Health

  • January 29, 2025

    Atty's Indictment DQs Firm From Retaliation Suit, Panel Told

    A social worker suing New Jersey for retaliation told a state appeals court Wednesday that Brown & Connery LLP should be disqualified from representing the state, arguing the indictment of senior partner William Tambussi creates a conflict of interest for the firm.

  • January 29, 2025

    Jurors Find Fund Can Keep $11M From Short-Swing Trades

    A Denver federal jury unanimously found a hedge fund is exempt from a law that would otherwise require it to return $11 million in profits from the short-swing trades of a biopharmaceutical company's stock, delivering a verdict after less than an hour of deliberation Wednesday.

  • January 29, 2025

    CFPB Cheers On State Bids To Restrict Medical Debt Reporting

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has signaled support for bills that lawmakers in Massachusetts and several other states are considering to restrict medical debt reporting, efforts that could build on the agency's own new medical debt rule.  

  • January 29, 2025

    Texas Cardiology Practice Beats Monopolization Suit

    A Texas federal judge dismissed a Laredo hospital's lawsuit alleging that a renowned cardiologist, who once worked with it, and a rival hospital engaged in unlawful antitrust behaviors.

  • January 29, 2025

    Tribal Leaders Call Funding Freeze A 'Step In Wrong Direction'

    Native American nonprofit groups and tribal leaders are weighing the effects of the Trump administration's possible federal funding freeze, calling the president's directive, which was revoked on Wednesday, shocking and vowing to bring legal action if necessary to protect Indian Country and the nation's Indigenous citizens.

  • January 29, 2025

    KKR Plugs $250M Into Healthcare Biz Henry Schein

    Healthcare solutions provider Henry Schein Inc., advised by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, on Wednesday announced that it received a $250 million investment from Kirkland & Ellis LLP-led private equity giant KKR, resulting in the private equity shop becoming the company's largest non-index fund shareholder.

  • January 29, 2025

    White House Rescinds Trump's Spending Freeze

    The White House on Wednesday rescinded a directive freezing federal funding, saying it wants to end litigation and confusion, but said the move will not end a review of spending to ensure compliance with a series of executive orders by the president.

  • January 29, 2025

    RFK Jr. Disputes Anti-Vax Label In HHS Confirmation Hearing

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempted Wednesday morning to convince Republican and Democratic lawmakers that he is not anti-vaccine, despite many of his past comments to the contrary, as he hopes to convince them to confirm his appointment as head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

  • January 28, 2025

    Trump Targets Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In New Order

    President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies late Tuesday to take steps to halt gender-affirming care for minors, including by cutting off Medicaid and military health coverage for what he called a "stain on our nation's history."

  • January 28, 2025

    4th Circ. Raises Questions Over Health Data Access Order

    A Fourth Circuit panel focused Tuesday on whether an exception to federal law barring electronic health record companies from blocking the exchange of patient data applies to a request from Real Time Medical Systems to access nursing home data from PointClickCare.

  • January 28, 2025

    Intuitive Beats $140M Antitrust Case Ahead Of Closings

    A $140 million antitrust case against Intuitive Surgical Inc. took a dramatic turn toward the close of trial Tuesday when a California federal judge threw out all claims against Intuitive and discharged the jury, citing the lack of evidence of an aftermarket under the Ninth Circuit's recent Epic Games v. Apple ruling.

  • January 28, 2025

    Minn. AG Settles Novo Nordisk Insulin Claims With Price Cap

    Minnesota's attorney general has reached a settlement resolving a long-running lawsuit accusing Novo Nordisk of inflating insulin prices, with the company agreeing to a $35 per month cap on out-of-pocket costs for state residents.

  • January 28, 2025

    Cigna Can't Escape Fight Over Prosthetic Coverage In Maine

    Cigna must continue facing an Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit by a man who was denied coverage of his prosthetic device, with a Maine federal judge saying she can't rule on the insurer's dismissal motion until she knows what entity funds the man's healthcare plan.

  • January 28, 2025

    Allegheny Health Network Hit With Data Breach Claims

    A Pittsburgh-based healthcare system failed in its responsibility to keep its patients' private health information secure from cybercriminals who breached databases maintained by an information technology contractor, a Pennsylvania woman claimed in a proposed class action.

  • January 28, 2025

    Drugs Made In America SPAC Nets $200M To Buy Pharma Biz

    Blank-check company Drugs Made In America Acquisition Corp. began trading Tuesday after completing a downsized $200 million initial public offering with the intention of acquiring a U.S.-based pharmaceutical business, represented by Loeb & Loeb LLP and underwriter's counsel Winston & Strawn LLP.

  • January 28, 2025

    Questions To Watch For In RFK Jr.'s Confirmation Hearing

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to appear on Capitol Hill as he tries to secure the top position at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Here are some of the questions healthcare lawyers and others want to see addressed about his "Make America Healthy Again" pledge.

  • January 28, 2025

    Feds Say Health System Can't Ditch Fraud Suit Over Surgeries

    The federal government and state of Washington urged a judge on Monday to allow their suit against a hospital operator to move forward, saying they have provided more than enough detail to support allegations that the health system knew a doctor was performing unnecessary surgeries.

  • January 28, 2025

    Bain Capital Seeks Surgery Partners Buyout At $3.3B Value

    Tennessee-based short-stay surgical facility operator Surgery Partners Inc. disclosed Tuesday that its board received a nonbinding proposal the prior day from Bain Capital Private Equity LP that values the company at close to $3.3 billion. 

