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Health - May, 2015

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• Texas AG Says Gay Marriage Rulings 'Mock' Judicial Process
• Fired Md. CVS Manager Hits Pharmacy With Bias Suit
• Privacy Suit Judge Recuses Self After Own Data Breached
• 21 Investigations Added To HHS Oversight Agenda
• 4 IPOs Eye $552M To Start June After Brief Slowdown
• Deals Rumor Mill: Humana, TCV, Intel
• Hospitals Urge FCC To Guard Telemetry Spectrum
• UPMC Must Honor Highmark Medicare Contracts, Judge Rules
• New Wash. Law Invites Tribes Mulling Marijuana Biz
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• LabMD Falls Short In Bid To Nix FTC's Data Security Suit
• NC Judges Must Perform Gay Marriages After Gov. Vetoes Bill
• Shining A Light On Conn.'s Version Of The Sunshine Act
• FTC Commish Calls For War On Hospital Construction Laws
• NY Court Upholds Tossing Sloan-Kettering Project Suit
• Immigrant Moms Denied Birth Docs For Citizen Kids: Suit
• Blue Cross Sued For Denying Gilead Hep C Drug Coverage
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Fraud Conviction Of Pa. Hospice Owner
• NJ Cardiology Practice To Pay $3.6M For False Claims
• Ruling Clears Way For Medical Cannabis In Florida
• Singapore Wealth Fund Invests More Than $1B In Rede D'Or
• Collection Of Philly Atty's $1M Fine Paused For Appeal
• Ex-Calif. Sen. Says Leaked Affidavit Warrants Axing Indictment
• Ex-NY Senate Leader Skelos, Son Indicted In Corruption Case
• Prudential Drops $110M On 3 Senior Living Properties
• Judge Suspicious Of White House Bid To Kill House ACA Suit
• Ex-Congressman Says Capitol Docs Botched Pancreatic Care
• Wheelchair Cos. Pay $7.5M To Settle FCA Allegations
• Don't Let Mental Illness Fly Under Your Workplace Radar
• Judge Slams 'Mind-Numbingly Verbose' Fraud Complaint
• Gordon Rees Accused Of Sloppy Settlement In Docs' $2M Suit
• Indian Health Service To Pay Workers $80M In FLSA Suit
• Troutman Sanders Can't Nix Bankruptcy Deadline Extension
• Fla. Court Nixes Discovery Sanctions Against Carlton Fields
• Boss-Related Stress Not A 'Disability,' Calif. Court Says
• UPMC Can't Ax Medicare Advantage Deals, Pa. Judge Told
• NY Assembly Approves Universal Health Care
• Nurses' Whistleblowing Protected Under FCA, 4th Circ. Says
• SIFMA Asks Del. Justices To Nix $76M RBC Liability Over Deal
• Evolent Health Sets Terms For $160M IPO
• Ex-Bryan Cave Client Can't Escape $1.5M Fee Row
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Lexicon
• Allergan Can't Duck Eye Doctors' FCA Kickbacks Suit
• NorthStar Pays $875M For Independent Living Portfolio
• Could This Case Change The Cyberinsurance Landscape?
