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Pa. Judge Accused Of COVID Fraud Scores Diversion Deal

By Emily Sawicki

A Pennsylvania federal court on Wednesday formally terminated jury selection and halted a trial set to begin next week, one day after approving a diversion agreement between prosecutors and a state judge charged with misusing COVID-19 unemployment relief money.

Ohio Justices Revisiting Governor's Pandemic Aid Withdrawal

By Abigail Harrison

Ohio's participation in temporarily enhanced unemployment benefits during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic will again go before the Ohio Supreme Court after the governor petitioned for review, arguing that state law doesn't force him to seek certain federal funds.

5th Circ. Revives Religious Bias Suit Over DOD Vaccine Policy

By Patrick Hoff

The Fifth Circuit breathed new life into a proposed class action claiming the U.S. Department of Defense unlawfully slow-walked civilian employees' requests for religious exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccination directive, saying the mandate getting rescinded didn't nullify the lawsuit.

8th Circ. Pushes Back On Health Worker's COVID Testing Suit

By Anne Cullen

A Minnesota Department of Human Services employee struggled at an Eighth Circuit hearing Thursday to persuade an appellate panel to reinstate a religious and disability discrimination suit that challenged pandemic-era safety protocols.

Chicago Transit Seeks Judgment, New Trial In Vax Bias Case

By Lauraann Wood

Chicago's public transit agency urged an Illinois federal judge to unwind a jury's finding earlier this year that it unlawfully fired an employee who refused the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds, arguing that he hasn't proven that those beliefs contributed to his termination.

Winix Air Purifier's HEPA Filter Claims Are False, Suit Says

By Gina Kim

A Winix Global customer has filed a proposed false advertising class action in Illinois federal court alleging that the company is "making a killing" selling air purifiers and replacement filters that fail to live up to claims that they can capture at least 99.97% of dust, pollen and any airborne particles.


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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