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June 09, 2025
RFK Jr. Fires CDC's Entire 17-Member Vaccine Advisory Panel
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed every member of the committee that provides advice and guidance on the use of vaccines to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pledging to replace them with his preferred picks.
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June 09, 2025
Trump Orders Targeting DEI, LGBTQ+ Funding Partly Blocked
A California federal judge Monday blocked portions of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting diversity and inclusion policies and programs serving the LGBTQ+ community, saying a group of nonprofits is likely to succeed in showing that stripping their federal funding violates their constitutional rights.
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June 09, 2025
Okla. Says High Court Shouldn't Skip 10th Circ. PBM Ruling
Oklahoma told the U.S. Supreme Court the federal government wrongly suggested that the justices bypass the state's challenge to a Tenth Circuit decision nullifying parts of a state law regulating pharmacy benefit managers, arguing Monday that the solicitor general doesn't recognize the magnitude of the issue.
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June 09, 2025
Veteran Appeals VA Discontinuation Of Trans Health Coverage
A transgender woman urged a veterans appeals court Monday to find that the Veterans Health Administration is wrongly refusing to refill her prescriptions for hormone therapy following a federal notice discontinuing gender-affirming care for veterans.
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June 09, 2025
Aetna Inks $3.4M Deal In Suit Over Cancer Treatment Denials
Aetna has agreed to pay at least $3.4 million to resolve a proposed class action claiming it shirked federal benefits law by mischaracterizing a proton beam cancer radiation treatment as experimental to deny claims, according to a Florida federal court filing.
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June 09, 2025
Doc Says WWE Accuser's Firm Ignored Defamation Suit
A celebrity doctor and his practice are seeking a default win in Connecticut federal court Monday against an allegedly nonresponsive law firm over comments a partner made amid a discovery dispute connected to the sexual abuse case a former World Wrestling Entertainment legal staffer is pursuing against the company and its co-founder.
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June 09, 2025
'Substantial' Fraud Risk Keeps PruittHealth Breach Suit Alive
A Georgia federal judge said Monday that he would allow a putative data breach class action against southeastern healthcare provider PruittHealth to go forward in part, ruling that a former employee plausibly claimed she faced the threat of identity theft even if it had not happened to her yet.
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June 09, 2025
Gov't Seeks $706M Penalty In FCA Case Against Omnicare, CVS
The government asked a New York federal judge to impose a collective $706 million in civil penalties on Omnicare Inc. and its parent, CVS Health Corp., after a jury found that they submitted millions of false billing claims for healthcare programs.
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June 09, 2025
2nd Circ. Nixes Doc's Power Of Atty Deal In Patient ERISA Suit
The Second Circuit ruled Monday that a doctor couldn't use a power-of-attorney arrangement to sue on behalf of a patient who said their union's health plan illegally stuck them with a $150,000 medical bill, but directed a trial court to determine if the patient can pursue the case.
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June 09, 2025
Sheppard Mullin Adds Perkins Coie IP Trio In DC, Chicago
Three Perkins Coie LLP intellectual property partners with deep experience representing clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and related industries have jumped to Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.
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June 09, 2025
AI-Powered Cancer Diagnostics Firm Targets $400M IPO
Caris Life Sciences Inc., a developer of artificial-intelligence enhanced cancer diagnostic tests, on Monday launched plans for an estimated $400 million initial public offering, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and underwriters counsel Cooley LLP.
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June 09, 2025
HI Gov. Eyes Veto Of Medical Pot Bill Over Privacy Concerns
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signaled that he intends to veto a bill modifying the state's medical marijuana program, saying that it would impinge the privacy rights of the Aloha State's medical cannabis patients.
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June 09, 2025
Rite Aid Gets Stay Of Appeals From Its Earlier Bankruptcy
The New Jersey bankruptcy judge overseeing Rite Aid's current insolvency case pressed pause Monday on appeals of orders he entered last year in the drugstore chain's previous Chapter 11.
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June 09, 2025
Boies Schiller Faces DQ Bid In Law Firms' Battle In Florida
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and its attorney Sashi C. Bach are facing a disqualification bid in a Florida state court case between pharmaceutical mass tort firms and their former counsel, with the suing firms arguing that Boies Schiller cannot represent its co-defendants because of a conflict.
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June 09, 2025
Bank Gets First Dibs On Bankrupt Pa. Nursing Homes' Coffers
A bank that says it's owed nearly $48 million by a group of bankrupt Pennsylvania nursing homes will get first dibs on what's left in their accounts under a settlement approved by a federal bankruptcy judge Monday, despite objections from a supplier who said some of the money doesn't belong to the nursing homes.
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June 06, 2025
Masimo Fights Ex-CEO's Bid To Ax Suit Over $450M Demand
Masimo Corp. fought back against founder Joe Kiani's motion to dismiss the company's Delaware Chancery Court suit seeking a declaration that he's not due a $450 million payout after his ouster as CEO, arguing that bid is an "improper attempt to evade" the Delaware court's jurisdiction.
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June 06, 2025
Patent Office Leader Rejects IPRs Based On 12-Year Wait
Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart on Friday turned away a series of challenges to Welch Allyn Inc.'s heart monitor patents, determining petitioner iRhythm Technologies Inc. should have disputed them much earlier.
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June 06, 2025
Tobacco Cos. Sue Philip Morris Over Bid To Void Wash. Deal
R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco producers have accused Philip Morris USA of trying to derail a deal with Washington state last spring to resolve longstanding payment disputes stemming from Big Tobacco's 1998 master settlement agreement, according to a new lawsuit in Washington state court.
