Health

  • January 09, 2025

    Ga. Parents Say Daughter 'Disfigured' In Botched Delivery

    Atlanta's largest public hospital was hit with a lawsuit from the parents of an infant girl who said their child was "permanently disfigured and impaired" by a botched early delivery in early 2023.

  • January 09, 2025

    New Mexico Justices Say Local Gov'ts Can't Restrict Abortion

    New Mexico's highest court on Thursday struck down four local ordinances that restricted abortion access in the state, chastising the cities and counties behind them for running afoul of state laws on reproductive health and medical licensing.

  • January 09, 2025

    Stem Cell Therapy Co. Hit With $5.1M Deceptive Ad Judgment

    A Georgia federal judge has ordered a stem cell therapy company and its co-founders to pay the state $5.1 million for falsely marketing its product as a cure-all miracle treatment for a slew of different medical conditions.

  • January 09, 2025

    AFL-CIO, SEIU Promise Expanded Power With Reaffiliation

    The AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union announced that they are reaffiliating nearly 20 years after the service workers union split from the labor federation, with leaders of both groups promising the renewed partnership will help the labor movement reach more workers.

  • January 09, 2025

    Mass. Hospital, Insurer Settle Pandemic Coverage Row

    A Massachusetts hospital and its commercial property insurer told a Boston federal judge Thursday that they had settled a suit over costs and lost revenue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • January 09, 2025

    VITAS Must Face Wiretap Suit Over Customer Service Calls

    A California federal judge declined to toss a putative class action alleging VITAS Healthcare violated wiretapping laws by helping a third-party software developer eavesdrop on calls with VITAS' customers, noting Wednesday the third party was capable of using the data derived from the calls for its own purposes.

  • January 09, 2025

    Ropes & Gray Reps Valspring Capital On Debut $255M Fund

    Ropes & Gray LLP-advised healthcare-focused growth equity firm Valspring Capital on Thursday announced that it closed its debut fund, Valspring Capital Fund I, above target after securing $255 million in investor commitments.

  • January 09, 2025

    AI Startup Anthropic Seeks $60B Valuation, Plus More Rumors

    Artificial-intelligence startup Anthropic is seeking $2 billion in a new funding round that would value the company at $60 billion, while fashion giant Shein is now eyeing a mid-2025 initial public offering in London and Constellation Energy is lining up a $30 billion bid to acquire electricity provider Calpine. Here, Law360 breaks down the notable deal rumors from the past week.

  • January 09, 2025

    Yale Wins Info Battle In $435M Hospital Sale Contract Fight

    Three Connecticut property owners must hand over internal analyses and communications to Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. as it seeks evidence in support of its bid to back out of a $435 million deal to purchase hospitals from Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., a state court judge ruled.

  • January 09, 2025

    Ropes & Gray-Led Vistria Wraps Largest-Ever Fund At $3B

    Middle-market private equity shop The Vistria Group LP, advised by Ropes & Gray LLP, on Thursday said it clinched its largest-ever private equity fund after securing $3 billion of total investor commitments.

  • January 09, 2025

    Embryo Loss Suits Against CooperSurgical Mount In Conn.

    CooperSurgical Inc. now faces four lawsuits in Connecticut that allege a defective product caused the loss of embryos conceived through in vitro fertilization, after a Georgia couple added their case to a growing pile of litigation.

  • January 08, 2025

    Wash. Official Presses Hospital On Filing Delay In Death Suit

    A Washington state appellate official asked Wednesday why a hospital should be allowed to defend itself against a wrongful death suit even after it failed to respond to the complaint, noting there was nothing in the record explaining the internal snafu that caused the silence.

  • January 08, 2025

    Meta, Microsoft, Google Seek To Toss DNA Data-Sharing Suit

    DNA-testing platform Nebula Genomics, Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Google urged a Chicago federal judge to toss a putative class action accusing the companies of surreptitiously misusing customers' genetic data through tracking software on Nebula's website, arguing that the complaint lacks specifics tying the defendants to alleged wrongdoing.

  • January 08, 2025

    Captive Insurer Says Reinsurer Must Cover Legionnaires' Row

    The captive insurer of a Michigan healthcare system asked a federal court Wednesday to find that its reinsurer couldn't sell off coverage responsibilities and owes payment for underlying suits alleging various patients contracted Legionnaires' disease.

  • January 08, 2025

    Colo. Judge Certifies National Class Of Senior Care Investors

    A Colorado federal judge on Wednesday certified a nationwide class of stockholders in a securities suit alleging a senior health care company made misleading statements in an initial public offering that later caused stock prices to tank after a government audit exposed the falsehoods.

  • January 08, 2025

    UnitedHealth Wants $3.3B Amedisys Deal Challenge Tossed

    UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys Inc. asked a Maryland federal court Wednesday to toss a challenge of their planned $3.3 billion merger, contending that federal and state enforcers are refusing to say what "local" home health and hospice service markets would be hurt by the deal.

  • January 08, 2025

    Patent Board Knocks Out Most Of Apple Patent

    Two rulings out of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board have wiped out several claims in a patent Apple is asserting against a medical software company that was initially first to assert patents against Apple over health-related programming in the Apple Watch.

  • January 08, 2025

    USTR Warns Of Risks Posed By Counterfeit Pharmacies

    The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday released its latest list of overseas "notorious markets" selling illicit and counterfeit goods, pointing in particular to a boom in counterfeit online pharmacies selling knock-off medications that pose a risk both to public health and businesses' intellectual property interests.

  • January 08, 2025

    Telligen's TM Suit Against IT Co. Can Move Forward

    A California federal judge is letting a trademark lawsuit from health data company Telligen proceed against information technology company Telligens, ruling that he was not yet convinced that the suit was filed 10 years too late.

  • January 08, 2025

    CFPB Hit With Industry Suit Over Medical Debt Reporting Rule

    A top trade group for the credit reporting industry has moved to challenge the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new rule that would take billions of dollars in medical debt off credit reports, accusing the agency of overreach in a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court.

  • January 08, 2025

    3 Firms Steer Galapagos' Plan To Spin Off New Drug Company

    Belgian biotechnology firm Galapagos NV said Wednesday that it will spin off certain operations into a second company focused on developing innovative medicines with about €2.45 billion ($2.5 billion) in cash to start, while Galapagos in turn focuses on cell therapies, through a deal guided by three law firms.

  • January 08, 2025

    Indiana Lawmakers File Medical Pot, Decriminalization Bills

    Indiana lawmakers this week filed bills to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana and to legalize medical marijuana and create a regulatory regime to oversee its cultivation and sale.

  • January 08, 2025

    Ariz. Tribe Sues Social Media Giants Over Youth Mental Health

    An Apache tribe has hit all the social media giants with a suit in California federal court claiming the companies' platforms are designed to addict young people but have a particularly bad effect on Native American youth, who already face a high risk of depression, addiction and suicide.

  • January 08, 2025

    2nd Circ. Backs NYC Hospital In Retirement Plan Fee Suit

    The Second Circuit refused Wednesday to reopen a proposed class action claiming Montefiore Medical Center allowed its employee retirement plan to be saddled with excessive recordkeeping fees, saying the workers leading the suit failed to show the plan paid too much for the services it received.

  • January 08, 2025

    Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Frier Levitt Pharmacy Atty In NJ

    Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC added a shareholder this week in its Newark, New Jersey, office from Frier Levitt who specializes in representing various kinds of pharmacies in transactions, litigation, investigations and other matters.

Expert Analysis

  • What To Expect From Calif. Bill Regulating PE In Healthcare

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    A California bill currently awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's approval, intended to increase oversight over private equity and hedge fund investments in healthcare, is emblematic of recent increased scrutiny of investments in the space, and may affect transactions and operations in California in a number of ways, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

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    Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.

  • It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers

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    Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.

  • Vertex Suit Highlights Issues For Pharma Fertility Support

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    Vertex Pharmaceuticals' recent lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' interpretation of the Anti-Kickback Statute is influenced by a number of reproductive rights and health equity issues that the Office of Inspector General should address more concretely, including in vitro fertilization and fertility preservation programs, says Mary Kohler at Kohler Health Law.

  • Opinion

    CMS' New 'Breakthrough' Device Policy Shows Little Promise

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    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recent procedural notice outlining a new Medicare coverage pathway for breakthrough medical devices will, at best, be a failed experiment and, at worst, result in Medicare beneficiaries denied access to innovative treatments, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Assessing Algorithmic Versus Generative AI Pricing Tools

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    A comparison of traditional algorithmic pricing models and those powered by generative artificial intelligence can help regulators and practitioners weigh the pros and cons of relying on large language models to price products or services, say Maxime Cohen at McGill University, and Tim Spittle and Jimmy Royer at Analysis Group.

  • SBA Proposal Materially Alters Contractor Recertification

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    The Small Business Administration's new proposed rule on recertification affects eligibility for set-aside contracts, significantly alters the landscape for mergers and acquisitions in the government contracts industry, and could have other unintended downstream consequences, says Sam Finnerty at PilieroMazza.

  • A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President

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    For the first time in a presidential election, both of the leading candidates and their parties have been vocal about artificial intelligence policy, offering clues on the future of regulation as AI continues to advance and congressional action continues to stall, say attorneys at Mintz.

  • How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies

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    An analysis of insider trading policies recently disclosed by 49 S&P 500 companies under a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule reveals that while specific provisions vary from company to company, certain common themes are emerging, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • 11 Patent Cases To Watch At Fed. Circ. And High Court

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    As we head into fall, there are 11 patent cases to monitor, touching on a range of issues that could affect patent strategy, such as biotech innovation, administrative rulemaking and patent eligibility, say Edward Lanquist and Wesley Barbee at Baker Donelson.

  • Managing Community Health Needs Assessments: A Checklist

    Excerpt from Practical Guidance
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    To guide nonprofit hospitals and health systems through their required community health needs assessment every three years, this checklist outlines the steps for 12 phases of the process.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.

  • 7th Circ. Rulings Offer Employee Vaccine Exemption Guidance

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    Dawn Solowey and Samantha Brooks at Seyfarth explain how two recent Seventh Circuit rulings in Passarella v. Aspirus and Bube v. Aspirus could affect litigation involving employee vaccine exemptions, and discuss employer best practices for handling accommodation requests that include both religious and secular concerns.

  • Pa. Health Employers Must Prep For Noncompete Restrictions

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    Newly enacted legislation in Pennsylvania prohibits certain noncompete covenants for healthcare practitioners in the state beginning next year, creating compliance challenges that both employers and employees should be aware of, say attorneys at Buchanan Ingersoll.

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