Expert Analysis

AI Rise In Healthcare Demands New Cybersecurity Strategies

As artificial intelligence-related capabilities are increasingly integrated into medical devices and healthcare op... (more story)

Hims & Hers Suit Spotlights Health Data-Sharing Privacy Risks

Regulators' complaint against telehealth company Hims & Hers alleging deceptive practices serves as a reminder tha... (more story)

New CMS Medical Device Pathway May Have Limited Effect

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' new pathway for giving Medicare beneficiaries earlier access to cert... (more story)

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Novartis Beats Patent Listing Suit Over Entresto

A New York federal judge gave Novartis permanent relief from a proposed class action alleging it monopolistically delayed generic competition for its blockbuster heart failure drug Entresto, concluding that th... (more story)

Calif. Appeals Court Revives Antitrust Suit Against Claritev

A California state appeals court held in a published opinion that health insurer reimbursements for services are prices that, if fixed or tampered with, are subject to antitrust scrutiny, reviving a lawsuit th... (more story)

Curium Resets FTC Clock On $8B Lantheus Take-Private Deal

Private equity-backed radiopharmaceutical company Curium reset the clock for the Federal Trade Commission's 30-day review of its plan to acquire fellow radiopharmaceutical company Lantheus Holdings Inc. in an ... (more story)

Inspired Healthcare Seeks OK For $713M Asset Sale

Inspired Healthcare on Tuesday asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to approve the sale of 30 of its senior living communities but to leave for later the question of how the $713 million in proceeds will be split am... (more story)

Moderna Says Sanofi Wants To 'Unjustly Profit' In Vax IP Suit

Sanofi's patent infringement suit against Moderna is an attempt to "unjustly profit" from the latter's COVID-19 vaccines after Sanofi was unable to produce its own, Moderna has told a New Jersey federal court.

Smart-Ring Maker Oura Launches $2.1B IPO Plan

Fitness-tracking ring maker Oura on Monday unveiled a target price range for its public debut, telling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to raise roughly $2.1 billion.

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ITC Takes On Patents, Trade Secrets In Large Decision Drop

The U.S. International Trade Commission issued a flood of decisions this week on investigations in which imports are being evaluated to see if they infringe patents or misappropriate secrets, including three c... (more story)

Google MDL Coverage Suit Belongs In Calif., Del. Judge Rules

A Delaware state judge has stayed a lawsuit by American International Group subsidiaries seeking a declaration that they're not liable for covering Google's defense costs tied to social-media addiction multidi... (more story)

Meta Flaunts 'Abuse' Of Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Told

A California federal judge ordered Meta on Tuesday to rereview privilege designations on 300 documents in social media addiction litigation, after plaintiffs' lawyers cited a "culture of privilege abuse" epito... (more story)

NJ Seeks Quick Win On TikTok's Money Transfers

New Jersey's attorney general urged a state court Friday to find TikTok liable for operating an unlicensed money transmission business via its livestreaming service, arguing the platform receives users' money,... (more story)

IBM, J&J Get Incurable Data Breach Suit Tossed For Good

A New York federal judge dismissed a proposed class action alleging IBM and Johnson & Johnson's healthcare arm failed to safeguard sensitive health information of thousands of patients before a 2023 data breac... (more story)

Justices Told Fed. Circ. Erred In Veterinary Software Feud

A healthcare consulting services company wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Federal Circuit's refusal to revive its copyright and contract claims in a fight over rights to healthcare software for a U.S... (more story)

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Medical School Application Fee Antitrust Claim Moves Ahead

A D.C. federal court issued an order on Thursday trimming several claims from a class action accusing the Association of American Medical Colleges of inflating medical school application fees, but allowed one ... (more story)

FDA Nom Says Vaccines Safe, Won't Call IUDs Birth Control

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration faced a Senate committee Thursday morning, where she affirmed the safety of vaccines when pressed but refused to directly contradi... (more story)

Autism Therapy Provider Fights $1M MassHealth Demand

Massachusetts' Medicaid program conducted a flawed audit of autism therapy providers last year and then demanded recoupment of paid claims without a meaningful way to challenge the audit's findings, a national... (more story)

Full 5th Circ. Tough On Aetna's Bid To Arbitrate Aramark Suit

The Fifth Circuit seemed skeptical Thursday of Aetna's bid to force a health plan benefits dispute from food services giant Aramark into arbitration, with judges picking the insurer's arguments apart during an... (more story)

UnitedHealth Blocked From Early Appeal In NM Nurse OT Suit

A New Mexico federal court has refused to let UnitedHealthcare seek an early appeal of a ruling allowing a nurse case manager's proposed class action to proceed despite an expired statute of limitations, findi... (more story)

Blue Shield Still Facing Therapy 'Ghost Network' Suit

A California federal judge ruled Wednesday that Blue Shield of California must face the majority of claims brought in subscribers' proposed class action alleging the insurer maintained a "ghost network" of men... (more story)