The First Circuit on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to halt Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, pausing a pair of lower court rulings that had blocked the funding cut.
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1st Circ. OKs Freeze Of Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding

By Dan McKay

The First Circuit on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to halt Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, pausing a pair of lower court rulings that had blocked the funding cut.

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Medicare Drug Pricing Plan Survives Novartis' 3rd Circ. Appeal

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Third Circuit ruled Thursday that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' ability to negotiate "maximum fair prices" with drugmakers doesn't violate their constitutional rights, rejecting an argument by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. that the practice amounted to a raw deal for the pharmaceutical industry.

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9th Circ. Says News Article Doesn't Doom Biotronik FCA Suit

By Lauren Berg

The Ninth Circuit revived a False Claims Act suit alleging that Biotronik orchestrated an illicit compensation scheme to boost the implantation of its cardiac devices in patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, saying the whistleblower's complaint presents new information that is not barred by fraud allegations disclosed in an earlier news article.

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Freshfields, Kirkland Advise On Advent's $4.7B Zentiva Sale

By Al Barbarino

European generics pharmaceutical company Zentiva will be sold by private equity firm Advent to U.S.-based GTCR, Advent announced Thursday.

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7th Circ. Backs $183M FCA Award Over Eli Lilly Drug Rebates

By Lauraann Wood

The Seventh Circuit refused on Thursday to unwind a whistleblower's $183 million trial win against Eli Lilly in a false claims case targeting more than a decade of drug rebate miscalculations, saying a jury reasonably found that the company knowingly "hid the truth" about how much it charged for Medicaid-covered drugs.

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Ex-USPTO Solicitor Says Squires Is Better Than No One

By Dani Kass

A former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office solicitor is asking the U.S. Senate to confirm John Squires as USPTO director, saying political accountability has become more important than finding a candidate who is right for the job.

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LITIGATION

2 NY Fertility Clinics Must Face Suit Over Destroyed Eggs

By Y. Peter Kang

A New York federal judge on Thursday greenlit for trial a suit accusing two fertility clinics of negligently allowing a woman's eggs to be destroyed due to alleged mishandling, saying the claims can be considered ordinary negligence rather than medical malpractice.

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Industrial Tech Co. Sanctioned For Deleted Texts In Title VII Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A New York federal judge has sanctioned ultrasonic testing company Sonotec after two of its staff members were found to have deleted text messages about a former employee who is pursuing sexual harassment retaliation claims against the company, finding they should have known litigation was imminent at the time they erased the correspondence.

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States Push Conn. Court To Ban Generic Drug Price-Fixing

By Brian Steele

A court order is necessary to prevent pharmaceutical companies and their executives from illegally fixing the prices of generic drugs, a coalition of state enforcers have told a Connecticut federal judge, arguing there is a "reasonable expectation" that the allegedly anticompetitive behavior at the center of multidistrict litigation will happen again.

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3rd Circ. Won't Toss Talc Co. Whittaker Clark & Daniels' Ch. 11

By Emily Lever

Defunct talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels properly filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2023 and its bankruptcy case should not be dismissed, the Third Circuit has ruled, siding against talc claimants who argued the company already being in receivership precluded it from filing for bankruptcy.

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Insulin Makers Ask 2nd Circ. To Rethink Collusion Claims

By Matthew Perlman

Sanofi-Aventis US, Eli Lilly & Co., Novo Nordisk Inc. and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP are asking for a rehearing after a Second Circuit panel revived a proposed class action from safety-net hospitals and clinics accusing the companies of increasing insulin drug costs by agreeing to limit participation in a discount program.

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Zeiss Secures $785K In X-Ray Patent Trial Against Sigray

By Adam Lidgett

Sigray Inc. is on the hook for $785,000 in damages after a finding in California federal court this week that it infringed X-ray imaging patents owned by Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy Inc., but the jury also found that Sigray's infringement was not willful and refused to award any lost profits. 

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Dental Supply Co.'s $84M Price-Fixing Deal Gets Final OK

By Emilie Ruscoe

Dental supply company Dentsply Sirona Inc. and its investors have gotten final approval for an $84 million deal resolving consolidated shareholder class action claims that the company hurt investors by concealing a price-fixing scheme and a distributor's inventory buildup.

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DEALS

Cooley-Led LB Pharmaceuticals Raises Upsized $285M IPO

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

LB Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharma company developing therapies for a number of neuropsychiatric diseases, hit the public markets on Thursday after raising $285 million in an upsized initial public offering.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

FDA Transparency Plans Raise Investor Disclosure Red Flags

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recently announced intent to publish complete response letters for unapproved drugs and devices implicates certain investor disclosure requirements under securities laws, making it necessary for life sciences and biotech companies to adopt robust controls going forward, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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Using Reissue Applications To Strategically Improve Patents

Though reissue applications are an often-overlooked consideration in today's patent environment, they can offer powerful tools for correcting errors, strengthening patent protection, or adapting to evolving business and legal landscapes, says Curtis Powell at Wolf Greenfield.

