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Health - July, 2016

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• FTC Seizes Broad Data Security Authority With LabMD Ruling
• Feds Expand Anti-Fraud Bans On Ambulances, Home Health
• 3 Miami Residents Sentenced In $40M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• No Retrial For Doc Convicted In $2M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Illinois Gov. Signs Pot Decriminalization Bill
• Pair Admits To Illegal Money Moves After Meningitis Deaths
• United Healthcare Sues Cephalon Over Provigil Pay-For-Delay
• NY Surgeon Convicted On $25M False Claims Charges
• Health Hires: Cooley, Lowenstein, Foley Grow Life Sci Teams
• Fla. Says 4 Miami Zika Cases Are First In US Via Mosquito
• GAO Wants More VA Transparency On Medical Facility Leases
• DC Circ. Ends Vietnam Vets' Agent Orange Rule Challenge
• Anthem, DOJ Joust Over Trial Timing In $54B Merger Melee
• Inside The HHS Guidance On Ransomware
• 'King Of Nursing Homes' Hits Back On Sentence Enhancement
• FLSA Suit Claims Dallas Hospital Chain Owes Nurses Back Pay
• Menendez Must Face Corruption Charges, 3rd Circ. Finds
• FTC Revives LabMD Data Leak Suit, Finds Consumer Harm
• Prevent Litigation From Becoming A Threat To Data Security
• Nurse Asks High Court To Review Fla. Workers' Comp Law
• Millennium Fights $5M HIPAA Coverage Loss At 9th Circ.
• FDA Urges South Fla. Blood Donation Pause Due To Zika Fears
• Colo. Baker Asks Justices For Relief From Gay Couple's Cake
• SC Hospital Pays $17M In FCA, Stark Law Deal
• Couple In EB-5 Probe Seek Shield Against Self-Incrimination
• Feds Hit Back On Bid To Block Obama's Gender ID Policy
• 8th Circ. Tosses 4-Year Sentence Over Unpaid Taxes
• 9th Circ. Says Church Hospital Can't Get ERISA Exemption
• Specialty Insurer Kinsale's $106M IPO Prices Atop Range
• Acadia Offers Remedies For $2.2B Priory Acquisition To UK
• Real Estate Rumors: Whole Foods, Caval, Silicon Valley Bank
• What To Know About NY's New Cooling Tower Regulations
• OPINION: Our Juries Are Being Circumvented
• Ex-Kirkland Atty Faces Retrial In Insurance Disability Row
• Democratic Leaders Want In On FDA's Theranos Probe
• Anthem's New Merger Defenses Won't Rattle DOJ
• Mass. Hospital Says Suit Against Competitor Wasn't 'Sham'
• Mega-Merger Reviews Show DOJ Obstinance On Remedies
• Fed. Claims Judge Rips HHS For Canceling Contract
• UPMC Inks $2.5M Deal To Settle Neurosurgery FCA Claims
• Colorado Pot Shop Fights IRS To Restore Tax Write-Offs
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Insurance Trio From Anderson Kill
• Kadmon Prices IPO Below Range While Tactile Cuts Deal Size
• Cigna To Expand ACA Marketplace Presence In Ill., NC, Va.
• KKR Selling 15M Shares In Walgreens Boots For Likely $1.2B
• Mitsui Plugs $101M Into Asian Hospital Developer, Operator
• The Internet Of Health Things: Privacy And Security Issues
• Legal Aid, Meet Legal Tech
• 4 Traits Of The Top Litigation Firms
• 5 Small(er) But Mighty Litigation Shops
• Law360 Names Top 50 Firms For Litigation
• 3rd Circ. Grills FTC Over Yardstick For Pa. Hospital Merger
• Anti-Abortion Duo Behind Planned Parenthood Videos Cleared
• U of M Health System Seeks Sanctions For 'Baseless' Bias Suit
• Firing At NJ College Upheld Due To 'Academic Freedom' Policy
• Bharara Probing De Blasio's Role In LICH Sale: Reports
• Hospital Can't Challenge Medicare Data, DC Circ. Rules
• Birth Control Mandate Limited To Religious Groups, HHS Says
• Healthcare PE Firm Chicago Pacific Closes Debut $325M Fund
• Judge Says 6-Yr Sentence A Warning To Medicare Providers
• Arizona Ends 6-Year Freeze On CHIP Enrollments
• Fla. Psychiatrist Sentenced To 12 Years For Fraud
• Common Mistakes Employers Of Calif. Domestic Workers Make
• Testing The UBE: Portable But Inaccurate Bar Exam Scores
• Arnold & Porter Ducks DQ In Defense Of Menendez Pal
• 11 States Back FTC's Ill. Hospital Merger Challenge In 7th Circ.
