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Health - April, 2015

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• NJ Doc Gets Year In Prison In $100M Lab Bribery Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Pans NLRB's Analysis Of Withheld Benefits Claim
• Fla. Senate Dems Ask Court To Order House To Reconvene
• Lloyd's Off Hook For Huron's $2.7M Whistleblower Suit Costs
• House Passes $77B Bill For Military Construction, VA
• Critics Call Newly Released Medicare Part D Data Confusing
• $7M Wheelchair Fraud Scheme Nets Woman 6.5-Year Sentence
• House Approves Bicameral 2016 Budget Deal
• FDA To Investigate Hospital Hand Sanitizer Safety
• Saxton & Stump Health Care Law Firm Opens In Central Pa.
• Whistleblowers Get New Ammo On FCA Extrapolation
• Doc Gets 5 Years For Role In $67M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Reed Smith Adds 2 Ex-Crowell Transactional Pros In NY
• UnitedHealth Unit Cites Evidence Against $12M IP Verdict
• FTC Is No Longer DOJ's Little Brother In Antitrust Remedies
• Partners From Chicago Health Care Firm Decamp For Roetzel
• DQ Unnecessary For Leak In $630M Omnicare FCA Suit: Feds
• GAO Adds VA Health Care To High-Risk Program List
• NY Justices Free Firm From Malpractice Suit For Hospital Row
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Shorenstein, RREEF, Milwaukee Bucks
• Texas High Court Augurs Arbitration In Health Care
• 8th Circ. Delays Gay Marriage Rulings For High Court Review
• 6th Circ. Asked To Review $30M Blue Cross Settlement
• Fla. Senate Leader Challenges House's Abrupt Early Closing
• Teladoc Seeks To Block Texas Board's Telemedicine Rule
• Montana Governor Signs Medicaid Expansion Bill
• NJ Man Slapped With 3 Years For Medicaid Fraud Scheme
• Zurich Beats Diagnostics Co.'s $70M Coverage Row
• Jackson Lewis Adds Houston Immigration Shareholder
• Advocacy Group Calls Insurers Out For Not Covering Women
• For-Profit School Execs Cop To $7M Visa, Loan Fraud
• US To Settle With Home Health Provider Over False Claims
• LabMD Pushes To Disqualify FTC Chair From Data Security Row
• Pa. Court Revives Suit Against Hospital Over Botched Surgery
• Whistleblower Revises FCA Complaint Against Walgreen
• Gov. Scott Sues Feds Over Health Care As House Ends Early
• CORRECTED: Hospital's Discovery Objections In Humana FCA Suit Nixed
• Carlton Fields, Shumaker Loop Guide $117M Property Deal
• Bipartisan Bill To Lift Veil On Fed. Settlements Reintroduced
• Washington Tribal Marijuana Pact Bill Heads To Governor
• Community Health Accused Of Ducking Fees In $98M FCA Deal
• Skadden, Kirkland Steer Carlyle's Investment In Rede D'Or
• Cigna Hit With Class Action Over AIDS/HIV Drug Program
• Allergan Can Be Liable Under FCA In Kickback Suit, Gov't Says
• NY Lawmakers Want Emergency Marijuana Access For Ill
• Dozens Of Hospitals Challenge HHS Low-Income Payment Rule
• HHS Recommends Lowered Fluoride Levels In Water
• Supreme Court Torn On Same-Sex Marriage
• Mich. Judge Certifies Retiree Class In TRW Benefit Spat
• Judge Says Tribal Court Should Hear Actos Suit
• NHL Players Demand Concussion Records After Teams Resist
• Humana Urges Court Not To Allow Drug Cos.' Aggrenox Appeal
• Health Groups Clash Over Jury Trials For Whistleblowers
• Texas Couple To Pay $4M For Medicare/Medicaid Fraud
• Blue Cross' $8M Deal Over 'Bait And Switch' Tactics Gets Nod
• Pa. Judge Won't Toss $1M Sanction Over Atty's Witness Flub
• Senators Urge VA To Expand Agent Orange Coverage
• Lawmakers Press Obama To Drop ACA's Cadillac Tax
• Insurer Says NJ Law Shouldn't Apply In Med Malpractice Case
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal Over Ambulance Corps Immunity
