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Health - March, 2016

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• AseraCare Triumphs Over DOJ In $200M FCA Suit
• OPM To Draw Breach Reporting Lines For Health Insurers
• Medical Alert Co. Gets Exclusion Axed From Coverage Spat
• Sedgwick Adds Insurance Litigator As Partner In Austin
• Firefighter Hopefuls Lose Disability Bias Row In 7th Circ.
• Concussion Suit Against US Water Polo Gets Tossed
• Hospices Overbilled Medicare By $268M, Watchdog Finds
• NY High Court Revives Patient Privacy Suit, But ABC Escapes
• Health Care Co. Beats More Claims In Soured Merger Suit
• Hospitals' Medicare Calculation Suit Dealt Final Blow
• BMS Cancer Treatment Patent Survives Merck Attack, For Now
• Doctor Cops To Medicare Fraud Scheme That Netted Millions
• Tyson Provides Road Map For Use Of Sampling In FCA Cases
• You Are Going To Face A Retaliation Claim — Deal With It
• Shifting The Law Firm Business Development Paradigm
• New DOJ Task Forces Signal Nursing Fraud Crackdown
• Kaiser Ducks Prime's Antitrust Claims At 9th Circ.
• New FDA Rules Ease Access To Abortion Drug
• House Panel Subpoenas Fetal Tissue Research Cos.
• HHS Can't Duck NYC Hospital's $15M Medicare Cap Suit
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• FTC, Pa. Ordered To Unveil Whole Hospital Merger Complaint
• FDA Approves Zika Test For Blood Donations
• Sensus Healthcare Delays $20M IPO Amid Slumping Market
• FTC, States Settle Sham Cancer Charities Suit For $75M
• Highmark, Ex-CEO Settle $32M Firing Suit
• Without Compromise, ACA Contraceptive Row May End In Tie
• NY Pharmacist Cops To $150M Black Market HIV Meds Scheme
• High Court Determines 'Untainted' Assets Can't Be Frozen
• Pa. Sens. Can't Join Suits Over Gov.'s Home-Care Worker Plan
• Data Breach Plans Can Limit Exposure: BakerHostetler Report
• Feds Fight Bid To Stay Ex-CEO's Insider Trading Trial
• Calif. Insurance Commish Wary Of Anthem-Cigna Merger
• Texas Court Keeps Injunction In Health Co. Secrets Row
• Asian Firm Nabs Australian Medical Software Co. For $118M
• Hospitals Try To Block FTC Hearing Transcripts In Merger Row
• Advent Acquires Physical Therapy Unit From Fellow PE Firm
• Cancer-Focused Biotech Aeglea Sets Terms On $60M IPO
• NJ Atty Shakes DQ After Apologizing For Foul Language
• St. Luke's Owes Attys $8.4M In FTC's Tie-Up Win, Judge Says
• Justices Float ACA Birth Control Compromise
• Utah Requires Anesthesia For Abortions At 20 Weeks
• How Providers Can Prepare For Round 2 Of HIPAA Audits
• High Court Rejection Won't End Debate Over SEC Admin Court
• New FDA Rules Put Onus On Doctors To Curb Opioid Abuse
• High Court Won't Hear Teamsters' ERISA Appeal
• Fla. Says Doctors Don't Have Standing To Fight 'Gun Gag' Law
• Billionaire Kelcy Warren Sued Over $20M Cancer Center Loan
• NY Launches E-Prescribing In Attempt To Curb Opioid Abuse
• FCA Suit Alleges Anesthesia Kickback Schemes In Florida
• Rite Aid Says Consent Not Needed For Flu Shot Call
• Success Of Opioid Addiction Bill Would Rely On Funding
• Justices Reject Challenge To SEC's In-House Court
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• Gun Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Uphold 'Narrow' Doctor Law
• Texas Planned Parenthood Joins Lawsuit Over Secret Videos
• Ala. Judge Permanently Strikes Down Abortion Restriction
• Feds Say Guilty Verdict In $14M Medicare Fraud Proper
• Md. Nursing Home Owes $1.98M In Taxes, Feds Say
• Miami Man Gets 5 Years For $70M Medicare Fraud
• Offit Kurman Nabs Health Care-Focused Kelley Partners In Pa.
