Defining The 'Superior' Bid In Pfizer-Novo Legal Battle
Pfizer and Novo Nordisk's bidding war and legal fight over obesity biotech company Metsera is raising questions around what legally constitutes a better deal when two companies are hell-bent on the same target.
Gov't Subpoena Powers Face Reckoning In Healthcare Battles
The judicial deference given to the government's power to issue investigative subpoenas is facing an unprecedented challenge in transgender care cases. Willingness by judges to question motives could lead to more subpoena challenges or impede worthy government investigations.
MAHA, Telehealth And Deals: The Forecast From HLTH
With the close of the annual HLTH conference in Las Vegas, Law360 Healthcare Authority talked with healthcare lawyers and business leaders about this year's big themes and what they see coming for a fast-changing industry.
Defining The 'Superior' Bid In Pfizer-Novo Legal Battle
Pfizer and Novo Nordisk's bidding war and legal fight over obesity biotech company Metsera is raising questions around what legally constitutes a better deal when two companies are hell-bent on the same target.
Gov't Subpoena Powers Face Reckoning In Healthcare Battles
The judicial deference given to the government's power to issue investigative subpoenas is facing an unprecedented challenge in transgender care cases. Willingness by judges to question motives could lead to more subpoena challenges or impede worthy government investigations.
MAHA, Telehealth And Deals: The Forecast From HLTH
With the close of the annual HLTH conference in Las Vegas, Law360 Healthcare Authority talked with healthcare lawyers and business leaders about this year's big themes and what they see coming for a fast-changing industry.
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What may be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit is playing out as Pfizer Inc. turns to antitrust law to keep Novo Nordisk from usurping its bid for Metsera.
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The Ninth Circuit has rejected a petition to send its September ruling reviving a whistleblower suit against Biotronik Inc. before the full court, rejecting Biotronik's petition for a rehearing en banc.
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