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Series

Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Pursuing my childhood dream of being a professional wrestler has taught me important legal career lessons about communication, adaptability, oral advocacy and professionalism, says Christopher Freiberg at Midwest Disability.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Analysis

When The Supreme Court Says Using Race Is OK

By Marco Poggio

The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing government agencies to expressly use race in furthering their immigration enforcement goals, while prohibiting the use of race as even one of the factors to consider in college admissions. Some legal scholars see a double standard.

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Quinn Emanuel's $30M Fee Bid Flouts Ch. 11, Co. Says

By Julie Manganis

Israeli printed circuit maker Nano Dimension has told a Massachusetts federal judge that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP can't claim a $30 million attorney's lien to make an "end run" around the bankruptcy of 3D printing company Desktop Metal, a former client that Nano acquired.

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Hagens Berman Doubles Down On AI-Tainted Brief Correction

By Adrian Cruz

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP said that the firm has an ethical duty to correct briefs tainted by artificial intelligence errors and that the corrected versions shouldn't be stricken from a proposed class action against online platform OnlyFans' parent company.

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Calif. Bill Blocking Fee Sharing With ABS Firms Heads To Gov.

By Emily Sawicki

A bill heading to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk is poised to tighten rules to restrict alternative business structure law firms from operating in the Golden State by blocking lawyers from sharing fees with out-of-state firms owned by non-lawyers.

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Analysis

Appeals Courts Rethink Harsh Youth Sentences, Search Rules

By Brandon Lowrey

State appellate courts across the country have issued major criminal law opinions this year, softening some of the harshest sentences for young defendants while shifting rules for searches and evidence collection.

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NYC Eviction Counsel Program Struggles To Meet Its Goals

By Andrea Keckley

More than half the households eligible for New York City's Right to Counsel program are not receiving legal representation in eviction cases, with representation rates peaking at just over half the qualified tenants in 2022 before falling to roughly one-third of citywide tenants in 2024, according to a report.

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Analysis

New Guidance Hacks Away At Immigration Judges' Powers

By Britain Eakin

A steady stream of Board of Immigration Appeals decisions and Executive Office for Immigration Review memos, capped by recent guidance on handling constitutional claims, shows a Trump administration reining in immigration judges overseeing removal cases.

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Analysis

Mich. AG's Loss Spells Trouble For Other Fake Elector Cases

By Carolyn Muyskens

The dismissal of charges against Michigan Republicans who participated in the so-called fake elector plot after the 2020 presidential election shows that establishing intent could be a hurdle for prosecutors as they pursue similar cases in other states, legal experts said.

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'Tyrant' Indiana Judge Ousted Over Misconduct

By Lynn LaRowe

An Indiana superior court judge who "wielded his position of power like a tyrant" during his three years on the bench has been permanently barred from judicial service by the state's Supreme Court.

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Analysis

Fresh Angles On Display In ERISA Summer Filing Uptick

By Kellie Mejdrich

Attorneys dealing with a rise in Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases are paying close attention to a handful of recent suits with allegations that put a twist on traditional benefits disputes. Here, Law360 looks at three cases with fresh angles that lawyers are keeping an eye on.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen former Master Chef presenter Gregg Wallace sue the BBC, Elon Musk's xAI take legal action against a staff engineer, and fashion mogul Kevin-Gerald Stanford file a fresh claim against Lion Capital-owned Klotho and EY amid a long-running All Saints share acquisition dispute.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

The federal government has accused Uber Technologies Inc. of discriminating against riders with disabilities, including individuals traveling with service animals or using stowable wheelchairs. Meanwhile, a new Law360 analysis shows that male lawyers still hold nearly three times as many equity partner roles as women do.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Kaplan Martin LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Second Circuit upheld an $83.3 million award against President Donald Trump for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019 in the wake of her sexual assault allegations, rejecting his claims of presidential immunity.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ABP Corp.

AECOM

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

AXA SA

AXA XL Ltd.

Allergan PLC

Alliance Airlines

Alphabet Inc.

American International Group Inc.

American Medical Association Inc.

American Property Casualty Insurance Association

Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Antares Pharma Inc

Anthropic PBC

Apple Inc.

Arconic Corp.

AstraZeneca PLC

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.

BNP Paribas SA

Ball Corp.