• Pa. Looks To Make Highmark, UPMC Arbitrate Contract Row
• 6th Circ. Backs Podiatrist's Conviction In Fraud Case
• High Court Squashes UT's $11M FICA Tax Refund Fight
• Baker & McKenzie Guides $109M Biocartis IPO
• FTC Warns Divestitures May Reach Beyond Problem Market
• No Sanctions For DQ'd Atty In Medical Supplies Co. FCA Suit
• NY Health Initiative May Stifle Competition, FTC Says
• La. Overpaid By $17M In Tobacco Settlement, State AG Says
• Ga. Hospital Inks $20M FCA Deal Over Inpatient Care
• Supreme Court Again Questions ACA Birth Control Waiver
• 4 Takeaways From The ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting
• Celgene Grabs VC-Backed Cancer Biotech In $485M Deal
• City's Policy Doesn't Cover $11M Stadium Row, Insurer Says
• CGL Policies In 4th Circ. May Cover Intentional Conduct
• Anthem Covered For Medical Payment Rows: Ind. High Court
• Medical Supplier Wants DQ'd Atty Sanctioned In FCA Suit
• VA Clarifies Veterans Choice Program Eligibility Rule
• Fla. Appeals Court Reinstates Same-Sex Divorce Case
• Fla. Budget Impasse Lingers As Senate Rejects House Offer
• CDC Warns Of HIV Outbreak In Indiana Linked To Drug Problem
• 5th Circ. Wipes Out ACA Origination Clause Suit
• Pharmacies Are Health Care Providers, Texas High Court Says
• 5 Questions To Watch At High Court Marriage Arguments
• Dallas Hospital Sued For Firing FCA Whistleblowers
• Health System Pays $3M To End Newborn Overbilling Claims
• Bankruptcy Courts Remain Closed For Marijuana Businesses
• College Profs Tell 8th Circ. To Nix Gay Marriage Ban Appeal
• Pa. Judge Halts Part Of Gov.'s Home Care Worker Plan
• Sheppard Mullin Hires Ex-Greenberg Traurig M&A, Health Pro
• Miami Hospital Says Humana Underpaid For Services
• Relator Slams Omnicare's 'Draconian' DQ Bid Over Disclosures
• Feds Hammer FedEx's Bid To Escape Pill Trafficking Charges
• Allergan Pushes To Ax Eye Doctors' FCA Kickback Suit
• Owen Gleaton Loses DQ Bid In Insurer's Malpractice Suit
• Retrial Denied In FCA Suit Against In Vitro Testing Co.
• 5 Tips For Playing Both Sides Of The FCA Aisle
• Banks Face Steep Learning Curve In Targeting Senior Housing
• NLRB's Specialty Healthcare Test Comes To Acute Care
• Bon Secours Health Routinely Cheated Gov't, Ex-Workers Say
• Houston Hospital Worker Admits $9.3M Billing Fraud
• Notre Dame Leans On Hobby Lobby In ACA Birth Control Feud
• WebMD Deserves Fees In Failed Patent Case, Judge Says
• VA Center Endangered Patients With Older, Cheaper Meds
• GrowLife Shareholder Settlement Offers Reforms, Little Cash
• Audit Slams Enforcement Of Pa. Health Care Worker OT Limits
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Millennium Must Pay Ameritox $8.6M In Patent Row, Jury Says
• 11th Circ. Snubs LabMD's Rehearing Bid In FTC Data Suit
• Cozen O'Connor Grows With Health Care Attorney In Miami
• Child Care Center Can't Convince Court It's A Health Provider
• Hospital Death Peer Review Is Shielded, Mich. Court Says
• 5th Circ. Affirms $38M Penalty For Insurance Billing Scheme
• 3 Health Care Workers Sentenced For $29M Medicare Fraud
• Rite Aid Wants To Join Lidoderm Patch Antitrust Battle
• Hospital Brass Wouldn't 'Play Ball' In Scheme, Judge Hears
• Overhauled Wolff & Samson Adds Nowell Amoroso Founder
• Deals Rumor Mill: Baring Private Equity, Canon, BC Partners
• Dermatology Chain Inks $3.2M FCA Deal Over Lab Referrals
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear St. Luke's Merger Fight
• DC Circ. Says $1.75M Malpractice Verdict Not Covered
• Shasta Axes PharmaTech's $2M Glucose Strip Suit
• Ex-Owner Of NJ Home Health Care Co. Cops To $7M Fraud
• DOJ Accuses Nursing Giant ManorCare Of Medicare Fraud
• 9th Circ. Has Ensured Fewer Post-Employment Restrictions
