Expert Analysis

3 Key Takeaways From Planned Rescheduling Of Cannabis

An executive order reviving cannabis rescheduling represents a monumental change for the industry and, while the s... (more story)

6 Issues That May Follow The 340B Rebate Pilot Challenge

Though the Health Resources and Services Administration withdrew a pending case to reconsider the controversial 34... (more story)

2026 State AI Bills That Could Expand Liability, Insurance Risk

State bills legislating artificial intelligence that are expected to pass in 2026 will reshape the liability lands... (more story)

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Emails Show Deceit In Medicare Advantage Deal, NC Court Told

Internal documents from Atrium Health Inc. show the company never intended to follow through on a partnership for a new Medicare Advantage health plan with a plan provider who spent tens of millions of dollars... (more story)

Prospect Medical Says Calif. Hospital Buyer Owes $11.6M

Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to order the buyer of its California hospitals to cough up $11.6 million owed under an asset purchase agreement inked last year, saying it's at... (more story)

Sidley-Led Smith & Nephew Inks $450M Orthopaedics Deal

Sidley Austin-advised Smith & Nephew said Monday it will acquire Gunderson Dettmer-led U.S. sports medicine company Integrity Orthopaedics and its Tendon Seam rotator cuff repair technology in a deal valued at... (more story)

Ex-Doximity Exec Cops To $2.5M Insider Trading Scheme

The former chief revenue officer of publicly traded medical professional networking platform Doximity pled guilty Friday in New York federal court to securities fraud in connection to allegations that he illeg... (more story)

Biopharma Co. Secures D&O Coverage For Shareholder Suit

A biopharmaceutical company is entitled to coverage for a suit alleging its board breached fiduciary duties under a pair of primary and excess directors and officers policies, a Delaware state court ruled, say... (more story)

Judge Blocks Edwards' $945M Heart Valve Deal

A D.C. federal judge issued an order on Friday preventing Edwards Lifesciences Corp. from moving ahead with its planned $945 million deal for JenaValve Technology Inc., torpedoing the merger challenged by the ... (more story)

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Call Vendors Skirt Wiretap Suit Over AI Transcription Tool

An Illinois federal judge has released dental support organization Heartland Dental LLC and its contractor from a proposed class action accusing them of illegally using an artificial intelligence-powered note-... (more story)

Ad Campaign Sparks New Front In Battle Over Abortion Meds

Advertisements that ask South Dakota drivers two questions — "Pregnant? Don't want to be?" — have ignited an unusual First Amendment fight now underway in state and federal courts. Here's what to know about the issue.

PharMerica's Deal To Pay Ransomware Victims Over $5M OK'd

A Kentucky federal judge on Monday granted preliminary approval of a nearly $5.3 million settlement between PharMerica Inc. and a proposed class of patients and employees who alleged the company failed to impl... (more story)

9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Milliman's 'Fuzzy Matching' Tactic

The Ninth Circuit on Friday reversed a decision tossing one of two classes in litigation accusing consulting firm Milliman of peddling inaccurate information by using a strategy known as "fuzzy" data matching ... (more story)

Wash. Justices Take Up Pixel Privacy Suit Against Hospital

The Washington Supreme Court has taken up a group of parents' bid to revive their proposed class action accusing Seattle Children's Hospital of sharing their private data with Facebook parent company Meta by i... (more story)

Cooley-Led Eir Partners Wraps $1B Health Tech Fund

Cooley LLP-advised private equity shop Eir Partners Capital LP on Thursday announced that it wrapped its third fund with $1 billion of investor commitments, which will be used to invest in health technology an... (more story)

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Pharmacy Wields Antitrust Law In Challenge To GLP-1 Giants

Eli Lilly & Co. and Novo Nordisk are using their dominant positions in the market for weight loss and diabetes medications to squash potential competitors, including through unlawful exclusivity agreements wit... (more story)

6th Circ. Skips Rethink, But Still Spars Over Indirect Buyer Bar

A decision by the full Sixth Circuit not to rehear a lawsuit over an alleged allergy testing and treatment provider boycott has turned into an internal dustup about the limits of who can seek damages under fed... (more story)

NJ Judge Orders Mediation In Merck-Cencora Indemnity Fight

Cencora Inc. can't derail a Merck third-party complaint arguing a prior settlement between the parties requires the drug wholesaler to indemnify Merck in antitrust litigation by Humana, a New Jersey federal co... (more story)

Vizient Beats Spurned Medical Tape Supplier At 5th Circ.

A Fifth Circuit panel refused to revive an antitrust suit accusing medical supplies group purchasing giant Vizient of locking in hospital customers, agreeing with a district court that a spurned would-be suppl... (more story)

GOP Senators Say Patients Must See Docs For Abortion Meds

Republicans on a Senate health panel Wednesday called for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reinstate a requirement that pregnant women seeking an abortion via medication must have the drug administered... (more story)

Ark. Official Urges 7th Circ. Not To Revive Pharma Rule Fight

An Illinois federal judge correctly upheld an Arkansas insurance regulation designed to protect local pharmacies, the state's insurance commissioner told the Seventh Circuit on Monday, asking the court to toss... (more story)