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  • January 27, 2026

    Mylan's Sanofi Insulin Suit Mostly Survives Dismissal Bid

    A Pennsylvania federal judge Tuesday largely refused to dismiss Mylan Pharmaceuticals' antitrust lawsuit accusing Sanofi of unlawfully maintaining a monopoly in the market for injectable insulin glargine.

  • January 26, 2026

    P&G Hit With Suit Over Alleged Lead In Tampax

    Procter & Gamble has been hit with a proposed class action in Illinois federal court alleging that certain Tampax Pearl tampons contain unsafe levels of lead that can directly enter the bloodstream, even though the personal care products are marketed as safe from contamination.

  • January 23, 2026

    Conn. High Court Snapshot: $13.2M Estate Tax Tops January

    The state of Connecticut's attempt to collect $13.2 million in taxes from the estate of a healthcare executive and a hospital's potential liability for releasing a mental health patient who later killed his girlfriend are two of the top cases on the Connecticut Supreme Court's January and February docket. Here are the highlights of the court's fourth term of its 2025-2026 season.

  • January 23, 2026

    Cartiva Hid Toe Implant Safety Info, Pa. Woman's Suit Claims

    Cartiva Inc. was sued Thursday in Pennsylvania federal court by a woman who claims that she was injured by a recalled defective toe implant device and that the company has concealed its safety data from regulators and medical providers.

  • January 22, 2026

    Colo. Hospital Faces Suit Over Halt To Gender-Affirming Care

    Patients of Children's Hospital Colorado filed a proposed class action in Colorado state court alleging the healthcare provider is discriminating against them through its suspension of gender-affirming medical care for patients under the age of 18 amid recent federal government mandates.

  • January 22, 2026

    10th Amtrak Worker Cops To Role In $11M Fraud Scheme

    A former Amtrak employee has admitted to participating in a scheme that prosecutors claim defrauded the rail carrier out of $11 million in health benefits, making him the 10th defendant in a year to plead guilty in the case, the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey said on Thursday.

  • January 21, 2026

    Former Ga. State Rep. Cops To COVID Loan Fraud

    A former Georgia Democratic lawmaker pled guilty Wednesday to charges that she fraudulently obtained pandemic-era unemployment benefits, the Department of Justice said.

  • January 21, 2026

    Healthcare Workers Seek $12.2M From $28.5M No-Poach Deal

    Nearly 12,000 healthcare workers in a $28.5 million settlement with two hospitals that were accused of agreeing not to poach each other's doctors and nurses urged a Pennsylvania federal court to grant approximately $12 million in attorney fees, costs and service awards.

  • January 20, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Revives Inventor's Spinal Patent Case Against DePuy

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday revived an inventor's patent infringement suit against DePuy Synthes Cos., ruling that the persuasiveness of expert testimony that was excluded by a lower court is best left for the jury.

  • January 20, 2026

    Elevance, Nurses Reach Midtrial Deal To End OT Pay Suit

    Elevance Health agreed Tuesday to settle claims from three dozen registered nurses, assigned to evaluate insurance claims, that they were denied overtime pay, bringing an early close to a bench trial that kicked off in Georgia federal court last week.

  • January 20, 2026

    3rd Circ. Sides With Doctor In Exam Question Copyright Suit

    The Third Circuit has affirmed a win for a doctor who was sued for copyright infringement by the American Board of Internal Medicine after emailing test materials to a test preparation company, saying there was not sufficient evidence that improper copying had occurred.

  • January 16, 2026

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2025, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and significant transaction work that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.

  • January 16, 2026

    Immigrant Visa Pause Could Test Limits Of Executive Power

    The Trump administration's indefinite pause on immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries may test the outer bounds of executive control over visa issuance and prompt court battles in a rarely litigated area of immigration law.

  • January 16, 2026

    Walgreens Workers Snag $2.5M Deal To End Late Pay Suit

    Walgreens has agreed to pay $2.5 million to a class of workers who accused the pharmacy chain of not paying their final paychecks on time, the workers said Friday, urging an Oregon federal court to greenlight the settlement.

  • January 16, 2026

    Supreme Court Takes On Hikma's 'Skinny Label' Patent Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear Hikma Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s appeal of a decision reviving a patent case over its "skinny label" on a generic heart drug, after the Trump administration urged the court to take the case.

  • January 15, 2026

    Trial 'No Longer Warranted' After Judge's Stelara Reversal

    The fate of insurer CareFirst's suit accusing Johnson & Johnson of using a merger and patent fraud to anticompetitively protect immunosuppressive drug Stelara from competition is in doubt after a Virginia federal judge reversed course and nixed key claims he had previously teed up for trial.

  • January 15, 2026

    State Dept. Releases List Of Countries Targeted By Visa Pause

    The U.S. Department of State released an official list of the 75 countries for which it will pause issuing immigrant visas, after it said immigrants from these countries "take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates."

