On December 11, 2023, following positive results from two published Phase 3 studies, MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC) submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for an investigational MDMA-assisted therapy for persons suffering from post-traumatic ...

The Ninth Circuit has issued a new opinion in the long-running Wit v. United Behavioral Health litigation that changes the legal landscape for ERISA class actions.

On November 4 and 7, 2022, the California Department of Managed Health Care issued two All Plan Letters concerning compliance with the state’s network adequacy and timely access requirements, including new statutory and regulatory amendments enacted in October 2021 and January 2022, ...

Increasing mental health care needs for minors present a range of legal issues for children, parents, health care providers and health care payors.

Eighty-seven Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a nationwide peer-review survey. 

Manatt successfully represented a Navy veteran and an Army veteran in requests to upgrade their service discharge.The Navy veteran, referred to as T.L., served a two-year period of honorable and meritorious service before he suffered sexual trauma during his time in the military, leading to a ...

On August 7, 2020, a Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP team that includes Michael Kolber, Joseph Laska and Joanna McCallum filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of the California Association of Health Plans and the Association of California Life and ...

The Daily Journal recognized Manatt’s Joe Laska, a partner in the firm’s litigation practice, in this year’s list of the top 40 lawyers under the age of 40 in the state. He is one of only 20 lawyers in Northern California to be selected for the list, which also features 20 lawyers ...

Manatt Litigation Partner Harvey Rochman and Health Care Litigation Partner Joseph Laska will speak at the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys’ 2022 Annual Meeting and Spring Seminar, which will take place in person at the Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa Valley, California, April 1–3.

Heath care litigation partner Joe Laska will speak on mental health parity and implementation of SB 855 in California at a virtual seminar hosted by the California Association of Health Plans on April 7.