U.S. public health advisers concluded a meeting on Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine without a vote, effectively extending a pause on its use while they seek more data on a rare clotting side effect.

A top Republican senator on Wednesday formally requested that the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission probe Avantor Inc. for what he called the company’s “deeply troubling connection” to the U.S. opioid crisis.

Alphatec Spine Inc. can argue NuVasive Inc. spinal implant patents are invalid under patent law’s on-sale bar, a California federal judge ruled, refusing to find the challenge off-limits after a tribunal reviewed the patents.

A North Carolina pharmacy and its owner must face claims they violated the False Claims Act by improperly billing federal healthcare programs for prescription drugs, a North Carolina federal court said Wednesday.

Novavax Inc. and the Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute LLC have added in-house talent after separately facing legal scrutiny for actions the companies’ leaders took.

Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca plc, and other Covid-19 vaccine makers are shielded from liability for adverse effects on recipients, and attorneys say the protections are a boon for medical innovation that’s critical to combating the pandemic.