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October 08, 2025
Jackson Walker Gets Healthcare Atty From Sheppard Mullin
Jackson Walker LLP announced Wednesday it has added a partner from Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP to boost its healthcare and life sciences group and capacity to handle transactional and regulatory matters for healthcare industry clients.
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October 08, 2025
Trump Admin Challenges Denial Of Trans Care Subpoena
The Trump administration told a Massachusetts federal judge that he got it wrong in quashing a subpoena for records of gender-affirming care at Boston Children's Hospital last month, urging the court to reconsider.
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October 08, 2025
Minn. 'Sober Home' Companies Sued After Tenant Killed 2
A Minnesota substance abuse center and so-called sober homes it worked with are facing a wrongful death suit over the killing of a tenant, alleging they were negligent in failing to treat and supervise another tenant who suffered from psychiatric issues, substance abuse and violent tendencies.
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October 07, 2025
Atty Fee Concerns Sink Health Provider's $2M Privacy Deal
An Arizona federal judge refused to sign off on a nearly $2 million deal to resolve a proposed class action accusing LifeStance Health Group of illegally sharing website visitors' personal data with Meta, finding the proposed attorney fees to be "disproportionately high" compared to what class members stand to recover.
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October 07, 2025
Aetna COVID-19 Test Provider Sues Insurer For 'Unpaid' $53M
A Nebraska company that provided COVID-19 testing for Aetna has filed suit in California federal court, alleging that the insurer owes it more than $53 million for testing services but has refused to pay up.
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October 07, 2025
Fed. Circ. Focuses On Breadth Of UPenn IP In Eligibility Fight
The University of Pennsylvania and Regenxbio Inc. on Tuesday tried to persuade a Federal Circuit panel that their gene therapy patent should be revived, but at least one judge repeatedly said it's too broad.
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October 07, 2025
Urologist Provider Must Face Data Leak Claims, Panel Says
The Georgia Court of Appeals has largely revived a proposed class action against a urology provider over a 2021 data breach that allegedly compromised the personal information of more than 79,000 patients, ruling Monday that the clinic could be liable for negligence and breach of contract.
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October 07, 2025
9th Circ. Revives Ex-Service Members' Antimalarial Drug Suit
A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday breathed new life into a lawsuit by four former U.S. military service members who claim drugmakers Hoffman-La Roche Inc. and Genentech Inc. failed to warn them about permanent psychiatric side effects allegedly caused by the antimalarial drug mefloquine.
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October 07, 2025
NJ Surgeon On The Hook For Full $1.6M In Med Mal Case
A New Jersey physician found by a jury to be 60% at fault for a man's death following gallbladder removal surgery must pay the entire $1.6 million verdict, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled, citing a state statute regarding comparative fault in injury cases.
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October 07, 2025
4th Circ. Urged To Reverse $10M Medicare Fraud Conviction
A former physician's assistant on Tuesday requested that the Fourth Circuit reverse a six-year prison sentence for his involvement in a $10 million Medicaid fraud scheme, claiming evidence that could exonerate him was suppressed by a federal district court.
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October 07, 2025
Prospect Medical Fights $1M Software Fee Claims In Ch. 11
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. says the pending Chapter 11 proceedings for its hospitals in California and Connecticut should keep two technology companies from demanding more than $1 million in payment for disputed software and IT contracts, according to Prospect's filings with a Texas bankruptcy court on Monday.
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October 07, 2025
Drug Tax Outdoes Biblical Punishment, 5th Circ. Judge Says
A Fifth Circuit panel pressed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to justify the basis for the Medicare drug pricing program's steep excise tax, asking Tuesday whether the government had ever levied a higher tax in the nation's history.
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October 07, 2025
9th Circ. Rejects 'Kitchen Sink' Challenge To Vaccine Mandate
A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday upheld a lower court's rejection of a lawsuit brought by dozens of former employees of a nonprofit healthcare system who claimed Washington state's requirement that healthcare workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 violated their statutory and constitutional rights.
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October 07, 2025
Northwestern Wants ERISA Health Offering Suit Tossed
Northwestern University asked an Illinois federal judge on Monday to throw out a proposed class action alleging it breached fiduciary duties in offering a higher-cost health plan alongside a cheaper option, arguing the plaintiffs have failed to allege injury because they admit that they received all the benefits to which they were entitled under the more-expensive plan's terms.
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October 07, 2025
Amazon Supplement Buyers Seek Spoliation Penalties
Consumers in a proposed class action accusing Amazon of peddling dietary supplements without making federally required disclosures urged a Washington federal judge on Tuesday to punish the e-commerce giant for allegedly failing to preserve product detail webpages they say are key to the litigation.
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October 07, 2025
AGs Rip DOJ Bid To Pause Planned Parenthood Funding Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice wants to use the ongoing government shutdown as a "shield" to stop a group of states from seeking an injunction against a halt to Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, the states told a Massachusetts federal judge in opposing a possible pause on their lawsuit.
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October 07, 2025
EMS Workers Tell 4th Circ. NC County Owes Them Wages
Emergency medical services workers argued that a North Carolina county created a "mathematical impossibility" when it calculated their wages, urging the Fourth Circuit to flip a federal court's ruling that the county didn't owe them anything despite having violated federal law.
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October 07, 2025
Justices Probe Standard Of Care In 'Conversion Therapy' Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with whether gay "conversion" therapy banned by a Colorado law is a medical treatment that falls outside the accepted standard of care, or whether it's protected First Amendment speech.
