Expert Analysis

What Changed For Healthcare Transaction Law In 2025

Though much of the legislation introduced last year to expand state scrutiny of healthcare transactions did not pa... (more story)

Expect State Noncompete Reforms, FTC Scrutiny In 2026

Employer noncompete practices are facing intensified federal scrutiny and state reforms heading into 2026, with th... (more story)

CMS 2027 Proposal Is Mixed Bag For Medicare Advantage

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' recent proposed rule for the Medicare Advantage and Part D program... (more story)

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Lifecore Investors Ink $3.8M Deal In Accounting Controls Suit

Biotech company Lifecore Biomedical Inc. has reached a $3.8 million deal with its investors to end their claims the company had weak controls over its financial reporting, impairing its ability to remain compl... (more story)

Bioness $110M Sale Suit Heads to $8.9M Deal

A Delaware Chancery Court class action challenging the $110 million sale of medical device maker Bioness Inc. to Bioventus Inc. is reaching a resolution through an $8.9 million proposed settlement, capping yea... (more story)

Ex-CEO Of COVID Vax Maker Accused Of Insider Trading

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday sued the former CEO of healthcare contractor Emergent BioSolutions Inc., alleging insider trading amid troubles manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine, while signi... (more story)

Emails Show Deceit In Medicare Advantage Deal, NC Court Told

Internal documents from Atrium Health Inc. show the company never intended to follow through on a partnership for a new Medicare Advantage health plan with a plan provider who spent tens of millions of dollars... (more story)

Prospect Medical Says Calif. Hospital Buyer Owes $11.6M

Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to order the buyer of its California hospitals to cough up $11.6 million owed under an asset purchase agreement inked last year, saying it's at... (more story)

Sidley-Led Smith & Nephew Inks $450M Orthopaedics Deal

Sidley Austin-advised Smith & Nephew said Monday it will acquire Gunderson Dettmer-led U.S. sports medicine company Integrity Orthopaedics and its Tendon Seam rotator cuff repair technology in a deal valued at... (more story)

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Insights From 2025's Flood Of Data Breach Litigation

Several coherent patterns emerged from 2025's data breach litigation activity, suggesting that judges have grown skilled at distinguishing between companies that were genuinely victimized by sophisticated crim... (more story)

Call Vendors Skirt Wiretap Suit Over AI Transcription Tool

An Illinois federal judge has released dental support organization Heartland Dental LLC and its contractor from a proposed class action accusing them of illegally using an artificial intelligence-powered note-... (more story)

Ad Campaign Sparks New Front In Battle Over Abortion Meds

Advertisements that ask South Dakota drivers two questions — "Pregnant? Don't want to be?" — have ignited an unusual First Amendment fight now underway in state and federal courts. Here's what to know about the issue.

PharMerica's Deal To Pay Ransomware Victims Over $5M OK'd

A Kentucky federal judge on Monday granted preliminary approval of a nearly $5.3 million settlement between PharMerica Inc. and a proposed class of patients and employees who alleged the company failed to impl... (more story)

9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Milliman's 'Fuzzy Matching' Tactic

The Ninth Circuit on Friday reversed a decision tossing one of two classes in litigation accusing consulting firm Milliman of peddling inaccurate information by using a strategy known as "fuzzy" data matching ... (more story)

Wash. Justices Take Up Pixel Privacy Suit Against Hospital

The Washington Supreme Court has taken up a group of parents' bid to revive their proposed class action accusing Seattle Children's Hospital of sharing their private data with Facebook parent company Meta by i... (more story)

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SEC Fines Biopharma Co. Execs Over Hidden FDA Findings

Former executives of Spero Therapeutics will pay over $187,000 to settle the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's claims they downplayed the likelihood that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would rej... (more story)

Planned Parenthood Can Challenge Heartbeat Act, Court Says

A Texas appeals court on Friday found that Planned Parenthood has standing to challenge the state law that empowers ordinary citizens to prosecute abortion providers, saying Planned Parenthood have done enough... (more story)

Oversight Head Seeks Help From CMS On NY Medicaid Inquiry

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday to aid the committee's investigation into whether New York has wrongfully ... (more story)

La. State Court Greenlights Challenge To Gender Care Ban

A Louisiana state judge sided with a group of transgender teenagers who argue the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional, denying the state's bid to dismiss the case, according to ... (more story)

5th Circ. Revives Allstate's Fraud Suit Over Car Crash Billing

The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday revived Allstate's racketeering suit alleging doctors and personal injury lawyers unleashed a barrage of unnecessary treatments for car accident patients and caused Allstate to p... (more story)

Trump Admin Defies Funding K-12 Mental Health Grants

The Trump administration is fighting an effort by a coalition of U.S. states to preserve at least six months of funding for K-12 mental health grants meant to help students process gun violence, arguing that a... (more story)