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October 2, 2026 | Federal court allows unions to continue antitrust lawsuit against NewYork-Presbyterian
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Issues We’re Tracking
- 340B Program 22 cases
- Equity 54 cases 1 Topics
- Federal Health Funding 61 cases 5 Topics
- Health Care Affordability 65 cases 8 Topics
- Medicare Advantage 39 cases 5 Topics
- Prescription Drug Pricing 43 cases 5 Topics
- Private Health Insurance 116 cases 13 Topics
- Reproductive Health 54 cases 5 Topics
- Transparency and Quality 9 cases

Our Team
We created the Health Care Litigation Tracker to make it easier to monitor the cases you care about and understand how courts are shaping health policy.

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
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- Briefing is ongoing
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- New York Southern
- Goal
- Award damages
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
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- California Southern
- Goal
- Award restitution +2 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
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- Texas Southern — Galveston
- Goal
- Award damages +1 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
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- Massachusetts
- Goal
- Award damages +1 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
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- California Northern
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- Block enforcement of an agency action +4 additional goal(s)
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Briefing is ongoing
Motion for Stay Granted
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- Maryland — Northern
- Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action +2 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
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- Connecticut
- Goal
- Award damages +2 additional goal(s)
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
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- Maine
- Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action +1 additional goal(s)
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- Briefing is ongoing
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- District of Columbia
- Goal
- Block enforcement of a law +1 additional goal(s)
1:25-cv-00342
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence et al. v. Kennedy et al.
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- July 21, 2025
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Decision issued
Motion for Summary Judgment Granted
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- Rhode Island
- Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action +2 additional goal(s)
1:26-cv-03405
State of New York et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services et al.
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- August 27, 2026
- Status
- Briefing is ongoing
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- Maryland — Northern
- Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action +2 additional goal(s)
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Appeal Filed
Case Stayed Pending Appeal
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- Massachusetts
- Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action +2 additional goal(s)
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