Feds Back Pharma In 340B Contract Pharmacy Disputes

By Mark Payne

State laws that block drugmakers from imposing restrictions on federally funded hospitals and the contract pharmacies they use to dispense discounted drugs under the 340B drug discount program are violating federal law, the Trump administration said, siding with manufacturers in their bid to strike down these laws.

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'Almost At A Loss For Words': Judge Fines Attys For AI Errors

By Matt Perez

An Ohio federal judge sanctioned two attorneys Monday for repeatedly submitting false and inaccurate citations generated using artificial intelligence, calling the conduct the most egregious violation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 he'd seen in his 46 years on the federal bench.

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$200M Antitrust Deal Can Shield Drugmakers In States' Claims

By Matthew Santoni

Sun Pharmaceutical and Taro Pharmaceuticals can use their $200 million settlement with the "end payors" for generic drugs in an alleged price-fixing scheme as a defense in a similar lawsuit brought by 47 states and territories, the Connecticut federal judge overseeing the case ruled Wednesday.

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Kenvue Can't Duck Texas AG's Tylenol Autism Suit

By Emily Field

A Texas state court Thursday rejected Kenvue's bid to toss a lawsuit that Texas' attorney general has brought alleging Tylenol taken during pregnancy could cause autism in children, even though it is marketed as the safest pain relief for pregnant women and young children.

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H-1B $100K Fee Fight Is On, But Tariff Ruling's Effect Is Unclear

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge on Thursday denied the Trump administration's request to pause a suit by employers challenging President Donald Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee, but he held off on deciding the employers' preliminary injunction request and ordered the parties to brief whether the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on tariffs affects the case.

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Tenn. Health System Can't Dodge $28M False Claims Act Suit

By Mark Payne

A Tennessee-based health system must face claims it allegedly ran a sprawling patient referral scheme by overcompensating doctors in exchange for Medicare patient referrals and then billed Medicare $28 million for services it offered those illegally referred patients, a Tennessee federal judge said Thursday, denying the health system's dismissal bid. 

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Doximity Investors' $31M Deal Over User Slowdown OK'd

By Gina Kim

Investors of medical professional networking platform Doximity Inc. scored preliminary approval of a $31 million class settlement in California federal court Wednesday, two years after suing Doximity for allegedly misleading them about the number of U.S. physicians who are active members and hiding unfavorable engagement metrics.

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Insurer Dodges Spinoff Coverage Suit From 'Maya' Verdict

By Carolina Bolado

A professional liability insurer does not have to defend the law firm that secured a $213 million award for the woman at the center of the documentary "Take Care of Maya" in a dispute over trial consultant fees, after a Florida federal judge found Wednesday that the claims are not covered by the insurance policy.

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Boston Scientific Wins Toss Of Spinal Device Suit

By Chris Villani

Boston Scientific escaped a suit alleging that its spinal implant device malfunctioned and caused a Michigan man pain and permanent injuries, after a federal judge ruled that each of the plaintiff's claims are preempted by federal law.

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Domestic Violence Groups Fight Bondi Over Grant DEI Rules

By Joyce Hanson

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and 17 domestic violence coalitions are fighting in Rhode Island federal court over the groups' bid for a temporary restraining order to block the government from cutting off grant funds that don't comply with President Donald Trump's diversity, equity and inclusion rules.

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Health Plans Lack Expert In Avandia MDL, 3rd Circ. Told

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Counsel for GlaxoSmithKline urged a Third Circuit panel on Thursday to undo an order certifying a class of health plans in the multidistrict litigation over the company's alleged deceptive marketing of the diabetes drug Avandia, arguing the plaintiffs didn't have the experts necessary to support their case.

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Gambling Addiction Group Settles Ex-Official's Race Bias Suit

By Carla Baranauckas

The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey Inc. has settled a race discrimination lawsuit by its former executive director, according to a notice that the case will be administratively terminated in 60 days.