• Immigrants Slam Ariz. Medicaid Office Over Reduced Benefits
• Cigna Liable For Home Health Co. In FCA Suit, Relator Says
• Benefiting From FDA's Medical Device Risk-Benefit Guidance
• Ex-Health Co. Exec Pushes To Uphold $25M Jury Verdict
• Blue Cross Seeks New Trial In $26M Contract Suit
• Device Cos. Decry DOJ 'Smears' Amid Fraud Inquiry
• Idaho Gov. Supports Blocking Obama's Gender Identity Policy
• GAO Chides VA Over $6.8B Disability Exam Contracts
• NJ Lawmaker Proposes State Universal Health Care Plan
• Preferred Imaging Pays $3.5M, Resolves FCA Allegations
• Testing The UBE: Missouri Benefits From Uniform Bar Exam
• Health First Beats Whistleblower's 'Shotgun-Style' FCA Suit
• Church-Linked Hospital Takes ERISA Rules To High Court
• Advocate Asks Justices To Affirm ERISA Religious Exemption
• CORRECTED: Medtronic IP Expert Dinged For Lack Of Mind-Reading Prowess
• Alaska Parental Consent Abortion Law Found Unconstitutional
• Radiology Center Hits Opposing Atty's Billing In FCA Row
• Humana To Largely Drop Out Of ACA Marketplace
• NBA Pulls All-Star Game From Charlotte Citing Bathroom Law
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Hep C Lawsuits Against UPMC
• Real Estate Rumors: Columbia Medical, Related, Crest
• La. Abortion Laws Delayed Until At Least November
• CVS' MinuteClinic Can't Duck Autodialing Suit, Consumer Says
• 8th Circ. Affirms Siemens' Win In Discrimination Suit
• Calif. CVS Pharmacists Not Paid For Training, Suit Says
• Anti-Zika Spray Will Hurt Citizens, Puerto Rico Mayor Says
• DOJ Charges Trio In $1B Health Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Tiversa CEO Requests Suit Stay After FBI Raid On His HQ
• Health First, Docs Head To Trial In $360M Antitrust Case
• State Lawmaker Wins Suit Over ACA Contraceptive Mandate
• DOJ Leaves Little Room To Salvage Health Insurance Deals
• Teva Sells Additional $5.4B In Bonds To Buy Allergan Unit
• Feds Want Input On ACA Birth Control Compromise
• Doc Accused Of Bribing Sen. Wants $2M Put In Fees Trust
• PE-Backed Drug Services Firm, Tech Co. Net $692M In 2 IPOs
• Fla. Fights For Its Abortion-Delay Law
• Cerner Moves To Enforce $63M Med Records Arbitral Award
• Mitigating The Risk Of Post-Merger Legacy Board Factions
• DOJ Challenges Health Insurance Megamergers
• Surgery Center Can't Trim Meningitis MDL, Tenn. Judge Told
• VA Floats Rule To Help Tribes Support Native Veterans
• 3 Trump Campaign Promises Keeping BigLaw On Edge
• Diabetes Test Co. Says Jury Right To Deny $1M In Legal Fees
• United Healthcare Ad Suit Not Preempted, Calif. Court Told
• Docs Say Allergists Are Becoming Hostile In Antitrust Suit
• 5 States Clearing The Smoke On Pot Ethics Rules
• Anthem Escapes Remainder Of Rate MDL Claims
• Prompted By Goodell, NFL Concussion Adviser Retires
• Top GOP Sens. Seek To Block EEOC Wellness Program Rules
• Guilty Plea OK'd For $16M Medicare Fraudster
