Adding to sprawling antitrust litigation against pharmaceutical giants, 42 states and territories sued Novartis AG, Sandoz AG and other drug companies in Connecticut federal court Monday, alleging that the companies colluded for years to fix prices and control markets for generic drugs.
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Novartis, Sandoz Face New Generic-Drug Price-Fixing Suit

By Abigail Harrison

Adding to sprawling antitrust litigation against pharmaceutical giants, 42 states and territories sued Novartis AG, Sandoz AG and other drug companies in Connecticut federal court Monday, alleging that the companies colluded for years to fix prices and control markets for generic drugs.

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Masimo Investors' $34M Deal In Revenue Suit Gets Initial OK

By Sydney Price

Masimo Corp. and its investors have received initial approval of a $33.8 million deal to settle claims that the medical and audio device company based its sales and revenue projections on unrealistic expectations for demand.

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ImmunityBio Stockholder Targets Soon-Shiong In Chancery

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court on Tuesday heard arguments over whether biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong and ImmunityBio Inc.'s board breached their fiduciary duties by approving insider financing that allegedly allowed him to secure equity at deeply discounted prices as the company neared regulatory approval for its lead cancer drug.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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LITIGATION

Trump Admin Sued Over 'Pay-To-Play' Gold Card Program

By Rae Ann Varona

Immigrants and an academic professionals union filed suit Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's "gold card" visa program, telling a D.C. federal court that the "pay-to-play" program unlawfully takes visas away from professionals the existing employment-based visa system prioritizes.

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Amway Looks To Sidestep Gut Drink Trademark Fight In NC

By Hayley Fowler

Multi-level marketing giant Amway is seeking an early exit from a trademark infringement suit brought by a supplement maker in North Carolina, saying it has no ties to the Tar Heel state sufficient to be dragged into court there.

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Medtronic's Bundling Isn't Anticompetitive, Prof Tells Jury

By Craig Clough

A University of Chicago economics professor testified Tuesday in a California federal trial over antitrust claims against Medtronic, saying its practice of bundling its advanced bipolar devices for sales with other products isn't anticompetitive but is actually a very common American practice used by the likes of McDonald's and Costco. 

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Pharma Co. Stole Secrets For LSD Medical Trials, Suit Says

By Mike Curley

A clinical trial services company is suing Definium Therapeutics Inc. in Delaware federal court, alleging that it stole trade secrets during Phase 2 trials of LSD treatments for psychiatric disorders, then passed those secrets on to a rival services company for Phase 3 trials.

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Medical Transport Co. Misclassified Drivers, Suit Says

By Benjamin Morse

A company that transports radioactive medical materials misclassified drivers as independent contractors, leading to minimum wage and overtime violations, according to a proposed class and collective action filed in Florida federal court.

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PEOPLE

Alston & Bird Adds Healthcare Regulatory Pro From Goodwin

By Kevin Penton

Alston & Bird LLP has added a healthcare regulatory attorney previously with Goodwin Procter LLP as a partner in Chicago, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Analysis

Squires And Stewart's Patent Office, By The Numbers

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has seen sweeping changes under Director John Squires and Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart, ranging from pro-patent owner policies at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to employment shake-ups that have prompted departures from the agency.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Upshot Of 'Skinny Label' Case May Go Beyond Pharma

The U.S. Supreme Court's pending review of Hikma v. Amarin, over a drugmaker's "skinny label," carries implications for both generics and brand-name pharmaceutical manufacturers, and could shed light on how inducement doctrine should operate in other regulated industries where products have substantial lawful uses, says Jason Shull at Banner Witcoff.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift

By Jack Karp

Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of unauthorized immigrants, with judges routinely ruling against the government as immigration attorneys scramble to keep up.

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Baker McKenzie Describes Client Fallout After Assault Claims

By Alison Knezevich

Several clients asked the leader of Baker McKenzie's Washington, D.C., office to stop handling work for them after he was accused of sexual assault, according to a new filing in a defamation case against the former firm associate who made the allegations.

