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Life Sciences
Life Sciences Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. Coverage includes high-stakes litigation and policy developments that affect life sciences companies, as well as licensing deals, mergers, and other corporate transactions.
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Latest News in Life Sciences
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March 12, 2026
Embryo Loss Suits Need 'Serious' Edits, Judge Told
Two complaints against fertility products maker CooperSurgical Inc. require "serious" amendments to clarify the nature of the claims that a defective culture medium caused embryo losses for in vitro fertilization patients, the company told a Connecticut federal judge Thursday.
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March 12, 2026
US Chamber Report Warns Of Risks To IP Protection
While the U.S. has ranked at the top of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's list measuring how countries worldwide are enforcing intellectual property laws, the group said problems with free trade agreements and efforts to reduce pharmaceutical prices could cause problems on the horizon domestically.
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March 12, 2026
How To Engage With Gov't's Direct-To-Consumer Drug Policy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' recent request for industry input on manufacturers' direct-to-consumer drug sales reflects the government's caution in this arena, and allows stakeholders a rare opportunity to help shape policy, says Mary Kohler at Kohler Health Law.
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March 12, 2026
Epilepsy Drugmaker's Statements Insulated From Stock Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge has trimmed a shareholder class action against Marinus Pharmaceuticals alleging it misled investors about the probability of success of an epilepsy drug, ruling that certain statements made by company leadership were immunized by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.
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March 12, 2026
Del. Chancery Rejects Fraud Claims In $313.5M Fertilizer Deal
The Delaware Chancery Court has ruled that a group of investors failed to prove that executives and a private equity sponsor behind agricultural technology company Verdesian Life Sciences LLC defrauded them into investing in a 2014 acquisition, holding after trial that the claims were both time-barred and unsupported.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Affordable Care Act
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- Drug and medical device lobbying
- State and international life sciences legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Drug and medical device recalls
- Drug safety actions
- Pay-for-delay investigations
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Patent disputes, including
- Abbreviated New Drug Application litigation
- Section 301 cases
- Product safety suits over drugs and medical devices, including off-label marketing and failure-to-warn claims
- Consumer litigation and class actions
- Fraud and compliance suits
- Antitrust disputes
- Labor and employment suits
- Shareholder and corporate governance disputes
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Share buybacks and stock splits
- Private equity deals
- Patent-licensing agreements
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of life sciences practice groups
Readership
- Life sciences lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the drug, biotechnology, and medical device industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals