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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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January 09, 2026
Judge Denies 'Fatally Untimely' Bid For New Poaching Trial
A Boston federal judge has denied what she called a "fatally untimely" motion for a new trial after a jury handed Cynosure LLC a $25 million verdict against two former employees who the company said caused other employees to breach their noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements.
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January 09, 2026
How NY Atty Helped Win 12-Year Fight Over Hospital Pricing
When Matthew Cantor got involved in a sweeping antitrust case against California-based healthcare network Sutter Health, his youngest son was in the first grade. By the time the case settled in the fall, he was a sophomore in college. Here’s the story of how Cantor and his team kept fighting for more than a decade.
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January 06, 2026
Ramey Blocked As Atty In Image Patent Fight In NY
Intellectual property attorney William Ramey was prevented from representing the owner of image processing and modifying patents used in special eyeglasses in an infringement suit in New York federal court, leading the company to abandon the case.
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January 06, 2026
3rd Circ. Backs DOL In Home Healthcare Wage Case
The Third Circuit upheld a $1 million judgment against home health company WiCare Home Care Agency LLC Tuesday, finding it was within the secretary of labor's power to write regulations keeping "third-party employers" subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act and not exempt under a provision for "companionship services."
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January 06, 2026
Fla. Court Won't Rehear Reversal Of $213M 'Maya' Award
A Florida appeals court said Monday it will not reconsider its decision that reversed a $213 million judgment against a Florida hospital in favor of Maya Kowalski, the subject of the Netflix documentary "Take Care of Maya."
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January 05, 2026
Fed. Circ. Examines Timing Of $452M Trade Secrets Suit
A Federal Circuit panel delved into the statute of limitations for trade secrets cases Monday, pressing an attorney for a South Korean company seeking to reverse a verdict that prompted a $452 million jury award to explain why the clock should start when a plaintiff suspects misappropriation rather than when it is actually discovered.
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December 23, 2025
Justices Urged To Spurn SG's Call To Tackle 'Skinny Labels'
Amarin Pharma Inc. on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the U.S. solicitor general's call to hear a patent case involving generic drug "skinny labels," saying the dispute over the company's heart drug Vascepa deals with factual issues not suitable for high court review.
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December 23, 2025
7th Circ. Revives Sales Reps' Pay Bias Suit Against Waste Co.
The Seventh Circuit reinstated a pay bias suit Tuesday from two medical waste sales representatives who claimed their male colleagues unfairly received higher base salaries, finding they cast doubt on the company's sex-neutral justifications for the disparity.
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December 22, 2025
6th Circ. Vacates Pharma Salesman's $6.8M Restitution Order
The Sixth Circuit vacated a nearly $7 million restitution order against a pharmaceutical salesman convicted of healthcare fraud, finding an Ohio federal court erred in calculating that amount and apportioning liability.
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December 19, 2025
Feds Fight 'Do-Over' Of Tort Atty's Attempted-Extortion Rap
Federal prosecutors are urging the Fourth Circuit not to give "a do-over" to a medical malpractice attorney who was convicted of attempting to extort the University of Maryland Medical System out of $25 million and who says his self-representation at trial was not competent.
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December 19, 2025
Squires Issues 21 More Patent Review Denials
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has denied 21 requests for America Invents Act patent reviews, while not agreeing to institute any new proceedings.
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December 19, 2025
Hospital Knocks Discharge Claim From EEOC Sex Bias Suit
An Arkansas federal judge agreed to cut the constructive discharge allegation from a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging two doctors at an Arkansas hospital refused to let a male medical assistant help with childbirth, noting that the worker assisted with other deliveries.
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December 18, 2025
Medical Supplier Gets Prison For $7.8M Healthcare Fraud
A Connecticut man who admitted to conspiring to rip off Medicare, the military health program Tricare and private insurers has been ordered to serve 2½ years in federal prison and to immediately pay nearly $7.9 million in restitution.
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December 18, 2025
Seattle Jury Awards $8.1M Over Fall During Operation
A Seattle jury awarded $8.1 million on Thursday over an Adobe manager's fall from an operating table, after hearing the plaintiff's experts testify that his life was irrevocably altered by permanent brain damage.
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December 18, 2025
Nurse Practitioners Hit Health Co. With Misclassification Suit
A health care management company unlawfully denied nurse practitioners overtime wages by misclassifying them as exempt salaried employees, according to a proposed class and collective action filed in Pennsylvania federal court Thursday.
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December 18, 2025
Gilead Sciences Promotes In-House Atty To General Counsel
Gilead Sciences Inc. announced Thursday that it had promoted of an in-house attorney who has worked for the biopharmaceutical company for 14 years to serve as its general counsel to steer its legal and compliance functions.
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December 17, 2025
Eating Disorder Pros Get 'One Final Attempt' Against Group
Eating disorder specialists have one more chance for fraud and antitrust class claims against a professional association they accuse of forcing membership to obtain important certification, after an Illinois federal judge said they have not sufficiently claimed harm from the fraud and have not shown market power behind the alleged coercion.
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December 16, 2025
Surgery Group Owes $52M For Man's Fall, Head Injury, Jury Told
A lawyer for an Adobe software engineer told a Washington state jury in closing arguments Tuesday that he and his wife are owed up to $52 million from a medical provider, after the man's head slammed onto the floor of an operating room during surgery and causing allegedly permanent brain injuries.
Expert Analysis
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Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice
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.
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DHS' Parole Termination Violates APA And Due Process
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.
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2025's Most Notable State AG Activity By The Numbers
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.
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The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit
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.
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How 11th Circ.'s Zafirov Decision Could Upend Qui Tam Cases
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.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
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.
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Employment Immigration Trends And Challenges For 2026
U.S. companies competing for global talent should brace for a turbulent 2026, with greater compliance burdens, higher costs and the probability of workforce disruptions at every stage of the immigration process, from visa petitions to work authorization renewals, say attorneys at Duane Morris.
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Top 5 Antitrust Issues For In-House Counsel To Watch In 2026
With Trump administration enforcement policy having largely taken shape last year, antitrust issues that in-house counsel should have on the radar range from scrutiny of technology-assisted pricing to the return of merger remedies, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
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4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape
The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.
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How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement
As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving
Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.
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A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court
To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.
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Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk
While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.