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Atlanta Housing Authority Exec Charged With Fraud

By Kelcey Caulder

An executive with the Atlanta Housing Authority collected fraudulent housing assistance payments and pandemic relief funds, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday. 

DOD To Reevaluate Discharges Over COVID Vax Refusal

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Department of Defense said on Tuesday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a reevaluation of the discharge status of service members who were involuntarily removed from the military after they refused to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Court Nixes NY Nursing Home's Win In COVID Immunity Suit

By Gianna Ferrarin

It was premature for a trial court to find that a liability statute protected a Bronx-based nursing home from a suit over a patient's death, a New York appellate court ruled Thursday, concluding further fact inquiry is needed in the case. 

Amazon Shoppers In Price-Hike Suit Say Retailer Deleted Docs

By Ben Adlin

Amazon shoppers accusing the e-commerce giant of price-gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic urged a Seattle federal judge to sanction the company for allegedly destroying an "untold number of documents" crucial to their proposed consumer class action.

Justices Say Louisiana Law Can't Bar HIV Discrimination Suit

By Mark Payne

The U.S. Supreme Court told a Louisiana appeals court Monday that it incorrectly found that a state law protecting healthcare providers from civil liability during public health emergencies bars an HIV patient from alleging federal discrimination claims after being denied aquatherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

High Court Wants Feds' Input On Health Workers' Vax Fight

By Anne Cullen

The U.S. Supreme Court asked Monday for the federal government's input on a group of religious workers' challenge to a pandemic-era New York state policy requiring healthcare providers to make their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.


Expert Analysis

What FCA Liability Looks Like In The Cybersecurity Realm

​Two recent settlements highlight how whistleblowers and the U.S. Department of Justice have been utilizing the False Claims Act to allege fraud predicated on violations of cybersecurity standards — timely lessons given new bipartisan legislation introducing potential FCA liability for artificial intelligence use, say​ attorneys Rachel Rose and Julie Bracker.

Texas Case Shows Why Juries Are Well-Suited To COVID Suits

The original jury verdict in Baylor College of Medicine v. Lloyd's, currently on appeal to the Texas Supreme Court after being overturned by an appellate panel, illustrates why COVID-19 business interruption claims with their case-specific facts need to be decided by juries, not by judges using a one-size-fits-all approach, says Jeremy Lawrence at Farella Braun.

NC COVID Ruling May Have Greater Coverage Implications

While the North Carolina Supreme Court's recent finding in favor of policyholders in a suit for business interruption coverage due to COVID-19 comes too late for most insureds to benefit, it should nonetheless have coverage implications far beyond COVID-19 claims, say attorneys at Robinson Bradshaw.

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