Expert Analysis

DOL Association Health Plan Rule Could Cut Employer Costs

The U.S. Department of Labor's proposed rule would redefine who may act as an employer for purposes of sponsoring ... (more story)

FDA Classification Setback Bodes Well For Wound Care Cos.

A Georgia federal court's recent decision in MiMedx v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration constrains the FDA's anal... (more story)

Defending Hospital Antisteering Clauses From DOJ Scrutiny

The Trump administration has recently made clear that pursuing antitrust challenges to antisteering provisions in ... (more story)

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Mallinckrodt Loses $9.5M Award, Wins Delay In Airgas Drug

A Delaware federal judge on Tuesday threw out Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals' $9.5 million jury award it won in an infringement case and instead blocked a competitor's inhaled nitric oxide treatment patent until... (more story)

Karyopharm OK To Borrow $25M In Fast-Track Ch. 11 Case

Cancer drug developer Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. on Tuesday secured a Texas bankruptcy judge's approval to borrow $25 million in Chapter 11 financing and solicit bids for its business, as the company looks t... (more story)

Healthcare REITs Funnel Billions Into Senior Housing In Q3

The two biggest healthcare real estate investment trusts in the U.S., Welltower Inc. and Ventas Inc., have invested a combined $26 billion this year in buying senior housing for their respective portfolios, as... (more story)

MVP: Dudensing Law's Ed Dudensing

Ed Dudensing of Dudensing Law won a $110 million verdict in a case involving a dementia victim at a private equity-backed senior housing facility and a separate $15.75 million total jury verdict in a neglected... (more story)

Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 89 Firms

The lawyers chosen as Law360's 2026 MVPs stand out from their peers by notching significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-setting transactions.

Teva, AbbVie To Face Trial Over Niaspan Pay-For-Delay Claims

Long-running multidistrict litigation over AbbVie and Teva Pharmaceuticals' agreement to delay generic forms of cholesterol drug Niaspan is headed toward trial, after a Pennsylvania federal judge Friday found ... (more story)

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Squires Grants 4 IPRs, Denies 6 Before Handing Over Power

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires on Tuesday instituted four inter partes reviews in what could be the final petitions for which he reviews the merits.

Meta Users Win Class Cert. In Pixel Healthcare Data Suit

A California federal judge certified four classes of Facebook users who allege Meta Platforms collected their personal health information through data tracking tools on healthcare providers' websites, rejectin... (more story)

Judge 'Put Off' By Atty Fee Bid In $59.5M Menstrual App Deal

A California federal judge said Thursday that he'll give final approval to a $59.5 million settlement resolving class claims over a menstrual tracking app sharing sensitive health data with Google, but he cut ... (more story)

Squires Grants 4 Patent Review Bids In Latest Bulk Order

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has greenlighted four new petitions seeking review of patents in his latest round of decisions, while turning down one on discretionary grounds.

Milliman Reaches $15.5M Deal In Life Insurance FCRA Suit

Risk management firm Milliman Inc. is set to pay $15.5 million to resolve a consumer class action accusing the company of peddling flawed information to life insurance companies, according to a proposed settle... (more story)

OpenAI Sued Over Epilepsy Death Allegedly Tied To ChatGPT

​The parents of a Chinese national with epilepsy who died earlier this year sued OpenAI on Tuesday in California state court, alleging ChatGPT was effectively practicing medicine without a license when it desi... (more story)

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Va., Mo. Voters Deliver Wins For Abortion Rights

Supporters of abortion access won key victories Tuesday in Virginia and Missouri as voters across the country took up healthcare measures that will shape state laws on reproductive and gender-affirming care, a... (more story)

Youth File Fresh Appeal In Colo. Hospital Gender Care Suit

Transgender youth patients of Children's Hospital Colorado have brought yet another challenge to a judge's discharge of their contempt citation against the hospital for not resuming providing them medical gend... (more story)

3M Inks $7.35B Deal To Settle Most PFAS Foam Claims

3M Co. announced Tuesday that it will pay up to $7.35 billion over nine years to resolve nearly all personal injury claims related to PFAS "forever chemicals" in firefighting foam.

PBM Says Fla. Collusion Suit Belongs In Federal Court

A pharmacy benefit manager accused by Florida's attorney general of colluding with a competitor to fix prescription drug reimbursement rates for pharmacies removed the state's suit to federal court, citing its... (more story)

Courts On Botox Price Negotiations, Grant Terminations, More

Law360 Healthcare Authority has AbbVie's IRA exemption win for Botox, a district court decision on federal grants, and other top news from the past week.

Bank Health Plan Charged Unlawful Tobacco Fee, Suit Says

Regions Bank unlawfully charged employees who used tobacco and vapes hundreds of dollars more per year to obtain health benefits without sufficiently providing a way to avoid the surcharge, according to a prop... (more story)