• Texas County-Run Hospital To Pay $23.6M To End FCA Suit
• Cardinal Case Shines Light On FTC's Disgorgement Plans
• 6th Circ. Denies Hospital's En Banc Review Plea In FCA Case
• Strasburger Sheds Texas Malpractice Suit On Standing
• Pa. Justices Snub Privilege Appeal In Killer Nurse Suit
• Labaton Slams CVS Cert Challenge Over Political Donations
• Medevac Biz Overcharges Injured Patients, Suit Says
• Fla. Sends State Senate LIP Model To Feds As Suit Looms
• Warming Up To EEOC Rules On Workplace Wellness Programs
• Fed. Claims Can't Hear Iraq Vet Class' Disability Pay Suit
• Health Insurance Startup Oscar Valued At $1.5B In Financing
• OIG Guides Hospital Boards On Overbilling, Privacy, Kickbacks
• Revstone Says Ascalon Can't Recover Unpaid Health Claims
• FTC Inks 2nd Highest Disgorgement Deal With Cardinal Health
• Tips For Guiding Your Client Through The Mediation Process
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Law Firm Biases Continue To Thwart Women
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• Chancery Fast-Tracks Suit Over $63M BioScrip Stock Deal
• 3 Questions About EEOC Rules And Wellness Programs
• Fla. Dems Urge Governor To Drop LIP Funding Suit
• CMS Floats Small Pay Bump For Hospitals In 2016
• High Court Must Examine Gay Therapy Bans, Opponents Say
• Doc Who Moved Practice Says Philly Hospital Defamed Him
• LabMD Loses Bid To Exclude FTC Docs In Data Security Row
• House Panel Advances VA Exec Pension Clawback Bill
• Judge Who Leaked Celebrity Adoption Loses Law License
• Vet-Owned Biz Protests Reopening Of Nursing Services Bids
• DaVita To Settle FCA Suit After Witness Coaching Inquiry
• Fla. House OKs 'Right To Try' Bill For Terminal Patients
• ProMedica Urges Justices To Review Nixed Hospital Merger
• Law Firms Nix Hospital CEO's $60M Suit With 'Slam Dunk'
• Paramedic Accuses Atty Of Botching Whistleblower Claim
• Fla. Gov. Threatens To Sue Feds Over Health Care Funding
• Fla. Doc In Menendez Scandal Denies Medicare Fraud Charges
• High Court Blocks 3rd Circ. OK Of ACA Birth Control Waiver
• Rep. Pushes Effort To Nix ACA 'Belly Button' Tax
• For Biosimilars Under Medicare, It Is Just The Beginning
• Medical Supplier Says Disqualified Atty 'Tainted' FCA Suit
• Ameritox Scores Jury Win In Urine Test Patent Row
• 1st Circ. Sticks With Revival Of Universal Health FCA Suit
• Louisiana Law Firm Can't Dodge Hospital Conspiracy Suit
• EEOC Issues Proposed Regs On Wellness Programs, ADA
• 1st Circ. Takes Broad View Of 'False' Under FCA
• Co-Conspirator Pleads Guilty In $374M Texas Medicare Fraud
• Senate Agrees To Conference With House On 2016 Budget
• Relators Blast UnitedHealth Units' Bid To Nix Hospice FCA Suit
• Ala. Tribe Says Age Discrimination Suit Barred By Immunity
• US Withholding $1B To Force Medicaid Expansion, Fla. Says
• Alibaba Sends Pharmacy Biz To Affiliate In $2.5B Deal
• Native American Health Center Strikes Deal In Contract Case
• 7 Issues To Watch In 'Doc Fix' Aftermath
• 2 Routes To Hourly Rates For Lawyers
• A Prescription For Sound DEA Compliance
• 29M Patient Records Jeopardized In Just 3 Years, AMA Says
• Patterson Belknap Keeps Fees In 'Frivolous' FCA Suit
• Citigroup Seeks To Halt Hospital's $50M ARS Arbitration
• Ore. Claims Immunity In Health Site Copyright, Contract Suit
• Medical Alert Co. Exec Must Pay $3.4M For Scamming Elderly
• Pa. Retirement Home Inks $1.3M Deal To End FCA Claims
• Bill Calls For Research On Toxic Exposure To Vets' Families
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Challenge To ACA Birth Control Waiver
• St. Luke's: A Major Step Back In Merger Efficiencies
• Senate Sends Permanent Medicare 'Doc Fix' To Obama's Desk
• Doc In Menendez Scandal Indicted On Medicare Fraud Charges
