Health

  • February 19, 2025

    Civil Rights Groups Move To Block Trump DEI, Gender Orders

    Three civil rights organizations told a D.C. federal court in a lawsuit Wednesday against President Donald Trump and numerous federal agencies that three of the White House's recent executive orders discriminated against individuals with HIV as well as Black and transgender people.

  • February 19, 2025

    Fla. Court Tosses Suit Against Hospital Over Patient's Death

    A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that a trial court should have dismissed a suit seeking to hold a hospital liable for the death of a mental health patient, finding that the claims are not simple negligence but medical negligence, which require pre-suit requirements that were not met.

  • February 19, 2025

    Michigan Expert Defends State's Abortion Counseling Law

    Michigan kicked off its defense of a waiting period and mandatory counseling requirements for abortions Wednesday with a physician's testimony that abortion seekers should receive information about parenting and adoption before undergoing the procedure.

  • February 19, 2025

    Prospect Medical Blames Yale Lawsuit For Ch. 11 Filing

    Bankrupt hospital operator Prospect Medical Holdings is seeking to convince a Connecticut federal judge to have a bankruptcy court oversee a $435 million lawsuit through which Yale New Haven Health is trying to back out of buying three Prospect hospitals, saying the case played a key role in its bankruptcy filing.

  • February 19, 2025

    Judge Won't Halt PBM Case Over Attack On FTC Independence

    A Missouri federal judge refused to temporarily block the Federal Trade Commission's in-house case accusing pharmacy benefits managers of artificially inflating insulin prices through unfair rebate schemes, rejecting the PBMs' claims that the Trump administration's attempt to eliminate safeguards protecting FTC members from at-will presidential removal favors their attempt to stop the case.

  • February 19, 2025

    3rd Circ. Doubts Alleged Cancer Risk Devalued Drug

    A Third Circuit panel on Wednesday seemed skeptical that a woman who bought and used a weight loss drug suffered financial harm after she found out it could cause cancer, with the judges aggressively pushing back on her argument that she did not get what she paid for.

  • February 19, 2025

    LA Gardasil Trial Against Merck Bagged After 3 Weeks

    A Los Angeles state court trial over the alleged dangers of Merck & Co. Inc.'s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil was abruptly called off after three weeks of testimony, with a new panel of jurors slated to hear the case next fall instead.

  • February 19, 2025

    Local 11 Must Pay Health Fund's Atty Fees In Sanctions Fight

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday granted attorneys' fees in connection with work to file a sanctions motion against a union local in a federal benefits lawsuit against their multiemployer union health fund but reduced the total grant to about half of what was requested.

  • February 19, 2025

    Feds Urge Justices To Undo 5th Circ. Preventive Care Ruling

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Fifth Circuit decision that members of a task force setting preventive services coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act were unconstitutionally appointed, arguing the HHS secretary retained sufficient oversight.

  • February 19, 2025

    BP Must Face Contract Claim In Bayer's $12M Benzene Suit

    BP can't escape claims that it breached its contract with a chemical supplier currently defending a $12 million lawsuit from Bayer over alleged benzene contamination in two antifungal sprays, an Illinois federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

  • February 19, 2025

    Blue Cross Of NC Finalizes $1.67M TCPA Deal Over Robocalls

    A North Carolina federal judge has given her final seal of approval to a $1.67 million settlement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and a UnitedHealth Group unit over claims they inundated consumers with prerecorded calls without their consent.

  • February 19, 2025

    Fired Watchdogs 'Must Be Reinstated,' Senate Democrats Say

    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and 28 other Senate Democrats have filed an amicus brief to support a lawsuit by eight of the inspectors general fired by President Donald Trump.

  • February 19, 2025

    Simpson Thacher Adds Litigator, Private Funds Pro In Boston

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has added a litigation attorney from Cooley LLP and a private funds attorney from Ropes & Gray LLP who will both work in Boston, the firm announced Wednesday.

  • February 19, 2025

    NC Nurse Practitioners Sue Over Commission-Only Pay

    A pair of North Carolina nurse practitioners accused the medical office they used to work for in Jackson County of only paying them commission for services rendered, not making up the difference when those commissions fell below minimum wage and failing to pay overtime.

  • February 18, 2025

    1st Circ. Backs Strict View Of Kickback Law In Blow To FCA

    In an eagerly awaited ruling, the First Circuit on Tuesday said a major avenue for False Claims Act enforcement requires proof that kickbacks directly changed treatment decisions, a holding that creates a lopsided circuit split as well as significant challenges for the U.S. Department of Justice and the plaintiffs bar.

  • February 18, 2025

    Health Net Pays $11.25M To Settle Cybersecurity FCA Claims

    Health Net and its parent Centene Corp. have reached an $11.25 million False Claims Act settlement to resolve allegations that the health plan administrator falsely certified compliance with cybersecurity requirements under a U.S. Department of Defense contract.

