Law360: Health /health?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Health Copyright 2025 ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ. en-US Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:30:25 +0000 Biz Owner Faked Records For $1.2M COVID Loans, Feds Say /health/articles/2361133?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2361133 A Denver man has been accused in Colorado federal court of obtaining more than $1.2 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans by falsifying information related to his health and wellness businesses on applications. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:58:58 +0000 IPR Denial In IRhythm Should Not Set A Blanket Rule /health/articles/2358275?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2358275 Though the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's discretionary denial in iRhythm v. Welch Allyn last month raised concerns that mere knowledge of a patent could bar inter partes review institution, a closer look at the facts and reasoning reveals why this case's holdings should not be reflexively applied to all petitioners, says David McCombs at Haynes Boone. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:52:05 +0000 4 Things To Watch At DOL In 2025's 2nd Half /health/articles/2360762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360762 Management-side attorneys are expecting a shakeup at the U.S. Department of Labor if President Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency's employee benefits arm wins Senate confirmation. Here, Law360 looks at four issues that employee benefits experts say they'll be monitoring at the DOL in the latter half of the year. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:46:19 +0000 What High Court's Tenn. Trans Care Ruling Means Nationally /health/articles/2360979?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360979 The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, upholding a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, is fairly limited in scope and closely tailored to the specific language of Tennessee's law, but it may have implications for challenges to similar laws in other states, say attorneys at Hall Render. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:30:14 +0000 Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers /health/articles/2354744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2354744 It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:13:08 +0000 States Still Oppose Florida's Generic Drug Deal With Sandoz /health/articles/2360937?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360937 States accusing generic-drug makers of fixing prices are continuing to object to a $10 million settlement struck between Florida and Sandoz, arguing that it limits their ability to negotiate deals while letting the Sunshine State benefit without participating in the litigation. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:12:44 +0000 The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case /health/articles/2360694?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360694 The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:11:02 +0000 Natera Inks $8.25M Deal To End Prenatal Tests Suit /health/articles/2361095?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2361095 A proposed class of buyers of Natera Inc.'s noninvasive prenatal tests has asked a California federal court to give preliminary approval to an $8.25 million settlement to resolve claims that the company knew the tests were unreliable but failed to tell buyers. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:27:22 +0000 Biggest Decisions Of Mich. Supreme Court So Far This Year /health/articles/2358477?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2358477 The Michigan Supreme Court so far this year has handed down a number of decisions marking important changes to criminal law, including reshaping how late adolescents are sentenced for serious crimes and declaring that the smell of marijuana alone cannot justify a warrantless vehicle search. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:02:36 +0000 My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer /health/articles/2332681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2332681 Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:34:53 +0000 High Court Passes On Mont. Abortion, Parental Consent Case /health/articles/2360924?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360924 The U.S. Supreme Court declined Thursday to hear a case focused on parental consent and abortion in Montana, as two conservative justices said the decision shouldn't be seen as a rejection by the justices of the parental-rights question itself. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:26:32 +0000 HHS Ordered To Restore Data Axed Under 'Gender Ideology' EO /health/articles/2360910?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360910 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services must restore a swath of webpages and datasets it took down following a Trump administration executive order seeking to root out references to so-called gender ideology, a D.C. federal judge ruled. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:56:06 +0000 Mich. Justices Turn Down Challenge To Med Mal Damage Cap /health/articles/2360990?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360990 Michigan's highest court won't weigh in on the constitutionality of the state's caps on medical malpractice awards, rejecting a federal district court's certified question Thursday. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:34:12 +0000 What To Watch In Mass. Courts In The Second Half Of 2025 /health/articles/2360667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360667 Massachusetts courts should be busy through the second half of 2025, with litigation against the Trump administration playing a starring role at both the state and federal level. Here are some of the key cases and issues that attorneys are monitoring. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:16:29 +0000 The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court /health/articles/2360386?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360386 The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:09:59 +0000 Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review /health/articles/2360220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360220 The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:17:42 +0000 Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Sports Bans /health/articles/2360938?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360938 The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear challenges to West Virginia and Idaho laws barring transgender athletes from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity, putting yet more anti-trans legislation to the test after upholding Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors this term.  Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:54:30 +0000 9th Circ. Upholds Sutter Health's Win In Doc's Kickback Suit /health/articles/2360725?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360725 The Ninth Circuit refused to revive a gastroenterologist's constitutional challenge against Sutter Health alleging the nonprofit paid kickbacks to its physicians to refer low-income patients to other hospitals, ruling Wednesday the appellant lacks evidence of purported kickbacks and doesn't address how the alleged injury to those patients harmed him.  Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:25:31 +0000 Calif. AG Secures Record Data Privacy Deal Against Healthline /health/articles/2360231?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360231 Medical information provider Healthline Media LLC will pay $1.55 million and refrain from sharing certain information with advertisers and other third parties that may reveal website visitors' health diagnoses, as part of the California attorney general's largest settlement to date under the state's data privacy law.  Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:51:08 +0000 ACA Changes Will Result In Mass Coverage Loss, Suit Claims /health/articles/2360359?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /health/articles/2360359 Doctors for America, the Main Street Alliance and a trio of cities urged a Maryland federal court to vacate recently finalized changes to Affordable Care Act regulations, arguing they will cause at least 1.8 million people to lose their healthcare coverage.