Masthead · Regulatory Intelligence Writer

Rebecca Lauren

Raleigh, NC · Joined May 2026

10+ years in regulatory strategy across biotech and small-molecule pharma. Writes the FDA enforcement and DOJ angles that move sponsor calendars. Raleigh, NC.

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Legal

25 States Sue Trump Over New Section 301 Tariffs

25 States Sue Trump Over New Section 301 Tariffs
FDA

Otsuka's Voyxact Hits Normal eGFR Slope in IgAN Trial

Otsuka's Voyxact Hits Normal eGFR Slope in IgAN Trial
Legal

California Hands Chopra a Multi-Agency Consumer Watchdog

California Hands Chopra a Multi-Agency Consumer Watchdog
Legal

Loosen CRA Rules, Lift Bank Threshold to $1B

Loosen CRA Rules, Lift Bank Threshold to $1B
FDA

AstraZeneca's Wainua Misses ATTR-CM Goal, Splits Rival Bets

AstraZeneca's Wainua Misses ATTR-CM Goal, Splits Rival Bets
Legal

Keeps Reddit's DMCA Case Alive as Google's Dies

Keeps Reddit's DMCA Case Alive as Google's Dies
Legal

Fined Scoular $10.2M, but Its DPA Buries the Cartel Line

Fined Scoular $10.2M, but Its DPA Buries the Cartel Line
FDA

Threatens FDA Suit After Panel Rejects Capricor 9-3

Threatens FDA Suit After Panel Rejects Capricor 9-3
Legal

CareCloud Breach Hits 345,000, SSNs Exposed

CareCloud Breach Hits 345,000, SSNs Exposed
Legal

eBay Settles With Couple It Cyberstalked in 2019

eBay Settles With Couple It Cyberstalked in 2019
Legal

Judge Blocks Minnesota's Kalshi, Polymarket Ban

Judge Blocks Minnesota's Kalshi, Polymarket Ban
FDA

Sinks 32%: FDA Deems Replimune's Trial 'Not Interpretable'