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Aurora Care Group Sues Over Block Of $8.5M Property Sale

By Zach Dupont

An Aurora-based care facility claimed in a Colorado state court lawsuit Wednesday that a nonprofit elder care group spiked the $8.5 million sale of a building by enforcing expired or unenforceable provisions from a decade-old construction declaration from a sale of the land where the building sits.

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Kochava, FTC Near Deal To End Geolocation Privacy Suit

By Gina Kim

The Federal Trade Commission and Kochava Inc. told an Idaho federal judge Thursday that they have negotiated a final deal to resolve claims alleging the mobile app analytics provider illegally sold geolocation data from mobile devices that could be used to track people to reproductive health clinics, places of worship and other sensitive places.

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Trans Care Enforcement Landscape Is Evolving Quickly

The recent coordinated federal effort to reshape pediatric gender-affirming care through enforcement and funding pressure has created a rapidly evolving regulatory environment marked by shifting risk assessments and potential downstream market effects for healthcare institutions and life sciences companies, say attorneys at Arnall Golden.

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Series

Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Playing piano and practicing law share many parallels relating to managing complexity: Just as hearing an entire musical passage in my head allows me to reliably deliver the message, thinking about the audience's impression helps me create a legal narrative that keeps the reader engaged, says Michael Shepherd at Fish & Richardson.

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Hub Hires: Seyfarth, Greenberg Traurig, Outside GC

By Chris Villani

Massachusetts may be buried under a blanket of snow, but the Boston legal market was anything but frozen in February. Seyfarth bolstered its depth in mergers and acquisitions, Greenberg Traurig snagged a benefits attorney, and Outside General Counsel hired a new managing partner.

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Elevate Expands Legal Reach With Mestel & Co. Acquisition

By Tracey Read

Legal software and services company Elevate has acquired legal recruitment firm Mestel & Co. to bolster its abilities to deliver top legal talent, Elevate said Thursday.

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Up Next At High Court: Drug User Gun Possession

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its February oral argument session by hearing its newest Second Amendment case over a federal law that prohibits drug users from possessing firearms, as well as a dispute over whether motor carrier brokers can be held liable for truck crashes under state law.

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Roundup

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen Linklaters sue a shipping company, high-street clothing giant Urban Outfitters hit with an intellectual property claim, Ithaca Energy sue rival Chrysaor, and cabaret club magnate Alex Proud face legal action with his nightclubs in financial turmoil.

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Del. Supreme Court OKs Disputed Corporate Law Rework

By Jeff Montgomery

Delaware's Supreme Court upheld Friday hotly contested legislation approved by state lawmakers in 2025 that expanded liability shields for some corporate acts involving controlling stockholders or potentially conflicted officers or directors, and narrowed public access to some corporate books and records.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Milbank LLP, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

A proxy season preview report showed that nearly three-quarters of shareholder proposals for annual corporate meetings among Russell 3000 companies this year have gone to a vote. The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled the details of a long-awaited proposed rule to replace a previous administration's regulation outlining how to decide if a worker is an employee or independent contractor. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Calif. Mass Tort Firm Drops Suit Against ABS Fee-Sharing Ban

By James Mills

A California mass torts firm seeking to overturn the state's law banning alternative business structure fee sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonattorneys dropped its suit Thursday, three months after filing it.

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Pro Bono Spotlight

NY Prisoner Gets Rare $600K Deal With Gibson Dunn's Help

By Parker Quinlan

A man incarcerated in a New York state prison who was placed in solitary confinement for over six years has obtained a $600,000 settlement after filing a pro se lawsuit that drew the aid of pro bono counsel from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

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Optimum Says Apollo, BlackRock Bullied Kirkland Withdrawal

By Bryan Koenig

Optimum Communications is escalating its fight accusing Apollo, Ares, BlackRock and other financial giants of an illegal joint campaign constricting its ability to refinance debt, amending its New York federal court complaint to also accuse the companies of "bullying" Kirkland & Ellis LLP into withdrawing as its transaction counsel.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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