Barclays PLC

Bausch Health Cos. Inc.

Benco Dental Supply Co. Inc.

Biotronik Inc.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Inc.

Bouygues

Brennan Center for Justice

Brenntag AG

British Broadcasting Corp.

Business Roundtable

CVS Health Corp.

California Chamber of Commerce

Carl Zeiss AG

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Central Virginia Health Services

Church's Chicken

Consumer Attorneys of California

Consumer Watchdog

CureVac AG

DENTSPLY International Inc.

Dentsply Sirona Inc.

Desktop Metal Inc.

EchoStar Corp.

Eli Lilly & Co.

Empower Annuity Insurance Co. of America

Ernst & Young LLP

Fidelis Inc.

Google LLC

Henry Schein Inc.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

HgCapital LLP

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

ITC Ltd.

Illumina Inc.

Infinity Equity

Instagram Inc.

Juniper Networks Inc.

Lambda Legal Defense & Educational Fund

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

Lion Capital LLP

MS Amlin PLC

McDonald's Corp.

Medtronic PLC

Meta Platforms Inc.

Miami Herald Media Co.

Morgan Stanley

Mosaic

Munchkin Inc.

Nasdaq Inc.

Novo Nordisk A S

Ohio State University

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Patterson Companies Inc.

Pfizer Inc.

Phillips 66

Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc.

RELX PLC

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Regents of the University of California

Renaissance Capital

Sandoz International GmbH

Sanofi

Snap Inc.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Stanford University

State Bar of California

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Target Health Inc.

Tesla Inc.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Legal Aid Society

The New York Times Co.

Trader Joe's Co.

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

UCLA School of Law

Uber Technologies Inc.

University of California Davis

WSP Global Inc.

WSP Holdings Ltd.

Wockhardt USA LLC

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

Xiaomi Corp.

Zentiva Group AS

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

A&O Shearman

Aaronson Rappaport

Alston & Bird

Armstrong Teasdale

Arnold & Porter

Aurelian Law PLLC

Bailey & Glasser

Bailey Duquette

Baker Botts

Barrack Rodos

Behn & Wyetzner

Birketts LLP

Bullotta Law

CMS Cameron McKenna

Cafferty Clobes

Caplin & Drysdale

Capsticks Solicitors LLP

Choate Hall

Clement & Murphy

Clyde & Co

Cole Schotz

Competition Law Partners

Cooley LLP

Cozen O'Connor

Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners

DLA Piper

Day Pitney

Debevoise & Plimpton

Dechert LLP

Dentons

Dilworth Paxson

Dorsey & Whitney

Duane Morris

Elarbee Thompson

Faegre Drinker

Fish & Richardson

Freeths LLP

Freshfields

FryeLaw

Gage Spencer & Fleming

Gateley PLC

Geldards

Gibbons PC

Gibson Dunn

Granovsky & Sundaresh

Greenberg Traurig

HWG LLP

Hagens Berman

Harter Secrest

Hill Dickinson

Hinckley Allen

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Holman Fenwick

Isaacs & Friedberg

JMW Solicitors LLP

Jones Day

Joseph & Hall

Kaufman Lieb

Keker Van Nest & Peters

Kelley Drye

Kennedys Law LLP

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Kleinberg Kaplan

Knobbe Martens

Kobre & Kim

Kurzban Kurzban

Larson LLP

Latham & Watkins

Lewis Silkin

Linklaters LLP

Lofton & Lofton

Martin LLP

Martin Law PC

Mayer Brown

Mintz Levin

Mishcon de Reya

Morgan Lewis

Morrison & Foerster

Muckle LLP

Nabarro LLP

Norton Rose

Osborne Clarke

Paul Weiss

Petrillo Klein

Powell Gilbert

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

Rebar Kelly

Reynolds Porter

Ropes & Gray

Sanford Heisler

Saul Ewing

Schlichter Bogard

Shakespeare Martineau

Shapiro Arato

Sheppard Mullin

Sherman Silverstein

Shoosmiths LLP

Sidley Austin

Skadden Arps

Squire Patton

Stephenson Harwood

Steptoe LLP

Stris & Maher

Taylor Wessing

Timoney Knox

Tom Allen

Troutman

Trowers & Hamlins

Tycko & Zavareei

Voyles Vaiana

Walden Macht

White & Case

Wiggin & Dana

Willkie Farr

WilmerHale

Winstead PC

Wolf Greenfield

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Companies House

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Georgia Court of Appeals

Illinois Supreme Court

Indiana Supreme Court

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Michigan Supreme Court

New Jersey Supreme Court

New York City Human Resources Administration

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Nevada

The Crown Prosecution Service

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

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 Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court