• Pension Admins Who Took Assets Now Barred, DOL Says
• 5 FCA Takeaways From High Court's KBR Ruling
• CMS To Update Managed Care For First Time In Decade
• Fla. Senate Aims For Fast Action With Health Plan Tweaks
• NJ Health Care Atty Admits Stealing $2.6M From Ex-Employer
• Nursing Homes Ink $4M Deal Over Drugged Patients
• Boston Tech Transfer Co. PureTech Eyes $160M London IPO
• Insurance Risks Surrounding Legal Cannabis
• ACA, Health Care Overpayments And The 60-Day Rule
• 5 Insights From CBRE General Counsel Laurence Midler
• Blue Cross Settles Aetna's $2B Antitrust Suit At 11th Hour
• Don't Stop Discovery Over DQ'd Atty In FCA Suit, Court Hears
• Bar On Abortions At Fla. Planned Parenthood Upheld
• Measure Easing VA Medical Pot Rule Clears Senate Panel
• Former Access Exec. Seeks Leniency In Kickbacks Case
• Senate OKs Bill To Keep $1.7B VA Hospital Project Going
• 5 IPOs Nab $1B Ahead Of Slow Holiday Week
• WilmerHale Guides Custom Joint Co. On $173M IPO Plan
• Texas High Court Sides With Doctor In Records Access Fight
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Ropes & Gray
• Pa. Dems Back State's Intervention In Highmark, UPMC Row
• IPC Discovery Objections Misrepresent FCA Suit, US Says
• Blurred Lines Remain On Health Care Liability In Texas
• Ala. Court Tells Judges To Allow Same-Sex Marriage Statewide
• Amerigroup Wins End To 'Toxic' Ties With NJ Care Provider
• FDA Adjusts Blood Donation Rules To Test For More Diseases
• Shumaker Loop, Calfee Halter Steer REIT's $750M Notes Offer
• Hospital Admin Gets 40 Years For $116M Medicare Scam
• CMS Offers $1B For Fla.'s Low-Income Health Care Funding
• Calif. Med. Association Won't Oppose Assisted Suicide Bill
• Fla. High Court Says Med Mal Cap Can't Apply Retroactively
• CVS Continues Attempts To Nix Kickback Suit Over Coupons
• 4 Issues To Watch As 21st Century Cures Act Advances
• Calif. High Court To Hear Hospital Workers' Meal-Break Suit
• SEC Proceedings Pass High Court Muster, 7th Circ. Told
• Carter Validus REIT Drops $117M On 20 Medical Buildings
• Latham-Led Press Ganey Nabs $223M In Target-Beating IPO
• 11th Circ. Affirms Bribery Sentence For Ex-Ala. Governor
• Baker Donelson Leads Community Healthcare In $119M IPO
• For NY Medicaid, It's Health Reform Vs. Antitrust Law
• Sullivan & Cromwell Guides CVS In $12.7B Deal For Omnicare
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Catholic Orgs' ACA Contraception Suits
• Grassley Presses DOJ, CMS On Medicare Advantage Fraud
• Akerman Lures Health Care Vet From Proskauer Rose
• Judge Kills Suit Over Fickle Medicare Pay Policies
• Digital Realty Sells Philly Medical Office Site For $161M
• FTC's Brill Praises Apple HealthKit Data Privacy Policy
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Cornerstone, WeWork, MB Real Estate
• CareFirst Says Data Breach Exposed 1.1M Customers' Info
• Dallas Anesthesiologist Indicted On Health Care Fraud Charges
• Aetna To Pay Missouri $4.5M For Autism Coverage Denials
• Frontier Seeks $2.8M Prejudgment In Amedisys Contract Row
• White House's ACA Actions Scrutinized At House Hearing
• NJ AG, Allstate Beat Doc's Case Over Criminal Probes
• Atty Sanctioned $1M Takes Fight To Pa. Appeals Court
• Kline & Specter Malpractice Suit Axed Over Depo No-Shows
• Former Mass. AG Martha Coakley Joins Foley Hoag
• Physician Anti-Solicitation Clauses: A Case Study
• Notre Dame Loses Bid To Duck ACA Birth Control Mandate
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• NuVasive Can't Nix Jury's $2.6M Fraud Verdict On Appeal
• HHS Urges Judge To Toss Wyo. Tribe's ACA Suit
• NECC's Ch. 11 Plan With $200M Meningitis Payouts Approved
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Hinshaw, Pitchbook Data, Altegra
• Attorneys Play Vital Role In Structured Settlement Annuities
• House Bill Aims To Cut Medical Debts From Report Cards
• High Court Urged To Resolve Split Over Proof For FCA Suits
• Pa. Firms See Green, But Want Ethics Rules For Medical Pot
• Bill Seeks National Ban On Gay 'Conversion Therapy'
• ConAgra, Blue Cross Face ERISA Suit Over Autism Therapy
• Menendez Pal Wants Bail In Medicare Fraud Case
• DC Circ. Rules HHS Must Revisit Medicare Pay Explanation
• Will NY Expand The Scope Of Providers' Duty Of Care?