Sinks 32%: FDA Deems Replimune's Trial 'Not Interpretable'
Legal

Merdjanian Banned for Life After $45.9M Loan Scam

Merdjanian Banned for Life After $45.9M Loan Scam
Legal

Swedbank Fined $50M for Hiding Panama Papers Ties

Swedbank Fined $50M for Hiding Panama Papers Ties
Legal

Triple-A Loses $11.8M in Treasury Wallet Breach

Triple-A Loses $11.8M in Treasury Wallet Breach
Legal

GitHub Delays Dependabot 3 Days After npm Hijack

GitHub Delays Dependabot 3 Days After npm Hijack
Legal

Upstart Clears OCC's Bar for a National Bank Charter

Upstart Clears OCC's Bar for a National Bank Charter
FDA

Sanofi Scraps Amlitelimab After $1.4B Kymab Bet Sours

Sanofi Scraps Amlitelimab After $1.4B Kymab Bet Sours
Legal

House Passes Main Street Capital Access Act, 270-155

House Passes Main Street Capital Access Act, 270-155
Legal

Filed: CRL, NCLC Back Colorado on Section 525

Filed: CRL, NCLC Back Colorado on Section 525
FDA

Cuts $1.9B from AstraZeneca's $80B goal after Wainua flop

Cuts $1.9B from AstraZeneca's $80B goal after Wainua flop
Legal

Bell Policy Center Defends Colorado's 36% Rate Cap

Bell Policy Center Defends Colorado's 36% Rate Cap
Legal

Italy Fines WindTre €1.7M Over API Gaps

Italy Fines WindTre €1.7M Over API Gaps
FDA

Kyverna's NIH-licensed CAR T nears first autoimmune nod

Kyverna's NIH-licensed CAR T nears first autoimmune nod
Legal

Treasury Opens GOLD EAGLE Under EO 14409

Treasury Opens GOLD EAGLE Under EO 14409
FDA

Novartis Locks Full FDA Nod for Fabhalta in Kidney Disease

Novartis Locks Full FDA Nod for Fabhalta in Kidney Disease
FDA

Boosts $6B case for Insmed's TPIP

Boosts $6B case for Insmed's TPIP
FDA

GSK Drops $2B Cough Drug After Trial Split

GSK Drops $2B Cough Drug After Trial Split
Legal

Custodia Petitions Supreme Court After 10th Circuit Loss

Custodia Petitions Supreme Court After 10th Circuit Loss
Legal

Treasury Sanctions 1VPNS Over Ransomware Ties

Treasury Sanctions 1VPNS Over Ransomware Ties
FDA

Cleared Celcuity's Revtorpyk, Stock Jumps 7%

Cleared Celcuity's Revtorpyk, Stock Jumps 7%
FDA

Ditches Tominersen; Roche's Exit Lifts Wave's ASO

Ditches Tominersen; Roche's Exit Lifts Wave's ASO
Legal

Sued: 12 States Move to Block $110B Paramount-WBD Deal

Sued: 12 States Move to Block $110B Paramount-WBD Deal
Legal

NC Recognizes CFTC Authority Over Kalshi, Polymarket

NC Recognizes CFTC Authority Over Kalshi, Polymarket
Legal

Skipped Playbook, CISA Admits After GitHub Leak

Skipped Playbook, CISA Admits After GitHub Leak
Legal

Brussels Rules Meta's Autoplay Design Breaks the DSA

Brussels Rules Meta's Autoplay Design Breaks the DSA
Legal

Bans Fed CBDC Through 2030 in Housing Act

Bans Fed CBDC Through 2030 in Housing Act
Legal

Busts 5,811 in Interpol's $293M Fraud Sweep

Busts 5,811 in Interpol's $293M Fraud Sweep
Legal

Rejects Kalshi's Bid to Dodge New York Gambling Law

Rejects Kalshi's Bid to Dodge New York Gambling Law
Legal

NRC Kills ALARA Name, Saves Industry $9.5M

NRC Kills ALARA Name, Saves Industry $9.5M
Legal

Gorsuch Questions FTC's Section 5 Power in Slaughter

Gorsuch Questions FTC's Section 5 Power in Slaughter
Legal

Stalls Rovirosa FCPA Appeal, Seeks 30 More Days

Stalls Rovirosa FCPA Appeal, Seeks 30 More Days
FDA

Probes Lilly's China Trials, Deadline July 17

Probes Lilly's China Trials, Deadline July 17
Legal

FBI Seizes NetNut, the Proxy Network Owned by Alarum's $ALAR

FBI Seizes NetNut, the Proxy Network Owned by Alarum's $ALAR
Legal

Alibaba, AUS Pay $600M to Settle DOJ Drug Claims

Alibaba, AUS Pay $600M to Settle DOJ Drug Claims
Legal

Fined $6.5M: Cliq Defied a 2015 FTC Fraud Order

Fined $6.5M: Cliq Defied a 2015 FTC Fraud Order
Legal

Advances H.R. 9330: First Federal EWA Framework

Advances H.R. 9330: First Federal EWA Framework
Legal

Paid Up: AstraZeneca's $34M Kickback Settlement

Paid Up: AstraZeneca's $34M Kickback Settlement
Legal

Iran's 60-Day Sanction Waiver Stalls U.S. Banks