  • January 14, 2026

    State Dept. Pauses Immigrant Visas For 75 Countries

    The U.S. Department of State said Wednesday that it is indefinitely pausing immigrant visas for people from 75 countries who the agency said are likely to rely on government support and stress the public purse.

  • January 12, 2026

    CareFirst Opposes J&J's Bid To Revisit Stelara Antitrust Case

    Insurer CareFirst urged a Virginia federal court to reject Johnson & Johnson's bid for reconsideration of a ruling that refused to toss antitrust and patent fraud claims over the immunosuppressive drug Stelara.

  • January 12, 2026

    7th Circ. Finds DEA, State Officials Immune In Pill Mill 'Mess'

    The Seventh Circuit Monday overturned rulings that would have let a doctor's Fourth and Fifth amendments claims over a pill mill investigation go to trial, concluding federal and state officials are entitled to immunity in proceedings the court described as a "tangled mess."

  • January 12, 2026

    Terumo Plaintiff Settles, Drops Cancer Case Before Trial

    One of the two plaintiffs set to take their case to trial this month against Terumo BCT Inc. accusing the company of causing their cancer reached a stipulation to dismiss his case with prejudice Friday, according to court records.

  • January 12, 2026

    7th Circ. Won't Rehear Psychiatrists' Antitrust Suit Revival Bid

    The Seventh Circuit is standing firm on a panel majority's refusal to revive an antitrust suit challenging the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology's certification maintenance requirement, having refused to rehear appellate arguments over a lower court decision tossing the case.

  • January 12, 2026

    Elevance Nurses Are Owed No OT, Judge Told As Trial Opens

    Elevance Health Inc. said Monday that claims it violated labor law by denying overtime pay to registered nurses evaluating insurance claims are "preposterous," as a Georgia federal bench trial kicked off over a suit from nearly 40 nurses alleging they were stiffed on years of pay.

  • January 12, 2026

    Justices Won't Weigh Collective Cert. Process In Eli Lilly Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review whether courts should stick with a long-standing two-step analysis for certifying collective actions in an age discrimination case against Eli Lilly and Co. that could have affected wage and hour litigation.

  • January 09, 2026

    $500K Revelation Doesn't Nix Surgeon's Win In Eye Injury Row

    A California appeals court won't order a retrial in a suit alleging a surgery center blinded a patient in one eye during spinal surgery, saying she failed to properly object to a closing argument that implied that a co-defendant's settlement was the source of $500,000 she had received.

Expert Analysis

  • Key Sectors, Antitrust Risks In Pricing Algorithm Litigation

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    Algorithmic pricing lawsuits have proliferated in rental housing, hotels, health insurance and equipment rental industries, and companies should consider emerging risk factors when implementing business strategies this year, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm

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    Launching and sustaining a law firm requires skills most law schools don't teach, but every lawyer should understand a few core principles that can make the leap calculated rather than reckless, says Sam Katz at Athlaw.

  • How A 1947 Tugboat Ruling May Shape Work Product In AI Era

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    Rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence test work-product principles first articulated in the U.S. Supreme Court’s nearly 80-year-old Hickman v. Taylor decision, as courts and ethics bodies confront whether disclosure of attorneys’ AI prompts and outputs would reveal their thought processes, say Larry Silver and Sasha Burton at Langsam Stevens.

  • Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms

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    Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to resolve a circuit split in In re: Grand Jury, federal courts remain split as to when attorney-client privilege applies to dual-purpose legal and business communications, and understanding the fragmented landscape is essential for managing risks, say attorneys at Covington.

  • 4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume

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    As automation and arbitration increase the volume of legal filings, in-house counsel must build scalable service of process systems that strengthen corporate governance and manage risk in real time, says Paul Mathews at Corporation Service Co.

  • The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties

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    Relationship-building should begin as early as possible in a law firm merger, as intentional pathways to bringing people together drive collaboration, positive client response, engagements and growth, says Amie Colby at Troutman.

  • US Cybersecurity Strategy Must Include Immigration Reform

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    Cyberthreats are escalating while the cybersecurity workforce remains constrained due to a lack of clear standards for national-interest determinations, processing backlogs affecting professionals who protect critical public systems and visa allocations that do not reflect real-world demands, says Rusten Hurd at Colombo & Hurd.

  • Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • DHS' Parole Termination Violates APA And Due Process

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    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s abrupt termination of family reunification parole programs violates both the Administrative Procedure Act and the due process rights of vetted beneficiaries who relied on the government's explicit invitation to wait in the U.S. for an immigrant visa to become available, says Abdoul Konare at Konare Law.

  • 2025's Most Notable State AG Activity By The Numbers

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    State attorneys general were active in 2025, working across party lines to address federal regulatory gaps in artificial intelligence, take action on consumer protection issues, continue antitrust enforcement and announce large settlements on behalf of their citizens, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • How 11th Circ.'s Zafirov Decision Could Upend Qui Tam Cases

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    Oral argument before the Eleventh Circuit last month in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates suggests that the court may affirm a lower court's opinion that the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are unconstitutional — which could wreak havoc on pending and future qui tam cases, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.