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Trump Admin Must Release NIH Funds Amid Appeal

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday denied the Trump administration's request to stay a recent order that it resume processing National Institutes of Health grant applications and releasing funds, warning that even one more day of delay would lead to irreparable harm.

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4th Circ. Tosses Trans Man's Appeal Over Canceled Surgery

By Hannah Albarazi

The Fourth Circuit declined to revive a transgender man's constitutional claims against a religious hospital run by the University of Maryland Medical System over a canceled hysterectomy for gender dysphoria, concluding Tuesday that it couldn't grant further relief, and refused to consider a "late-breaking" argument for emotional distress damages.

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Analysis

Pa. Tax Ruling Boosts Nonprofits' Competitive Edge, Attys Say

By Matthew Santoni

A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling clarifying that competitive executive compensation isn't a threat to the tax-exempt status for nonprofits has the added bonus of helping charities compete for and retain talent, attorneys tell Law360.

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A Midyear Review: Healthcare Dealmaking Trends Of 2025

By Yeji Jesse Lee

Law360 Healthcare Authority reviews key trends that helped shape dealmaking activity in the healthcare industry so far this year.

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Fla. Nonprofit Leaders Charged In $100M Fraud Scheme

By David Minsky

A Florida federal grand jury has charged the founder of a special needs nonprofit and its accountant with multiple counts of fraud stemming from a scheme to steal $100 million from the organization, alleging they diverted money through a slush fund used to pay for personal expenses.

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Calif. AG Asks 9th Circ. To Undo Limits On Pay-For-Delay Ban

By Lauren Berg

California enforcers on Monday asked the Ninth Circuit to overturn a district court's decision that a state law restricting "reverse payment" settlements between brand-name and generic-drug makers cannot be used to regulate deals that were struck outside the Golden State.

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10th Circ. Rejects Ex-GC's Sanctions Bid Against Loeb & Loeb

By Lynn LaRowe

The Tenth Circuit has sided with a district court's decision dismissing a bid by the former general counsel of a medical device company to have Loeb & Loeb LLP sanctioned for bringing what he said was a baseless lawsuit against him on behalf of his former employer.

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Ga. Justices Hold Off On Considering Wrongful Death Cap

By Chart Riggall

The Supreme Court of Georgia declined Tuesday to consider whether the state's statutory cap on noneconomic damages can be applied to wrongful death suits, staving off for now a push by business lobbies to put a hard ceiling on plaintiffs' recoveries in such cases.

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Minn. Water Co. Prevails In Retained Limit Coverage Row

By Ganesh Setty

A water purification company that's faced a bevy of product liability lawsuits over a disinfectant product needs to pay only one $5 million retained limit before a Chubb unit's coverage obligations under umbrella policies potentially kick in for one of the underlying cases, a Minnesota federal court ruled.

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Abbott Hit With Genetic Privacy Suit Over Hiring Practices

By Gianna Ferrarin

Abbott Laboratories was sued Tuesday in Illinois federal court by a former worker alleging the company's onboarding materials asked for his family's medical history in violation of a state law aimed at protecting residents' genetic information.

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Medical Pot Backers Urge Neb. High Court To Scrap Challenge

By Sam Reisman

The campaign behind a successful effort to decriminalize and regulate medical marijuana in Nebraska is urging the state's highest court not to revive a legal challenge backed by state officials seeking to void the voter-approved legalization policies.

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Arkansas Insurance Dept. Fights Teamsters Plan's ERISA Suit

By Emily Brill

The Arkansas Insurance Department is looking to sink a challenge to a state insurance regulation filed by a Teamsters healthcare plan, telling an Illinois federal judge that the regulation isn't preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and, besides, the plan can't sue the department.

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Medline Can't Get $2.4M Tax Incentive, Wash. Panel Affirms

By Maria Koklanaris

Medline did not qualify for a $2.4 million remittance of sales tax paid toward the construction of a state warehouse, a Washington state appeals panel affirmed Tuesday, saying the medical supplier failed to show that it merited a key tax incentive.