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October 07, 2025
Premera Defends IBS Drug Antitrust Claims Against Takeda
Health insurers and self-insured employers represented by Premera Blue Cross urged a Massachusetts federal judge not to nix a series of state law antitrust claims from the broader certified class action accusing Takeda Pharmaceutical of paying Par Pharmaceuticals to delay generic competition to anticonstipation drug Amitiza.
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October 07, 2025
2nd Circ. Rules Inmates Not Entitled To Specific Gender Care
A Second Circuit panel has overturned a transgender inmate's partial win in a lawsuit against prison officials in Connecticut over allegedly inadequate gender dysphoria treatment, holding that the defendants are entitled to qualified immunity and that "inmates have no clearly established right to be treated by gender-dysphoria specialists" or receive specific treatments for the condition.
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October 07, 2025
Approach The Bench: Judge Kaplan On Suit Against The Gov't
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Elaine Kaplan's docket doesn't always garner attention in the same way trial court cases do, but that may change as the executive branch makes sweeping budget and policy changes that could lend more political significance to monetary claims against the government.
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October 07, 2025
EMTs Appeal Losses Ahead Of False Death Declaration Trial
First responders facing trial for declaring a woman dead, only for a funeral home to discover she was alive, are urging a Michigan state appeals court to review what they say are "contradictory legal frameworks" imposed by a judge ahead of trial.
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October 07, 2025
La. Challenges Mail-Order Access To Abortion Medication
The state of Louisiana on Monday sued federal regulators for expanding access to the abortion medication mifepristone under the Biden administration, alleging the removal of an in-person dispensing requirement allows the drug to be mailed illegally into anti-abortion states.
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October 07, 2025
Global Wound Care Flags Medicare Delay Amid Shutdown
Specialty medical practice Global Wound Care has told a Texas bankruptcy judge it is waiting on $27.2 million in Medicare reimbursement payments, saying the risk that the delays could put it into a liquidity crisis is compounded by the federal government shutdown.
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October 07, 2025
Rutgers Must Rehire Union-Repped Psych Prof, Court Says
Rutgers University's medical school must reinstate a union-represented psychiatry professor whom it fired after she refused to take on a new job task, but it doesn't have to cover the legal fees the union incurred fighting for her reinstatement, a New Jersey state appeals court ruled.
Expert Analysis
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Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships
As the class of 2025 prepares to join law firms this fall, new associates must adapt to office dynamics and establish credible reputations — which require quiet, consistent relationship-building skills as much as legal acumen, says Kyle Forges at Bast Amron.
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New Colo. Teen Privacy Rules Signal National Regulatory Shift
Recently released proposed rule amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act that would create some of the most robust protections for minors' online data in the U.S. reflect an ongoing trend of states taking steps to extend privacy protection for their residents, complicating the compliance burden for companies, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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A Shifting Trend In FDA Form 483 Disclosure Obligations
A New York federal court's Checkpoint Therapeutics decision extends a recent streak of dismissals of securities class actions alleging that pharmaceutical companies failed to disclose U.S. Food and Drug Administration Form 483 inspection reports, providing critical guidance for companies during the FDA approval process, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling
The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.
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Mitigating Employer Liability Risk Under Sex Assault Rule
The American Law Institute's newly approved rule expands vicarious liability to employers for certain sexual assaults that employees commit, which could materially increase employers' exposure unless they strengthen safeguards around high-risk roles, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Breaking Down The Proposed Hemp Bill
A proposed bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, recently approved by the House Appropriations Committee, contains a rider that would significantly change the definition of hemp and dramatically reshape the current hemp-derived product market, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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Series
Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham.
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Lessons Learned 3 Years After First CCPA Enforcement Action
Three years after the first public enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act, Attorney General Rob Bonta has pursued a steady stream of enforcement actions across industries, providing a clearer picture of how the law is being interpreted and enforced, says Tatum Andres at Kilpatrick.
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How To Prep For Potential Passage Of SAFER Banking Act
The Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation, or SAFER, Banking Act, could fundamentally reshape how financial institutions interact with cannabis businesses, so operators that move now to get their house in order will be best positioned to capitalize if and when change comes, says Alex Leonowicz at Howard & Howard.
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The Future Of Lab-Test Regs After FDA Rescinds Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently rescinded its laboratory-developed tests rule in response to a Texas federal court decision this spring, reinforcing a separation of authority between the FDA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and calling into question the FDA's role in overseeing such tests without congressional action, say attorneys at Venable.
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What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, we came away with numerous observations about the opportunities and challenges such tools present to new transactional lawyers, say professors at Cornell Law School.
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Rebuttal
BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation
A recent Law360 op-ed argued that loosening law firm funding restrictions would make BigLaw firms less inclined to settle with the Trump administration, but deregulating legal financing ethics may well prove to be not merely ineffective, but counterproductive, says Laurel Kilgour at the American Economic Liberties Project.
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Opinion
8th Circ. Should Reaffirm False Commercial Speech's Nature
The Eighth Circuit in Goldfinch Laboratory v. Iowa Pathology Associates should assert that false commercial speech is not categorically immune from antitrust scrutiny, says Daniel Graulich at the Federal Trade Commission.
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Unpacking Ore. Law's Limits On PE Healthcare Investment
A recent Oregon law imposes significant restrictions on nonphysicians owning or controlling medical practices, but newly enacted amendments provide some additional flexibility in certain ownership arrangements without scuttling the law's intent of addressing concerns about the rise of private equity investment in healthcare, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust
Amid salacious headlines about lawyers behaving badly and recent polls showing the public’s increasingly unfavorable view of attorneys, we must make meaningful changes to our culture to rebuild trust in the legal system, says Carl Taylor at Carl Taylor Law.