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The January acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate gave Compass (COMP) several major real estate brands, including Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Sotheby’s International Realty, and Better Homes, making it the country’s largest real estate brokerage by agent count.
Recently-unsealed whistleblower lawsuit accuses Corcept of off-label marketing. Originally filed in February 2017 on behalf of the United States of America, almost 30 states, and unnamed insurance policyholders, the just-unsealed lawsuit alleges that Corcept (CORT) engaged in off- label...
Two Democratic lawmakers last week urged Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson to investigate Zillow (Z) and other real estate platforms over their referral practices, according to a letter obtained exclusively by The Capitol...
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Earlier today, the FDA published a warning letter that the agency sent to Medline (MDLN), citing the company for several systemic failures in how it has responded to bacterial contamination in its ReadyPrep Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) antiseptic wipes, which are used to prepare...
A Capitol Forum investigation has found that poor oversight of its suppliers and post-market surveillance practices by the medical device company Medline (MDLN) is leading to patient harm and delayed recalls of dangerous products. Over the last several years, FDA inspectors have...
This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. Last year, government inspectors placed multiple immediate jeopardies (IJs) on Three Rivers Behavioral Health, a psychiatric facility operated by Universal Health Services (UHS) in West Columbia, South Carolina, after finding the...
DOJ’s antitrust division has launched a criminal price-fixing investigation into Claritev (CTEV), previously known as MultiPlan, a pricing intermediary that major health insurers use to set reimbursement rates for out-of-network medical claims, sources familiar with the matter...
Thousands of potential cases of child sexual exploitation allegedly facilitated by gaming platform Roblox (RBLX) are still under investigation, according to plaintiffs’ attorneys, as federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) against the company continues to...
The FDA has revoked the regulatory approvals for several medical devices sold by Medline (MDLN), according to recent updates on the agency’s recall database. 22 Medline devices and kits are being recalled under a recall posted last week, with the reason for the recalls listed as “the...
Private equity’s growing interest in clinical trial sites and services raises questions about how increased consolidation will impact the cost and sustainability of pharmaceutical research and development (R&D), and this trend could implicate both antitrust law and state Corporate...
LeadsOnline, a private equity–backed provider of crime data and forensic tools, has acquired such firm control of the markets in which it operates that a former account executive says the company may need to be broken...
Last December, Medline (MDLN), one of the largest suppliers of medical and surgical products in the country, went public in the biggest IPO of the year, raising over $6 billion. In the 12 months prior to the IPO, Medline received four Form 483 inspection...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is asking the California and New York attorneys general to investigate Google (GOOG) for deceptive trade practices after alleging that the company broke its promise to give users advanced notice before providing their information to law...
Last week the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) published its 2026 Data Broker Registry, revealing that dozens of brokers have sold or shared consumers’ personal data to the federal government, law enforcement, and even foreign adversary countries over the past...
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, has said that he wants to reduce the Fed’s “bloated” portfolio of assets and has asserted that quantitative easing (the Fed policy of buying assets like Treasuries and mortgage securities) has led to...
Adtech startup Thrad.ai claims to serve millions of ads daily for Fortune 500 brands across a global network of AI publishers, as chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT begin to experiment with in-chat advertising to users. But targeting users with ads based on their conversations with chatbots...
This article has been updated to include comments from Senator Dick Durbin. A California Superior Court judge ruled Roblox (RBLX) and Discord’s arbitration agreements to be unenforceable under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA) in a...
When Jack first discovered Roblox (RBLX) in 2011 as an eight-year-old, he was hooked. Inspired by roleplaying games, or “experiences,” that let him inhabit the role of soldier, cop, or service worker, he launched his own fast food-themed experience three years later that let users...
Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR), a nonbank lender that uses blockchain to automate consumer credit lending, derives the bulk of its revenue from a home equity line of credit (HELOC) product that appears to operate much like a traditional home loan, raising questions about whether the...
Harrow (HROW), an ophthalmic drug company, announced last week that its compounding business had reached a settlement with the California Board of Pharmacy, paying a fine of $157,000 and voluntarily surrendering its state licensure in light of an August 2025 accusation from the Board....
Long before Kalshi was offering contracts on NFL game outcomes, a little-known platform called Sporttrade tried to win permission from state gambling regimes to bring exchange wagering to the sports-betting world. The idea was simple: To create a platform through which people could buy...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published an advance notice proposing both technical and policy-related changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D payment methodologies that would, on average, result in a nearly flat rate increase of 0.09%...
The private equity and asset management firms that have taken over much of the life and annuity (L/A) sector are loading the portfolios of policyholders and annuitants with private credit investments, a trend that has drawn growing concern from regulators, policymakers, and industry...
In December, the attorneys general of 35 U.S. states and territories wrote a letter calling on Meta to address “the surge of misleading marketing for weight loss products on Meta’s platforms,” particularly for compounded GLP-1 products, which do not have Food and Drug Administration...
Civil servants and public bodies need to stop posting on X as Europe looks to depend less on American tech platforms and develop homegrown competitors, former EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in an interview. As European regulators confront X over its AI tool Grok,...
As part of our tech policy coverage, we are launching our annual predictions on some of the most meaningful events expected to take place in 2026, which we will track regularly throughout the year. To discuss these predictions with Executive Editor Teddy Downey, please join us for a...
