Tracking the most important health care lawsuits in U.S. courts today
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Issues We’re Tracking
- 340B Program 20 cases
- Affordable Care Act 70 cases 6 Topics
- Anticompetitive Practices 24 cases 1 Topics
- Artificial Intelligence 3 cases
- Consumer Protections 17 cases 1 Topics
- Cost Containment 13 cases
- Equity 49 cases 1 Topics
- ERISA 16 cases
- Federal Health Funding 44 cases 4 Topics
- Medicare Advantage 23 cases
- Medicare Drug Price Negotiation 22 cases
- No Surprises Act 43 cases 4 Topics
- Prescription Drug Affordability 21 cases 5 Topics
- Reproductive Health 48 cases 5 Topics
- Site-Neutral Payments 9 cases
- Transparency 6 cases

Our Team
We’re the experts on health care litigation. We’re here to make the process of navigating and understanding health care litigation easy.

Katie Keith
Director of the Center for Health Policy and the Law at the O’Neill Institute

Andrew J. Twinamatsiko
Director of the Center for Health Policy and the Law at the O’Neill Institute
Latest Updates
7:25-cv-00126
State of Florida et al. v. Food and Drug Administration et al.
- Filed:
- December 9, 2025
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Texas Northern
- Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action +2 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Oregon
- Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action +2 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Minnesota
- Goal
- Block defendant action +2 additional goal(s)
2:25-cv-00142
Clover Insurance Company v. Department of Health and Human Services et al.
- Filed:
- November 7, 2025
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Georgia Southern
- Goal
- Compel agency action +2 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Connecticut
- Goal
- Award damages +2 additional goal(s)
- Status
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Briefing is ongoing
Motion for Preliminary Injunction Denied
- Court
- Massachusetts
- Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action +1 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Texas Eastern
- Goal
- Award damages +3 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Appeal Filed
- Court
- Minnesota
- Goal
- Award restitution +4 additional goal(s)
25-2165
State of California et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services et al.
- Filed:
- December 4, 2025
- Status
- Case Dismissed
- Court
- First Circuit
- Goal
- Block enforcement of a law +1 additional goal(s)
8:25-cv-02751
Society of General Internal Medicine et. al. v. Kennedy et. al.
- Filed:
- August 21, 2025
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Maryland
- Goal
- Compel agency action +2 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- D.C. Circuit
- Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action +2 additional goal(s)
1:26-cv-00040
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company v. Maui Memorial Emergency Medical Associates, Inc.
- Filed:
- January 30, 2026
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
- Court
- Hawaii
- Goal
- Award damages +2 additional goal(s)
Key Dates
Defendant’s Reply Re: Motion to Dismiss Due
Scheduling Conference
Status Conference
Defendants’ Response and Reply Re: Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment Due
Joint Status Report Due
Amended Pleadings Due
Second Administrative Record Due
Response to Motion for Summary Judgment Due
Defendants’ Reply to Motion for Summary Judgement Due
Hearing on Motion to Compel
Discovery Hearing
Defendants’ Opening Brief Due
Defendants’ Opening Brief Due
Petition for Approval of Settlement Due
Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Response to Plaintiff’s Motions Due
Deadline for Plaintiff to Join Additional Parties
Expert Depositions Due
Plaintiffs’ Response Brief Due
Plaintiffs’ Response to Motion to Dismiss Due
Status Conference
Conference
Plaintiff’s Opening Brief Due
Defendants’ Response to Motion to Compel Due
Plaintiff’s Brief Due
Plaintiffs’ Opening Brief Due
Rule 26(f) Report Due
Proposed Intervenors’ Brief and Appendix Due
Scheduling Conference
Defendant’s Response Brief Due
Oral Argument
Status Conference
Oral Argument
Case Management Conference
Joint Status Update Due
Plaintiff’s Expert Disclosure Due
Response Due
Plaintiffs’ Response Brief Due
Deadline for Fact Discovery
Joint Status Report Due
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