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 & 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.”

Managed Care of North American Inc. breached its duty to protect the personal information of almost 9 million people that was exposed in a March data breach, a new proposed federal class action said.

The Food and Drug Administration has released updated recommendations for good clinical practices, according to a Tuesday news release.

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.

A lawsuit accusing Aetna Inc. and OptumHealth Care Solutions Inc. of conspiring to charge patients administrative fees disguised as medical expenses received class action status after being revived on appeal.