• Lobbying The EU: New Requirements For A 'Voluntary' Regime
• Nonprofits In The Zone Of Insolvency: 2 Cautionary Tales
• Justices Skip Fla. Hospital's Inmate Care Reimbursement Suit
• House Passes Six Veterans' Affairs Bills
• New Medicaid Bill Targets Soaring Generic-Drug Prices
• Anthem Sued Over Denied Coverage For Gilead Liver Drug
• Wolf Aide Defends Pa. Reforms For Picking Outside Counsel
• High Court Rejects $200M Planned Parenthood FCA Suit
• 'Extreme' Dental Billing Abounds In Calif., OIG Says
• Whistleblower Nails Home Care Biz With FCA Retaliation Suit
• House Panel Says DC Circ. Is On Its Side In SEC Fight
• Sweet Home No More, Innovator Liability Leaves Alabama
• Consider 5 Things Before Choosing An E-Discovery Provider
• Connected Device Dominance Hinges On Regulation: Panel
• YMCA Injury Plaintiff Must Cough Up Info On Atty-Doctor Ties
• Medical Supplier Agrees To $2.2M Judgment In TCPA Suit
• Patients Can't Sue Over Data Breach, Ala. Hospital Says
• Another NJ Doc Sentenced In $100M Blood Lab Bribe Scheme
• 10th Circ. Reluctantly Bars USAF Capt.'s Childbirth Injury Suit
• 5 IPOs Set To Draw $973M After Disappointing Week Of Debuts
• 3rd Circ. OKs Subpoena, Says Corporations Can't Invoke Fifth
• EEOC Wellness Program Proposal 'Troubling,' Law Prof Says
• Covidien Accused Of Firing Salesman For Reporting Kickbacks
• Fed. Circ. Revives VA Nurses' Suit Over 'Induced' Overtime
• Bishops Say Baker Supports Puerto Rico's Gay Marriage Ban
• Circassia Plunks Down $376M For 2 Asthma Treatment Cos.
• Darvocet Warning Suits Should Go Back To Calif., Judge Says
• Attys Not To Blame For Doc's Health Fraud Term: 11th Circ.
• Manatt Adds Ex-Stradling Atty To Orange County IP Group
• 3rd Circ. Offers A Defense In Data Breach Class Actions
• FCA Threats Are Likely Greatest Outside The Fortune 100
• Genomic Profiling Is Double-Edged Sword In Drug Litigation
• Class Actions Are Biggest Worry For US GCs
• NY Hospital To Pay $18.8M For Violating Anti-Kickback Laws
• Gay Marriage Rulings' Stay Uncalled For, Texas Justices Told
• Pa. Hospital's Picketing Ban Violates Law, NLRB Judge Says
• CVS Ducks Contract Case After Pharmacy Drops Claims
• CORRECTED: Buyer Settles Contract Suit Over Texas Hospital Deal
• GCs Rightly Fear The Regulators
• PharMerica Inks $31.5M Deal Over Painkiller Practices
• LabMD Says FTC Failed To Probe Data Security Claims
• 25 McKenna Long Health Attys Decamp To BakerHostetler
• Congress Left Lifetime Caps For Retiree Plans, Judge Says
• FedEx Can't Duck Criminal Case Over Drug Shipments
• NJ Lawmakers Float Extensive Rules For Doctors, Insurers
• UPMC Says Highmark Deal Lets It End Medicaid Contracts
• Ex-JPMorgan Banker, Father Charged With Insider Trading
• Parsing Pros And Cons Of FDA's Expedited Access Pathway
• Court-Appointed Experts — A Powerful But Rarely Used Tool
• Beyond Standing: Economic Experts In Breach Class Actions
• Senior Living Facility Wants Texas DTPA Suit Dumped
• Fla. Drops VA Suit After Agency Agrees To More Transparency
• CVS Strikes $22M Deal With Feds In Fla. Oxycodone Probe
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Challenge
• House OKs Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions, After Tweaks
• House Panel Rolls Out Latest '21st Century Cures' Bill
• Siemens To Pay $6M To End Gov't Overcharging Investigation
• Nestle Health Science Says Competitor's Generic Is Fake
• Takeaways From FTC Settlement With Cardinal Health
• Shearman & Sterling Advises Pall In $13.8B Sale To Danaher
• Sysco, US Foods Say Merger Won't Limit Customers' Options
• Health Co. Owner Gets 10 Years For $14M Medicare Fraud
• More Anthem Plaintiffs Spar Over Breach Suit Consolidation
• Pa. Senate Again OKs Medical Marijuana Bill
• Ex-Baylor MRI Tech Takes Age Bias Suit To Supreme Court
• Kirkland Guides MEDNAX In $500M Telemedicine Co. Buy
