Expert Analysis

AI Rise In Healthcare Demands New Cybersecurity Strategies

As artificial intelligence-related capabilities are increasingly integrated into medical devices and healthcare op... (more story)

Hims & Hers Suit Spotlights Health Data-Sharing Privacy Risks

Regulators' complaint against telehealth company Hims & Hers alleging deceptive practices serves as a reminder tha... (more story)

New CMS Medical Device Pathway May Have Limited Effect

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' new pathway for giving Medicare beneficiaries earlier access to cert... (more story)

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Novo Bets $1.3B On Nanexa Drug Tech Amid Obesity Push

Novo Nordisk has agreed to pay up to about €1.165 billion ($1.3 billion) under an exclusive license and collaboration agreement for Swedish drug-delivery company Nanexa's PharmaShell technology.

Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, McDermott

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Royal Caribbean invests billions in a joint venture with Sandals, Telix Pharmaceuticals buys ITM Isotope Technologies Munich, and Priority Technology makes a go-pri... (more story)

Novartis Beats Patent Listing Suit Over Entresto

A New York federal judge gave Novartis permanent relief from a proposed class action alleging it monopolistically delayed generic competition for its blockbuster heart failure drug Entresto, concluding that th... (more story)

Calif. Appeals Court Revives Antitrust Suit Against Claritev

A California state appeals court held in a published opinion that health insurer reimbursements for services are prices that, if fixed or tampered with, are subject to antitrust scrutiny, reviving a lawsuit th... (more story)

Curium Resets FTC Clock On $8B Lantheus Take-Private Deal

Private equity-backed radiopharmaceutical company Curium reset the clock for the Federal Trade Commission's 30-day review of its plan to acquire fellow radiopharmaceutical company Lantheus Holdings Inc. in an ... (more story)

Inspired Healthcare Seeks OK For $713M Asset Sale

Inspired Healthcare on Tuesday asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to approve the sale of 30 of its senior living communities but to leave for later the question of how the $713 million in proceeds will be split am... (more story)

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Del. Judge OKs AI-Bolstered Drug Co.'s Ch. 11 Bid Procedures

A Delaware bankruptcy judge granted his approval Monday to the bidding procedures proposed in the Chapter 11 case of a company that uses artificial intelligence to explore new uses for existing drugs.

Astrana Health Reveals Spoofing Attack Targeting Private Data

An Astrana Health unit was the target of a "series" of social engineering cyberattacks in which hackers impersonated the company's employees to gain access to systems that contained private and confidential in... (more story)

ITC Takes On Patents, Trade Secrets In Large Decision Drop

The U.S. International Trade Commission issued a flood of decisions this week on investigations in which imports are being evaluated to see if they infringe patents or misappropriate secrets, including three c... (more story)

Google MDL Coverage Suit Belongs In Calif., Del. Judge Rules

A Delaware state judge has stayed a lawsuit by American International Group subsidiaries seeking a declaration that they're not liable for covering Google's defense costs tied to social-media addiction multidi... (more story)

Meta Flaunts 'Abuse' Of Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Told

A California federal judge ordered Meta on Tuesday to rereview privilege designations on 300 documents in social media addiction litigation, after plaintiffs' lawyers cited a "culture of privilege abuse" epito... (more story)

NJ Seeks Quick Win On TikTok's Money Transfers

New Jersey's attorney general urged a state court Friday to find TikTok liable for operating an unlicensed money transmission business via its livestreaming service, arguing the platform receives users' money,... (more story)

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Calif. Expands Reproductive Care, Abortion Access

A series of new laws in California aim to expand access to medication abortion on community college campuses, bolster veterans' access to reproductive care including abortions, and make it easier for nursing p... (more story)

Illinois BCBS Can't Escape $6.6M Claim Repayment Fight

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois must face a specialty pharmacy's contract suit claiming the insurer illegally failed to pay out more than $6.6 million in prescription claim reimbursements for medicines the ... (more story)

Newsom Signs Slate Of Bills Bolstering LGBTQ+ Protections

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a slate of bills defending against what he called the Trump administration's "all-out assault on the LGBTQ community," strengthening privacy protections, providing support t... (more story)

Split 7th Circ. Backs Ill. County's Win In COVID Vax Bias Suit

The Seventh Circuit in a split decision Monday affirmed a summary judgment win for Cook County, Illinois, in a former hospital pharmacist's suit alleging she was unlawfully fired after she refused a COVID-19 v... (more story)

Trump Asks Justices To Restore Fed. Prison Trans Care Ban

The Trump administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to halt a district court order barring the Bureau of Prisons from enforcing a ban on gender dysphoria care for transgender people incarcerated in... (more story)

Faith-Based Rehab Program Can't Exit Wage Suit, Court Rules

A Texas federal court allowed a man who was ordered into a faith-based addiction recovery program to pursue wage claims against the program's operators, finding he plausibly alleged participants were treated a... (more story)