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Biogen Defends Alzheimer’s Drug Trials in Clash With Investors

The success of Biogen Inc.'s attempt to block a lawsuit from investors over the way it presented data about the efficacy of its costly Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, will come down to the way the First Circuit interprets one sentence said by an executive on an earnings call.

Abortion Providers Lack Basis for Pill Regime Suit, FDA Says

Abortion providers in three states aren’t entitled to an order preserving recently eased restrictions on access to a pill used to induce abortions, the US Food and Drug Administration told a Virginia federal court.

Florida’s Ban on Transgender Care Barred by Federal Court

A federal judge in Florida Tuesday blocked the state from enforcing a law and medical board rules that prohibit transgender minors from receiving—and doctors from providing—puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

Biomedical Research Agency Posts Innovative Technology Wish List

The agency in charge of developing health technology is planning to use a small business program aimed at transitioning innovations to government and commercial users to support research into topics like tools for autonomous surgery and microneedle patches for drug delivery.

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Merck Sues US, Calling Move to Cut Drug Prices ‘Extortion’

Merck & Co. is suing the US over a law that will allow the government to negotiate prescription-drug prices with pharmaceutical companies — a reform aimed at cutting costs for elderly and disabled Medicare patients that the health-care giant says is “tantamount to extortion.”

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Fate Therapeutics Leaders Misrepresented J&J Tie, Investor Says

Fate Therapeutics Inc.'s executives and directors harmed the drugmaker when they overstated the viability of its partnership with the Johnson & Johnson unit Janssen Biotech Inc. in public statements and filings, an investor says in a new derivative suit.

Former Amgen Employee Loses Attempt to Reinstate Takings Claim

A former Amgen Inc. employee who contends that he helped the US government reach a lucrative False Claims Act settlement with the biopharmaceutical company lost a bid to revive his claim that the government made an unlawful taking under the Fifth Amendment, the Federal Circuit said Tuesday.

Merck Sues US, Calling Move to Cut Drug Prices ‘Extortion’

Merck & Co. is suing the US over a law that will allow the government to negotiate prescription-drug prices with pharmaceutical companies — a reform aimed at cutting costs for elderly and disabled Medicare patients that the health-care giant says is “tantamount to extortion.”

Disney-DeSantis Feud Recusal a Possible Reply to Supreme Court

Attorneys and legal scholars say it’s understandable why Judge Mark Walker erred on the side of caution and stepped down from litigation between Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US Inc. and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Some say his order could even be read as a direct response to ethical issues dogging the US Supreme Court.

Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here

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.

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Ex-Morelli Ratner Partner Sued For Sexual Assault In New York

Former Morelli Ratner PC associate Kalisha Crawford is suing the firm’s former managing partner, David Ratner, for sexual harassment that led to a decade of “lifelong trauma and career derailment,” according to a complaint filed in the New York Supreme Court.

Trump Special Counsel Summons Florida Witnesses in Records Probe

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office in recent weeks has issued federal grand jury subpoenas out of southern Florida to multiple witnesses linked to the classified documents probe involving former President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the investigative steps.

Covid Vaccine & Personal Data: Does HIPAA Still Matter?