Trump Taps White House Aide Overton To Lead FDA

By Dan McKay

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the nomination of White House aide Heidi Overton, an abortion opponent who has urged states to roll back vaccine requirements, to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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5th Circ. Backs Delay Of FDA's 11-Warning Cigarette Rule

By Danielle Ferguson

The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday upheld the delay of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule requiring the addition of graphic warning labels to cigarette packages, saying tobacco companies that challenged the rule showed the agency likely overstepped its narrow authority to adjust existing warnings by creating two new ones.

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Outcome Health Execs Owe $270M And Counting For Fraud

By Lauraann Wood

Former Outcome Health executives who were convicted of a $1 billion fraud against investors, lenders and customers must repay $270.8 million to certain victims, though that amount will climb higher with additional calculation, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday.

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Mich. Judge Is Torn Over Data Tracking Suit

By Susan Smiley

A Michigan judge tasked with deciding whether to dismiss a proposed class action against state healthcare facilities alleging improper use of data tracking tools on Wednesday told attorneys that he could not remember a case in which supporting decisions were divided so evenly.

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Judge May Trim $88M Covidien Hernia Mesh Verdict

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts federal judge said Wednesday she is "likely" to reduce a jury's recent $88 million verdict in a bellwether hernia mesh lawsuit and encouraged lawyers for an Alabama couple and Covidien LP to consider a settlement.

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HHS, USDA Must Withdraw Dietary Guidelines, DC Court Told

By Gianna Ferrarin

A public health nonprofit on Wednesday urged a D.C. federal court to order the federal government to withdraw dietary guidelines it issued earlier this year, arguing that reviewers who advised on the guidelines had significant conflicts of interest and were selected without public oversight.

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Rising Star: McGuireWoods' Kayla McCann Marty

By Mark Payne

Kayla McCann Marty of McGuireWoods LLP helped guide United Urology Group through its undisclosed sale to OneOncology, and guided Novant Health through its acquisition of UCI Medical Affiliates from Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, earning her a spot among healthcare law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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Albertsons Says Wash. Failed To Prove Opioid Claims At Trial

By Ben Adlin

Albertsons Cos. Inc. urged a Seattle judge on Tuesday to throw out Washington state's lawsuit accusing the chain and its subsidiary Safeway Inc. of fueling Washington's opioid crisis, arguing that the state failed to prove wrongdoing by the companies after nearly five weeks of an ongoing bench trial.

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Colo. Sues GEO Group To Allow Tuberculosis Probe At ICE Camp

By Gina Kim

Colorado sued private prison operator GEO Group in state court Wednesday, accusing it of failing to comply with a public health order seeking compliance with a tuberculosis investigation in the only immigration detention camp in the state.

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6th Circ. Backs Blue Cross Over Reimbursement Rate Dispute

By Patrick Hoff

The Sixth Circuit on Wednesday upheld Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's defeat of a lawsuit alleging it shortchanged several medical providers despite promising higher reimbursement rates before a La-Z-Boy employee received care, ruling the providers' claims were superseded by federal benefits law.

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Ga. Appeals Court Says Hospital Must Face Negligence Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia hospital will have to face a woman's suit alleging her husband died because one of its employees dropped him during a bed transfer, the Georgia Court of Appeals said, faulting a trial court's ruling that she needed to file an expert affidavit.

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Medtronic, Former Exec Settle Whistleblower Retaliation Suit

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado state judge tossed a whistleblower lawsuit against Medtronic Inc., granting a dismissal bid from the company and a former executive after they reached an undisclosed settlement.

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FTC Asks Court To Keep Trans Health Suit In Texas

By Spencer Brewer

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a Texas federal court to keep its suit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health in the Lone Star State, saying that the organization incorporated there in 1980.

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Nonprofits Urge Court To Block HHS From Sharing Aid Data

By Stewart Bishop

Counsel for a group of nonprofits on Wednesday asked a Brooklyn federal judge to block the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from sharing personal information, including immigration status, of recipients of financial assistance with the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies, saying the proposed disclosure has "no statutory authority whatsoever."

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1st Circ. Says Apellis Disclosures Weren't 'Half-Truths'

By Craig Clough

A First Circuit panel on Wednesday affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud lawsuit accusing Apellis Pharmaceuticals and some of its top executives of misleading investors about the safety testing of the company's eye drug Syfovre, finding no actionable claim the company told "half-truths" about potential side effects of inflammation that can lead to blindness. 

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5th Circ. Tells FDA To 'Rethink' Rule Behind E-Cig Rejection

By Hailey Konnath

The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday agreed with vaping companies that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority when it repeatedly blocked approval of flavored e-cigarettes without a notice-and-comment period, holding that the repeated denials constitute a rule that the agency must "rethink" or readopt properly.

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Bradley Arant Adds SCP Health In-House Vet In Atlanta

By Emily Johnson

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added the senior vice president and associate general counsel of healthcare company SCP Health to its Atlanta office, strengthening the firm's healthcare practice.

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Opinion

Correctional Healthcare Requires Clearer Legal Standards

As the correctional healthcare industry increasingly faces financial instability due to litigation, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons should develop clear standards for constitutionally adequate care for incarcerated patients, says Susanne Moore at Blackstone Trial Group.

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Mich. Ruling Gives Consumer Protection Law Its Teeth Back

The Michigan Supreme Court's recent decision in Attorney General v. Eli Lilly, overruling key holdings in two earlier cases, means that Michigan businesses can no longer defeat allegations of deceptive conduct under the state's consumer protection law simply by pointing to any governmental regulation of the business, say attorneys at DiCello Levitt.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Surviving A Long Trial

Most of law school trial advocacy is geared toward the sprint of trying a short case, but beyond managing a cross-examination or closing argument, effectively handling the marathon of a lengthy trial requires the ability to maintain composure, organization and credibility with the jury, says Mihir Elchuri at Hirschler.

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How Does In-House Pay Compare? Take The Law360 Survey

How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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Trump Taps DOJ Official, ND Solicitor General For Judgeships

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he's tapping Jesus Osete, a top U.S. Department of Justice official, to serve on the Western District of Missouri and Philip Axt, solicitor general of North Dakota, for the District of North Dakota.

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McGuireWoods Hires Womble Bond Commercial Attys In DC

By Jack Rodgers

McGuireWoods LLP has hired two attorneys from Womble Bond Dickinson who focus their practice on postacquisition disputes, construction litigation and government contract matters, the firm announced Thursday.

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Eastman Among 16 Calif. Attys Disbarred In Q2 2026

By Emily Sawicki

The State Bar of California removed the licenses of 16 attorneys between April and June of this year over a broad spectrum of ethical breaches ranging from the high-profile case of John Eastman attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, to a lawyer found to be in possession of child sex abuse images.

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Mich. Panel Rejects $2.5M Malpractice Suit Over Bank Debt

By Melanie Dorsey

An attorney failed to show a law firm and two lawyers derailed his efforts to settle a PNC Bank debt and caused him to ultimately pay more than $2.5 million, a Michigan appellate court has ruled, upholding the dismissal of his malpractice suit. 

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Man Accused Of Threatening Judge In Mass Shooting Case

By Jack Karp

A Texas man is accused of threatening the state judge and district attorney in a Georgia school shooting case, as well as a federal judge in Alabama, according to an announcement from federal prosecutors.

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CREXi Drops 9th Circ. Challenge To Quinn Emanuel DQ

By Isaac Monterose

Property listing company Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc. has moved to dismiss its own Ninth Circuit mandamus petition, which challenged a lower court's disqualification of CREXi's counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, from a legal battle against rival CoStar.

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