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June 06, 2025
Contract Board Says VA Must Pay $133K In Delivery Fees
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals said the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs must pay an oxygen equipment supplier more than $133,000 in delivery fees, finding no support for the agency's position that the fees are limited to "one-time or one-off type" deliveries.
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June 06, 2025
Circle's Smash IPO Could Pave Way For More Crypto Listings
Stablecoin issuer Circle's explosive debut will likely stimulate more crypto listings and possibly jolt the broader pipeline of initial public offerings, capital markets attorneys say.
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June 06, 2025
Texas Court Says Doctor Can Be Sued For Service Dog Mauling
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday greenlit a suit accusing a gynecologist of negligently giving a patient a note stating that she required a service dog which later mauled a toddler, saying the alleged negligence is not a malpractice claim, therefore the plaintiffs did not need a medical expert's opinion.
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June 06, 2025
Justices Reject Eligibility Appeal On Telemedicine Patents
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Friday to review a decision that telemedicine patents asserted against the U.S. government are invalid for claiming only abstract ideas, in the court's latest refusal to reconsider the standard for determining if inventions are eligible for patents.
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June 06, 2025
J&J Unit's $147M Catheter Antitrust Loss Tripled To $442M
Johnson & Johnson health tech unit Biosense Webster's bill in an antitrust trial was upped from $147 million to $442 million after a California federal jury found it stifled competition by conditioning the provision of cardiac mapping services on purchases of cardiac catheters.
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June 06, 2025
Pharma Co. Trade Secrets Case Stays In Fla. Despite HQ Move
A Florida federal judge on Friday denied a bid to toss a pharmaceutical company's lawsuit accusing a rival of stealing trade secrets because its headquarters moved to the Sunshine State after its initial complaint, saying there was "complete diversity at the time of filing of action."
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June 06, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Hotels, Healthcare REITs, Secondaries
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including where the hotel sector stands at the midyear, which states are trying to curb healthcare investment models and what is fueling the surge in the real estate secondaries market.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.
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Gauging Professional Sport Biometric Data Privacy Concerns
In today's data-driven sports industry, teams, leagues and sponsors increasingly rely on biometric and performance data to enhance player performance, prevent injuries and optimize contract negotiations, but this growing reliance on highly sensitive data raises significant legal and privacy concerns, particularly in light of evolving biometric privacy laws, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.
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Navigating The Expanding Frontier Of Premerger Notice Laws
Washington's newly enacted law requiring premerger notification to state enforcers builds upon a growing trend of state scrutiny into transactions in the healthcare sector and beyond, and may inspire other states to enact similar legislation, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Deregulation Memo Presents Risks, Opportunities For Cos.
A recent Trump administration memo providing direction to agencies tasked with rescinding regulations under an earlier executive order — without undergoing the typical notice-and-review process — will likely create much uncertainty for businesses, though they may be able to engage with agencies to shape the regulatory agenda, say attorneys at Blank Rome.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.
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Maneuvering The Weeds Of Cannabis Vertical Integration
The conversation around vertical integration has taken on new urgency as the cannabis market expands, despite federal reform remaining a distant dream, so the best strategy for cannabis operators is to approach vertical integration on a state-by-state basis, say attorneys at Sweetspot Brands.
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Opinion
The IRS Shouldn't Go To War Over Harvard's Tax Exemption
If the Internal Revenue Service revokes Harvard's tax-exempt status for violating established public policy — a position unsupported by currently available information — the precedent set by surviving the inevitable court challenge could undercut the autonomy and distinctiveness of the charitable sector, says Johnny Rex Buckles at Houston Law Center.
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Opinion
New Hospice Regulations Should Enforce Core Principles
As the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General prepares to research and expand on oversight of Medicare hospice care, the OIG should keep in mind certain core principles, such as an emphasis on preventing the entry of hospices that raise red flags, says Bill Dombi at Arnall Golden.
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Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Being a lawyer not only requires logic and hard work, but also belief, emotion, situational awareness and lots of natural energy — playing guitar enhances all of these qualities, increasing my capacity to do my best work, says Kosta Stojilkovic at Wilkinson Stekloff.
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Takeaways From DOJ's Latest FCA Customs Fraud Intervention
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent intervention in a case alleging customs-related reverse False Claims Act fraud underlines the government’s increased scrutiny of, and importers’ corresponding exposure from, information related to product classification, country of origin and pricing, say attorneys at Bass Berry.
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Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges — like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions — can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
While the move to private practice brings a learning curve, it also brings chances to learn new skills and grow your network, requiring a clear understanding of how your skills can complement and contribute to a firm's existing practice, and where you can add new value, says Meghann Donahue at Covington.
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7 Considerations For Conducting Drug Clinical Trials Abroad
With continuing cuts to U.S. Food and Drug Administration staffing motivating some pharmaceutical companies to consider developing drugs abroad, it's important to understand the additional risks and compliance requirements associated with conducting clinical studies in other countries, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
Like all transactions, litigation finance deals can sometimes collapse, but understanding the most common reasons for failure, including a lack of trust or a misunderstanding of deal terms, can help both parties avoid problems, say Rebecca Berrebi at Avenue 33 and Boris Ziser at Schulte Roth.
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Compliance Lessons From Warby Parker's HIPAA Fine
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' civil money penalty against Warby Parker highlights the emerging challenges that consumer-facing brands encounter when expanding into healthcare-adjacent sectors, with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance being a potential focus of regulatory attention, say attorneys at Saul Ewing.