Yale Health Escapes Trade Law Claim In Insemination Suit

By Aaron Keller

Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. has defeated Connecticut trade law, emotional distress and informed consent claims in a lawsuit accusing a doctor of fraudulently using his own sperm to inseminate a fertility patient, but the hospital network holding entity must face a fraud allegation, a state judge has ruled.

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Justices To Hear Fight Over Reach Of Bivens Prison Suits

By Elizabeth Daley

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case over whether a federal inmate can use a 1971 high court precedent to pursue damages from prison officials for allegedly failing to provide adequate medical care after a 2021 prison fight.

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FTC Requires Fix For Aurobindo's $250M Lannett Deal

By Matthew Perlman

The Federal Trade Commission is allowing Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. to move ahead with its planned $250 million acquisition of Lannett Co. Inc., after the pharmaceutical company agreed to unload four generic drug products to prevent potential overlaps.

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NORML Fights Exclusion From DEA Pot Rescheduling Hearing

By Sam Reisman

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, a leading cannabis consumer advocate, has asked the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to reconsider its move freezing out all pro-reform voices from upcoming hearings on a proposal to reschedule marijuana.

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7th Circ. Won't Unblock Fla. Gender Care Suit Amid Appeal

By Lauren Berg

A split Seventh Circuit on Monday refused to pause an Illinois federal judge's preliminary injunction blocking the lawsuit from Florida's attorney general targeting medical groups' policies on youth gender-affirming care while the Sunshine State official appeals.

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USTR Launches Probe Into German Pharma Costs

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Trade Representative has opened an investigation into whether Germany has been underpaying for certain pharmaceutical products in a way that burdens U.S. consumers with added costs, which could lead to added tariffs.

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Gov't Says It Should Face Vax IP Claims, Not Moderna

By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Department of Justice has told the Federal Circuit that multibillion-dollar patent infringement litigation should be directed at the government, instead of Moderna, for the drugmaker's development and supply of COVID vaccines during the pandemic.

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No Trial For Splenda Maker, Scientist In Defamation Suit

By Abigail Harrison

Splenda maker TC Heartland LLC and the scientist whom it accused of defamation were sent packing from North Carolina federal court Monday, after a judge found neither had offered evidence to overcome the other's First Amendment right to talk about scientific research.

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NJ Medical Center Sued Over Alleged Patient Data Tracking

By Carla Baranauckas

A New Jersey medical center deployed third-party tracking tools on its website to collect sensitive information about users' searches for doctors and medical conditions, appointment requests and patient portal activity without users' knowledge or consent, two patients claimed in a proposed federal class action.

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Cassava Investors Ink $31M Drug Suit Deal Alongside Appeal

By Bonnie Eslinger

Cassava Sciences investors have asked a Texas federal judge to preliminarily approve a $31 million settlement that ends their claims the pharmaceutical company inflated its stock prices with misleading information about its Alzheimer's drug research, a deal that could be upended if the court's class certification order is reversed on appeal.

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Wellstar Reaches Deal In Patient Data-Sharing Suit

By Danielle Ferguson

Georgia's largest healthcare system has reached a settlement with a group of anonymous patients who alleged that the confidential health information of "millions" was shared with Meta Platform Inc. without consent using tracking and collection tools, according to a joint notice Monday.

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Sodexo Can't Wipe Out Worker's Nicotine Fee Suit

By Kellie Mejdrich

A California federal judge refused to toss a Sodexo worker's proposed class action alleging the global food services company wrongly charged nicotine-using employees $1,200 more a year for health insurance, opening discovery on allegations that a wellness program implementing the surcharge didn't meet all federal requirements.

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Paul Weiss, Kirkland Steer $10.9B AbbVie, Apogee Deal

By Al Barbarino

AbbVie said Monday it has agreed to buy Apogee Therapeutics, a company developing therapies for inflammatory and immunological diseases, at a total equity value of approximately $10.9 billion, with Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP advising. 

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BakerHostetler Corporate Team Gains Chicago Healthcare Pro

By Lauraann Wood

BakerHostetler announced Monday that it has added a healthcare-focused transactional partner to its business practice group to bolster its Chicago roster.

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Holland & Knight Adds Jones Day Atty To Atlanta, DC Teams

By Emily Johnson

Holland & Knight LLP has bolstered its ranks in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., by adding an attorney from Jones Day with experience helping clients navigate investigations brought by enforcers including the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

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Risk Reduction Lessons For PE Firms From PowerSchool Suit

A California federal court's recent orders allowing claims against Bain Capital to proceed based on a data breach at its subsidiary PowerSchool indicate that private equity firms need to strategically approach acquisition activities to avoid cybersecurity risks, say attorneys at Womble Bond.

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Attorney Reprimanded In $256M Defamation Case

By Rachel Rippetoe

A former Conrad & Scherer LLP managing partner must pay an Alabama coal company's attorney fees after being publicly reprimanded by an Alabama federal judge, who found he lied to the court and paid witnesses to change their testimony in his repeated lawsuits against the company.

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NJ Firm Accused Of 'Double-Dipping' On Pelvic Mesh Fees

By Daniel Connolly

Four women allege in a recently filed lawsuit that a New Jersey law firm overcharged them on legal fees related to a settlement in pelvic mesh litigation, and the recent lawsuit also relates to a long-running conflict between lawyers who formerly worked together.

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Justices Seek Input On NJ State Bar Diversity Challenge

By George Woolston

The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the federal government to weigh in on a Garden State appellate court's decision that approved a New Jersey State Bar Association system for fostering diversity in its leadership that was accused of being discriminatory.

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Blanche, Pirro Can't Be DQ'd From Trump DC Shooting Case

By Craig Clough

A D.C. federal judge held Monday that the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner can't disqualify U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche from prosecuting him because of their presence at the dinner.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled disputes involving executive compensation, take-private transactions, books and records demands, tender offers and alleged insider misconduct.

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