Fla. Notice To Medicaid Enrollees Is Inadequate, Judge Says

By Carolina Bolado

A Florida federal judge has found that the state's notices to residents cutting their Medicaid coverage "border on the incomprehensible" and violate the residents' due process by depriving them of a chance to challenge the decision.

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Genesis Cleared For New Ch. 11 Auction And Stalking Horse

By Clara Geoghegan

Nursing home operator Genesis Healthcare may hold a new Chapter 11 auction with a fresh stalking horse offer worth nearly $1 billion, a Texas bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday, a month after she nixed the results of its previous auction.

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Amazon Seeks To Halt Supplement Suit As FDA Nixes Rule

By Rachel Riley

Amazon called on a Seattle federal judge to pause a proposed class action accusing the e-commerce platform of failing to make certain disclosures on supplement product pages, saying the U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to revoke the so-called each panel labeling rule at the center of the case.

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Vets Allege Firm's Data Breach Jeopardizes Private Info

By Matthew Santoni

A Pennsylvania law firm that handles veterans' Social Security and VA disability claims is facing proposed class claims over a November data breach that potentially affected the private health and financial information of thousands of clients. 

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FDA Pushes Back On Vape Cos.' 5th Circ. Appeal

By Mike Curley

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging the Fifth Circuit to reject a group of appeals from e-cigarette manufacturers seeking to overturn the marketing denial of their flavored vapes, saying the agency did not abuse its discretion in rejecting the companies' products.

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United Workers' Revamped Vax Suit Can Proceed, Judge Says

By Jonathan Capriel

Workers suing United Airlines over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which they allege violated federal discrimination law, are allowed to amend their more than 700-page lawsuit, a Texas federal court has ruled, despite the airline decrying the move as a delay tactic.

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Biotech Co. Says HHS Infringed Patent With Moderna Vax Deal

By Mark Payne

A biotech company that developed a patented protein technology that allegedly expedited the development of Moderna's COVID-19 Spikevax vaccine sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, claiming the feds infringed its patent through a contract to develop a vaccine with the pharma giant.

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Detroit Pension Fund Wins 'Close' Call To Lead Investor Suit

By Emilie Ruscoe

A Detroit pension fund should lead a proposed shareholder class action against MoonLake Immunotherapeutics, though a competing bid by a France-based lab worker and screenwriter alleges a "marginally larger" investment loss, a Manhattan federal judge has determined.

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Firm In 'Maya' Verdict Seeks Coverage For Spinoff Fee Row

By Mark Payne

The firm that secured a $213 million award in favor of Maya Kowalski, the person at the center of the Netflix documentary "Take Care of Maya," told a Florida federal court that its professional liability insurer owed coverage for a spinoff suit involving trial consultant fees. 

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Ga. Health Clinic, Ex-Aide Reach Deal In Wage Fight

By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia mental health clinic and a former aide have reached a tentative agreement that, if approved, would end the ex-aide's suit alleging she was forced to resign last year after the clinic refused to hand over thousands in unpaid overtime.

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Covenant Health Sued Over Patient Data Security Breach

By Carolyn Muyskens

Nonprofit healthcare system Covenant Health Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action over a data breach that reportedly compromised the information of nearly half a million people.

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Healthpeak Tees Up IPO Plans For Senior Housing REIT

By Charlie Innis

Healthpeak Properties Inc. said Wednesday it submitted plans to regulators for the formation of a real estate investment trust dedicated to senior housing and the launching of an initial public offering for the company.

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New Mexico Nursing Facility Files Ch. 11

By Rick Archer

The operator of a 369-bed skilled nursing facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Florida bankruptcy court with more than $1 million in debt and has been granted joint administration with its already-bankrupt management affiliate.

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Potomac Law Adds Former DOJ, HHS Civil Rights Atty

By Gianna Ferrarin

Potomac Law Group has hired a healthcare attorney with over 15 years working on LGBTQ+ protections and other civil rights issues at the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Steptoe Adds Ex-Fed. Prosecutor To White Collar Team In LA

By Gina Kim

Steptoe LLP has hired Jamari Buxton, a veteran federal prosecutor with extensive experience investigating public corruption and civil rights issues with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, to be a partner in the firm's White-Collar Defense & Compliance practice in Los Angeles. 

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The Next Pressure Point In Digital Health: Informed Consent

Two new federal digital health initiatives will usher in a new era where virtual care, software-enabled devices and home-based monitoring are integrated into care and reimbursement models, with the impact of shifting rules and opportunities felt most immediately in the context of informed consent, says Kimberly Chew at Husch Blackwell.

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Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

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New Assistant AG For Fraud Will Report To White House

By Courtney Bublé

Vice President JD Vance announced on Thursday the creation of a new assistant attorney general role for fraud, which will be overseen by him and the president.

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US Atty In NY Northern District Serving Unlawfully, Judge Says

By Stewart Bishop

A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday held that the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York is unlawfully serving in his position, the latest in a string of rulings disqualifying prosecutors appointed by President Donald Trump.

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Alito Recuses From Chevron, Exxon Coastal Pollution Case

By Keith Goldberg

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday recused himself from considering Chevron and ExxonMobil's effort to place Louisiana pollution lawsuits stemming from the companies' World War II-era production in federal court, just days before the justices hear oral arguments in the case.

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House OKs $540M For Imperiled Legal Services Corp.

By Emily Sawicki

The "minibus" appropriations bill that the U.S. House of Representatives passed on Thursday includes a lifeline $540 million allocated toward the nonprofit Legal Services Corp. — representing a reduction of $10 million, or 3.6%, compared to fiscal year 2025's budget — whose funding the White House previously suggested should be slashed.

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La. Judge Is Senate's 1st Judicial Confirmation Of 2026

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 53-40 on Thursday to confirm former acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook to be a district judge in the Western District of Louisiana.

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