The Drug Enforcement Administration is trying to bring back a controversial program that allowed it to search the carry-on luggage of boarding and exiting airline passengers who fit its profile of drug traffickers, The Capitol Forum has learned. At the same time, the DEA has been telling...
The Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto removed the CPT code 64568 from its list of approved billing codes for Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation (HGNS), according to an update posted yesterday to the Medicare Coverage Database. The move follows the recent updates by the MACs...
The Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) WPS removed the CPT code 64568 from its list of approved billing codes for Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation (HGNS), according to an update posted today on the MAC’s website. The move follows the recent updates by the MACs Noridian and CGS that...
Zynex files for bankruptcy. Yesterday, Zynex Medical (ZYXI) announced that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas. The announcement comes after a turbulent year for the company during which the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Zynex’s largest source of...
On Friday the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation granted a petition to consolidate dozens of private lawsuits that allege gaming platform Roblox facilitates the sexual exploitation and grooming...
At least three Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are working on a “consensus approach” to resolving a billing dispute that could see some MACs paying much more than other MACs for hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) procedures, The Capitol Forum has learned. The rest of this...
A federal judge said Friday that he was considering reversing a prior decision that had allowed prediction market operator Kalshi to continue offering sports event-based contracts in Nevada while its legal battle with state gambling regulators plays out in court. After hours of oral...
The information contained in this report is compiled from the FDA’s Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database. The MAUDE database contains reports of deaths, injuries, and malfunctions relating to the use of medical devices and is updated monthly with reports...
A California Superior Court judge rejected Roblox’s (RBLX) motion to compel arbitration in one of the dozens of child sexual exploitation lawsuits filed against the gaming platform this year. Issued October 30, the ruling found Roblox’s arbitration agreement to be unenforceable as to...
FanDuel (FLUT) can no longer operate in Nevada after deciding to launch a predictions market platform that will give customers access to sports event contracts in states where online sports betting is not legal, The Capitol Forum has learned. Shortly after FanDuel and CME Group announced...
A Capitol Forum investigation has found that Linde Gas (LIN) appears to have been aware of a fatal flaw with its NOxBOXi nitric oxide therapy device for newborns for several years but continued to market the device to hospitals and represent to the Food and Drug Administration that it was...
A Stride Learning, Inc. (LRN) elementary school in Texas will close at the end of the year after repeatedly failing to meet state academic standards. The forced closure comes after the Texas Online Preparatory School (TOPS) Elementary, which serves 824 students in grades three through...
The DEA is seizing far fewer fentanyl pills than it did a year ago, signaling the impact of the agency’s deployment of resources to help with National Guard surges in cities and immigration enforcement, a Capitol Forum analysis of department data indicates. DEA agents are seizing fewer...
Kalshi, the U.S.-based prediction market operator that recently introduced sports betting to its platform, notched an early courtroom win in Nevada earlier this year, bolstering the notion that the company’s novel interpretation of the law could open the door for nationwide sports...
As CEO of Sun Behavioral Health, Steve Page has the unenviable task of trying to maintain services at his small chain of four mental health facilities amid federal cuts to Medicaid. Sun Behavioral Health provides services for children and adults who suffer from conditions ranging from...
Zillow’s (Z) commission-splitting Flex program could violate anti-kickback provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) because it requires that real estate agents steer homebuyers to Zillow’s mortgage arm, realtors tell The Capitol Forum. The Flex program is an...
Amid significant scrutiny of its drug compounding practices, ophthalmic pharmaceutical company Harrow (HROW) announced October 6 that John Saharek, the former CEO and president of its drug compounding arm, ImprimisRx, had stepped down. On the same day, Harrow said Frank Mullery would...
Chinese e-commerce companies Temu and SHEIN will no longer be able to rely on their low-cost direct-to-consumer model in the U.S. following the end of a trade exemption known as de minimis. As the companies look to Europe for growth, however, European policymakers are preparing to push...
Linde Gas (LIN), the world’s largest industrial gas supplier, repeatedly failed to appropriately investigate and fix serious problems with its NOxBOXi device, which administers inhaled nitric oxide therapy to newborns and monitors nitrogen dioxide and oxygen levels, according to a...
The Trump administration’s vow to end “debanking” could end up fortifying a federal law that requires banks to help vulnerable communities, said a leading consumer advocate. Banks may not jettison clients based on their political allegiance or other factors deemed to constitute a...
The White House’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, led by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is expected to release a “Make Our Children Healthy Again” policy plan tomorrow. The strategy may include a crackdown on...
As Roblox (RBLX) continues to announce new safety features and policies amid a growing wave of lawsuits alleging the company facilitates the sexual exploitation of children and teens, one thing remains constant—it is remarkably easy for individuals claiming to be any age to create...
LiveRamp (RAMP) tried to distance itself from sensitive audience “segments” sold on its Data Marketplace in a recent response to an amended data privacy class-action complaint against the company, after a federal judge ruled last month that the case could proceed. LiveRamp repeatedly...
“Ultimately, ‘Roblox’ is the safest place for anyone on the internet.” That’s what Roblox (RBLX) CEO David Baszucki told NPR on July 23 when asked whether parents should be worried about child predators using the immensely popular gaming platform to reach minors. The company...