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Goldstein Knew What Was On His Returns, Accountant Claims

By Jared Foretek

The top outside accountant handling tax returns for SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein and his law firm said Tuesday that Goldstein wasn't forthcoming about his gambling records and that he firmly believed the former U.S. Supreme Court attorney knew what was in his allegedly false tax returns when they were filed.

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Approach The Bench: Judge Yew Warns Of Deepfake Evidence

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

After decades on the bench of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, Judge Erica Yew began to regard the future of courtroom evidence with some trepidation, as the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence made it easier to falsify documents, photos and videos.

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4 Attys Sanctioned Over AI Hallucinations In Legal Brief

By Elliot Weld

A Kansas federal judge has issued sanctions against a group of lawyers representing a technology company in a patent dispute and has referred one attorney for disciplinary action over case citations hallucinated by ChatGPT appearing in a legal brief.

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Pretti Killing Highlights Free Speech And Gun Rights Tension

By Marco Poggio

The killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and lawful gun owner, by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis last month brought to the fore a long-standing tension between two constitutional rights that the U.S. Supreme Court has never resolved, legal experts say.

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Floyd Prosecutor, Defense Atty To Represent Pretti's Family

By Lynn LaRowe

The relatives of a Minnesota intensive care nurse killed by ICE agents have secured legal representation from a former federal prosecutor who helped secure the conviction of an ex-police officer in the killing of George Floyd, and a criminal defense attorney coming off a high-profile murder case.

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Feds Fight Cyberstalking Atty's Bid For Pretrial Release

By Adrian Cruz

The U.S. government has asked a Texas federal judge to reject a bid for pretrial release from a currently detained attorney charged with cyberstalking other attorneys at BigLaw firms.

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Queens Defenders Ex-Director Admits Embezzling Over $100K

By Pete Brush

The former longtime head of Queens Defenders copped to a count of fraud conspiracy in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday after prosecutors said she diverted over $100,000 intended for indigent residents and used the money for a lavish lifestyle.

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Senate Confirms Picks For Texas, Ark. District Court Seats

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate confirmed two U.S. district court judges, for Texas and Arkansas, on Tuesday.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Association of University Professors

Amway Corp.

Apple Inc.

Applied Medical Resources Corp.

Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Bausch Health Cos. Inc.

Burke Inc.

Cato Institute

Chevron Corp.

Cornell University

Costco Wholesale Corp.

Delphi Automotive PLC

Duke University

Everytown for Gun Safety

Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

Lannett Company, Inc

LinkedIn Corp.

Masimo Corp.

McDonald's Corp.

Medtronic PLC

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.

Mind Medicine Inc.

Northeastern University

Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund

Novartis AG

Overstock.com Inc.

Public Citizen Inc.

Sandoz International GmbH

Second Amendment Foundation

Spotify Technology SA

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Therapeutics Inc.

YouTube Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alston & Bird

Ashby & Geddes

Avanti Law Group

Baker McKenzie

Banner Witcoff

Barack Ferrazzano

Bracewell LLP

Buether Joe

Butler Curwood

Cleary Gottlieb

Coffield PLC

Colombo & Hurd

Fish & Richardson

Fisher Patterson

Gividen Law

Goodwin Procter

Hagens Berman

Jackson Lewis PC

Jordan Richards PLLC

Knobbe Martens

Kuchler & Cotton

Labaton Keller

Latham & Watkins

Levi & Korsinsky

Loza & Loza

Marshall Gerstein

Maslon LLP

McDermott Will & Schulte

Morgan Lewis

Munger Tolles

Napoli Shkolnik

Polsinelli PC

Poyner Spruill

Prokosch Law

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Romanucci & Blandin

Schwegman Lundberg

Troutman

Ward & Smith

Wilkinson Stekloff

Wilson Sonsini

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alaska Department of Law

California Commission on Judicial Performance

Connecticut Attorney General's Office

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Food and Drug Administration

Internal Revenue Service

Minnesota Attorney General's Office

National Labor Relations Board

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Tennessee Attorney General's Office

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland

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

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

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

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Kansas