Expert Analysis

Health Plan Takeaways After 2nd Circ. No Surprises Act Ruling

While the Second Circuit's recent ruling in East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery v. Cigna gives health plans breath... (more story)

Contact Lens Rule's Evolution Steers FTC Guidance Program

The history of the Federal Trade Commission's Contact Lens Rule illustrates the goals of the FTC's recently announ... (more story)

Abbott FCA Deal Shows Enforcement Adequacy Quandaries

Abbott Laboratories’ recent False Claims Act resolution illustrates several tricky questions that both prosecutors... (more story)

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Taro Pharma Says MDL Deal Bars States' Duplicative Claims

Taro Pharmaceuticals USA asked a Connecticut federal judge to toss generic-drug price-fixing claims brought by a coalition of states on behalf of consumers that are duplicative of claims the consumers have alr... (more story)

Mayne, Ascend Cut $1M Generic Price-Fixing Deal With States

Ascend Laboratories, Mayne Pharma and Citron Pharma asked a Connecticut federal judge Thursday to sign off on a settlement with a coalition of states resolving claims the companies were involved in an illegal ... (more story)

Genesis Healthcare Gets OK For Amended $1B Asset Sale

A Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday approved the sale of Genesis Healthcare's 175 care facilities after being told that the debtor had reached an amended deal with the buyer that will add $15 million in cash to ... (more story)

Viatris To Buy Pacira BioSciences For $1.65B

Viatris has agreed to acquire non-opioid pain treatment maker Pacira BioSciences for $1.65 billion, with Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP advising Viatris and Ashurst Perkins Coie representing Pacira, the companies said Thursday.

3rd Circ. Upends Sandoz's $61.6M Award Against UTC

A Third Circuit panel on Wednesday erased Sandoz Inc.'s $61.6 million award in a breach of contract case against United Therapeutics Corp., in a decision that sidesteps the major pharmaceutical company's reque... (more story)

NC Hospital Accuses Blue Cross Of Refusing Covered Claims

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is refusing to pay or underpaying for covered services on behalf of its members, a hospital in the Tar Heel State has alleged in a new complaint accusing the insure... (more story)

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Squires Grants 4 PTAB Petitions, Rejects 3 In New Drop

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has instituted four new America Invents Act reviews at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and turned down three in his newest mass order.

Wash. Justices Say Privacy Act Doesn't Bar Hospital Pixel Use

The Washington State Supreme Court said Thursday the state's privacy act does not prohibit Seattle Children's Hospital from using web analytics tool Meta Pixel on its public-facing website, rejecting a group o... (more story)

Masimo's $634M Apple IP Win Boosted By $184M In Interest

A California federal judge on Monday ordered Apple Inc. to pay Masimo Corp. $184 million in prejudgment interest on top of a $634 million damages award for infringing a Masimo pulse oximetry patent through an ... (more story)

Medivis Gets Some AR Device Patent Claims Cut In Remand

After the Federal Circuit faulted the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for upholding a Novarad Corp. patent on augmented reality technology for surgeons, the board found on remand that Medivis Inc. had shown that... (more story)

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.

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ERISA Recap: 6 Notable Decisions From September

The Tenth and Seventh circuits issued published opinions in two union retirement disputes, while the Sixth Circuit found that the Commonwealth of Kentucky's lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers does not b... (more story)

Ohio Care Coordinator Drops OT, Wage Claim

A care coordinator who accused an Ohio healthcare company of failing to pay overtime wages and a promised biweekly supplement agreed to dismiss her suit with prejudice Friday, ending the case.

Eli Lilly Says Weight Clinic 'Mocks' FDA With Illegal Drugs

Eli Lilly and Co. has sued an Arizona weight loss clinic and three online sellers, alleging they are illegally selling products containing the pharmaceutical giant's investigational molecule that has not yet b... (more story)

Hospitals Ask Court To Block Revised Plan For 340B Rebates

The American Hospital Association and four safety-net hospitals in Maine sued the Trump administration Friday to block plans to establish a rebate system in the 340B drug discount program, alleging it violates... (more story)

Texas Clinics Settle False COVID-19 Billing Claims For $20M

Two Texas clinics under the same ownership have agreed to pay the government $20 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that they lied about COVID-19 billing, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

High Court Urged To Keep Prison Trans Care Ban Blocked

The U.S. Supreme Court should decline the Trump administration's request to disturb a district court order barring the Federal Bureau of Prisons from enforcing a gender dysphoria care ban, a group of transgend... (more story)