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Texas Medicaid Fraud Decision Leaves 2 Open Questions

The Texas Supreme Court's decision in Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Texas and NPT Associates, holding th... (more story)

3rd Circ. Ruling Shows ADA Limits Amid Worker Misconduct

In Hileman v. West Penn Allegheny Health System, the Third Circuit recently rejected a wrongful termination claim ... (more story)

Navigating A Key Inflection Point In Biosimilar Sector M&A

As biosimilar mergers and acquisitions gain notice amid U.S. Food and Drug Administration reforms, a maturing pate... (more story)

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Patients' Texas Anesthesia Rollup Suit Trimmed

A Texas federal judge offered patients a mixed bag Wednesday in a proposed class action accusing U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc. of anticompetitively buying up anesthesia practices in the state and fixing prices... (more story)

Judge 'Flummoxed' By Forum Claim In IQVIA's Poaching Suit

A North Carolina Business Court judge said Thursday that he was "flummoxed" by clinical research giant IQVIA Holdings Inc.'s argument for not enforcing its own forum selection clause against four top executive... (more story)

Liquidia's Yutrepia Found To Infringe Lung Treatment Patent

A Delaware federal judge has ruled that Liquidia was infringing two claims of a patent covering methods of treating pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease by seeking approval to marke... (more story)

3rd Circ. Topples Materiality Rule For Securities Suits

The Third Circuit on Wednesday revived a securities fraud class action against pharmaceutical company Ocugen Inc., scrapping a decades-old circuit rule that treated a stock price's failure to move after a corr... (more story)

Preparing For Broader Calif. Rules On PE Healthcare Deals

California's recent emergency regulations implementing expanded healthcare transaction review requirements, such as for private equity and hedge funds, represent a notable expansion of state oversight, includi... (more story)

Novo Bets $1.3B On Nanexa Drug Tech Amid Obesity Push

Novo Nordisk has agreed to pay up to about €1.165 billion ($1.3 billion) under an exclusive license and collaboration agreement for Swedish drug-delivery company Nanexa's PharmaShell technology.

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Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Vacating Contractor's $12.7M Award

The Federal Circuit said Thursday it won't disturb a unanimous three-judge panel's decision vacating a roughly $12.7 million award a software developer won against the federal government over unauthorized soft... (more story)

Google's Calif. Forum Win Sets Stage For MDL Coverage Fight

A Delaware decision means Google can argue for coverage for a social media MDL in its home state. It also puts the tech giant in the clear of a judge who ruled against Meta in a related case.

Social Media Cos., Teens Spar Over Evidence Ahead Of Trials

Social media companies and teens who allege the companies harmed their mental health sparred in California state court Tuesday over what evidence jurors will hear in an upcoming round of bellwether trials, inc... (more story)

Surgical Robot Co. Says 9th Circ. 'Expands' Antitrust Law

Intuitive Surgical asked the full Ninth Circuit to reconsider a decision reviving a surgical repair company's claims that it blocked third parties from refurbishing components for its popular da Vinci surgery ... (more story)

Media Backs Hospital Ratings Co. in 1st Amendment Dispute

Big players in the news business are weighing in on an obscure legal clash over a hospital rating system they say could have massive implications for free speech and the American press.

FDA Clears Path For Animal Drug Test Alternatives

Amid lawmaker pressure, the FDA made clear that animal testing isn't required in drug development. Life sciences experts say a new rule doesn't relax evidentiary standards for drug safety and testing.

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Home Health Co. Seeks Pause Of Colo. Agency's Backout

A Colorado home personal care services company exclusively serving those insured by Medicaid urged a state judge Thursday to pause a Colorado regulatory agency's decision to terminate its provider agreement, c... (more story)

AbbVie Gets Humira Antitrust Suit Trimmed, But Not Tossed

An Illinois federal judge tossed all but one claim in a sheet metal worker health plan's putative class action against AbbVie for allegedly causing artificially inflated prices for the rheumatoid arthritis dru... (more story)

NH Families Seek To Block Medicaid Ban On Youth Trans Care

Transgender adolescents and their parents urged a New Hampshire federal court Thursday to block the Trump administration's plan to cut off Medicaid funding for minors' gender-affirming care, arguing it's uncon... (more story)

Judge Bars HHS Medicaid Cuts For Wash. Noncitizens On SSI

A federal judge has temporarily halted the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' attempts to cancel Medicaid benefits to noncitizens in Washington state receiving supplemental security income, finding ... (more story)

Fla. Doc Says He Opposed Cruise Co.'s Billing, Got Fired

A doctor has brought a federal whistleblower lawsuit against Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings Ltd. in Florida federal court, alleging he lost his job after speaking out against what he believed were fraudulent ... (more story)

Fla. AG Says Pfizer Hid COVID Vax Risks From Consumers

Florida's attorney general sued Pfizer and its CEO on Thursday, claiming they deceptively marketed the pharmaceutical company's COVID-19 vaccines as safe despite knowing of reports of adverse events.