
Docs Navigate 'Legal Thicket' Of Pregnancy Exclusion Laws
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit in Kansas challenges a state law that plaintiffs say undermines a woman's right to make critical end-of-life decisions while pregnant and leaves doctors legally vulnerable.

A Midyear Review: Healthcare Dealmaking Trends Of 2025
Law360 Healthcare Authority reviews key trends that helped shape dealmaking activity in the healthcare industry so far this year.

FDA's Makary Breaks Open 'Black Box' On New Podcast
A new podcast hosted by FDA Commissioner Martin Makary offers an informal setting to hear from the nation’s top food and drug regulators. The industry is listening.
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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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
Digital Health & Technology More
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)
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 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)
Generative artificial intelligence company Abridge has raised $300 million in a fresh round of capital, the company announced Tuesday.
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)
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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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)