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Legacy Of 3 Justices Should Guide Transgender Rights Ruling

Three Republican-appointed U.S. Supreme Court justices — Anthony Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor and David Souter — g... (more story)

How Medical Practices Can Improve Privacy Compliance

In light of recent high-profile patient privacy violations, health practices — especially in California — should b... (more story)

Recent Reports Shed Light On Section 340B's Effectiveness

Recent analyses of the Section 340B program's effectiveness in helping patients afford drugs in Minnesota reinforc... (more story)

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Cancer Diagnostics Firm, Insurer Price 2 IPOs Totaling $902M

Cancer-diagnostics test provider Caris Life Sciences Inc. and coastal-focused residential insurer Slide Insurance Holdings Inc. will begin trading Wednesday after pricing two initial public offerings that rais... (more story)

Oregon's Corporate Ownership Law Puts PE At Crossroads

A new law in Oregon is leaving private equity firms and other organizations at a crossroads as they try to figure out how to navigate stricter rules focused on corporate ownership of healthcare practices.

Surgery Partners Rejects $3.3B Bain Offer, Eyes Public Growth

Surgery Partners, a short-stay surgical facility owner, said on Tuesday it has ended talks with Bain Capital regarding a nearly $3.3 billion take-private proposal, saying it sees a stronger future as a public company.

Kirkland-Led Lilly Inks $1.3B Deal For Cardio Drug Co. Verve

Kirkland-advised Eli Lilly and Co. said Tuesday it will acquire Paul Weiss-advised Verve Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $1.3 billion, continuing its push into next-generation genetic medicines for heart disease.

AbbVie Sues Colo. Over State Discount Drug Law

AbbVie Inc. on Thursday filed suit in Colorado federal court seeking to block an incoming state law it alleges conflicts with the federal 340B drug discount program by forcing pharmaceutical manufacturers to s... (more story)

Health Tech Co. Overstated AI Capabilities, Investor Suit Says

Health technology company Tempus AI Inc. and two of its executives face a shareholder class action over claims the company misrepresented its artificial intelligence capabilities, the value of its contracts an... (more story)

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Medical AI Co. Calls Rival's Suit A Ploy To Kill Competition

A Canadian artificial intelligence company focusing on medical information has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss out a recent trade secrets lawsuit, saying the complaint is an attempt to thwart compe... (more story)

5 Open Questions About FDA's AI-Assisted Review Plans

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently touted the completion of a generative artificial intelligence program for scientific reviewers and plans for agencywide deployment to speed up reviews of premarke... (more story)

IP, Health Law Scholars Object To 23andMe Ch. 11 Data Sale

A number of university scholars urged a Missouri bankruptcy judge to require that DNA testing company 23andMe Holding Co.'s asset sale be contingent on the final buyer maintaining policies that benefit biomedical researchers.

VA Contractor To Pay $4.3M To Resolve Overbilling Claims

Healthcare technology company Omnicell Inc. has agreed to pay more than $4.3 million to settle allegations it fraudulently overcharged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for medical products and software,... (more story)

States Sue To Block 23andMe From Selling DNA Data In Ch. 11

A bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general has sued 23andMe Inc. in Missouri bankruptcy court seeking to block the genetic-testing company from auctioning off its 15 million customers' personal genetic inf... (more story)

Health Records Co. Looks To Toss Patient Data Access Case

PointClickCare is urging a Maryland federal court to toss a case seeking to force the medical records company to allow Real Time Medical Systems to access patient data with automated bots after the Fourth Circ... (more story)

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Chinese Co. Draws Fla. AG Probe Over Health Device Security

Florida's attorney general is taking a closer look at a Chinese manufacturer of health monitoring devices that he claims has been concealing "serious security problems" that have enabled unauthorized parties t... (more story)

Novo Nordisk Settles TM Suit Against Clinic Over Compounds

Novo Nordisk, the company behind drugs Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, struck a deal with an Ohio clinic to end its federal trademark infringement case, one of a slew of suits the pharmaceutical giant has filed ... (more story)

5 Court Battles Hinging On High Court's Trans Care Ruling

An imminent U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding Tennessee's ban on gender transition care for minors is poised to have a sweeping impact as courts across the country weigh similar state and federal restrictions.

NJ Court Says Unqualified Expert Dooms Med Mal Suit

A New Jersey appellate panel on Tuesday tossed a medical malpractice suit alleging a physician failed to properly treat a man's internal bleeding that proved to be fatal, ruling that the plaintiff's expert aff... (more story)

Ga. Panel Considers New Statute In $46M Med Mal Case

Atlanta Women's Specialists LLC and one of its physicians urged the Georgia Court of Appeals to reconsider a $13.7 million attorney fee award in a $45.8 million case in which they were found liable for medical... (more story)

Health Insurance Co. Owes Workers OT Wages, Suit Claims

Humana Inc. and Humana Government Business Inc. were hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court on Tuesday over allegations they failed to pay registered nurse case managers proper overtime wages.

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