Expert Analysis

Scrutiny Of Nursing Home Practices Marks Inflection Point

Recent congressional inquiries into UnitedHealth Group's Medicare Advantage-linked nursing home practices raise qu... (more story)

7 Steps For Gov't Contractors In Post-IEEPA Tariff Landscape

In response to U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to strike down tariffs issued by the Trump administration unde... (more story)

CMS Healthcare Enforcement Initiatives May Cause Disruption

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' recently announced enforcement actions against healthcare fraud mark... (more story)

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NeoGenomics Beats Investor Suit Over Growth Driver Claims

Cancer diagnostics company NeoGenomics Inc. no longer faces a proposed investor class action alleging it mischaracterized its growth drivers, including by failing to disclose that a rainmaking unit potentially... (more story)

SEIU Pension Fund Wins $842K Suit Against NJ Nursing Home

A Service Employees International Union pension fund has won its lawsuit accusing a New Jersey nursing home of skipping out on nearly $350,000 in contributions over 13 years, with a D.C. federal judge awarding... (more story)

Cipla To Hold Off On Pediatric Cancer Drug Generic Until 2033

Specialty drugmaker Fennec Pharmaceuticals has jointly announced with Indian multinational pharmaceutical company Cipla Ltd. that they had reached an agreement to settle patent infringement litigation in excha... (more story)

Italy's Amplifon Buying Danish Hearing Device Biz For $2.6B

Italy's Amplifon said Monday it has agreed to acquire the hearing device business of Denmark's GN Store Nord in a deal valuing the unit at about €2.3 billion ($2.6 billion), in a move aimed at creating a verti... (more story)

GAO Rejects Unequal Evaluation Claim In CMS Contract

The U.S. Government Accountability Office found the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services did not treat a technology contractor unequally by giving it a low-confidence rating in the technical category eve... (more story)

Neuropsych Drugmaker Wants Out Of Investors' IPO Data Suit

Neuropsychiatric drugmaker Neumora Therapeutics Inc. seeks to shed investor claims it mischaracterized certain clinical study data ahead of its September 2023 initial public offering, arguing that the trading ... (more story)

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Apple Watch Redesign Gets Early OK As Patent Loss Upheld

The Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that found a previous version of the Apple Watch infringes two Masimo blood oxygen monitor patents, but the ruling came o... (more story)

TriZetto Wants To Expand IP Claims Against Infosys

Cognizant TriZetto Software Group has asked a Texas federal judge to allow it to amend its trade secret suit against Infosys Ltd., saying a recent discovery has revealed that Infosys' alleged misconduct "goes much deeper."

Apple Took Masimo IP But No Remedy Warranted, Judge Says

A California federal judge determined Apple misappropriated two out of five of Masimo Corp.'s asserted trade secrets related to pulse oximetry technology for its smartwatches, but found Masimo's requests for a... (more story)

Stryker Hit With Another Suit After Cyberattack

Another proposed class action has been filed against Michigan-based medical technology company Stryker Corp. in the wake of a March 11 cyberattack on the company that was reportedly perpetrated by hackers tied to Iran.

Philips, Fitbit End Fight Over Health Monitoring Patents

Philips North America and Google-owned Fitbit have agreed to resolve their yearslong patent fight over health monitoring fitness-tracking technologies in wearable devices, according to a stipulation filed Tues... (more story)

Apple Can't Shake Most PFAS Claims In Smartwatch Suit

A California federal judge won't let Apple Inc. escape a proposed class action alleging that the wristbands of its Apple Watch products contain dangerous forever chemicals, saying the complaint is sufficient t... (more story)

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Eye On ERISA: A Chat With King & Spalding's Darren Shuler

Increased scrutiny of health plans and the high costs of care are fueling a litigation uptick that's coming not just from plan participants but also from employers frustrated with their third-party administrat... (more story)

HHS Can't Block Trans Care Under Kennedy Edict, Court Says

A coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia prevailed on Thursday in their challenge to a Trump administration move to cut access to gender-affirming care for minors when an Oregon federal judge agre... (more story)

Pharma Group Can't Halt Colo. Law Over Drug Discount Rules

A Colorado federal judge denied a bid by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America seeking to halt enforcement of a state law guarding providers' ability to contract with pharmacies to distribut... (more story)

Legislative Update: Cannabis And Psychedelics Bill Roundup

Virginia lawmakers last week gave final approval to legislation that would tax and regulate the sale of adult-use cannabis, Georgia legislators passed a dramatic expansion of the state's medical cannabis progr... (more story)

11th Circ. Partially Reopens Aetna Twin Birth Coverage Fight

The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday undid Aetna's escape from a worker's coverage dispute over an extended hospital stay for her newborn twins, agreeing with the lower court that allegations failed to state a cla... (more story)

Calif. Families Sue Rady Health Over Move To End Trans Care

Four families have asked a state judge to prevent California's largest pediatric health system from cutting off gender-affirming care for minors, alleging the move would violate state antidiscrimination laws a... (more story)