  • February 18, 2025

    Michigan's Top Doc Calls Informed Consent Law 'Cruel'

    Michigan's chief medical executive testified that making abortion seekers review parenting information before terminating a pregnancy is manipulative and even harmful during a trial over the viability of several Michigan laws regulating abortion care.

  • February 18, 2025

    Novo Nordisk Queues Up $830M Suit Over Disappointing Drug

    Novo Nordisk is set to initiate an $830 million arbitration claim in New York accusing Singaporean biopharmaceutical company KBP Biosciences of misleading the Danish drugmaker about the potential of a new hypertension drug it subsequently purchased, according to an order from a Singapore court made public on Tuesday.

  • February 18, 2025

    Policyholders Win Bid To Preserve Records For Antitrust Suit

    Insurance policyholders who accused Hartford HealthCare Corp. of violating antitrust and unfair trade practices in a Connecticut state court can intervene in a federal court lawsuit with similar claims against the hospital network to preserve records for their class action, a federal district judge has ruled a month after the federal suit settled.

  • February 18, 2025

    Convicted Pharma Exec Seeks Trial Redo, Citing Feds' Error

    A former pharmacy executive convicted on criminal charges over a healthcare scheme that defrauded the government of $160 million has urged a Texas federal court to grant him a new trial, arguing an admission of error by the federal government necessitates a redo.

  • February 18, 2025

    Bankruptcy Judge OKs Plan To Close NY Nursing Home

    A New York bankruptcy judge has said a 588-bed nursing home can shut its doors if the state's Department of Health will sign off on the debtor's plan to close the facility, after the company asked for permission as it faced mounting losses.

  • February 18, 2025

    Human Rights Atty Sees 'Serious Risks' Of Neural Data Abuse

    International human rights attorney Jared Genser spoke with Law360 Healthcare Authority about the "serious risks of misuse and abuse of neurotechnologies" that have led California and Colorado to expand their state consumer privacy laws in the last year to include neural data, with similar bills pending in Montana, Massachusetts and Illinois.

  • February 18, 2025

    Trump Issues Order Calling For Expanded IVF Access

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday giving his administration 90 days to develop policy recommendations designed to protect access to in vitro fertilization and sharply reduce out-of-pocket costs for IVF treatment.

  • February 18, 2025

    DEA Skewed Pot Hearings Against Reform, DC Circ. Told

    A group of doctors who support easing federal marijuana restrictions told the D.C. Circuit Monday that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration stacked the deck against reform when it unilaterally drew up a list of participants allowed to testify at rulemaking hearings.

  • February 18, 2025

    ER Says 3rd Parties Allow For Accurate Blame In Injury Suit

    A Texas emergency room told state high court justices Tuesday that refusing to allow it to designate responsible third parties in a nurse's injury suit would create " a dramatic upheaval" by " not letting us blame who's really at fault" for the woman's back injury.

Expert Analysis

  • Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being

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    As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.

  • Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes

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    Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.

  • Series

    Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.

  • How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources

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    Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Newly Acquired Information Can Be Key In Drug Label Cases

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    The question of whether federal law preempts state law claims is often central in pharmaceutical labeling cases, like the Fosamax litigation now before the Third Circuit — but parties must also consider whether there is newly acquired information to justify submitting a proposed labeling change in the first place, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • Justices Face Tough Question On HHS Hospital Pay Formula

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    In Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Becerra, the U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services properly applied certain Medicare reimbursement adjustments to hospitals — a decision that could significantly affect hospitals' ability to seek higher Medicare reimbursement for low-income patients, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment

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    Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.

  • Key Healthcare Issues That Hinge On The Election Outcome

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    The 2024 presidential race, while not heavily dominated by healthcare issues compared to past elections, holds significant implications for the direction of healthcare policy in a potential Harris or Trump administration, encompassing issues ranging from Medicare to artificial intelligence, says Miranda Franco at Holland & Knight.

  • Patent Lessons From 4 Federal Circuit Reversals In September

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    Cases that were reversed or vacated by the Federal Circuit last month provide helpful clarity on collateral estoppel, patent eligibility, construction of claim terms that have different boundaries across different claims, and the role of courts as neutral arbiter, say attorneys at Bunsow De Mory.

  • Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity

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    Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.

  • Fostering Healthcare Industry Success With Joint Ventures

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    As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, joint ventures remain a key strategy to unite health systems, private equity firms and physician practices in leveraging their collective strengths to foster innovation and improve patient care, say Carole Becker and Travis Jackson at McDermott.

  • Opinion

    Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules

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    The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.

  • The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO

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    The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.

  • Webuild Ruling Complicates Arb. Award Enforcement In US

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    A Delaware federal court's recent decision in Sociedad Concesionaria Metropolitana de Salud v. Webuild, if read literally, could undercut the United States' image as a proarbitration jurisdiction by complicating creditors' efforts to enforce awards against property in this country, says Jeff Newton at Omni Bridgeway.

  • How 2 Proposed Bills Could Transform Patent Law

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    The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act and the Prevail Act may come up for vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee after the election, and both offer benefits and challenges for inventors and companies seeking to obtain patents, says Philip Nelson at Knobbe Martens.

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