The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation held that dentists pursuing five new lawsuits against Delta Dental and its network cannot avoid the Illinois federal court MDL accusing the insurance giant of ant... (more story)

Private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice and healthcare company McKesson Corp. said Tuesday they have agreed to acquire Option Care Health for $5.8 billion, taking the largest U.S. independent provider of h... (more story)

Japanese drugmaker Shionogi & Co. said Monday it has agreed to acquire Austin, Texas-based biotech IntraBio Inc. for $2 billion, with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP advising Shionogi and Kirkland & Ellis... (more story)

A Florida federal judge vacated a $48 million arbitration award won by a drug discounter for unpaid commissions for pharmacy claims under an agreement with an Illinois-based pharmacy benefit company, finding t... (more story)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday called for the solicitor general's view in antitrust cases involving hard drive component prices, allergy testing and treatment, and insulin products sold through a drug discount program.

A coalition of 43 states and territories is seeking court approval of a $400 million settlement that would resolve allegations Sandoz Inc. and its subsidiary Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. participated in a wide... (more story)

A Florida judge's green light for a new federal rule meant to cull poorly performing organ procurement organizations could trigger more turmoil for an industry already under intense public scrutiny.

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)

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)

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)

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 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)

A lawsuit led by Louisiana officials targeting abortion medications sent across state lines is a novel — and potentially difficult — new approach to public nuisance law.

A Seventh Circuit judge appeared disinclined Tuesday to restart a religious discrimination suit brought by a hospital pharmacy technician who was fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, emphasizing tha... (more story)

A pilot's actions in the cockpit during a patient transport flight that crashed in the mountains of North Carolina don't rise to the level of gross negligence or warrant punitive damages, an operator of air am... (more story)

A former program director in Boston's health department says he was fired after refusing to enroll new clients until his concerns about fraud in a home visiting program were addressed, according to a lawsuit f... (more story)

A Fifth Circuit panel seemed hesitant to buy an argument that a rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services dealing with Medicare Advantage plan overpayments went through proper rulemaking steps, as... (more story)

Federal judges from California to New York and several states in between issued a slew of decisions last week that determined the fates of shareholder lawsuits against a major health insurer, a New York bank t... (more story)