Trump Taps Ret. Rear Admiral Schwartz As New CDC Chief

By Rae Ann Varona

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz, a retired rear admiral who served in the U.S. Coast Guard and as deputy surgeon general in the first Trump administration, to be the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's next director.

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HHS Defends ACA Overhaul Against Cities' Challenge

By Jared Foretek

The Health and Human Services Department is defending sweeping changes to the Affordable Care Act marketplace against attacks from three cities, asking a Maryland federal judge to grant summary judgment and allow the agency to shorten open enrollment, institute tighter income checks and charge a reenrollment verification premium.

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Tenn. Judge Keeps Filipino Nurses' Trafficking Suit Alive

By Britain Eakin

A Tennessee federal judge denied a bid by a long-term care provider and a foreign nursing recruiter to dismiss a proposed class action brought by Filipino nurses who alleged they were forced to sign abusive contracts that amount to "indentured servitude."

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DOL Benefits Chief Pressed On Labor Secretary's Conduct

By Kellie Mejdrich

The head of the U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm faced tough questions from House Democrats at an oversight hearing Thursday, fielding questions about the labor secretary's on-the-job conduct as well as the DOL's take on mental health parity enforcement. 

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Feds Can't Stay Trans Healthcare Orders During Appeal

By Mark Payne

The Trump administration won't be able to enforce two executive orders that ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for patients under the age of 19 while the federal government appeals a nationwide injunction blocking the orders, the Fourth Circuit ruled Thursday. 

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Armed Services Board Says DHA Agreement Wasn't A Contract

By Elaine Briseño

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals dismissed an appeal from a Defense Health Agency supply vendor whose agreement was terminated years before its end date, finding it did not amount to a contract.

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Texas Patients Say Defective Sutures Caused Disfigurement

By Spencer Brewer

Four patients who received cosmetic facial procedures told a Texas federal court that sutures used during their procedures caused painful facial bacterial abscesses and permanent scarring, claiming the sutures never received FDA approval.

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Fed. Circ. Says Judge Wrongly Axed Teva's $177M Eli Lilly Win

By Ryan Davis

The Federal Circuit ruled Thursday that a Massachusetts federal judge was wrong to overturn a $177 million jury verdict that Teva won against Eli Lilly & Co. on headache drug patents, finding that contrary to the judge's finding, the patents are not invalid.

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Del. Rejects Fiduciary Claim Over Competing Opioid Clinic

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court on Thursday largely rejected a healthcare company's claims that a former executive unlawfully competed against it by launching a nearby opioid treatment clinic, finding only a narrow breach of fiduciary duty and awarding just over $1,600 in damages.

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2nd Circ. Says Animal Groups Can't Challenge Swine Rule

By Hailey Konnath

The Second Circuit on Thursday held that a trio of animal welfare groups don't have the standing to fight the U.S. Department of Agriculture's revised practices for inspecting pigs at slaughterhouses, ruling that none of the groups have shown they are likely to be harmed by the rule.

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Katten Partner Rejoins Epstein Becker In DC For 3rd Time

By Jack Rodgers

Epstein Becker Green LLP has rehired, for the third time, a healthcare transactional attorney who focuses his practice on guiding hospital systems, private equity-backed entities and professional practices on transactional matters and regulatory compliance.

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Isshin-Ryu Karate Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My involvement in martial arts, specifically Isshin-ryu, which has principles rooted in the eight codes of karate, has been one of the most foundational in the development of my personality, and particularly my approach to challenges — including in my practice of law, says Kaitlyn Stone at Barnes & Thornburg.

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Another Record-Breaking Year For NY Lobbying: Watchdog

By Andrea Keckley

The amount of money spent on lobbying in New York state reached a new high — again — in 2025 despite lower dollar amounts from that year's top spenders, a state ethics and lobbying watchdog said Thursday.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen Aston Martin file an appeal in a row with Chinese carmaker Geely over its winged logo for London black cabs, Ineos sue Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team for a £180 million ($244 million) boat, White & Case face a claim from two energy storage companies, and a golf tour company bring a claim against Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund after the fund invested in its rival.

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Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Judge Mulls DQ Over O'Melveny Ties

By Craig Clough

The parties in a consumer lawsuit challenging Alaska Airlines' 2024 acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines have been notified that the federal judge recently assigned to the case intends to disqualify himself unless they sign a waiver over one of his retirement accounts being tied to O'Melveny & Myers LLP, which is representing Alaska Airlines.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

New data found that some companies are being wary during the 2026 proxy season by negotiating deals behind closed doors rather than allowing shareholders to vote on issues. In the meantime, a report showed that the higher annual rate growth for outside counsel fees that began in 2022 has become the new normal. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Winston & Strawn LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New York federal jury found that Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary harmed competition in the live entertainment sector by willfully monopolizing ticketing services.

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Balancing The Scales: Juror Bias, First For Revenge Porn Law

By Orlando Lorenzo

The California Supreme Court tossed the conviction and death sentence in a double slaying over the trial court's failures to investigate claims of juror bias, and an Ohio man is believed to be the first person in the nation convicted under a federal law intended to battle revenge porn.

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