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The health section covers breaking news in health care law and regulation. The service tracks litigation involving pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, medical device makers, hospitals, long-term care facilities, pharmacies and health insurance companies, among others. In addition, the section alerts readers to changes in health care regulation and emerging legislation.

Who reads it?

  • Health care lawyers
  • Corporate counsel
  • Compliance officers
  • Enforcement officials
  • Policy makers
  • Industry associations

What do we cover?

  • All U.S. federal litigation involving pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, medical device makers, hospitals, long-term care facilities, pharmacies, and health insurance companies, among others
  • Intellectual property issues, including patent challenges
  • Antitrust and competition issues
  • Mass torts, product safety and recalls
  • Employment-related issues
  • Corporate governance
  • Bankruptcies
  • Privacy issues
  • Health care regulation, including FDA activities
  • Health care bills introduced, marked up in committee, or passed in Congress
  • Personnel moves at law firms and legal departments
  • Profiles of health-law practices
  • Conferences, reports and studies

What are our sources?

  • All new health-related lawsuits brought in U.S. federal courts
  • All docket activity in major U.S. district courts
  • All docket activity in multidistrict employment litigation
  • Corporate press releases, including those announcing major settlements
  • Corporate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Health-related laws introduced, marked up or passed in Congress
  • Enforcement activities by government agencies, including the FDA