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  Hagens Berman Referred To DOJ For Alleged Misconduct

  By Emma Cueto

  A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday recommended to the U.S. Department of Justice that it investigate powerh...(read more)

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  CVS Will Pay $37.8M To Settle Insulin Pen Overbilling Claims

  By Mark Payne

  CVS has agreed to pay $37.76 million to settle allegations that the major pharmacy retailer violated federal law...(read more)

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• 'I'm A Drug Addict LOL': Skaggs' Widow Denies Red Flags

  By Gina Kim

  An attorney defending the Los Angeles Angels against negligence claims related to the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs confronted his widow on the stand Tuesday with his texts about drug use, including one message saying, "I'm a drug addict lol," but she maintained that she never observed any "red flags."

• Squires Institutes First PTAB Challenges Since Taking Over

  By Dani Kass

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has instituted four inter partes reviews and two post-grant reviews, the first Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenges to get his sign-off since he took over the institution review process.

• 9th Circ. Judges Doubt EPA's Pesticide Ban Review Timeline

  By Dorothy Atkins

  Ninth Circuit judges suggested during a hearing Tuesday that a petition by green groups to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take action on banning organophosphate pesticides may be premature, but each panel judge also expressed concerns the EPA lacks a clear timeline on banning pesticides found harmful.

• SDNY Head Backs Good Deals For Quick Cooperation By Cos.

  By Stewart Bishop

  Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton on Tuesday said he's prepared to offer "real benefits" to corporations facing criminal investigations if they quickly agree to cooperate and compensate victims, ideally in the form of comprehensive, government-wide resolutions.

• Instacart Challenges NYC's New Grocery Delivery Regulations

  By Hailey Konnath

  Instacart on Tuesday asked a federal court to block New York City's new regulations for app-based delivery workers, claiming that the new minimum wage, consumer tipping options and disclosure requirements run afoul of limits to the city's authority and threaten Instacart's operations.

• Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Funding Cut In 22 States

  By Dan McKay

  A Massachusetts federal judge Tuesday stopped the Trump administration from halting Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood clinics in 22 states, ruling the funding cutoff likely violated requirements to warn the states ahead of time about the change.

• NASCAR Tests Credibility Of Michael Jordan's Biz Partner

  By Hayley Fowler

  NASCAR on Tuesday sought to weaken the credibility of Michael Jordan's business partner, driver Denny Hamlin, with its attorney questioning whether Hamlin's public statements can be trusted following his court testimony that NASCAR forced him to paint a "rosy picture" of the league for fans.

• DOJ Tells Justices Duke Must Face 'Holistic' Antitrust Case

  By Bryan Koenig

  The Trump administration weighed in Monday on Duke Energy's bid to duck a rival's claims accusing the power giant of squeezing it out of the North Carolina market, telling the U.S. Supreme Court that the Fourth Circuit rightly revived the allegations by refusing to view them only "in isolation."

• 5th Circ. Wary Of FDA Process Behind Rule For New Vapes

  By Sam Reisman

  A Fifth Circuit panel appeared skeptical Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration properly accounted for how a new rule for premarket authorization of new tobacco products would affect small businesses in the industry.

• Vapor Evidence Tossed From Causation In Camp Lejeune Suit

  By Mike Curley

  A panel of federal judges has excluded evidence of water vapor intrusion from the analysis of causation in the Camp Lejeune water contamination suit in North Carolina federal court, siding with the government in its argument that water vapor is not included in "the water" named in the Camp Lejeune Justice Act.

• Feds Push For Ruling To Uphold $100K H-1B Fee

  By Tom Lotshaw

  The Trump administration hit back Monday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's lawsuit challenging the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee for skilled foreign workers, telling a D.C. federal judge that no avenue exists for the suit to proceed.

• Under New Chair, Fed. Vax Panel To Redo Hep B Vote

  By Yeji Jesse Lee

  The new chair of an influential federal vaccine advisory panel is set to lead a vote this week on whether to roll back federal recommendations that newborns get vaccinated against hepatitis B.