• DaVita Healthcare Primes $1.5B Senior Notes Offering
• ACA Far From Fully Meshed With Immigration Law
• Sills Cummis Unveils Regulated Substances Practice
• Home Health Co. In Contempt For Flouting FCA Discovery
• Michael J. Fox Foundation Settles Over Spoiled Lab Samples
• House Votes To Negotiate On 2016 Budget Resolution
• GAO Report IDs Duplicated Programs And Millions In Savings
• HHS Inspector To Scrutinize Increased Generic Drug Costs
• 7th Circ. Squashes Senator's ACA Subsidies Suit
• Cybersecurity In Asia Pacific: Planning For A Crisis
• PhRMA Presses Case For Dumping 340B Orphan Drug Rule
• Smith & Nephew Sued Over Failed Knee Replacement
• Philly Health Nonprofit Sues Over End To $81M Alliance
• DOJ Rips Nev. Hospice's FCA Dismissal Bid
• Health Care Executive Liability Exposure Post-Sacred Heart
• Hospital CEO Seeks $30M For Allegedly Malicious Suits
• AIDS Group Can't Nix LA County's $5.2M Overbilling Claim
• 7th Circ. Revives Suit Over Abbott Off-Label Scheme
• Texas Judge Slams Home Health Biz With $900K Sanction
• DLA Piper Snags Another Morgan Lewis Atty For Philly Office
• 3rd Circ. Backs NJ Ban On Gay Conversion Therapy
• Guam Couple Goes To Court Over Island's Gay Marriage Ban
• Row Over Tax Debtors' Nixed Driver's Licenses Hits 9th Circ.
• HHS Rips Hospitals, Health Records Cos. For Not Sharing Info
• Detroit US Atty Sees Rising Fraud At Labs, Hospices
• Inside CMS Proposed Mental Health Parity Rules
• HHS Bids For Win In Alaska Tribal Health Org Funding Row
• How To Weather Media Inquiries In High-Profile Cases
• This Week In Congress: Taxes, Budget Resolution And Iran
• Fla. Nursing Home Says CMS Put It In 'Financial Chokehold'
• Texas Medical Board Adopts Stricter Telemedicine Rules
• Insurer Seeks $8M Refund Of St. Luke's FTC Defense Costs
• NJ Radiologist Asks High Court To Review Kickback Judgment
• Attys Leave Stevens & Lee To Form Health Care-Focused Firm
• UT Disputes Feds' Argument In High Court FICA Tax Row
• DC Circ. Sides With HHS On Rural Hospital Pay
• Baker Donelson Adds Ex-Johnson Trent Pro To Houston Office
• Ropes & Gray, Jones Day Guide Week's 2 IPOs Raising $105M
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Ropes & Gray, Vinson
• GE To Provide Road Map For Firms To Escape SIFI-Dom
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bombardier, CVC Capital, Cirque Du Soleil
• Clinic Settles EEOC's 1st Transgender Suit Under Title VII
• Calif. Assisted-Living Homes Sue For Nonpayment Penalties
• Fla. Judge Affirms Nicholson & Eastin DQ In FCA Row
• Testimony On Fighting Health Fraud Tells Of Digital Tools
• The Latest Litigation Over FCA Public Disclosure Bar
• Regulatory Risks Stunting Cyberthreat Info Sharing: Survey
• Attys In Johns Hopkins Pelvic Exam Settlement Awarded $33M
• Pharmacy Gets Another Go At Texas Medicaid Payment Rules
• Panel Sends Medical Marijuana Bill To Full Fla. Senate
• Lab Co. HDL To Pay $47M To Settle FCA Kickback Suits
• Zurich Must Face Health Co.'s Suit Over $10M Payroll Fraud
• NY Court Rules Ex-Parkway CEO Can't Run Another Hospital
• Brach Eichler Atty Taking Legal Post With NJ Health System
• Post & Post Wants Hospital's $2.5M Malpractice Suit Axed
• The Rising Stars Of Health Care Law
• 4 Tips For Keeping Civil FCA Suits From Going Criminal
• Pittsburgh Hospital To End Medicare Contracts With Highmark
• Bryan Cave Atty Escapes Domain Name Trademark Suit
• Some Considerations Before New ACO Generation Arrives
• How US Sanctions Can Affect Cos. With Russian Investors
• Atty DQ'd After Accessing Medical Docs Loses NJ Appeal
• Allstate Wins $46M Judgment In RICO Suit Over Health Claims
• More Than Just Noncompete Deals Barred In Calif.: 9th Circ.