• Houston Doctor Gets 5 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Prof Urges 9th Circ. To Nix Ore. Immunity In Oracle IP Suit
• FDA Warning Wire: Penicillin Contamination And Cockroaches
• Bronx Clinic Owner Indicted For $5M Medicaid Fraud
• Tucker Arensberg Launches Pa. Medical Marijuana Group
• Faulty Blood Test Suits Pile Up Against Theranos, Walgreens
• UNC Says It Shouldn't Be Involved In Feds' Bathroom Suit
• Ameritox Awarded $1.1M In Interest For Patent Case
• Aveta And The Use Of Confidential Info In FCA Cases
• IRS Ruling Is Cause For Tax-Exempt Provider Concern
• Icahn Urges 2nd Circ. To Affirm Toss Of Insider Trading Suit
• FTC, Ill. Appeal To 7th Circ. In Hospital Merger Case
• Home Health Care Exec Cops To Role In $45M Fraud
• Ex-Visium Hedge Fund Manager Denies Inflation Scheme
• Land Of Lincoln Latest Co-Op Casualty As ACA Funds Stall
• FTC Gives Final Nod To Air Liquide-Airgas Divestitures
• Patients Seek More Info In Hospital Data Breach Suit
• NLRB Officials Have Authority Without Quorum, Board Says
• Adult Care Center Developer Wants A Say In EB-5 Row
• Dignity Health Tries To Dodge Transgender Surgery Denial Suit
• Reduction Of $638K Ill. Medical Malpractice Suit Reversed
• How Law Firms Can Create Next-Generation Office Spaces
• Business Associates Beware: More HHS Enforcement Ahead
• Co. Urges Justices To Allow State Law Claims Despite ERISA
• NFL Alumni Seek To Limit Damages In Member's Contract Suit
• Symphony Slams Ballard's $20M Fee Bid In Antitrust Row
• 9th Circ. Revives Antitrust Suit Against Sutter Health
• $10B Envision-AmSurg Merger Hit With Class Challenge
• Fla. Court Strikes Down Hospital Arbitration Clause
• Health Hires: New Attys At PhRMA, Nelson Mullins, McDermott
• Ore. Health System Pays $2.7M To Settle Data Breach Probes
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Kirkland, Simpson
• PTAB Nixes Claims In Blue Belt Surgical Robotic Patent
• Deals Rumor Mill: Enbridge, Williams Cos., Walgreens
• Blue Cross Can't Shake Data Breach Claims, Customers Say
• CORRECTED: 26 Companies Ask To Intervene In Blue Cross Antitrust Suit
• $2.2B Acadia-Priory Merger Faces U.K. Competition Probe
• OSHA Eyes Health Care Industry With Injury Reporting Rule
• Putting Out A Cyber Fire: 7 Rules For Hospitals
• 400 Hospitals Ink Uncompensated Care Deal With Medicare
• Kaiser Can't Shake Class Action Over 'Patient Dumping'
• NY Fertility Clinic Hit With Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
• Aetna, UnitedHealthcare See Conspiracy Claims Dialed Back
• Blue Shield Sues Public Health Plan For Patient Shifting
• Columbia U. To Pay US Govt. $9.5M For Improper Rate Billing
• HHS To Extend Discrimination Protections In Grant Update
• House Panel Passes $161B Labor, Health Funding Bill
• Arent Fox Keeps Fees For Beating Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Cancer Centers Want 17 Cyberattack Suits Consolidated In Fla.
