January 13, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California Assemblymember Liz Ortega, a prominent labor leader and Chair of the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, has come under sustained criticism from disability advocates and workers’ compensation attorneys who argue that she was misled — or “hoodwinked,” in their words — into advancing policy proposals that […]
January 7, 2026 — An investigation by The Jacobi Journal reports that the RAND Corporation’s 2024 study of California’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) may have overstated the fund’s projected unfunded liability by approximately $6.75 billion, or about 632%, compared with the Journal’s recalculated estimate. The RAND study’s headline figure of a $7.9 billion
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January 5, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — Starting January 1, 2026, California implements SB 40, landmark legislation designed to address the state’s ongoing insulin affordability crisis. The law caps out-of-pocket insulin costs for patients covered by large, state-regulated health insurers, limiting a 30-day supply to a $35 copay. Additionally, the suggested retail price
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January 3, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California is taking another step toward reshaping its maternal healthcare framework as lawmakers revisit long-standing regulatory hurdles affecting alternative birth centers. AB 55 (Bonta) focuses on expanding access to licensed, midwife-led birth centers while addressing persistent reimbursement challenges under Medi-Cal—an issue that has limited care options
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December 31, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA — MedLegalNews.com — A Baltimore jury has delivered one of the most consequential talc-related verdicts of the year, ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $1.5 billion to a woman who developed mesothelioma after decades of alleged exposure to the company’s talc-based products. According to trial testimony,
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December 29, 2025 | Tallahassee, FL — MedLegalNews.com — A Florida state appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling denying a request to pursue punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a nursing home resident who suffered a rare spinal fracture prior to death. The appellate panel concluded that the evidence presented failed
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December 24, 2025 | Washington, D.C. — MedLegalNews.com — Purdue Pharma’s long-running Chapter 11 bankruptcy case is nearing a decisive moment, as a federal court prepares to confirm a revised $7.4 billion reorganization plan designed to resolve thousands of opioid-related claims nationwide. The confirmation would mark one of the most significant mass tort resolutions in
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December 22, 2025 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — State governments are asserting unprecedented control over health care transactions, signaling a major shift in how investors, providers, and dealmakers must approach the sector in 2026. What was once a largely federal conversation about consolidation and private equity involvement has now moved decisively to the state
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December 19, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA – MedLegalNews.com – A Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit against a celebrity esthetician, claiming that a cosmetic procedure performed by the celebrity esthetician left her with severe burns and permanent facial scarring. The legal action underscores the increasing scrutiny of cosmetic treatments and the potential risks
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December 17, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA – MedLegalNews.com – A California-based stem cell clinic has formally dismissed its $10 million lawsuit against a law firm involved in a previous wrongful-death case. The litigation stemmed from allegations linked to a spinal stem cell injection that resulted in a patient’s death. The case was dismissed with
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