• Texas Court Says Minor's Med Mal Claims Not Time-Barred
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Doctor's Conviction in Hospice Kickback Case
• DOJ Urges Supreme Court To End Inmate Care Rate Challenge
• Select Medical JV Readies Debt Plan For $1.1B Concentra Buy
• Pa. Gov. Trying To Unionize Home-Care Workers, Suit Says
• Omnicare FCA Relator's Discovery Suit Thrown Out In Ohio
• Rising Star: Squire Patton Boggs' Mimi Brouillette
• UnitedHealth Behavioral Unit Can't Duck ERISA Claims
• Marion Barry's Widow Says Kidney Donor Exploits His Image
• 1st Circ. Told PR Won't Drop Marriage Ban Despite Promise
• Nicholson & Eastin Properly DQ'd In FCA Row, Med Co. Says
• French Clinical Diagnostic Co. Seeks $346M Paris Debut
• Atty Wrecked $20M Deal By Sharing Private Emails: Hospital
• Leech Tishman Drops Fee Dispute With Biotech Co.
• Veterans Hospital In New York To Get $309M Makeover
• Calif. Democrats Unveil Bills To Protect Immigrants
• Husch Blackwell Accused Of Duping Pharmacy Investors
• Antitrust Professors Back Rehearing In St. Luke's Merger Fight
• AIDS Foundation Paid Kickbacks Galore, Ex-Staffers Say
• ACLU Seeks Gov't Policy On Abortions For Young Immigrants
• Aetna Fined $1M Over Pharmacy Network Errors
• New Testimony Can't Ax Philly Atty's $1M Sanction, Judge Told
• Catamaran Sold Out Cheap In $12.8B UnitedHealth Deal: Suit
• Rising Star: BakerHostetler's Greg Saikin
• Horizon Blue Cross Escapes Data Breach Class Action
• General Atlantic Settles Suit Over ProxyMed Bankruptcy
• Fla. Gov. Changes Course On Medicaid Expansion
• Pay Boost Finalized For Medicare Advantage, Part D
• Twin City Needn't Cover Medical Co.'s FCA Suit, Judge Says
• Health Tech Co. Wins $12M Verdict Against UnitedHealth Unit
• Texas Court Says Latex Glove Maker Must Indemnify Dealer
• Firms Beat DQ In Row Over Asset Purchase Litigation Fees
• The 5 Biggest M&A Moves Of The 1st Quarter
• Amedisys Asks High Court To Hear Revived Shareholder Suit
• Rising Star: King & Spalding's Dan Hettich
• Health Care Analytics Firm Press Ganey Eyes $100M IPO
• Ebola Nurse's Claims Don't Belong In Court, Hospital Says
• Buchalter Sued For $22M Over Botched Bankruptcy Claims
• REIT Physicians Realty Spends $234M On Q1 Acquisitions
• Law Quintet Guides Ventas' $1.5B Ardent Deal, REIT Plan
• High Court Told $1M Arbitral Award Not For Illegal Contract
• Treasury Axes Tax Filing Penalties Tied To ACA Errors
• Pain-Pump Seller, Ironshore Settle $10M Coverage Row
• Will There Be A Race To The Bottom For Medicaid?
