https://www.law360.com/health?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Health Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 22:06:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2482001?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2482001 A Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday put an end to city workers' lawsuit challenging Bellingham, Washington's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling that a lower court appropriately dismissed the action and barred the workers from amending their claims. Tue, 26 May 2026 21:57:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2482055?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2482055 A Washington Court of Appeals panel Tuesday upheld a $21 million verdict against Seattle Children's Hospital in a Black ex-medical director's lawsuit claiming he faced racism in the workplace and retaliation for complaining about systemic inequities, ruling "substantial evidence" justified the jury's findings and damages award. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:16:15 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2482032?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2482032 Abortion opponents and several parents lack standing to sue top Michigan officials, the Sixth Circuit said Tuesday, affirming dismissal of a suit challenging the state's voter approved reproductive rights amendment. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:13:43 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481645?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481645 A Georgia appeals court revived a medical malpractice suit accusing a chiropractor of causing an infection to spread by treating a patient based on an X-ray in which her spine was partially hidden, finding that an expert affidavit she filed should have kept the case in court. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:40:40 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481906?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481906 The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday partially upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction and class certification orders in litigation from University of California researchers against President Donald Trump, backing the reinstatement of grants terminated due to presidential orders against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives while reversing the injunction for those grants that were rescinded without explanation. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:16:05 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2476322?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2476322 As usage of artificial intelligence in healthcare continues to rise, the due diligence landscape for healthcare mergers and acquisitions demands attention to risks that frameworks from even just a few years ago were not designed to catch, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:16:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481724?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481724 Wholesale distributors that abide by Connecticut's drug price cap law can hike the cost of their other products to ensure they don't suffer losses, the state told the Second Circuit Tuesday, raising the ire of the companies trying to invalidate the new statute. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:08:33 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481862?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481862 A California attorney who has challenged state and local cannabis licensing policies across the country on the grounds that they discriminate against out-of-state players urged the Ninth Circuit not to dispose of his challenge to Los Angeles' social equity program. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:20:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481621?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481621 A New Jersey federal judge affirmed the Beasley Allen Law Firm's disqualification from multidistrict litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder on Tuesday, determining that the firm has failed to provide a valid reason to back its attempt at a stay and temporary reinstatement into the matter. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:14:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481351?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481351 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has created a record low institution rate at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and attorneys say it's becoming increasingly clear that even an initial approval from the director may not last. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:43:57 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481427 A D.C. federal judge has thrown out a challenge to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program to give Medicare beneficiaries access to federally legal hemp products, finding none of the groups or individuals who aimed to block the program have standing. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:29:21 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481656?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481656 Eli Lilly and Co. said Tuesday it will buy three companies involved in vaccine development — Curevo Inc., LimmaTech Biologics AG, and Vaccine Company Inc. — for a total of up to roughly $3.83 billion. Tue, 26 May 2026 14:32:42 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481728?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481728 A Michigan federal judge Tuesday dismissed two class actions seeking to hold a hospital in the state responsible for a 2024 data breach that patients and employees allege had exposed their personal information, finding the lawsuits are outside the district court's jurisdiction. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:46:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481389?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481389 A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to 500 months in prison for her lead role in a $250 million scheme that defrauded a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. Fri, 22 May 2026 19:40:05 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481375?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481375 Corewell Health and debt collector DCM Services LLC tried to collect millions of dollars in medical bills that plaintiffs said were already paid through insurance and government programs, according to a proposed class action filed in Michigan federal court Friday.  Fri, 22 May 2026 19:21:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2480895?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2480895 The Fourth Circuit has revived an attorney's suit against a Maryland hospital, saying while the claims may be related to medical malpractice that he alleges he suffered under a doctor working at the hospital, the fraud and conspiracy claims are not medical malpractice. Fri, 22 May 2026 19:16:17 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481061?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481061 The U.S. solicitor general's position that the nation's highest court shouldn't take up a religious bias suit over a New York state COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers incorrectly claimed that accommodations were obtainable, the mandate's challengers told the justices Friday. Fri, 22 May 2026 18:47:11 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481132?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481132 Professional organizations representing nurses, therapists, public health workers and educators urged a District of Columbia federal court on Thursday to block a rule by the U.S. Department of Education restricting federal student loan eligibility for a host of degree programs, arguing it exceeded the department's authority. Fri, 22 May 2026 18:19:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481138?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2481138 A group of plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation against McKinsey & Co. is urging a California federal court to sanction the company for deleting communications with Purdue Pharma and other opioid-makers, saying the court should enter a default judgment against the consulting firm.