FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION et al

  1. January 13, 2026

    Healthcare Litigation Week In Review

    Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at the past week's top healthcare news.

  2. January 09, 2026

    Judge Blocks Edwards' $945M Heart Valve Deal

    A D.C. federal judge issued an order on Friday preventing Edwards Lifesciences Corp. from moving ahead with its planned $945 million deal for JenaValve Technology Inc., torpedoing the merger challenged by the Federal Trade Commission.

  3. January 08, 2026

    FTC Battles Edwards On Eve Of Heart Valve Merger Deadline

    The Federal Trade Commission asked a D.C. federal judge for a last-minute extension on an order blocking Edwards Lifesciences' $945 million acquisition of JenaValve Technology Inc., fearing difficulty with unscrambling the egg if the block expires Friday, the judge rejects its merger challenge and the deal closes before the agency can appeal.

  4. November 13, 2025

    FTC Fails To Block Doctors' Testimony In $945M Merger Case

    A D.C. federal judge refused Thursday to bar a pair of outside doctors and consultants from vouching for Edwards Lifesciences Corp.'s planned JenaValve Technology Inc. acquisition, preferring to let the Federal Trade Commission contest their testimony in cross-examination and saying from the bench that he'll "make some popcorn."

  5. November 06, 2025

    Edwards Defends $945M Heart Valve Deal From FTC Challenge

    Edwards Lifesciences urged a D.C. federal court to reject the Federal Trade Commission's bid to put its planned $945 million acquisition of JenaValve on hold, saying the deal will increase innovation and save the lives of thousands of people with a form of heart valve disease.

  6. November 05, 2025

    FTC Wants 'Tainted' Drs. Testimony Barred From Merger Case

    The Federal Trade Commission wants a D.C. federal judge to bar a pair of outside doctors and consultants from vouching for Edwards Lifesciences' planned JenaValve acquisition, arguing in a filing made public Tuesday that claims of minimal communication between the physicians' counsel and the companies were "at best, misleading."

  7. October 02, 2025

    Court Warned Of Harm From Delaying Medical Device Merger

    A D.C. federal court refused to pause the Federal Trade Commission's case challenging Edwards Lifesciences Corp.'s planned acquisition of JenaValve Technology Inc. during the government shutdown after the companies argued that "time is of the essence" for a new lifesaving medical device.

  8. September 22, 2025

    In-House Judge Won't Pause FTC's Heart Valve Deal Challenge

    An administrative law judge refused to pause the Federal Trade Commission's in-house case challenging Edwards Lifesciences Corp.'s planned $945 million purchase of JenaValve Technology Inc. until after a ruling in the related federal court case.

  9. August 20, 2025

    Device Co. Pans FTC's Resistance To $945M Heart Valve Deal

    Edwards Lifesciences Corp. is defending its planned $945 million purchase of JenaValve Technology Inc., telling the Federal Trade Commission the deal is the best way to bring a new lifesaving treatment for a heart valve disorder to the market.

  10. August 12, 2025

    Antitrust Actions, Drug Pricing And More

    A federal appeals court revived an antitrust suit against drugmakers, the Federal Trade Commission challenged a heart valve company acquisition, a patient's privacy lawsuit against an urgent care clinic was allowed to proceed, and a Texas federal court upheld Medicare's drug price negotiation program. Here, Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at those and other healthcare litigation developments you may have missed over the past week.