• Playing In Peoria: Hospital Exclusive Dealing Case Proceeds
• Feds Settle Coquille Tribe's Suit Over Health Contracts
• Fresenius Says Whistleblower Disclosures Are Already Public
• La. Archdiocese Wants Stay Lifted In Founding Partners Row
• Gentiva Pays $6.5M To Exit Investors' Fraud Action
• Sidley Austin Snags Seasoned IP Pro From K&L Gates
• Hospital Group Says PE Funds Can't Dodge $45M Poach Suit
• Pa. Atty Settles Suits Over 'Cokehead' Slur Against Expert
• Cross-Examination In Asbestos Cases With Smoking
• Amedisys Hid Medicare Overbilling In Hospice Sale, Suit Says
• Clinic Can't Exchange Housing For Medicaid Treatment
• Appeals Court Dumps Dentist's Defamation Suit Against AOL
• FTC-DOJ Letter Rebuts Hospitals On Antitrust Forum Bias
• Ex-Doc Behind Hep C Outbreak Cops To Medicare Fraud
• Paul Weiss Guides Hospital On $215M NYC Property Milestone
• Latham To Lead Week's Only IPO Expected To Top $50M
• Allscripts To Pay $10M To End Investor Suit Over Merger Woes
• Health Care REIT Eyes $144M IPO To Fund Property Buys
• Rising Star: McDermott Will's Anne Hance
• Class Says Visteon's $1.8M ERISA Penalty Is Too Small
• 15 States Urge High Court To Uphold Same-Sex Marriage Bans
• Unions Escape Bulk Of Prime Healthcare's RICO Suit
• Arent Fox Says Malicious Prosecution Appeal Too Late
• Fla. House OKs Budget, Minus Senate's Health Care Expansion
• M&A Soars To $902B In Highest 1st-Quarter Clip Since 2007
• Medtronic Pays $4.4M To End Device Sale Investigation
• Survival, Death Claims Can't Be Severed In Nursing Home Row
• Humana Stuck With FCA Suit Over Medicare Advantage Billing
• Bryan Cave Can't Get Ex-Client's Docs In $1.5M Fee Row
• Brookdale Senior Living Escapes Whistleblower's FCA Claims
• Lux Capital Raises $350M To Fund 'Futuristic' Tech Ventures
• PharMerica Can't Nix FCA Suit Under First-To-File Bar
• FTC Urges High Court To Reject ProMedica's Merger Appeal
• Feds Attack Fla. Nursing Home's Ch. 11 Plan On Appeal
• McKesson Hit With Discovery Sanctions In TCPA Suit
• Geico Claims It Was Defrauded By Roadside X-Ray Vans
• Rising Star: Boies Schiller's Ian Dumain
• Omnicare Says Loose Lips Sink Relator In FCA Kickback Suit
• NJ Doctors Get Prison Time In Lab Services Bribe Scheme
• Omnicare Muddies Section 11 Opinion Liability Standards
• Tiversa Denies Stealing LabMD Data File, Misleading FTC
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Tribe's Suit Over Poor Hospital Care
• Republican ACA Suit Is 'Alarmist,' White House Says
• Fla. Senate Passes Budget, But Faces Huge Gap With House
• USC Settles Ex-Football Player's Pain Med Suit At 11th Hour
• FTC Won't Force Hospital Sale In Phoebe Putney Case
• Here's How The CARERS Act Could Change Cannabis Policy
• Controversial $30M Blue Cross Antitrust Settlement Approved
• Universal Health Rips 1st Circ. Over FCA Suit Revival
• Labaton Row A Reality Check On Lawyer Donations
• Manatt Adds Top Medicaid Official In DC Office
• Inside The New Data Breach Laws In Montana And Wyoming
• Ex-Ambulance Co. Owner Gets 6 Years In $2M Fraud Scheme
• Nebraska Asks 8th Circ. To Reinstate Gay Marriage Ban
• Ethics In The Tech Age: What Every Lawyer Should Consider