CVS Reaches $315M Deal With DOJ Over Opioid Prescriptions

By Lauren Berg

CVS Pharmacy Inc., the nation's largest pharmacy chain, has agreed to pay $315 million and implement certain safeguards to resolve claims that it knowingly filled invalid prescriptions for powerful opioids for years and sought payment through federal healthcare programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

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1st Circ. Revives Amgen Migraine Drug Risk Label Suit

By Julie Manganis

A mother in Massachusetts is entitled to pursue a new theory of liability against drugmaker Amgen Inc. over the death of her 25-year-old son after he took the company's then-recently approved migraine medication Aimovig in 2018, the First Circuit has found.

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Laid-Off Workers Can't Sue Amid Board Appeal, Feds Say

By MJ Koo

The federal government asked a Maryland federal court to throw out a suit brought by more than 300 former federal workers who say their agency layoffs were politically motivated, arguing the workers must pursue their claims through an administrative process before heading to court.

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Feds' Mich. SNAP Records Fight Paused Pending Calif. Ruling

By Rae Ann Varona

A Michigan federal judge Tuesday paused the Trump administration's lawsuit that seeks to force Michigan into handing over certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicant records, saying a California federal court overseeing the same "core legal issue" in a lawsuit filed by Michigan and other states should rule first.

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Justices Won't Review Arbitrator Bias In Nursing Home Suit

By Corey Rothauser

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a Sixth Circuit decision upholding an arbitration award favoring a Kentucky nursing home, rejecting a request to clarify when an arbitrator's failure to disclose past misconduct warrants overturning an award.

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Liquidia Settles United Therapeutics Suits With $380.7M Deal

By Rae Ann Varona

Liquidia will pay out $380.7 million as part of a settlement agreement with United Therapeutics Corp. that resolves six lawsuits between the pharmaceutical companies, Liquidia announced Tuesday, saying patients will continue to have access to its Yutrepia lung disease treatment that was central to litigation.

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Ex-U. Of Fla. Urologist Can't Get Sex Bias Suit Back On Track

By David Aaro

The Eleventh Circuit refused Tuesday to reinstate a lawsuit from a doctor who said gender discrimination got her removed from University of Florida's urology department, unpersuaded by her argument that a lower court prematurely shut down the bulk of her lawsuit.

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Mommy's Bliss Melatonin Isn't Safe For Kids, Suit Says

By Gina Kim

Mommy's Bliss is improperly hawking its melatonin supplements as being suitable to treat children with insomnia or sleeplessness, despite numerous studies that say melatonin isn't safe for kids, as ingesting it has resulted in overdoses, hospitalizations and even death, alleges a proposed class action filed Monday in California federal court. 

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Denver Health Hit With Wage Suit Over Off-The-Clock Work

By Emily Brill

Employees at a Denver medical network's call center aren't paid for all the time they work, a lawsuit filed in Colorado federal court Tuesday alleges, claiming the workers aren't fully compensated for the time they spend booting up their computers and logging in to nearly a dozen software programs.

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Island Golf Club And Hospital Sued After Wasp Sting Death

By Jonathan Capriel

A golf club and hospital on Martha's Vineyard face a widow's lawsuit claiming that they caused her 41-year-old husband's death after a wasp sting, saying the pesticide-free course failed to control the wasps' population and emergency responders misplaced the EpiPen that could have saved his life.

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Jones Day, Morgan Lewis Guide $2.1B Steris-Xodus Deal

By Al Barbarino

Steris PLC has agreed to acquire specialty surgical products business Xodus Medical Inc. and some affiliates for $2.1 billion, with Jones Day advising Steris and Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP representing Xodus.

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Health Co. Mirra-Access Hits Ch. 11 To Deal With $400M Loan

By Alex Wittenberg

Healthcare company Mirra-Access is seeking Chapter 11 protection in a Florida bankruptcy court with more than $100 million in debt and plans to restructure a loan facility with a firm tied to Franklin Templeton.