Iran's 60-Day Sanction Waiver Stalls U.S. Banks
Legal

CFTC Probes Polymarket; $3.1M Hack Follows

CFTC Probes Polymarket; $3.1M Hack Follows
Legal

Stole Signal Backup Keys: FBI Warns of Russian Intel

Stole Signal Backup Keys: FBI Warns of Russian Intel
FDA

FDA Sets July 29 Adcomm for Capricor Deramiocel BLA

FDA Sets July 29 Adcomm for Capricor Deramiocel BLA
Legal

NC Bans Third-Party Litigation Funding, $50K Fine

NC Bans Third-Party Litigation Funding, $50K Fine
Legal

Illinois Signs BNPL Law; Providers Get Jan. 2028 Deadline

Illinois Signs BNPL Law; Providers Get Jan. 2028 Deadline
Legal

FCC Filed NPRM on $2B E-Rate Sunset Risk

FCC Filed NPRM on $2B E-Rate Sunset Risk
Legal

Sentenced: DraftKings Hacker Snoopy Owes $1.79M

Sentenced: DraftKings Hacker Snoopy Owes $1.79M
Legal

Remanded: Jackson to Rule on CFPB's 556-Employee Plan

Remanded: Jackson to Rule on CFPB's 556-Employee Plan
Legal

White House Cuts Quantum Crypto Deadline to 2030

White House Cuts Quantum Crypto Deadline to 2030
Legal

Scattered Spider Duo Pleads Guilty on Trial Day 1

Scattered Spider Duo Pleads Guilty on Trial Day 1
FDA

Failed: Exelixis' Zanzalintinib NLM Endpoint; Dec. 3 PDUFA

Failed: Exelixis' Zanzalintinib NLM Endpoint; Dec. 3 PDUFA
Legal

Davenport Filed $20K Junk-Fee Map, States on Notice

Davenport Filed $20K Junk-Fee Map, States on Notice
Legal

Polymarket Faked $900K in Wins to Lure US Users

Polymarket Faked $900K in Wins to Lure US Users
Legal

4 State AGs Probe FIFA World Cup Ticket Practices

4 State AGs Probe FIFA World Cup Ticket Practices
Legal

USTR Files Section 301 Against Germany Drug Pricing

USTR Files Section 301 Against Germany Drug Pricing
Legal

Leaked: EU Commission Banking Draft Eyes Basel III Relief

Leaked: EU Commission Banking Draft Eyes Basel III Relief
FDA

Warned: Zoll Counted 27 Complaints, FDA Found 50

Warned: Zoll Counted 27 Complaints, FDA Found 50
FDA

Cleared 9-0: Moderna mFluvisa Puts $1B in Play

Cleared 9-0: Moderna mFluvisa Puts $1B in Play
Legal

Repurposes EU IP Addresses: Google Targets August 3

Repurposes EU IP Addresses: Google Targets August 3
Legal

Hit 49 Times: Fortinet FortiSandbox Before CISA Acts

Hit 49 Times: Fortinet FortiSandbox Before CISA Acts
Legal

Vermont Signed 23rd State Privacy Law After Prior Veto

Vermont Signed 23rd State Privacy Law After Prior Veto
Legal

Cracked: 73,000 Fortinet Firewalls Hit by Russian Group

Cracked: 73,000 Fortinet Firewalls Hit by Russian Group
Legal

Breached REDCap: China's UNC6508 Lurked 26 Months

Breached REDCap: China's UNC6508 Lurked 26 Months
Legal

FBI Seizes Outsider Enterprise in $1.9B AI Phishing Op

FBI Seizes Outsider Enterprise in $1.9B AI Phishing Op
Legal

FBI Dismantles $1.9B Outsider Phishing Network

FBI Dismantles $1.9B Outsider Phishing Network
Legal

Conti Coder Pleads Guilty, Faces 20 Years

Conti Coder Pleads Guilty, Faces 20 Years
Legal

Filed: Kyushu Electric's Missing Drive Holds 10.9M Records

Filed: Kyushu Electric's Missing Drive Holds 10.9M Records
Legal

Coupang Fined $412M for Breach Hitting 34M Accounts

Coupang Fined $412M for Breach Hitting 34M Accounts
Legal

Seized: AudiA6 Washed $380M for Ransomware Gangs

Seized: AudiA6 Washed $380M for Ransomware Gangs
Legal

DOJ Charges Russian in Void Blizzard Hack of 11 U.S. Firms

DOJ Charges Russian in Void Blizzard Hack of 11 U.S. Firms
Legal

FTC Halts NAA Mortgage Scam Built on CARES Act Lies

FTC Halts NAA Mortgage Scam Built on CARES Act Lies
FDA

Sanofi Cuts Riliprubart Phase 3 Over Efficacy Miss

Sanofi Cuts Riliprubart Phase 3 Over Efficacy Miss
Legal

Judge Clears $38B Visa-Mastercard Swipe Fee Deal

Judge Clears $38B Visa-Mastercard Swipe Fee Deal
FDA

Novo Fires Back as Lilly's Retatrutide Hits 30%

Novo Fires Back as Lilly's Retatrutide Hits 30%
Legal

Meta Asks Court to Hold NSO in Contempt

Meta Asks Court to Hold NSO in Contempt
FDA

Roche Paid $1.65B for Petrelintide's Phase 2 GI Data

