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5th Circ.'s Abortion Pill Order Is Shaky On Multiple Grounds

The Fifth Circuit's recent order in Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, reinstating an in-person dispe... (more story)

5 Takeaways From Justices' Subpoena Fight Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in First Choice v. Davenport fortifies a line of First Amendment associat... (more story)

Accelerated Psychedelic Therapy Pathways Require Caution

President Donald Trump's new executive order aiming to accelerate the approval of psychedelic drugs for the treatm... (more story)

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Beauty Tech Co. Execs Beat Investor Suit For Good

A California federal judge Monday tossed a proposed class action accusing beauty technology firm Cutera and its executives of misleading investors about its acne treatment launch and financial results, finding... (more story)

Judge Probes Cert. For Diverse Worker Class In No-Poach Suit

An Illinois federal judge considering whether to certify a class of former health care employees claiming their wages were suppressed by alleged no-poach agreements between DaVita, UnitedHealth Group's Surgica... (more story)

10x, Harvard Sue Sequencing Co. Over Biology Patents

10x Genomics Inc. and Harvard have sued Element Biosciences Inc. in Delaware federal court, accusing the San Diego sequencing company of infringing four Harvard-owned patents through Element's AVITI24 platform... (more story)

Alto Says Investors Use Hindsight In Suit Over Drug Trial

Alto Neuroscience has urged a California federal judge to toss an investor suit alleging the psychiatric biotech company and its top brass overstated the efficacy of their lead drug candidate for treating majo... (more story)

Ex-CEO Gets 5 Years In Prison For $212.5M Fraud Case

A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the former CEO of a now-defunct medical billing company to five years in prison, the statutory maximum penalty, for his role in a $212.5 million scheme to inflat... (more story)

Judge Shuts Down Invalidity Theory In Abiomed IP Case

A Massachusetts federal judge has foreclosed one of Abiomed's invalidity defenses in a case brought by rival medical technology firm Maquet over alleged infringement of a patent covering blood pump technology.

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AliveCor Wants Apple Health Monitor Patent Claims Tossed

A medical software company has told a California federal court that claims in a pair of health monitoring patents Apple has accused it of infringing are actually invalid, saying they only cover abstract ideas ... (more story)

FDA Leaders Outline How AI Is Shaping The Agency's Work

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is using generative artificial intelligence to help redact records before public release, summarize documents and evaluate scientific literature, federal officials said in... (more story)

Female Medtronic Manager's Firing Driven By Bias, Court Told

Medtronic fired a longtime manager for disciplining a male subordinate and raising concerns about gender discrimination and retaliation, the worker told a Colorado state court.

Cardiac Device Co. Says Ex-Manager Took Secrets To Rival

Vital Connect Inc., a company that sells wearable cardiac monitoring devices, told a North Carolina federal court that a former senior key accounts manager pilfered its confidential information only to decamp ... (more story)

Health Cos. Must Act Quickly To Secure Digital Front Doors

A fast-approaching deadline will require health providers to implement digital accessibility standards to their websites, necessitating important compliance steps that will help to ensure equal access to onlin... (more story)

Davis Polk-Led Roche To Pay Up To $1.05B For PathAI

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is advising Roche on a deal announced Thursday that would see the Swiss healthcare company purchase a Boston-based, AI-powered digital pathology company for up to $1.05 billion.

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CMS To Keep $1.3B From Calif., Halt New Hospice Enrollment

The federal government on Wednesday announced it will defer more than $1.3 billion in Medicaid funds from California and halt new Medicare enrollments for hospices and home health agencies, saying it was part ... (more story)

3 NJ Employers Accused Of Pregnancy Discrimination

A New Jersey hospital system, a laboratory company and a cleaning business must answer to allegations that they engaged in pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, state enforcers said this week.

Washington Hits Providence Health With Pregnancy Bias Suit

Washington slapped Providence Health & Services with a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the health system routinely rejected accommodation requests from pregnant employees, denying them spaces to pump breast milk, s... (more story)

DOJ Fraud Division Set To Shake Up White-Collar Enforcement

President Donald Trump's administration created the U.S. Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division with a narrow focus on combating government program fraud, but a move to retain federal pros... (more story)

Becton Hernia Mesh Antitrust Case Survives Dismissal

A Pennsylvania federal court has refused to toss an antitrust case from Tela Bio Inc. accusing Becton Dickinson & Co. of abusing its dominant position in the hernia mesh market to block competing products.

Provider Says NY Is On The Hook For $3.3M Medicaid Shortfall

The New York State Department of Health's refusal to enforce payment obligations by Medicaid managed care organizations has cost a Queens-based safety net provider at least $3.3 million in underpayments for be... (more story)