• Abbott Whistleblower Defends $219M FCA Claim To Jury
• ACA Contraception Suit Threatens Insurance System, Feds Say
• 7th Circ. Wants More Info In Suit Over Ill. Medicaid Drug Cap
• Gender Surgery Bias Suit Should Stay Alive, Court Told
• Florida Medical Supply Co. Settles Ex-Workers' FCA Suit
• Health Hires: New Partners At Proskauer, Perkins Coie
• Express Scripts Says Pharmacies Don't Show Conspiracy
• Tribal Heath Co. Blasts Sanction Bid In Retaliation Row
• Stryker Toe Implant Suit Belongs In Fed Court, 5th Circ. Says
• The Impact Of Scalia's Vacancy On 5th Circ. Cases
• Health-Focused 1315 Capital Nabs $179.5M Toward Fund
• Assessing Liability In The Context Of Corporate Misconduct
• PE Firms Aim To Toss $248M Physiotherapy Ch. 11 Fraud Suit
• FDA Floats Rules For Abuse-Deterrent Generic Opioids
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Aetna Late Payment Suit
• W.Va. Hospital Law Tests State Strategy For Antitrust Shield
• Ambulance Co. Too Slow To Challenge VA Deal, Judge Says
• DOJ Aims Torpedo At FCA Sampling Suit In 4th Circ.
• FCA Sampling Gets New Ammo In High Court's Tyson Ruling
• Chicago Hospital Cos. Urge Judge Not To Block Merger
• 8th Circ. Revives Well Fargo Investors' ERISA Fiduciary Claim
• Cancer Centers Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• Ariz. AG, Med. Board Can't Duck 'Reversing' Abortions Suit
• Frazier Healthcare Nabs $525M For Growth Buyout Fund
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone Chicago Hotel, Rowan, Zara
• Why The Wash. Medicaid FCA Must Be Renewed
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• 1st Circ. Affirms Wyeth's Win In Weight-Loss Drug Trial
• Icahn Beats Suits Over Short-Term Trades In Herbalife, Others
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• Hueston Hennigan DQ'd From Calif. RICO Suit Against Doctors
• NLRB Slams Demand For Board Member Recusal At 3rd Circ.
• Thompson Coburn Adds Ex-Wilson Elser Cybersecurity Pro
• Attys Sue USCIS Over New Visa Form 'Riddled With Errors'
• Sanctions Denied For Both Sides In Ariz. FCA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Rules Relator Must Pay Costs In Failed FCA Suit
• 4th Circ. Weighs Cyber Coverage Under Traditional Insurance
• Should Nonprofit Hospitals Pay Property Taxes In NJ?
• Novartis Pays $25M To SEC In Chinese FCPA Case
• Demystifying The Attorney-Client Privilege
• Philips Unit Pays $35M To Settle Sleep Mask Kickback Claims
• Ex-Warner Chilcott Exec Denied 'Early Preview' Of Trial
• High Court Appears Deadlocked On ACA Birth Control Row
• Correlation Or Cause: Brand-Name Drug Prescription Rates
• 1 Year Later: Omnicare's Effect On Opinion Liability
• Fewer Prescriptions Could Combat Opioid Abuse, House Told
• Abbott Faces $219M FCA Trial Over Off-Label Stent Marketing
• Gov't Nabs 11th Conviction In Home Health Care Fraud Case
• FDA Warning Wire: OTC Drug Dangers, Lead Contamination
• Hospice Chain Wins Initial OK For DIP Loan, Sale Plan
• 6th Circ. Says Ohio Hospital Group Must Face Antitrust Claims
• Health Care Co. Owner Gets 5 Years For $7M Medicaid Scam
• PE-Backed RegionalCare Inks $550M Hospital Operator Merger
• Centene Wins Calif. Approval Of $6.8B Health Net Purchase
• Ex-Warner Chilcott Exec Asks To Limit Scope At Kickback Trial