  • January 28, 2025

    North Carolina Drug Testing Lab Inks $850K False Billing Deal

    A North Carolina laboratory on Tuesday agreed to pay $850,000 to settle acting U.S. Attorney Randall Galyon's claims it was overbilling the Tar Heel State's Medicaid program for urine tests that were not medically necessary in violation of the False Claims Act.

  • January 28, 2025

    Yale Unit Wants To Yank Hospital Sale Suit From Ch. 11 Court

    A Yale University health unit's lawsuit seeking to escape a $435 million sale deal with a bankrupt hospital operator belongs in state court and not with the Chapter 11 judge, the Ivy League-tied entity told a federal judge Tuesday.

  • January 28, 2025

    Texas Panel Wipes Baylor's $12M COVID Insurance Verdict

    An appellate panel wiped a $12 million jury verdict in favor of Baylor College of Medicine on Tuesday, writing that it was joining "the vast majority of courts" in ruling that the university's insurance policy didn't cover COVID-19 losses.

  • January 28, 2025

    Judge Temporarily Halts Trump's Funding Freeze

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal spending that was set to go into effect at 5 p.m., as a group of nearly two dozen attorneys general filed a separate case challenging what they described as an illegal and potentially catastrophic move.

  • January 28, 2025

    4 Firms Look To Build $1B Sale Of Evergreen Theragnostics

    Radiopharmaceutical-focused healthcare company Lantheus Holdings Inc. on Tuesday announced plans to buy Evergreen Theragnostics Inc. for up to $1 billion or more in a deal steered by four law firms.

  • January 27, 2025

    UnitedHealth Raises Cyberattack Estimate To 190M Individuals

    A debilitating cyberattack last year that sabotaged vital billing and prescribing services operated by a UnitedHealth Group unit affected personal information belonging to roughly 190 million individuals, the health insurer disclosed Friday, nearly doubling its previous estimate of the scope of the incident. 

  • January 27, 2025

    Takeda Pushes Meijer Antitrust Suit Into Arbitration

    Meijer is going to have to arbitrate its claims that Takeda Pharmaceutical broke antitrust law by cutting a pay-for-delay deal with Par Pharmaceuticals to keep a generic version of Takeda's anti-constipation drug Amitiza off the market for several years.

Expert Analysis

  • Next Steps In The $2.8B Blue Cross Payout To Providers

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    Healthcare providers deciding whether to participate in Blue Cross Blue Shield network's recent $2.8 billion antitrust class action settlement must weigh key recovery factors, including provider type and litigation cost, say attorneys at Hall Render.

  • Navigating DOJ's Patchwork Whistleblower Regime

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    In the past few months, the U.S. Department of Justice and several individual U.S. attorney’s offices have issued different pilot programs aimed at incentivizing individuals to blow the whistle on misconduct, but this piecemeal approach may create confusion and suboptimal outcomes, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • What To Expect From State AGs As Federal Control Changes

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    Under the next Trump administration, Democratic attorneys general are poised to strengthen enforcement in certain areas as Republican attorneys general continue their efforts with stronger federal support — resulting in a confusing patchwork of policies that create unintended liabilities for businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?

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    Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.

  • What To Expect Next From Federal Health Tech Regulation

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    Healthcare organizations should pay close attention to federal health information technology regulators' recent guidance concerning barriers to accessing electronic health information, which signals that more enforcement in this area is likely forthcoming, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • 5 Areas Congress May Investigate After GOP Election Wins

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    With Republicans poised to take control of Congress in addition to the executive branch next year, private companies can expect an unprecedented uptick in congressional investigations focused on five key areas, including cryptocurrency and healthcare, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.

  • Takeaways From State Votes On Abortion In The 2024 Election

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    Attorneys at Epstein Becker discuss how 10 states voted on ballot initiatives to either protect or restrict access to abortion in the 2024 general election, and analyze overarching trends.

  • Loper Bright Offers New Materiality Defense To FCA Liability

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bight Enterprises v. Raimondo, ending Chevron deference, may have created a new defense to False Claims Act liability by providing the opportunity to argue that a given regulation is not material to the government's payment decision, says Tanner Cook at Husch Blackwell.

  • How Expanded Birth Control Coverage May Affect Employers

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    Employers should consider the potential impact of recently proposed regulations that would expand group health plans' required coverage of preventive services and contraceptives, including questions about how the agencies would implement their plans to eliminate the prescription requirement and alter the exceptions process, says Jennifer Rigterink at Proskauer.

  • Legislation Most Likely To Pass In Lame Duck Session

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    As Congress begins its five-week post-election lame duck session, attorneys at Greenberg Traurig break down the legislative priorities and which proposals can be expected to pass.

  • Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals

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    Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Opinion

    Preserving The FCA Is Crucial In Trump's 2nd Term

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    While the Trump administration may pursue weaker False Claims Act enforcement, it remains an essential tool in safeguarding public funds and maintaining corporate accountability, so now is not the time to undermine ethical behavior, or reduce protections and incentives for whistleblowers, says Adam Pollock at Pollock Cohen.

  • Series

    Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron. 

  • How Property Insurance Coverage Shrank After The Pandemic

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    Insurers litigating property claims are leveraging rulings that provided relief in the COVID-19 context to reverse the former majority rule on physical loss or damage in all contexts, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Curious Case Of FTC's Amicus Brief In Teva Fed. Circ. Appeal

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    Attorneys at BCLP explore the Federal Trade Commission's backing of Amneal's Orange Book-delisting efforts on Teva ahead of a key Federal Circuit hearing in a case between the two pharmaceutical companies, and wonder if the FTC amicus brief indicates a future trend, especially in the next administration.

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