Expert Analysis

How Providers Can Brace For Drug Pricing Policy Changes

Though it's uncertain which provisions of the Trump administration's executive order aimed at addressing prescript... (more story)

Spinoff Transaction Considerations For Biotech M&A

Amid current market challenges, boards and management teams of biotech companies can consider several strategies f... (more story)

Debunking 4 Misconceptions Around Texas' IV Therapy Law

Despite industry confusion, an IV therapy law enacted in Texas last week may actually be the most business-friendl... (more story)

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Sarepta Faces Investor Suit Over Gene Therapy-Linked Deaths

Biopharmaceutical company Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. is facing a proposed investor class action after the deaths of two patients being treated with one of its therapies prompted regulatory scrutiny, with invest... (more story)

Biotech Co. Must Face Investor Suit Over Misleading Claims

Biotech company CytoDyn and its former executives and directors cannot escape a suit accusing them of misleading shareholders about the likelihood that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would approve its d... (more story)

Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

The U.S. Trustee's Office opposed Prospect Medical's Chapter 11 plan disclosure on the grounds that the plan can't be confirmed because of its release provisions; hospital operator Steward Health Care's former... (more story)

Ga. Panel Affirms $6.5M Verdict, $1.8M Fees Over Brain Injury

A Georgia appellate panel said Thursday that a woman who said she was left permanently disabled while recovering from knee replacement surgery can keep her $6.5 million verdict, along with $1.8 million in atto... (more story)

Judge Tosses Biogen MS Drug Antitrust Suit, For Now

An Illinois federal court tossed a proposed class action accusing Biogen of reducing competition for its multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera through payments to pharmacy benefit managers, after finding that only... (more story)

Healthcare Deals This Week: Sanofi, Abridge, Royalty Pharma

The past week marked a busy period for dealmaking in the healthcare industry, with major partnerships and M&A announcements from companies like Royalty Pharma, Sanofi and Otsuka.

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Teladoc Can't Shake Most Of Suit Over Meta Pixel Data Sharing

A New York federal judge refused to toss a proposed class action accusing Teladoc of unlawfully disclosing website visitors' personal health information to Meta, preserving eight wiretapping and consumer prote... (more story)

Stewart, APJ Leader Discretionarily Deny 33 More Petitions

The acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director rejected 21 petitions for Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews on Wednesday, and the board's acting deputy chief judge denied another 12 where the acting d... (more story)

Abbott Hit With Genetic Privacy Suit Over Hiring Practices

Abbott Laboratories was sued Tuesday in Illinois federal court by a former worker alleging the company's onboarding materials asked for his family's medical history in violation of a state law aimed at protect... (more story)

AI Healthcare Startup Abridge Raises $300M Series E

Generative artificial intelligence company Abridge has raised $300 million in a fresh round of capital, the company announced Tuesday.

Handling Revenue Cycle Management Disputes In The AI Age

As healthcare providers and revenue cycle management vendors face an increasing use of artificial intelligence in claims adjudication, it's important for providers and their general counsel to plan in advance ... (more story)

Medical AI Co. Says Rival Targeted 'Crown Jewel' Source Code

OpenEvidence, a Massachusetts artificial intelligence company focusing on medical information, has filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing a competitor of using misappropriated personal information and sophi... (more story)

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Texas Panel Says Suit Challenging Abortion Travel Is Unripe

A split Texas appeals court panel found Monday that several anti-abortion groups lack standing to sue the city of San Antonio for allegedly earmarking money to pay for out-of-state abortion travel, saying the ... (more story)

Justices Won't Disturb 10th Circ. Oklahoma PBM Law Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the state of Oklahoma's challenge to a Tenth Circuit decision that found parts of a recently enacted law regulating pharmacy benefit managers were preempted by... (more story)

DOJ Says Over 300 Charged In $14.6B Healthcare Fraud Sting

A healthcare fraud operation conducted by federal and state law enforcement groups netted more than 300 defendants in a slew of schemes amounting to $14.6 billion in potential false claims, the Justice Departm... (more story)

High Court Turns Away Fired Christian Workers' Vax Bias Case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Third Circuit ruling that shuttered Christian workers' suits claiming a healthcare system illegally fired them for opposing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, d... (more story)

Trump Administration Says Harvard Violated Civil Rights Law

The Trump administration on Monday informed Harvard University that it had run afoul of federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students on campus from harassment, and threatened to c... (more story)

Justices Undo Patients' Win In Gender-Affirming Care Fight

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Fourth Circuit decision that preserved access to gender-affirming care under two state-run health plans, telling the lower court to consider a recent decision by ... (more story)