Air Ambulance Co. Fights To Keep 'No Surprises' Suit Alive

By Lauraann Wood

An air ambulance service looking to collect unpaid transport bills from Blue Cross Blue Shield's parent company argued Tuesday that its lawsuit should proceed because court enforcement is its only hope for combating the insurer's practice of ignoring the No Surprises Act's otherwise tight payment deadlines.

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Economist Concedes Opioid Stats' Limits In Albertsons Trial

By Rachel Riley

Despite testifying that Albertsons pharmacy records suggest some opioids dispensed in Washington state had "red flags" for potential diversion from legitimate use, an economist for the Evergreen State conceded Tuesday that he can't point to "even a single pill dispensed by Albertsons" that was actually improperly diverted. 

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CMS Withholds $1B In Medicaid From Calif., Minn., Citing Fraud

By Mark Payne

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is withholding more than $1 billion in Medicaid dollars from California and Minnesota because the agency suspects healthcare fraud in those states, officials announced Tuesday.

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Class Cert. In Avandia MDL Undone For Lacking Stats

By Matthew Santoni

The Third Circuit undid class certification for a group of health plans claiming GlaxoSmithKline deceptively marketed its diabetes drug Avandia, with a panel majority ruling Tuesday the plans needed stronger statistical analysis to show links between the marketing, the revelation of side effects and a drop in sales.

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FCC Aims For Changes To Rural Healthcare Program

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission will consider a plan next month to let rural healthcare providers use previously approved rates in a telehealth program without needing to file new paperwork to justify costs.

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DC Circ. Affirms HHS Authority Over 340B Rebate Plans

By Hailey Konnath

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court's finding that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has the authority to block or approve drugmakers' efforts to implement rebates instead of discounts under the 340B drug-pricing program.

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Hospitals Say Saul Ewing Atty's Board Role Taints FCA Suit

By Christine DeRosa

A Saul Ewing LLP attorney should be disqualified from leading a whistleblower suit over a nurse's alleged diversion of prescription narcotics, as the former Heritage Valley Health System in western Pennsylvania said he was previously a member of its board of directors.

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DC Circ. Says NLRB 'Successor Bar' Conflicts With Labor Law

By Braden Campbell

A split D.C. Circuit panel said Tuesday that the National Labor Relations Board's practice of insulating unions from removal after businesses change hands defies federal labor law, applying a landmark 2024 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that scaled back courts' deference to federal agencies.

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7th Circ. Backs UChicago, TIAA In Spousal Pension Fight

By Kellie Mejdrich

The Seventh Circuit backed a Wisconsin federal court's decision to hand the University of Chicago and its pension plan manager TIAA an early win in a dispute over a deceased worker's spousal pension benefits, and declined to certify a question about power of attorney authority to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

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Medical Pot Dispensary Can't Halt NLRB Union Firing Case

By Katherine Smith

A Utah federal judge has refused to block a National Labor Relations Board case accusing a medical marijuana dispensary of firing four union supporters, ruling that the dispensary's injunction request was barred since the case stemmed from a labor dispute.

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Humana 401(k) Forfeiture Suit Will Wait For 6th Circ. Appeal

By Susan Smiley

A proposed class action against health insurance provider Humana alleging the company misallocated millions from employee 401(k) forfeitures was paused by a Kentucky federal judge on Tuesday to wait for the outcome of a similar suit against regional grocery giant Meijer currently awaiting a ruling in the Sixth Circuit.

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Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review Apple's ITC Loss Against Masimo

By Dani Kass

The full slate of Federal Circuit judges will not reconsider a panel's determination that Apple has infringed Masimo Corp.'s blood oxygen monitor patents in a high-profile case that led to some Apple Watch imports being banned.

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States Dispute Drugmakers' Bid To Toss GLP-1 Antitrust Case

By Matthew Perlman

The attorneys general of Texas and Louisiana pushed back on Tuesday against a bid from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to duck a specialty pharmacy's antitrust case accusing the companies of blocking competition for GLP-1 medications.

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Imaging Co. Faces Consolidated Data Breach Cases In NC

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina federal judge consolidated three proposed class actions against diagnostic imaging provider Lumexa Imaging Inc. over an alleged patient data breach earlier this year, tapping attorneys from Kopelowitz Ostrow PA and Milberg PLLC to serve as interim co-lead counsel.

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Chamber Asks 2nd Circ. To Back Toss Of Pepsi Smoking Suit

By Emily Brill

A New York federal judge rightly tossed allegations that Pepsi violated federal benefits law by making employees who smoke pay more for health insurance, the nation's largest business lobby argued in an amicus brief, urging the Second Circuit to affirm dismissal of the suit.

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Sidley Conflicted In Genesis Adversary Suit, Investor Says

By Emily Lever

A Genesis Healthcare shareholder accused of manipulating the company into a deal that cost it $50 million has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to disqualify Sidley Austin LLP from representing Genesis in an adversary lawsuit, alleging the law firm advised the nursing home operator on a transaction connected to the suit.

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Trade Secret Practice Tips From The 1st Half Of 2026

Intellectual property attorneys should consider what several significant developments in 2026 thus far mean for how they protect, litigate and value trade secrets, focusing on new state noncompete bans, cases scrutinizing how plaintiffs identify trade secrets and federal rulings on damages doctrines, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

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How Competitive Is Your Pay? Last Call To Take Our Survey

Is your compensation keeping pace with the rate of inflation? Do you know what your colleagues made last year? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's Law Firm Compensation Survey.

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Simpson Thacher Caused 'Chaos' With Deal, Jury Hears

By Cara Salvatore

The former chief financial officer of Patriot National Inc. testified to a Florida jury on Tuesday that "chaos" broke loose as funds that Simpson Thacher helped steward for the insurance services company hit public markets and executives found out that its terms differed from their understanding of them.

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Dems Press Skadden On Trump Pro Bono Pact, Intel Deal Work

By Lauren Berg

A group of Democrats demanded Tuesday that Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP disclose details of its pro bono arrangement with the Trump administration in light of allegations the firm advised both Intel Corp. and the U.S. Department of Commerce when the administration received a 10% company stake.

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Blanche Denies Conflict With Family's Firearms Company

By Courtney Bublé

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has close ties through his wife's family to a gun manufacturer that does federal contracting, but he told senators in questions following his confirmation hearing there is no conflict of interest, despite his service on a Justice Department task force aimed at rolling back gun control initiatives around the country.

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Trump, DOJ Sued For Firing Court-Appointed Seattle US Atty

By Bonnie Eslinger

Roger Rogoff, a former Washington state judge who was sworn in as Seattle's new U.S. attorney last week and then swiftly fired by the Trump administration, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice, saying their "attempt to fire him cannot stand."

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Reagan-Appointed NC Federal Judge To Take Senior Status

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge Terrence William Boyle of the Eastern District of North Carolina plans to take senior status — a form of semi-retirement that gives federal judges a reduced caseload — at a date yet to be determined, according to a recent update from the federal judiciary.

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Senate Confirms Trade Court Pick Despite Past GOP Posts

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 Tuesday evening to confirm Kara Westercamp, associate counsel to the president, to the U.S. Court of International Trade, who said during her confirmation in March she regretted her past social media posts critical of Republicans, including Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and the late Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

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Bronx Public Defenders Set Strike Deadline

By Emily Sawicki

More than 300 unionized workers at legal aid organization The Bronx Defenders are set to walk out on July 27 if they cannot agree on a contract with the legal nonprofit's management, according to a Tuesday announcement.

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