Litigation is advancing in Illinois against major companies that have allegedly asked job seekers to illegally disclose family history of high blood pressure, cancer, and other diseases, raising the threat of hefty damages without clear legal guidance.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Amedisys Inc. representatives are slated to meet with top Justice Department antitrust enforcers this week in a last-ditch effort to persuade the agency not to challenge their proposed tie-up, according to people familiar with the matter.
MetroHealth System defeated allegations Friday that it discriminated against a former employee when it rejected his request for a religious exemption from its Covid-19 vaccine requirement, according to a Friday federal court opinion.
Nearly a quarter of the nation’s 344 state Supreme Court seats are up for election on Nov. 5.
FDA drug approvals during the Covid-19 pandemic fueled questions from the Second Circuit on Friday in a shareholder class action alleging
Orthofix Medical Inc. shareholders sued the spine device maker Monday for allegedly misleading investors about executives who took top roles after a merger with medical tech company SeaSpine and were later fired for harassment and other conduct.
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Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc. on Monday convinced a federal judge to dismiss one of twelve bellwether cases over its thyroid eye disease treatment Tepezza, because Michigan law shielded the drugmaker.
A federal judge in Minnesota recused himself from a patent case more than five years into proceedings after the Federal Circuit reversed his interpretation of a key patent term, leaving him flummoxed as to how to proceed.
A former Santé Ventures marketing director who twice went to trial in her lawsuit seeking bonus payments must choose between seeing her $1.4 million jury verdict cut by $200,000 or preparing for a third trial, a federal judge said.
A Medicare managed care plan has asked a federal court to deny a government motion to dismiss the insurer’s amended lawsuit that seeks redress for actions by HHS that allegedly harmed the health plan’s reputation and competitive position.
The FDA’s decision to exclude sodium thiosulfate from a list that allows outsourcing facilities to compound drugs that are in clinical need is unlawful, FarmaKeio Outsourcing LLC told a federal court.
Telehealth-services provider Lemonaid Health Inc. must face most claims of a proposed class action alleging it disclosed the personal health information of patients to Meta Platforms Inc., Google LLC, TikTok Inc., and other third parties without their consent in violation of state privacy laws.
Ellenor Stone joined Pierson Ferdinand as a partner in its employment, labor, and benefits practice in Atlanta, the firm announced Monday.
When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.
Marc Lieberstein and Georges Nahitchevansky joined Akerman in its intellectual property practice group in New York, the firm announced Oct. 24.
Businesses eyeing pay transparency reporting requirements in Europe aren’t ready yet for looming new rules, according to a new study.
Litigants must seek a judge’s disqualification at the earliest possible moment after discovering facts that support an allegation of bias, California’s top court ruled.
A former Santé Ventures marketing director who twice went to trial in her lawsuit seeking bonus payments must choose between seeing her $1.4 million jury verdict cut by $200,000 or preparing for a third trial, a federal judge said.
Matthew Yelovich joined Cleary Gottlieb as a partner in its Americas litigation practice in the Bay Area, the firm announced Monday.
Ellenor Stone joined Pierson Ferdinand as a partner in its employment, labor, and benefits practice in Atlanta, the firm announced Monday.
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