• Medicare Pay Calculations Open To Review, DC Circ. Told
• Detecting Marijuana-Impaired Drivers: A Lesson In History
• NJ Pharmacy Pays $1.9M For Alleged Medicaid Overbilling
• Sverica Capital Nabs $275M For IT, Health Services Fund
• O'Melveny, DLA, Kirkland Help Calif. REIT Ready $96M Offering
• Arnold & Porter, Kobre Deny Conflict In Menendez Pal Case
• FDA Adds Black-Box Warning To Opioids
• WV Takes HIPAA Preemption Case To Supreme Court
• Anthem Hits Express Scripts With $15B Suit Over Pricing
• CORRECTED: Christie Pitches Property Tax Freeze For Nonprofit Hospitals
• W.Va. Gov. Signs Bill With Antitrust Exemptions For Hospitals
• Fla. Audiologist Gets 8 Years For Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Hospice Chain Hits Ch. 11 Amid Post-FCA Settlement Troubles
• 3rd Circ. Rejects UPMC's E-Discovery Costs In FLSA Row
• 1st Circ. Urged To Order PR Court To Recognize Obergefell
• Insurer Must Face Hospital's $6.5M Coverage Bid, Judge Says
• FDA Eyes Ban On Powdered Medical Gloves
• Feds Launch Long-Awaited HIPAA Audits
• Social Media As A Measure Of Cognitive Ability
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• Olympus: Another Life Sciences Company Gets Hit Hard
• Preparing For An Inevitable Ransomware Attack
• J&J Settling Morcellator Cases, Plaintiffs' Attorney Says
• Fla. Gov. Suspends 2 On Hospital Board Amid Investigation
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• Court Says NJ Took Too Long For Subpoenas In FCA Claim
• Texas Anesthesiologist Seeks Acquittal From Fraud Verdict
• Highmark Calls Rate Info Requests A Burden In Antitrust Fight
• Unions Want In On CSX Suit Over Mass. Sick Time Law
• New IHS Rule Will Let Tribes Pay Docs Medicare-Like Rates
• Globus Dodges Subpoena In Doc's Patent Row With Medtronic
• La. Jury Convicts 2 In $34M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Medical Clinic Owner Cops To $16M Medicare Scam, Kickbacks
• Insurer Wants Coverage Row Halted Until FCA Suit Ends
• Former Residents Sue Advocate For Tax Reimbursements
• The Amarin Win: How Cahill Gordon Took On The FDA
• Ark. Planned Parenthood Seeks Order For Medicaid Funding
• Silver Oak Raises $335M For Third Lower Middle Fund
• FTC Gives Final OK To Dialysis Clinics' $640M Merger
• Miami Clinic Owner Gets Nearly 7 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Health Cos. Must Focus On Antitrust Compliance Beyond M&A
• $3.9M HIPAA Deal Follows Research Institute's Lapses
• Health Orgs Say Proposed Medicare Reform Will Harm Patients
• NY Doc Convicted For Role In Massive Oxycodone Pill Ring
• CMS' Checks On ACA Subsidy Recipients Weak, GAO Reports
• Mo. Health Organizations Get Regs On ACA Navigators Nixed
• Gov't Breached VA Hospital Loan Deal, Judge Says
• Cancer Treater's IPO Nets $102M; Device Maker Reduces Plans
• Pa. Justices Snub Multistate Tobacco Arbitration Appeal
• 7th Circ. Says Church-Linked Hospital Can't Skip ERISA Rules
• Judge Expected To OK $4.75M Deal In Nurse OT Class Action
• Ex-Client Given Another Try At Malpractice Suit In Texas
• Republican Sens. Should Ask Garland About Teeth Whitening
• What An 8-Justice Court Could Mean For White Collar Cases
• Ardian Sells $323M Health Care Stake To 2 Italian Buyers
• Value-Based Reimbursement: The New Norm For Health Care?
