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Life Sciences Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. Coverage includes high-stakes litigation and policy developments that affect life sciences companies, as well as licensing deals, mergers, and other corporate transactions.



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Latest News in Life Sciences

  • July 22, 2026

    J&J Talc Plaintiffs Must Back Up Cancer Link Or Risk MDL

    Plaintiffs alleging Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer must show they can offer expert opinions on the link between the disease and talc use or risk having their lawsuits tossed, a New Jersey federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  • July 22, 2026

    Late Emails Undercut BCBS Pricing Suit, Walgreens Says

    Walgreen Co. is urging an Illinois federal judge to again sanction a Blue Cross Blue Shield insurer and its subsidiary for allegedly failing to produce key email evidence the pharmacy retailer says "upends" the insurers' 6-year-old claim that it intentionally overcharged them for prescription drugs.

  • July 22, 2026

    Organ Network, Hospital Sued Over Racial Kidney Criteria

    A kidney disease patient launched a proposed class action in Washington federal court Tuesday accusing the United Network for Organ Sharing and Seattle hospital operator Swedish Health Services of using a flawed race-based adjustment when scoring kidney functioning, hindering Black patients' chances of getting a transplant for years.

  • July 22, 2026

    TransMedics Sheds Some Claims In Organ Transfer Biz Suit

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday significantly trimmed a proposed shareholder class action alleging that medical technology company TransMedics Inc. and its top brass made misleading statements about the success and cost-effectiveness of its organ donation products and services.

  • July 22, 2026

    Boston Scientific Settles With Stryker In Spine Device IP Fight

    Boston Scientific and Stryker Corp. have reached a settlement to resolve a case in New Jersey federal court over Stryker's alleged efforts to create a back pain device that infringed a Boston Scientific patent.

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Life Sciences

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  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Affordable Care Act
  • Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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  • Drug and medical device lobbying
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  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Drug and medical device recalls
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  • Pay-for-delay investigations
  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
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  • Abbreviated New Drug Application litigation
  • Section 301 cases
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  • Labor and employment suits
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  • Bankruptcy proceedings
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  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • Private equity deals
  • Patent-licensing agreements
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of life sciences practice groups

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  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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