The U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement Thursday resolving its Maryland federal court challenge to UnitedHealth's $3.3 billion acquisition of home health and hospice company Amedisys, with the deal requiring the companies to sell at least 164 locations across 19 states.
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UnitedHealth Selling Home Health Branches In DOJ Deal

By Bryan Koenig

The U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement Thursday resolving its Maryland federal court challenge to UnitedHealth's $3.3 billion acquisition of home health and hospice company Amedisys, with the deal requiring the companies to sell at least 164 locations across 19 states.

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2nd Circ. Axes Challenge To Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

By Brian Steele

In a published opinion Thursday, the Second Circuit turned away Boehringer Ingelheim's constitutional and administrative challenge to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, finding that the program is voluntary and it was lawfully implemented under the Inflation Reduction Act.

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HHS Wins Another Round In Medicare Drug Negotiation Battle

By Mark Payne

A Texas federal court dealt another blow to the pharmaceutical industry Thursday when it ruled in favor of Medicare's Drug Price Negotiation Program, turning away arguments that the program is unconstitutional — the third such decision in two days.

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10th Circ. Upholds Okla. Law Banning Trans Care For Minors

By Grace Elletson

The Tenth Circuit declined to block an Oklahoma law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, ruling that a recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion backing a similar law from Tennessee undermines state residents' claims that the statute is discriminatory.

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ENFORCEMENT & COMPLIANCE

Health Insurance Telemarketers Cough Up $145M In FTC Suits

By Joyce Hanson

Two telemarketing companies will pay $145 million to settle Federal Trade Commission claims that they misled millions of consumers into buying phony health insurance plans, the FTC said in a Thursday announcement accusing the telemarketers of making false promises that didn't provide what they offered.

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LITIGATION

NJ Panel Restores Infant Death Suit Over Alleged Misdiagnosis

By Carla Baranauckas

A New Jersey state appeals court on Thursday revived a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the parents of a 3-week-old infant who died just hours after being discharged from a hospital, finding the trial court wrongly excluding expert testimony that could support claims of misdiagnosis and improper care by multiple healthcare providers.

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Ex-Boston Heart CEO Defends Jenner & Block Fee Bid

By Rose Krebs

Boston Heart's former CEO is urging the Delaware Chancery Court to order the medical testing company to advance her legal fees to pay Jenner & Block LLP for its defense of her in criminal and civil cases, disputing Boston Heart's claims that the law firm's rates are "grossly inflated."

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Michigan AG Fights Bid To Pause PBM Price-Fixing Suit

By Carolyn Muyskens

Michigan's attorney general has said there is no reason to pause her price-fixing suit against pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics for a pending dismissal motion, urging a federal judge not to put discovery on ice. 

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Mich. Agency Can't Shake Suit Over Fights At Psych Hospital

By Carolyn Muyskens

The Michigan claims court has ruled that the state's health department must face a lawsuit over the beating of a child at a state-run psychiatric facility because the complaint adequately alleged hospital staff took intentional steps that "directly and predictably" led to the fight. 

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Ex-Worker Sues Firm For Bias After Work On CDC Contract

By Kelcey Caulder

A former employee sued a management consulting and professional services firm in Georgia federal court Wednesday, alleging he was discriminated against and ultimately fired because of his Islamic faith and PTSD while working on a three-year Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contract.

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NC Biz Court Bulletin: Divorce Dust-Ups And Judicial Rebukes

By Hayley Fowler

Litigation in the North Carolina Business Court is heating up this summer with new complaints centered on fears a former state politician's divorce proceedings will impede his companies' operations and accusations that a climate technology company has failed to pay out a former engineer's ownership interest.

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DEALS

Investors Back Cancer Ultrasound Tech Firm At $2.25B Value

By Al Barbarino

HistoSonics Inc. said Thursday it has secured a majority stake acquisition led by its management team and backed by a syndicate of investors including K5 Global, Bezos Expeditions and Wellington Management, valuing the maker of the Edison Histotripsy System at about $2.25 billion.

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BANKRUPTCY

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Reality TV Persona's NYC Plastic Surgery Practice Files Ch. 11

By Ben Zigterman

The practice of celebrity plastic surgeon Michael E. Jones filed Thursday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief in New York, listing less than $50,000 in assets and between $1 million and $10 million in liabilities.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Cos. Must Tailor Due Diligence As Trafficking Risks Increase

As legislators, prosecutors and plaintiffs attorneys increasingly focus on labor and sex trafficking throughout the U.S., companies must tailor their due diligence strategies to protect against forced labor trafficking risks in their supply chains, say attorneys at Steptoe.

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Series

Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Pressing and framing plants that I grow has shown me that pursuing an endeavor that brings you joy can lead to surprising benefits for a legal career, including mental clarity, perspective and even a bit of humility, says Douglas Selph at Morris Manning.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Bonus Spotlight

Milbank Offers Summer Bonuses Of Up To $25K To Associates

By Anna Sanders

Milbank LLP has become the first BigLaw firm to announce summer bonuses this year, offering up to $25,000 for associates and counsel after smaller shops also unveiled midyear payouts.

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'Breakdown In Civility' Gets Boies Schiller Sanctioned

By Grace Elletson

A California federal judge slapped Boies Schiller Flexner LLP with a $15,000 sanction Thursday in a former worker's suit claiming Levi Strauss & Co. declined to promote her out of sex bias, faulting the firm for a "uniquely eye-opening breakdown in civility and professionalism."

