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May 26, 2026
A Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday put an end to city workers' lawsuit challenging Bellingham, Washington's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling that a lower court appropriately dismissed the action and barred the workers from amending their claims.
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May 26, 2026
A Washington Court of Appeals panel Tuesday upheld a $21 million verdict against Seattle Children's Hospital in a Black ex-medical director's lawsuit claiming he faced racism in the workplace and retaliation for complaining about systemic inequities, ruling "substantial evidence" justified the jury's findings and damages award.
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May 26, 2026
Abortion opponents and several parents lack standing to sue top Michigan officials, the Sixth Circuit said Tuesday, affirming dismissal of a suit challenging the state's voter approved reproductive rights amendment.
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May 26, 2026
A Georgia appeals court revived a medical malpractice suit accusing a chiropractor of causing an infection to spread by treating a patient based on an X-ray in which her spine was partially hidden, finding that an expert affidavit she filed should have kept the case in court.
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May 26, 2026
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday partially upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction and class certification orders in litigation from University of California researchers against President Donald Trump, backing the reinstatement of grants terminated due to presidential orders against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives while reversing the injunction for those grants that were rescinded without explanation.
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May 26, 2026
Wholesale distributors that abide by Connecticut's drug price cap law can hike the cost of their other products to ensure they don't suffer losses, the state told the Second Circuit Tuesday, raising the ire of the companies trying to invalidate the new statute.
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May 26, 2026
A California attorney who has challenged state and local cannabis licensing policies across the country on the grounds that they discriminate against out-of-state players urged the Ninth Circuit not to dispose of his challenge to Los Angeles' social equity program.
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May 26, 2026
A New Jersey federal judge affirmed the Beasley Allen Law Firm's disqualification from multidistrict litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder on Tuesday, determining that the firm has failed to provide a valid reason to back its attempt at a stay and temporary reinstatement into the matter.
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May 26, 2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has created a record low institution rate at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and attorneys say it's becoming increasingly clear that even an initial approval from the director may not last.
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May 26, 2026
A D.C. federal judge has thrown out a challenge to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program to give Medicare beneficiaries access to federally legal hemp products, finding none of the groups or individuals who aimed to block the program have standing.
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May 26, 2026
Eli Lilly and Co. said Tuesday it will buy three companies involved in vaccine development — Curevo Inc., LimmaTech Biologics AG, and Vaccine Company Inc. — for a total of up to roughly $3.83 billion.
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May 26, 2026
A Michigan federal judge Tuesday dismissed two class actions seeking to hold a hospital in the state responsible for a 2024 data breach that patients and employees allege had exposed their personal information, finding the lawsuits are outside the district court's jurisdiction.
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May 22, 2026
This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026.
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May 22, 2026
A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to 500 months in prison for her lead role in a $250 million scheme that defrauded a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
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May 22, 2026
Corewell Health and debt collector DCM Services LLC tried to collect millions of dollars in medical bills that plaintiffs said were already paid through insurance and government programs, according to a proposed class action filed in Michigan federal court Friday.
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May 22, 2026
The Fourth Circuit has revived an attorney's suit against a Maryland hospital, saying while the claims may be related to medical malpractice that he alleges he suffered under a doctor working at the hospital, the fraud and conspiracy claims are not medical malpractice.
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May 22, 2026
The U.S. solicitor general's position that the nation's highest court shouldn't take up a religious bias suit over a New York state COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers incorrectly claimed that accommodations were obtainable, the mandate's challengers told the justices Friday.
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May 22, 2026
Professional organizations representing nurses, therapists, public health workers and educators urged a District of Columbia federal court on Thursday to block a rule by the U.S. Department of Education restricting federal student loan eligibility for a host of degree programs, arguing it exceeded the department's authority.
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May 22, 2026
A group of plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation against McKinsey & Co. is urging a California federal court to sanction the company for deleting communications with Purdue Pharma and other opioid-makers, saying the court should enter a default judgment against the consulting firm.
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May 22, 2026
Two Maryland physicians sued the U.S. Department of Justice and federal health agencies alleging an outdated news release still portrays them as threats to national security despite the dismissal of criminal charges alleging they leaked medical records to Russia, ostracizing them from medicine and costing them millions.
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May 22, 2026
A Connecticut hospital has dropped a lawsuit alleging UnitedHealthcare owed it more than $1 million after refusing to correct errors in Medicare Advantage cost calculations, state court records show.
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May 22, 2026
A hospital district in rural Colorado is under fire from a former registration specialist who claimed the hospital shortchanged employees by deducting 30-minute meal breaks from paychecks despite being forced to work during the breaks, according to a complaint filed in Colorado federal court Thursday.
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May 22, 2026
A lot can happen in the world of mergers and acquisitions and equity fundraising over the course of a couple of weeks, and it's difficult to keep up with all the deals.
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May 22, 2026
The Trump administration announced Friday that noncitizens in the U.S. on nonimmigrant visas who want to become lawful permanent residents must apply from abroad, marking a sharp shift in how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has handled such requests.
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May 22, 2026
Environmental initiatives, diversity programs, anti-misinformation efforts and gender-affirming care have become central targets for President Donald Trump's antitrust enforcers in what observers say is an increasing trend of politically tinged competition enforcement.