The Future of The 340B Rebate Pilot
A federal judge halted a new 340B pilot program, handing a win for safety net healthcare providers. Healthcare attorneys say it's too early for providers to celebrate.
FDA To Ease Regulation Of Wearables, Decision Software
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary touted new federal guidance on Tuesday that he said would promote innovation by making it easier to bring certain kinds of wearable devices and clinical-decision software to market without a strict regulatory review.
The Most Important Healthcare And Life Science Deals Of 2025
Attorneys taking stock of 2025 spoke to Law360 about the most important deals of the year, including Pfizer’s high-profile acquisition of Metsera and transactions in outpatient services and gene therapy.
The Future of The 340B Rebate Pilot
A federal judge halted a new 340B pilot program, handing a win for safety net healthcare providers. Healthcare attorneys say it's too early for providers to celebrate.
FDA To Ease Regulation Of Wearables, Decision Software
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary touted new federal guidance on Tuesday that he said would promote innovation by making it easier to bring certain kinds of wearable devices and clinical-decision software to market without a strict regulatory review.
The Most Important Healthcare And Life Science Deals Of 2025
Attorneys taking stock of 2025 spoke to Law360 about the most important deals of the year, including Pfizer’s high-profile acquisition of Metsera and transactions in outpatient services and gene therapy.
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Oral argument before the Eleventh Circuit last month in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates suggest... (more story)
Following a year of drastic change at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, two themes are likely to drive the co... (more story)
Two new federal digital health initiatives will usher in a new era where virtual care, software-enabled devices an... (more story)
Deals & Corporate Governance More
Tennessee-based healthcare provider Ardent Health Inc. was hit with a proposed shareholder class action accusing it of misleading investors about the collectability of accounts receivable and the sufficiency o... (more story)
The Federal Trade Commission asked a D.C. federal judge for a last-minute extension on an order blocking Edwards Lifesciences' $945 million acquisition of JenaValve Technology Inc., fearing difficulty with uns... (more story)
Dentists targeting an alleged $13 billion antitrust scheme by Delta Dental and its members are asking an Illinois federal court for permission to amend their complaint after the court refused to grant their bi... (more story)
Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to acquire Ventyx Biosciences Inc., a San Diego-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, for about $1.2 billion in cash, with Ropes & Gray LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & ... (more story)
The healthcare industry braced for significant antitrust enforcement shifts last year driven by a change in administration, and understanding the implications of these trends is critical for healthcare organi... (more story)
In a shifting bid protest landscape, five decisions in 2025 from the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Government Accountability Office that addressed bedrock questions about juris... (more story)
Digital Health & Technology More
The Washington Supreme Court has taken up a group of parents' bid to revive their proposed class action accusing Seattle Children's Hospital of sharing their private data with Facebook parent company Meta by i... (more story)
Cooley LLP-advised private equity shop Eir Partners Capital LP on Thursday announced that it wrapped its third fund with $1 billion of investor commitments, which will be used to invest in health technology an... (more story)
A biotech company that developed a patented protein technology that allegedly expedited the development of Moderna's COVID-19 Spikevax vaccine sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday... (more story)
2025 saw some significant legal developments with potential impact for drug and device manufacturers, ranging from growing skepticism in science and regulatory entities to new regulation of artificial intellig... (more story)
A first-of-its-kind fraud involving wound care that used human placental tissue led to prison sentences for an Arizona wife and husband known as the "glam-flam" couple, as well as a nearly $310 million settlem... (more story)
Massachusetts' highest court on Tuesday declined to rule that medical records filed with a court should be automatically hidden from public view in a medical malpractice suit, finding no reason to undo a judge... (more story)
Policy & Compliance More
A Chicago federal judge on Thursday ordered a host of Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers to pay Walgreens more than $392,000 in attorney fees and expenses for discovery misconduct in their suit that accuses the d... (more story)
A Ninth Circuit panel that previously sided with Washington in a church's challenge to a state law mandating employer health coverage of abortion services voiced fresh concerns about both sides' positions when... (more story)
After more than 25 years as a general counsel handling some of the direst corporate crises imaginable, former UnitedHealth Group general counsel Rupert Bondy is returning to London to co-lead WilmerHale's cris... (more story)
Potomac Law Group has hired a healthcare attorney with over 15 years working on LGBTQ+ protections and other civil rights issues at the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nonprofit healthcare system Covenant Health Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action over a data breach that reportedly compromised the information of nearly half a million people.
An Eighth Circuit panel unanimously revived a lawsuit Tuesday by the family of an Iowa jail inmate who died by suicide, holding that a jury could find that a mental health provider's alleged incomplete report ... (more story)