• Doctor Data Supplier Sues Licensee For Sharing Info
• Ex-Pharmacist Asks High Court To Revive FCA Kickback Suit
• Key Considerations For Investing In Marijuana Companies
• Attys Accused Of Spoliation In Health Records Fee Row
• Cigna Hit With $66M Countersuit Over Unpaid Benefits
• Philly Hospital Chain Denied ER Workers OT, Class Suit Claims
• Insurer Considerations On ACA Narrow Exchange Networks
• 5th Circ. Vacates Humana Win In ERISA Wreck Payout
• Whistleblowers Decry Allergan's FCA Immunity Bid
• $13M Settlement Ends Senior Housing Co. Class Action
• Ga. High Court Nixes Ban On Firm's Nursing Home Neglect Ads
• Health Care Analytics Co. Press Ganey Targets $205M IPO
• Wash. Gov. Signs Law To Allow Tribal-State Marijuana Pacts
• Veterans Groups Say Claims Process Helps VA, Hurts Vets
• Feds React To Birth Control Complaints, Clarify ACA Rules
• Ethicon Surgical Stapler Suit Belongs In Germany, Judge Says
• Highmark Wrongly Cut Medicare Advantage Rates, Judge Says
• Fla. Breathes New Life Into Assisted Living Reform
• Health Care REIT Nabs 4 London Hospitals For $349M
• Fla. Health Care Providers Settle FCA Claims For $7.5M
• Philly Legal World Rattled By $1M Witness Flub Sanction
• Week's 9 IPOs Set To Test Investors' Thinning Risk Appetite
• Health Care Hacks Soar To Top Of Data-Breach List: Survey
• FTC Slams LabMD's Latest Bid To Skirt Data Security Row
• Hospital Giant HCA Accused Of Manipulating 9th Circ. Judge
• Springtime For Same-Sex Marriage, Joyous June To Come
• 16 Hospitals End Bogus-Psychotherapy FCA Suit For $16M
• Five Urgent Care Models To Know For 2015
• Liberty Medical Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• Florida Gov. Seeks Injunction In $1B Health Care Row
• HHS To Allow Organ Transplants Between Patients With HIV
• Foreign Medical Cos. Cop To $33M Drug Smuggling Scheme
• 5 Must-Know Facts For Companies Blowing The FCA Whistle
• Bass Berry & Sims Reunites With Former Tennessee AG
• Forest City Lobs $731M Offering To Back MIT Portfolio Buy
• Eye Center's Confidentiality Rule, Firing Ruled Unlawful
• J&J, NYU Med School To Create 'Compassionate Use' Panel
• Marijuana Legalization Accompanied By Tax Hurdles: Report
• 5 Tips For Employers Worried About Worker Substance Abuse
• CVS Coupons Not Exempt From Kickback Law, Customer Says
• Health Network's Subpoenas Nixed In 'I Love You' EEOC Suit
• Plastic Surgery Clinic Denied Service To Patient With HIV: Suit
• Clearing The Smoke Surrounding Policy On Marijuana Apps
• Patient Says Intuitive Surgical's Robot Causes Severe Injuries
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• Customers Say Sysco, US Foods Only Options In Merger Fight
• Life Alert Slapped With $7M Bias, Retaliation Suit
• Health Care REIT Aims For $125M In IPO
• Two Doctors Sentenced In Medical Lab Bribery Scheme
• Fla. Gov. Pushes HHS To OK Low-Income Health Care Funding
• OSU Used False Study To Win $273M In Grants, FCA Suit Says
• Kilpatrick Lures Cybersecurity Pro From McKenna In LA
• Health Care Recruiter Sues Ex-Employee For Stealing Secrets
• Jones Day Nabs McDermott Antitrust Partner In Brussels
• Connell Foley Adds Ex-Locke Lord Public Finance Pro
• Insurance Lobby Seeks Guidance On ACA 'Cadillac Tax'
• Corporate Perspectives On Cybersecurity: A Survey Of Execs
• Boston Scientific Didn't Test Pelvic Mesh, Jury Told
• 4th Circ. Reverses Rescission Of Doctor's Lloyd's Policies
• Veteran Pharma GC Says Startup Gig Flexes Legal Muscles
• Analyst Backs LabMD In FTC Row, Alleges Fraud At Tiversa
• Blue Cross Data Breach Class Action Stays In Federal Court
• 500 Groups Urge Congress To Nix ACA Cost-Control Board
• Former CEO Gets Year In Prison For Health Care Fraud
• Senate Passes Joint $1.1T 2016 Budget Plan
• Bronx Clinic Owner Convicted In Drug Trafficking Scheme
• AHA Targets Medicare Appeals Backlog At DC Circ.