• FDA's Guidance On Medical Device Data Needs Improvement
• UnitedHealth Unit Settles Hospice FCA Medicare Suit For $18M
• Military Health Insurance Co. Wants Out Of Denied Claim Suit
• ACA Marketplace Leader Struggles To Soothe Co-Op Fears
• Allergist Groups Want Sanctions In Insurance Antitrust Spat
• Hanover Says Clinic Isn't Covered For Medicare Fraud Claims
• Texas AG Says Pharmacy Choice Rule Not Yet Enforceable
• Aetna-Humana Divestitures May Not Be Enough For DOJ
• Senate Passes Anti-Opioid Abuse Funding, Reform Bill
• Cigna Says Transfer 'Gambits' Not Funny In $17M Claims Row
• Allstate Wins Policy Language Row In Fla. Appeals Court
• Ill. Insurance Co-Op To Shutter Amid Cash Crisis
• Alleged EB-5 Scammer Says Investors Weren't After Cash
• Breach Response: New Laws To Know And 5 Questions To Ask
• Transgender Bathroom Row Heads To Supreme Court
• 6th Circ. Ends Kim Davis' Marriage License Fight
• Kirkland Steers Thoma Bravo In $544M Imprivata Buy
• LabMD Draws Law Firms, Coke Into Tiversa Data Theft Row
• 'King Of Nursing Homes' Harmed The Vulnerable, Gov't. Says
• Critics Slam Indian Health Service At House Bill Hearing
• Most Ransomware Attacks Are HIPAA Breaches, Feds Say
• 10th Circ. Stops Utah From Ending Planned Parenthood Deals
• Obama Backs 'Public Option' To Compete With ACA Plans
• Hospital Sues Nexsen Pruet For $117M Over Lost FCA Row
• Pigeon Poop Not My Problem, Insurer Says
• Another NJ Hospital Exits Horizon Tiered Plan Challenge
• House Torn Over Bill To Protect Gay Marriage Opponents
• Stark Law Overhaul Gains Traction On Capitol Hill
• PTAB Finds Becton's Remote Pharmacy Patent Obvious
• SEC Wins Asset Freeze In $27M EB-5 Scam Suit
• Skyrocketing FCA Penalties Ripe For Constitutional Challenges
• Insurer Must Face Chicago Hospital Construction Injury Suit
• Texas Hospital Hits Kickapoo Tribe With $2M ERISA Suit
• Health Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2016
• Insurance Co. Says Testosterone Marketing Suit Must Stand
• Whistleblower Says He Got Aveta Docs Legally In $1B Suit
• The BigLaw Firms Fighting For Transgender Rights
• $900K Bill Is Death Blow To Oregon Health Co-Op
• Kimberly-Clark Says Med Center Knew Risk Of Gowns
• How To Close A Law Firm — Practically And Ethically
• Anthem Slams Express Scripts Claims In $13B Pricing Row
• Health Care Compliance: Tips For A Corporate Body Self-Exam
• In Congress: Last Call Before Summer Recess
• New States Fight Obama Transgender Policy, Big Biz Supports
• Whistleblower Wants Quick Win In Hospital Kickback Suit
• Tribal Group Hits IHS With $2.5M Suit Over Contract Costs
• Sidley, Goodwin Guide REIT Care Capital's $500M Offering
• Pa. AG Inks Deal With Law Firm Over Debt Collection Claims
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Orrick
• Jury Awards $500K Punitive Damages In DuPont Cancer MDL
• Escobar Increases Risk Of Cybersecurity-Based FCA Litigation
• CMS Aims To Curb Hospital Access To Provider-Based Billing
• Courts Are Looking Closely At Section 546(e) Application
• Theranos CEO Holmes Gets 2-Year Lab Ownership Ban
• DuPont's 'Malice' Could Multiply Its Cancer MDL Liabilities
• Atty Fees In Amerisource Shareholder Deal To Be Reworked
• Home Care Co. Inks $21.5M FCA Deal Over 'Extreme' Billing
• Medco Says Relator Brings Nothing New To FCA Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aetna, HNA Group, General Electric