• Canon Pays $5.9B For Toshiba's Medical Equipment Unit
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• Anthem, Symantec Pros Named To Health Cybersecurity Panel
• Gov't Seeks Quick Win In Calif. Tribe's Health Costs Suit
• House Urges 2nd Circ. To Toss SEC Insider Trading Subpoena
• CDC's Opioid Stance Hurts Drug Cos. In Marketing Suits
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• Insurer Can Recover Water Burn Med Bills After Deal: 5th Circ.
• $1.5M HIPAA Payout Resolves Patient Data Row
• Medical Marijuana Bill Clears Pa. House
• Facebook, Health Sites Hit With Privacy Suit Over Shared Data
• Subscribers Win Blue Cross Data In Antitrust MDL
• USCIS Opens A Door For Needed Medical Specialists
• Man Fails To Show Gender Bias By Plasma Co., 8th Circ. Says
• Texas Lawyer Accused Of Botching IUD Defect Case
• Senior Living Co. Asks 6th Circ. to Affirm End To FCA Suit
• 6th Circ. Denies Rehearing In Moen Retiree Benefits Row
• NLRB Judge Orders Cedars-Sinai To Change Arbitration Pacts
• Aetna Can't Duck Suit Over Canceled HIV Drug Mail Program
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• Anthem's $15M Deal To End ACA Switch Suits Nears OK
• 11th Circ. Asked To Affirm PIP Claim Coverage Denial
• Tenn. Hospitals Seek To Erase Some Claims In Meningitis MDL
• McDermott Adds Arnold & Porter Partner As FDA Group Leader
• Biz Groups Say Planned Medicare Advantage Changes Harmful
• Ill. Hospital Beats Doc's Discrimination Claims In 7th Circ
• Omnia Lawsuit Flouts Separation Of Powers, NJ Says
• Shackelford Adds 6 Attorneys, 5 To Texas Offices
• Sens. Say HHS Ignored ACA Co-Op Program Red Flags
• CDC Proposes Limits For Opioid Painkillers
• High Court Asserts ERISA Preemption, But To What Extent?
• Interim Bargaining Not Required, NLRB Judge Says
• NJ Doc Who Billed $280K For Fake Appointments Gets 3 Years
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• Gilead Halts 6 Zydelig Trials After Deaths
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• DOJ Scorns Nursing Chain's FCA Defense In Overbilling Fight
• Gov't Contractor COO Gets 3 Years' Probation For $1.6M Fraud
• Community Health Tells 6th Circ. It Can Fight Atty Fees
• Hospice Says Bad Experts Warrant FCA Suit's Dismissal
• What Cannabis Businesses Should Know About Bankruptcy
• In Congress: FAA, Navy, And A New Education Secretary
• Fla. Clinic Asks To Cut Arbitral Award & Attys' Fees
• Fla. Justices Asked To Weigh Arbitration Pact Severability
• Epstein Becker Nabs King & Spalding Health Partner
• California's Assisted Death Law Will Take Effect In June
• Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Skadden, Alston
• Tiversa Wants Out Of State, Federal LabMD Data Lawsuits
• Senators Call On CMS To Investigate $3B Excess Drug Costs
• Omnicare Says High Court Ruling Vanquishes Investor Suit
• Justices' Ruling Lets NC Toss Pro-Choice Plates: 4th. Circ.
• Fla. Ambulance Co. Says FCA Suit Still Lacks Detail
• Kickbacks For Rare Drug Billing Lands Doc 9-Month Sentence
• HIPAA Takeaways From Lincare Case
• Trial Pros: Knobbe Martens' Joseph Re
• Amarin Settlement Erodes Off-Label Promotion Enforcement
• Up In Smoke? Coverage For Medical Marijuana Is Uncertain
• Philip Morris Fights Against Last Claim In Healthy Smoker Trial
• DOJ Attys Dish On Pharma, Device Fraud Landscape
• W.Va. House OKs Bill With Antitrust Exemptions For Hospitals
• Dentons, Kaplowitz Steer $87M NYU-Benchmark Property Deal
• ConAgra Ducks ERISA Suit Over Autism Therapy Coverage
• Medidata, Insurer Denied Wins In $4.8M Fraud Coverage Suit
• Prime Gets State Approval For Purchase Of NJ Hospital
• Senate Passes Bill To Help Treat, Prevent Opioid Addiction
• Vietnam Vets Push Agent Orange Rule Challenge At DC Circ.