• Honigman Boosts Mich. Practice With 2 PE, Securities Pros
• Ex-Carlton Fields Insurance Attys Join Hinshaw & Culbertson
• Walgreen Says Revised FCA Suit Repeats Rejected Claims
• Drug Return Co. Worker Pleads Guilty In $116M Diversion Plot
• 6th Circ. Upholds Convictions For Pill-Mill Masterminds
• Medicaid Rates Not Trade Secrets, Pa. Justices Told
• Texas Suspends Lawyer Facing 8 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Ambulance Cos. Ink $11.5M FCA Deal Over Kickbacks
• Considering Best Data Practices For ERISA Fiduciaries
• Cravath Guides PE-Backed Evolent In $100M IPO
• MDs Can't Nix Kickback Suits Over Shoddy Spine Surgeries
• DaVita To Pay Record $495M To Settle Kidney Drug FCA Suit
• Adeptus Health Unveils $152M Stock Offering Amid Expansion
• $4M Allstate Win Overturned In NJ Clinic Billing Appeal
• Lincare Says 'Arcane' FCA Suit Based on Unknowable Regs
• New Texas Med Mal Test Won't End Expert Report Fights
• Nautilus Wins In 1st Fed. Circ. Case On False Marking Standing
• Sava Settles With Zurich In Dispute Over $25M D&O Policies
• Blue Cross Data Breach Class Pushes To Return To State Court
• Health Care REIT Strikes $573M Split From Forest City JV
• Blue Cross Wants Carlton Fields DQ'd For Work On MDL
• Kansas, Texas Back Fla.'s Suit Against Feds Over Health Care
• Tax Court Sustains $800K In Tax, Penalties On Cardiologist
• Willkie Guides HealthEquity In $109M Secondary Offering
• Hospital Owner Must Pay Doc $5.7M For Ex-CEO's Behavior
• Justices Still Won't Hear Gay Conversion Therapy Appeal
• Community Health FCA Whistleblower Wins Partial Atty Fees
• High Court Won't Review Nixed ProMedica Hospital Merger
• Top Medicare ACOs Near $400M In Savings, Officials Say
• NY Court Blazes New Path For Providers In ERISA Case Law
• Judge Wants Briefing On FCRA Standing In Data Breach Row
• IPO Activity Set To Spring Back As 14 Cos. Target $2B
• High Court's Armstrong Ruling Doesn't Kill Fla. Medicaid Suit
• High Court Told To Block Clinic From Suing Health Plans
• GAO Says RRB's Benefit Programs Still Vulnerable
• St. Luke's Rivals To Get Attys' Fees In Merger Fight
• Pa. May Pick Up The Pieces If High Court Cuts Down ACA
• Fla. Justices Say House Broke Rules, But It's Too Late To Fix
• Texas High Court Cracks Down On Health Care Liability Claims
• Aetna Can't Dodge Clinic's Underpayment Claims
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs Anti-SLAPP Ruling In Drs. Spat
• New Health Frauds Abound In Big Calif. District, DOJ Attys Say
• Omnicare Wants To Boot One Relator From FCA Kickback Suit
• Lawmakers Working To Resolve TAA's Medicare Funding Issue
• Keeping Clear Of ADA Accessible Route Claims