the national drug shortage list, the dismissal of AstraZeneca's challenge to a Colorado law aff... (more story)

3 Things To Know: Texas Judge Halts Abortion Drug Suit

A Texas federal judge has paused a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of abortion medication mifepristone until after the agency has conducted a safety review of the drug. Law... (more story)

Cozen Affiliate Adds 4 From Closed McDermott Shop

More former staff members of McDermott Will & Schulte's shuttered healthcare lobbying and consulting shop in Washington, D.C., have landed new roles, with Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies announcing Tuesday it... (more story)

11th Circ. Rules Qui Tam Provisions Don't Violate Constitution

The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday held that the False Claims Act's qui tam provisions do not violate the appointments clause of the U.S. Constitution, maintaining private citizens' ability to sue entities on beh... (more story)