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Health Data Co. Must Face Revised Investor Fraud Suit

By Sydney Price

A Connecticut federal judge won't toss an amended class action claiming a healthcare technology company misled investors about a data platform it claimed to operate that didn't actually exist, ruling that statements about the platform's capabilities are not inactionable, forward-looking statements.

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AI Healthcare Startup Abridge Raises $300M Series E

By Yeji Jesse Lee

Generative artificial intelligence company Abridge has raised $300 million in a fresh round of capital, the company announced Tuesday.

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Cataract Surgery Tech Co. Secures $125M Series B Funding

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Ophthalmic robotic surgery company ForSight Robotics on Tuesday revealed that it completed fundraising for its Series B financing round after securing $125 million from investors.

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How Ore. Law Puts New Confines On Corp. Health Ownership

A newly enacted law in Oregon strengthens the state’s restrictions on corporate ownership of healthcare practices, with new limitations on overlapping control, permissible services, restrictive covenants and more making it necessary for practices to review decades-old physician practice arrangements, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

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Move Beyond Surface-Level Edits To Master Legal Writing

Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.

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DOJ Sues Md. Federal Judges Over 'Lawless' Habeas Orders

By Ali Sullivan

The Trump administration is suing the Maryland federal district court and all of its judges over a standing order that temporarily staves off the deportation of detained noncitizens who file habeas petitions.

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3rd Circ. Pick Emil Bove Says He's 'Not Anybody's Henchman'

By Courtney Bubl茅

Emil Bove, nominee for the Third Circuit, who previously served as President Donald Trump's criminal attorney and was a top acting official at the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year, where he took various controversial actions, made his case on Wednesday for judicial confirmation.

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Watchdog Targets US Atty Over Arrests, Probes Of NJ Officials

By Jake Maher

The legal ethics watchdog Campaign for Accountability on Wednesday accused interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba of an "abuse of power" over her office's recent investigations and arrests of New Jersey officials and called for an ethics investigation.

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The 5 Big Enforcement Trends White Collar Attys Must Know

By Phillip Bantz

The Trump administration has made clear its intent to prioritize U.S. interests, eliminate transnational cartels and cut government fraud, waste and abuse — but questions remain about the administration’s approach to foreign bribery, crypto, public corruption, self-disclosure and clemency as we head into the second half of the year.

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2nd Circ. Blocks Reed Smith Doc Turnover Order In Eletson Row

By Emily Sawicki

The Second Circuit on Wednesday granted Reed Smith LLP's emergency motion to stay a Manhattan federal judge's order to turn over client files amid a conflict over the legitimate ownership of international shipping company Eletson, which is in a dispute with competitor Levona.

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TCPA Litigants Brace For 'Seismic Shift' After Deference Blow

By Allison Grande

The U.S. Supreme Court's backing of broad judicial review for the crush of regulatory orders interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act is poised to turn the litigation landscape on its head, as key statutory determinations that have long been viewed as settled matters are suddenly ripe for scrutiny. 

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Paxton Deputy Accused Of Pressuring Impeachment Witnesses

By Catherine Marfin

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's second-in-command tampered with witnesses during Paxton's impeachment, fabricated sexual harassment allegations and misused state funds, according to a state bar complaint and federal lawsuit filed by two of Paxton's former top deputies.

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Court Halts Trump Order Curbing Federal Union Bargaining

By Beverly Banks

Several federal agencies must stop enforcing a part of President Donald Trump's executive order that would ax labor contracts covering agencies that have "national security" aims, a California federal judge ruled, finding unions showed they would suffer irreparable harm by losing collective bargaining rights.

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NJ Rep. McIver Pleads Not Guilty In ICE Facility Incident

By Carla Baranauckas

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver pled not guilty Wednesday in New Jersey federal court to assault and interference charges stemming from an incident at an immigration detention center in Newark on May 9.

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