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CarePoint Owes 401(k) Payments Post-Ch. 11, Union Says

By Clara Geoghegan

A healthcare workers union has accused CarePoint Health and operators that took over two of its New Jersey hospitals of failing to make 2024 retirement fund contributions under a settlement in the defunct nonprofit's Delaware bankruptcy case.

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Skadden Adds 5 DLA Piper Mass Torts Attys To Chicago Office

By Gina Kim

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP continues to grow its mass torts and products liability litigation offerings in its Chicago office with the addition of five veteran litigators from DLA Piper, the firm announced on Tuesday.

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Troutman Grows Life Sciences Litigation Group In Philly, NY

By James Boyle

A pair of attorneys specializing in healthcare and life sciences litigation recently moved their practices to Troutman Pepper Locke LLP's offices in Philadelphia and New York City.

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Haynes Boone Launches In San Diego For 4th Calif. Location

By Emily Johnson

Haynes Boone has opened its first San Diego office to deepen its life sciences, healthcare and technology capabilities and has selected a co-chair of its biotechnology practice to lead its fourth workplace in California.

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Dentons Adds K&L Gates Lawyer To Healthcare Practice In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Dentons has hired a former K&L Gates LLP counsel as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office, where he will advise pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies on a range of matters related to regulatory and transactional oversight, the firm announced.

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McDermott Will Hires Ex-Greenberg RE Atty For NYC Office

By Isaac Monterose

McDermott Will & Schulte has hired former Greenberg Traurig LLP real estate finance attorney Paul K. Kovachev to be a partner in its transactions practice group in New York City, the firm announced.

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What To Know As State 'Neural Data' Privacy Laws Emerge

Attorneys at Goodwin discuss new state laws aimed at regulating consumer data generated from nervous system activity, explain why neurotechnology is attracting state and federal legislators’ attention, and highlight the compliance obligations that industry players should address now.

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Nelson Mullins Sued In SC Over October Data Breach

By Jake Maher

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has been hit with a proposed class action in South Carolina federal court over a data breach that took place in early October.

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Justices Won't Eye 'Weaponized' Sanctions Of Election Attys

By Jeff Overley

Despite outrage among Ninth Circuit conservatives, the U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to scrutinize six-figure sanctions of lawyers who challenged Arizona election protocols, leaving intact discipline designed to "send a message."

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Reddit Fights Proskauer's 'Hot Potato' AI Client Bid In IP Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

Reddit Inc. has urged a New York federal judge to block its former law firm Proskauer Rose from defending Perplexity AI in Reddit's suit over alleged data scraping used to train artificial intelligence models, arguing the firm can't represent Perplexity after dropping Reddit as a client like ‌a "hot potato."

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Pa. Firm Can't Toss Uber's RICO Claims Over Insurer Payouts

By Linda Chiem

A Pennsylvania federal judge allowed Uber to pursue Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims alleging a Philadelphia personal injury firm schemed with healthcare providers to fabricate medical records and inflate accident claims involving Uber and FedEx drivers, saying Uber doesn't lose standing just because its insurer paid its legal fees in underlying litigation.

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DOJ Cites Privacy Concerns In Rejecting NM Epstein Files Bid

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Department of Justice has rebuffed the state of New Mexico's request for the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files for its investigation into possible crimes at Epstein's Zorro Ranch, saying it would hinder law enforcement operations.

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Case Dropped Against Judge Accused Of Endorsing Violence

By Madison Arnold

Ethics charges against a Florida state court judge in Jacksonville alleging he made comments appearing to endorse violence, convey bias and demean individuals during several proceedings last year have been dropped.

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What The Justices Won't Hear: A Roundup Of Cert Denials

By Taylor Bowie

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant a writ of certiorari to another batch of applications Tuesday, including cases involving six-figure sanctions, wine shipment laws and overtime claims. 

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week saw stockholders challenge Nvidia Corp.'s roughly $20 billion deal with artificial intelligence chipmaker Groq Inc., Hertz Global Holdings Inc.'s electric vehicle strategy and more than $1.5 billion in Humana Inc. stock buybacks.

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