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Federal Courts Disclose New Cyberattacks On PACER System

By Lauren Berg

The federal judiciary on Thursday disclosed there have been escalating cyberattacks on its case management system, putting sealed and sensitive case documents at risk, and that it is taking steps to strengthen its security.

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Fox Rothschild Must Face Litigation Funding Suit, Court Told

By Rose Krebs

A married couple is urging a New Jersey state judge to reject Fox Rothschild LLP's bid to exit a malpractice suit alleging that they were unlawfully steered to cover medical expenses with high-interest loans from the firm's litigation funder client, saying they've "amply" pleaded claims of misconduct.

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DOJ's Boasberg Complaint Violates Judicial Privacy, Sen. Says

By Jake Maher

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has accused the U.S. Department of Justice of misusing private comments from a meeting of the Judicial Conference of the United States to pursue ethics charges against a federal judge who found probable cause to hold President Donald Trump's administration in contempt of court.

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2nd Circ. Says Trial Atty With Brain Disease Not 'Ineffective'

By Bonnie Eslinger

The Second Circuit on Thursday affirmed the convictions of a former New York City law enforcement union president along with its ex-financial adviser for defrauding members out of $500,000, rejecting among contentions that one defense lawyer's abilities were impaired at trial by a fast-moving neurodegenerative disease.

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Calif. Ethics Panel Clarifies Judge DQs In Racial Justice Cases

By Madison Arnold

A California judicial ethics committee has issued a formal opinion advising a judge who is a former prosecutor that a pending case involving a discovery motion under the state's Racial Justice Act does not require the judge's recusal.

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California Anti-Deepfake Law Struck Down By Judge

By Jared Foretek

A California federal judge has agreed to block a California anti-deepfake law as constitutionally and legally invalid, siding with conservative media companies and content creators who argued that the law infringes platforms' First Amendment rights to moderate content on their own and pressures them to censor speech.

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Democracy Forward Launches Appellate Practice

By Lynn LaRowe

The Democracy Forward Foundation has formed an appellate practice on the heels of a hiring spree that has doubled the nonprofit's legal staff since November with former BigLaw and government attorneys, as some private firms have pulled back from taking on cases that challenge the current White House.

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Trump Admin Asks Justices To Halt ICE Arrest Limits In LA

By Hailey Konnath

The Trump administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a California federal court's order temporarily blocking the government from conducting immigration arrests in the Los Angeles area without probable cause, arguing that it threatens officials' ability to enforce immigration laws.

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Sentencing Commission Plans To Reassess Fraud Guidelines

By Stewart Bishop

The U.S. Sentencing Commission on Wednesday said it will consider potential reforms to the federal sentencing guidelines for fraud offenses, including the outsized role of loss calculation in sentencing, one of several priorities the agency has marked for closer examination.

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Trump Taps Economic Adviser Miran For Fed Board Vacancy

By Sarah Jarvis

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has chosen Stephen Miran, the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, to fill a vacancy on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors until early 2026 while continuing to search for a permanent replacement.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

8 Rivers Capital

AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Alliance Defending Freedom

Amazon.com Inc.

Amedisys Inc.

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma

Assurance IQ LLC

Barings LLC

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.

Boston Heart Diagnostics Corp.

Campaign Legal Center

De Novo

Democracy Forward Foundation

Drummond

Electronic Privacy Information Center

Express Scripts Holding Co.

Google LLC

Hackensack University Medical Center

Harvard University

Johnson & Johnson

Kohl's Corp.

Lambda Legal Defense & Educational Fund

Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association

Levi Strauss & Co.

Lexington Plastic Surgeons

MasterCorp Inc.

Morgan Stanley

National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Conference of State Legislatures

OU Health

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America

Prime Therapeutics LLC

Public Counsel

Stream Realty Partners L.P.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

The Cigna Group

The Home Depot Inc.

Truist Financial Corp.

Uber Technologies Inc.

United Farm Workers

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Wellington Management Co. LLP

X Corp.

YouTube Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Barker Patterson

Bell Nunnally

Binder & Schwartz

Boies Schiller

Britcher Leone

Cahill Gordon

Cleveland Krist

Cooley LLP

CourtLaw

Covington & Burling

Cravath Swaine

Downey Brand

Dykema

Edelson PC

Fox Rothschild

Fried Frank

Gallagher Evelius

HKM Employment Attorneys

Hamilton Lincoln

Heyman Enerio

Hickey Hauck

Jenner & Block

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Kramon & Graham

Manatt Phelps

Martin LLP

Mayer Brown

McAfee & Taft

Milbank LLP

Morris Manning

Morvillo Abramowitz

Orrick Herrington

Otterbourg PC

Paul Hastings

Paul Weiss

Potomac Law Group

Quinn Emanuel

Richards Layton

Schenck Price

Shamis & Gentile

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Stahl & Delaurentis

Steptoe LLP

Strauss Borrelli

Vartabedian Hester

Weber Gallagher

Wilentz Goldman

WilmerHale

Wilson Sonsini

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Administration for Children and Families

California Attorney General's Office

California Supreme Court

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Union

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Florida State Senate

Food and Drug Administration

Illinois Attorney General's Office

Internal Revenue Service

Judicial Conference of the United States

Kansas Judicial Branch

Maryland Attorney General's Office

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

New Jersey Supreme Court

New York Attorney General's Office

North Carolina Attorney General's Office

Oklahoma Attorney General's Office

State of Michigan

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Sentencing Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United Nations

United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

Wisconsin Investment Board