October 15, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA — MedLegalNews.com — In a landmark decision, a California jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay $966 million in damages to multiple plaintiffs who claimed that prolonged exposure to the company’s talc-based baby powder caused lung cancer. The verdict, one of the largest against J&J in […]
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October 13, 2025 | Miami, FL — MedLegalNews.com — A Florida federal jury has been told that a 2016 opioid law, which eased restrictions on opioid distribution monitoring, may have undermined the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) ability to curb prescription drug abuse. The revelation came amid a high-profile civil case scrutinizing how pharmaceutical distributors
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October 10, 2025 | Washington, D.C. — MedLegalNews.com — In the wake of the landmark U.S. v. Skrmetti decision, federal appeals courts in Arkansas and Oklahoma have reaffirmed state bans on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, marking a pivotal shift in post-Skrmetti legal precedent. The rulings signal that appellate courts are increasingly willing to
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Oct 8, 2025 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California is preparing to pull back the curtain on who really owns its hospitals and medical networks. Assembly Bill 1415, known as California AB 1415, would require financial investors—including private-equity firms, hedge funds, and management service companies—to notify state regulators before completing any acquisition or control
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October 6, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA — MedLegalNews.com — A federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has held that Pennsylvania insurer coverage does not extend to a laboratory being sued by a COVID-19 test manufacturer. The ruling marks a significant development in how courts interpret coverage exclusions tied to medical testing and professional
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October 3, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA — MedLegalNews.com — A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has vacated a jury’s $869,000 award in a medical malpractice lawsuit arising from a foot amputation, ruling that the plaintiff’s attorney made a materially false statement during opening arguments. The appellate judges concluded that the misrepresentation—asserting that no vascular surgeon in
October 1, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA — MedLegalNews.com — A Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled that Continental Casualty Co. is not required to defend or indemnify a local laboratory in a lawsuit brought by a COVID-19 test manufacturer. The manufacturer alleged the lab failed to perform contracted testing services and misrepresented its quality controls, but
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September 29, 2025 | New Orleans, LA — MedLegalNews.com — A U.S. District Court in Louisiana has ordered arbitration in a case involving hurricane damage to a New Orleans nursing home. The judge found the mortgage-holder must resolve its insurance coverage disagreements through arbitration rather than via court, siding with a group of insurers. This
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September 26, 2025 | New Orleans, LA — MedLegalNews.com – Arbitration is central to a high-stakes Louisiana hurricane insurance dispute. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is examining whether two Louisiana homeowners’ hurricane-damage claims stem from a single master policy or multiple individual contracts. The answer could determine
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September 24, 2025 | San Francisco, CA — MedLegalNews.com — The California unconscious bias training Supreme Court appeal centers on the state’s mandate requiring doctors to complete unconscious bias training as part of continuing medical education, now headed for possible review by the U.S. Supreme Court. Plaintiffs challenging the law argue that it violates physicians’
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