• CVS Can't Be Held Liable For Doc's Bad Rx, NY Court Rules
• Compliance Concerns After CMS 60-Day Overpayment Rule
• Doc's Lack Of Success Drove $374M Medicare Fraud, Jury Told
• Florida Bill Restricting Abortion Clinics Heads To Governor
• Former Exec Fights Sanctions With Sanctions In Ariz. FCA Suit
• Fla. Senate Passes Bills To Expand Health Care Availability
• Hospice Aide Found Guilty In $9.5M Health Care Fraud
• CVS Dodges 7th Circ. Rehearing Of EEOC Severance Suit
• FTC Calls To Block Chicago Hospital Merger During Review
• Vermont Makes Paid Sick Days A Requirement
• House GOP Investigating Insurers Over ACA Reinsurance Pay
• Puerto Rico Court Says Gay Marriage Ruling Irrelevant
• Real Estate Rumors: New York AG, Amazon, Steven Rhodes
• Trial Pros: Chamblee Ryan's Bill Chamblee
• Runny Nose Led To Rehab Worker's Demotion, ADA Suit Says
• 5 Important Lessons From AseraCare's FCA Case
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• FTC Heads Look For Harm Trigger In LabMD Data Security Row
• Woman Sues Tenn. Employer Under FMLA After Abortion
• Oracle Sues Feds To Derail Oregon's ACA Exchange Suit
• Fla. High Court Asked To Take On Abortion-Delay Law
• Florida Doctor Accused Of Bilking Medicare Acquitted
• New Medicare Drug Pay Model Invites Industry Clash
• FDA Warning Wire: Pumps, Clinical Trials, Supplements
• NJ Doc Accused Of Taking Bribes In $100M Referral Scheme
• BALCA Rejects Siemens' Bid For Foreign Software Engineer
• The Yates Memo: 6 Months Later
• Health Social Network CEO Cops To Investor Fraud Scheme
• ACA Expert Joins Holland & Knight From IRS
• Doctor Defends Effort To DQ Hueston Hennigan In RICO Suit
• Blue Cross Says $40M Suit About Contract, Not Conspiracy
• Amarin, FDA Finalize Free Speech Settlement
• ManorCare, Victims Sue ND Hospital Over Hep C Outbreak
• High Court Urged To Nix DOL Home Care Wage Rule
• National Cancer Chain To Pay $35M In Latest FCA Deal
• Medical Device Maker Pays $1M To Settle EEOC Bias Suit
• The Regulatory Impact Of President Obama's Final Year
• Fla. Senate Not High On Bill But OKs Medical Pot Revisions
• Vet Can't Salvage $35M Vaccination Suit Against The Navy
• Anthem Seeks To Shed Remaining Claims In Rates MDL
• NJ Panel Remands Physician Group's Brach Eichler Dispute
• Fla. Man Gets 14.5 Years For Medicare Fraud Conviction
• Hospital Dodges FCA Suit Over Medical Info Breaches
• Ala. Justices Decry 'Despotic' High Court Gay Marriage Ruling
• 6th Circ. Ordered To Try Again With Mich. ERISA Plan Tax
• Insurance Co. Asks Court to Nix Transgender Bias Suit
• $200M Atlanta Cancer Center Creditors Try To Force Ch. 11
• Visium Asset Management Under Investigation By DOJ, SEC
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• 7th Circ. Says Clinic's Lies Void $4M Insurance Policy
• 4 Drug Regulations Health Care Providers Must Know
• Justices Uphold Gay Parent's Custody Rights After Breakup
• President Trump's Impact On Employment Law
• In Congress: Budget, Addiction Legislation, CO-OP Programs
• Medical Pot Bill Rolls On, But Leaves Fla. Senate Frustrated
• Texas Doctors Sue Blue Cross Over $19M In Unpaid Claims
• Dallas Anesthesiologist Found Guilty Of Health Care Fraud
• Health Net, Tenet Fined Over Medicare Coverage Slip-Ups
• Texas Appeals Court Grants Fees In 'Cow In The Road' Row
• 'Offensive' Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Apologizes, Avoids Sanctions