Roche Paid $1.65B for Petrelintide's Phase 2 GI Data
FDA

Roche Bets on 9% Weight Loss as Obesity Sweet Spot

Roche Bets on 9% Weight Loss as Obesity Sweet Spot
FDA

Hits 30% weight loss: Lilly triple-G surfaces cardiac signal

Hits 30% weight loss: Lilly triple-G surfaces cardiac signal
FDA

Paid $10B, Pfizer Gets Berobenatide 15.9% Obesity Data

Paid $10B, Pfizer Gets Berobenatide 15.9% Obesity Data
Legal

Caught: Silent Ransom Group Sends Fake IT Into Law Firms

Caught: Silent Ransom Group Sends Fake IT Into Law Firms
Legal

CFPB Makes Immigration Status a Reg Z Risk Factor

CFPB Makes Immigration Status a Reg Z Risk Factor
Legal

ShinyHunters Leaked DentaQuest's 2.6M Records

ShinyHunters Leaked DentaQuest's 2.6M Records
Legal

Sanctioned: Nobitex, 4 Iran Execs Under Economic Fury

Sanctioned: Nobitex, 4 Iran Execs Under Economic Fury
FDA

FDA Hits Medline Drug Plant Over 9 Contamination Events

FDA Hits Medline Drug Plant Over 9 Contamination Events
Legal

Four States, One Age-Signal Mandate, Zero Clarity

Four States, One Age-Signal Mandate, Zero Clarity
Legal

Filed: NFHA, SolasAI Sue CFPB Over ECOA Rollback

Filed: NFHA, SolasAI Sue CFPB Over ECOA Rollback
FDA

Paid $1.2B for IBI363, Takeda Gets 47% 2-Year Survival

Paid $1.2B for IBI363, Takeda Gets 47% 2-Year Survival
Legal

EU Bars Amazon, Google, Microsoft From Cloud Bids

EU Bars Amazon, Google, Microsoft From Cloud Bids
Legal

Delayed Again: Illinois IFPA Pushed to 2027

Delayed Again: Illinois IFPA Pushed to 2027
Legal

OMB Files Grant Rule: Agencies Cancel at Any Time

OMB Files Grant Rule: Agencies Cancel at Any Time
FDA

Cuts Metastasis Risk 20%: J&J's Erleada Targets Surgery

Cuts Metastasis Risk 20%: J&J's Erleada Targets Surgery
Legal

Kalshi, CFTC Sue Minnesota Over Felony Prediction Ban

Kalshi, CFTC Sue Minnesota Over Felony Prediction Ban
FDA

Cuts DLBCL Risk 25%: Monjuvi Takes On Polivy

Cuts DLBCL Risk 25%: Monjuvi Takes On Polivy
FDA

Pfizer Cuts J&J's mCSPC Lead With 52% PFS Win

Pfizer Cuts J&J's mCSPC Lead With 52% PFS Win
FDA

Summit's Ivonescimab OS Data Could Shake NSCLC Billions

Summit's Ivonescimab OS Data Could Shake NSCLC Billions
FDA

FDA Warns Alchymars Again: Eight Years, Same Gaskets

FDA Warns Alchymars Again: Eight Years, Same Gaskets
Legal

GreenSky Pays $10M in Senior Lending Scheme

GreenSky Pays $10M in Senior Lending Scheme
Legal

Bonta Sues 23andMe Over 6.9M Genetic Data Breach

Bonta Sues 23andMe Over 6.9M Genetic Data Breach
Legal

Disrupted: Glassworm Poisoned 300 GitHub Repos for Two Years

Disrupted: Glassworm Poisoned 300 GitHub Repos for Two Years
Legal

OMB Drops Federal Logging Mandate, Opens Six-Month Gap

OMB Drops Federal Logging Mandate, Opens Six-Month Gap
Legal

ShinyHunters Dumps 185K 7-Eleven Records After Ransom

ShinyHunters Dumps 185K 7-Eleven Records After Ransom
Legal

Fed Proposes FinTech Payment Accounts Capped at $1B

Fed Proposes FinTech Payment Accounts Capped at $1B
Legal

C.A. Cloud Execs Plead Guilty to Tech Fraud Cover-Up

C.A. Cloud Execs Plead Guilty to Tech Fraud Cover-Up
Legal

FTC Hits Cox Media With $880K for Fake AI Ads

FTC Hits Cox Media With $880K for Fake AI Ads
FDA

CHMP Backs Camizestrant After ODAC's 3-6 No Vote

CHMP Backs Camizestrant After ODAC's 3-6 No Vote
FDA

Gilead Wins Hepcludex Nod Four Years After FDA Rejection

Gilead Wins Hepcludex Nod Four Years After FDA Rejection
Legal

Signed May 19: Trump EO Puts Fed Master Accounts in Play

Signed May 19: Trump EO Puts Fed Master Accounts in Play
Legal

Ukraine IDs 18-Year-Old Behind $721K Account Theft

Ukraine IDs 18-Year-Old Behind $721K Account Theft
FDA

Bimzelx Beats Skyrizi 49% to 38% on ACR50 in PsA Trial

Bimzelx Beats Skyrizi 49% to 38% on ACR50 in PsA Trial
Legal

SEC Clears Methode Electronics After Dual Subpoenas

SEC Clears Methode Electronics After Dual Subpoenas
FDA

Resigned: Makary, Four FDA Leaders Out in a Week

Resigned: Makary, Four FDA Leaders Out in a Week