À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Healthcare Authority: Healthcare Authority Deals & Corporate Governance /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Healthcare Authority Deals & Corporate Governance Copyright 2025 À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ. en-US Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:15:30 +0000 NJ Judge Files Corrected Version Of Error-Filled Opinion /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2378964?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2378964 A New Jersey federal judge Tuesday filed a new, corrected version of an opinion he withdrew last month in securities litigation against CorMedix Inc. after an attorney for the biopharmaceutical firm pointed out the opinion contained "a series of errors." Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:40:24 +0000 Sotera Urges 6th Circ. To Toss Investors' Toxic Gas Suit /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2378672?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2378672 Sotera Health Co. urged the Sixth Circuit to affirm the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing it of concealing the carcinogenic nature of a gas used at its sterilization plants, saying "defending yourself in litigation is not securities fraud." Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:07:58 +0000 Sleep Fitness Biz Eight Sleep Raises $100M In VC Funding /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2378551?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2378551 Sleep fitness company Eight Sleep on Tuesday revealed it has secured $100 million in new venture funding, a sum it says will help move it toward the goal of "transforming the bed" into an artificial intelligence-powered, sleep optimization and preventative health device. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:44:24 +0000 Medical Device Maker Zynex Hires New CLO Amid Shakeup /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2378157?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2378157 Zynex, a company that manufactures devices used for electrotherapy, announced Monday it hired a new chief legal officer who has more than two decades of experience in the medical technology space, as part of broader changes made to its leadership team. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:12:27 +0000 6th Circ. Backs Baker Donelson In Malpractice Dispute /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2377848?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2377848 A Sixth Circuit panel said Friday that Baker Donelson was correctly dismissed from a legal malpractice suit brought by the founder of an urgent care facility because it cannot be established that the underlying shareholder dispute claims that the firm was accused of fumbling would have been successful. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:03:33 +0000 NJ Watchdog Fights File Disclosure In Hospital Antitrust Suit /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2377763?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2377763 The New Jersey State Commission of Investigation on Thursday challenged a federal judge's refusal to protect investigative materials that RWJBarnabas Health Inc. wants to subpoena as it defends an antitrust suit by CarePoint Health Systems Inc., arguing the ruling violates precedent giving such records the same secrecy protections as grand jury materials. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:40:59 +0000 AbbVie's Key RICO Claims In Drug Cost Fraud Suit Survive /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2377780?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2377780 An Illinois federal judge on Friday ruled that AbbVie could move ahead with the bulk of its racketeering, tortious interference and fraud claims against a behind-the-scenes healthcare company that the drugmaker alleges colluded with pharmacy benefit managers to fraudulently obtain drugs meant for patients in AbbVie's charitable programs. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:59:04 +0000 HCA Settles Antitrust Claims Over Mission Health Contracts /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2376953?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2376953 HCA Healthcare Inc. has made several commitments for the operation of its Mission Health hospital system in North Carolina and also agreed to establish a $1 million charity fund to settle claims from municipalities that it used contractual terms to thwart competition and raise prices. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:16:09 +0000 Bayer Bets $1.3B On Kumquat Cancer Drug Candidate /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2376045?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2376045 Pharmaceutical company Bayer and Kumquat Biosciences Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company, on Tuesday announced that they have entered into an exclusive global license and collaboration agreement under which Kumquat will receive up to $1.3 billion to help develop and commercialize its pancreatic cancer-focused drug candidate. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:10:26 +0000 FTC Skeptical Of 'Partial' Sale For GTCR Merger Fix /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2376064?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2376064 The Federal Trade Commission told an Illinois federal court that enforcers are reviewing an offer by private equity firm GTCR BC Holding to sell parts of a medical device coatings company in order to fix concerns raised by the company's planned purchase of Surmodics, but said a full sale is preferable. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:42:25 +0000 Roche Settles Trade Secrets Suit With Stanford And Profs /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2376227?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2376227 Subsidiaries of F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG have settled claims with a competing startup founded by Stanford University professors to resolve claims of trade secret theft related to cancer detection technology. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:33:09 +0000 3 Firms Advise As Cardinal Health Makes $1.9B Urology Push /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2376005?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2376005 Cardinal Health said Tuesday that one of its specialty platforms has agreed to acquire a top urology company known as Solaris Health from Lee Equity Partners and Solaris' physician owners for $1.9 billion, in a deal steered by three law firms. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:15:22 +0000 GTCR Says Sale, Market Nix FTC Med Tech Merger Concerns /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2375273?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2375273 Private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings urged an Illinois federal judge not to block its planned $627 million purchase of a medical device coatings company, arguing in a brief made public Friday that a planned divestiture fully resolves Federal Trade Commission concerns. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:03:29 +0000 Hospital Groups Back Challenge Of Merger Notice Overhaul /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2375286?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2375286 A pair of hospital trade associations threw their support behind a U.S. Chamber of Commerce case challenging the Federal Trade Commission's new premerger filing requirements, telling a Texas federal court the agency was wrong to invoke the hospital industry when justifying the changes. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:53:06 +0000 DOJ Touts Merger, Rental Algorithm Deals, Eyeing More /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2375253?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2375253 The head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division on Monday touted two recent settlements, in a merger case and in the RealPage algorithmic rent-fixing litigation, as indications that Trump administration enforcers will focus on algorithm-based price-fixing and are willing to "negotiate favorable settlements." Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:08:53 +0000 Claims Court Judge Orders VA To Redo Drug Procurement /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2375022?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2375022 The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled that the Department of Veterans Affairs violated the Trade Agreements Act by opting to purchase prostate medication from a company sourcing the drug from India, a non-TAA designation country. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:15:51 +0000 Greystone Issues $64.9M Loan For Penn. Healthcare Portfolio /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2375526?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2375526 Greystone has provided a nonrecourse, 24-month bridge loan of more than $64.9 million for a 506-bed, three-property Pennsylvania healthcare portfolio, the commercial real estate finance company announced Monday. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:49:04 +0000 Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Ax Of Bone Fusion Device Patents /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2374550?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2374550 The Federal Circuit on Thursday upheld Patent Trial and Appeal Board rulings that invalidated claims in a pair of Stryker Corp. patents for a surgical implant that a Berkshire Hathaway-owned rival had challenged. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:04:01 +0000 UnitedHealth Selling Home Health Branches In DOJ Deal /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2374615?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2374615 The U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement Thursday resolving its Maryland federal court challenge to UnitedHealth's $3.3 billion acquisition of home health and hospice company Amedisys, with the deal requiring the companies to sell at least 164 locations across 19 states. Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:53:35 +0000 Ga. Judges Weigh Birth Defect Ruling in Sterigenics Case /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2374148?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/deals-corporate-governance/articles/2374148 A group of Georgia residents who alleged they were injured by emissions from a Sterigenics sterilization plant urged the Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday to overturn a lower court's grant of partial summary judgment to the company on the issue of whether the plant's emissions caused birth defects.