• FCA Doesn't Require Explicit Falsity, DOJ Tells High Court
• Justices Pause La. Abortion Law After Hearing Texas Case
• NJ Woman Gets 10 Years For Ripping Off Elderly
• 2nd Circ. Says Feds Owe Paralyzed Vet Expenses In VA Row
• High Court's FCA Decision Will Reach Far
• 'King Of Nursing Homes' Convicted In Medicare Fraud Scam
• Taxation With Representation: Davies, King & Spalding, K&L
• 5th Circ. Asked To Rehear Aetna Late Payment Suit
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• NJ Doctor Escapes Most Claims In Suit Over Spinal Implants
• Trump Health Care Plan Takes Aim At 'Illegal Immigration'
• Dental Distributors Fire Back Against Antitrust Action
• Fla. House Passes Controversial Abortion Clinic Rules
• Highmark Ordered to Turn Over Pricing Info In Antitrust Row
• Feds Expand Medicaid For Children, Pregnant Women In Flint
• AbbVie, Others Say Ill. Court Misapplied 7th Circ. Precedent
• Nursing Homes Fight To Keep Evidence In $300M FCA Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Royal Philips, Samsonite
• FCA Claims Against Walgreens Nixed For Echoing Prior Suits
• NY State Hit With Class Action Over 'Tampon Tax'
• NY AG Subpoenas Insurers On Hep C Drug Denials
• NY AG Fines Endo For Falsely Advertising Opioid Opana ER
• Fla. House Moves Forward On Medical Pot Expansion Bill
• EEOC's Landmark LGBT Suits Turn Up Heat On Employers
• Nursing Home Gets More Than $4M In Texas Fraud Trial
• 'King Of Nursing Homes' Took Hospital Kickbacks, Jury Told
• Zika Spurs New FDA Blood, Tissue Donation Guidelines
• Fla. House Sends Health Care Reforms To Senate
• Health Co. Wants To Curb Rival's Deal In Trade Secret Row
• Ex-Owner Of Fla. Health Cos. Settles FCA Row For $1.75M
• House Approves Bill To Prevent Cross-State Medicaid Fraud
• Cherokee Member Named Head Of Indian Health Service
• AstraZeneca Urges Del. Justices To End Nexium Fraud Case
• VA Eyes Discipline For Legal Staff's Racist, Sexist Emails
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• McKesson Expands Into Canada With $2.2B Drugstore Buy
• Romanian National Admits To Int'l Hacking Scheme
• Kennedy Doesn't Show Hand In High Court Abortion Law Row
• Wal-Mart Wants $31M Discrimination Verdict Undone
• Proactively Addressing California Fair Pay Act Liability
• How 3 Agencies Prosecute Lax Cybersecurity
• 3 Takeaways From The High Court's ERISA Ruling
• Fla. Insurer Suspended Over 'Serious Threat' To Patients
• 6th Circ. Frees Insurer From Covering Needless-Surgery Suit
• AHA Says $54B Anthem-Cigna Deal Would Boost BCBS Power
• DOL Asks High Court To Turn Aside Wage Rule Appeal
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive Harassment Win Over Hospital
• Ex-Tribal Health Employees Seek Sanctions In Retaliation Row
• Premera Sees No Conflict For Law Firm In Insurance Battle
• DC Circ. Says ACA Funding Challenge Belongs Elsewhere
• Fla. Beats Class Cert. In ADA Suit Over Kids In Facilities
• Abortion-Delay Law Appealed To Fla. Supreme Court
• Crowell Ducks Calif. Doctor's $10M Malpractice Suit
• FTC Atty Can Be Deposed Over Chicago Hospital Merger
• Historic EEOC Suits Apply Gender Bias To Sexual Orientation
• Olympus To Pay $646M To Settle Kickback, FCPA Probes
• Durbin Asks Abbott To Rethink 'Harsh' IT Worker Layoff Plan
• Supreme Court Finds ERISA Preempts State Claims Reporting