• $13.4M ACA Payment Kills Connecticut Co-Op Insurer
• Migrants Died From Poor Prison Medical Care, Group Says
• KaloBios Strips Ex-CEO Shkreli Of Shareholder Power
• GOP Senator Pushes For Audit Of Indian Health Service
• Gibson Dunn Dodges DQ Bid In Vendor Fraud Case
• How Escobar Reframes FCA's Materiality Standard
• The Smart Money Is Not Following Traditional Law Firms
• GOP-Led Hearing On ACA Cost-Sharing A Sham, Dems Say
• Bayer Admissions Can Carry IUD Claims, Consumers Say
• Calif. Childhood Vaccination Law Opponents Sue State
• Fla. Doctor Gets 46 Months For Cheating Medicare Program
• Feds Urge Court To Block NC Transgender Bathroom Law
• NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT Raising $77M
• FTC Drops W.Va. Hospital Merger Challenge
• 8th Circ. Says X-Ray Techs' Noncompetes Can Be Transferred
• SynCardia Pushes For Rapid Ch. 11 Sale Process
• Illinois Shields Struggling Insurer From $32M ACA Tab
• IRS Floats Rule For Health Insurance Exchange Info Sharing
• EU's 1st Cybersecurity Rules Clear Final Hurdle
• Pharma Cos. Appeal Rejected Subpoena Of Express Scripts
• DuPont Hit With $5.1M Verdict In 2nd Cancer Bellwether Trial
• Panel On VA Health Care Scandal Calls For Swift Reforms
• Providers To Bring $20M Check-Endorsement Row To 7th Circ.
• Alston & Bird Adds DLA Piper Health Care Pro In Dallas
• Kirkland & Ellis Guides Ventas In $1.5B Real Estate Deal
• Edison Partners Nets $275M For Largest Fund In Firm History
• RFP Lessons: 5 Ways Law Firms Can Beat Frustration
• Judge Blocks Kansas' Planned Parenthood Medicaid Cut-Off
• Anthem Doubles Down On Attempt To Dismiss Rates Claims
• NJ Plastic Surgeon Sued For Using Patient Photos For Ads
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Fla. Medicare Fraud FCA Suit
• ACLU Urges 6th Circ. To Dismiss Ky. Clerk's Appeal
• Unsealed Lincare FCA Alleges Millions In Medicare Fraud
• Missing Transcripts Grounds To Ax Verdict Appeal: Pa. Court
• Fed. Circ. Revives In Vitro's Cell Preservation Patent
• Unbuilt Texas Cancer Center Creditors File Ch. 11 Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aetna, Marken, Iliad
• Artificial Heart Maker Plans Quick Ch. 11 Sale Process
• RFP Lessons: 7 Tips To Improve Your Responses
• In Congress: Gun Control, Zika, FAA
• On Abortion High Court Defers To Evidence, Not Legislatures
• Facebook, Health Websites Say Spokeo Nixes Privacy Suit
• UnitedHealthcare Sues Kidney Clinics Over Millions In Bills
• Ex-Health Co. VP Must Pay $20M To Stay $25M Jury Verdict
• Beleaguered Theranos' Bad Lab Tests Queried By Dems
• W. Va. Not Harmed By ACA Tweaks, DC Circ. Rules
• 1st Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of FCA Suit Against CVS
• Fla. Judge Blocks Implementation Of Restrictive Abortion Law
• Tobacco Cos. Ask High Court To Undo Arbitration Reversal
• La. Clinics File Suit Challenging 7 New Abortion Laws
• Czechs Ask Full DC Circ. To Flip Panel's OK Of $325M Award
• KaloBios Emerges From Ch. 11 With Chagas Drug Rights
• Calif. Cancer Network Sued For $57M Over Data Breach
• Judge Blocks Miss. Law Protecting Gay Marriage Objectors
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Vinson
• Diagnosing The Sequenom Problem
• RFP Lessons: A General Counsel's List Of Law Firm Mistakes