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Life Sciences
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
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March 31, 2026
Split 4th Circ. Affirms Injunction On W.Va. Drug Discount Law
A split Fourth Circuit panel sided with a trio of pharmaceutical manufacturers Tuesday that opposed a West Virginia law addressing drug delivery in the 340B program, saying the law attempted to reshape the "contractual bargain" Congress makes with private parties through its spending powers.
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March 31, 2026
Novartis Seeks To Block New Wash. 340B Drug-Pricing Law
Novartis has called on a Washington federal judge to block a new state law it claims illegally expands the subsidies manufacturers must pay under the federal government's 340B Drug Pricing Program, arguing drugmakers will lose millions of dollars annually if the law is allowed to take effect in June.
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March 31, 2026
Novartis Can't Nix FCA Suit Alleging MS Drug Kickbacks
Novartis must face a False Claims Act suit alleging it improperly had doctors prescribe its multiple sclerosis drug, a New York federal judge said Monday, finding the relator plausibly pled scienter by bringing evidence that the company "kept meticulous track" of how many prescriptions doctors wrote for the drug.
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March 31, 2026
Anesthesia Parent Can't Duck Antitrust Suit, But Affiliate Can
The parent company of U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc. remains in the crosshairs of a private antitrust suit accusing it of trying to monopolize Texas anesthesia services, while a federal judge dismissed for now claims against an affiliate that he said was too far removed from the alleged rollup strategy.
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March 31, 2026
Moderna, Pfizer Want Bayer's COVID-Shot Patent Suits Tossed
Pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech have asked a Delaware federal judge to dismiss lawsuits seeking to recover royalties from sales of their respective COVID-19 vaccines, which plaintiff Bayer claims were made possible via infringement of its patent.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Affordable Care Act
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- Drug and medical device lobbying
- State and international life sciences legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Drug and medical device recalls
- Drug safety actions
- Pay-for-delay investigations
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Patent disputes, including
- Abbreviated New Drug Application litigation
- Section 301 cases
- Product safety suits over drugs and medical devices, including off-label marketing and failure-to-warn claims
- Consumer litigation and class actions
- Fraud and compliance suits
- Antitrust disputes
- Labor and employment suits
- Shareholder and corporate governance disputes
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Share buybacks and stock splits
- Private equity deals
- Patent-licensing agreements
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of life sciences practice groups
Readership
- Life sciences lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the drug, biotechnology, and medical device industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals