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Health - August, 2016

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• Telemarketer Guilty In Home Health Care Kickback Scheme
• Judge Botched AseraCare FCA Case, Feds Tell 11th Circ.
• Theranos Yanks New Zika Blood Test
• NJ Doc May Cut Liability, Just Not By $2M Credit From NY Deal
• Surgery Monitoring Co. Wins $19M In Employee Meddling Suit
• Feds, NC Defend Carolinas HealthCare Patient-Steering Suit
• Health Privacy Law Doesn't Cover Internal Use: Wis. Court
• 2 Firms Grab Spotlight Amid Quiet August For IPOs
• Ex-Visium Hedge Fund Manager To Get 'Co-Conspirator' List
• Ohio Getting Closer To Authorizing Atty Medical Pot Work
• LabMD Asks FTC To Stay Data Security Order Pending Appeal
• Dallas Doc Hit With $19.7M Verdict After Patient Death
• Pa. Court To Eye Bad-Faith Standard In Cancer Coverage Row
• Planned Parenthood Fights Abortion Ban At Orlando Clinic
• FDA Adds Black Box Warnings About Mixing Opioids, Benzos
• Blind Worker Nonprofit OK'd To Enter VA Eyewear Fray
• Hospitals Force Nurses To Work Through Lunch, Suit Says
• Why Congress Should Quickly Re-Up 2 Small Biz Programs
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• 1st Circ. Orders Stay For Harvard Researchers' Suit
• Celgene Battles $40B FCA Suit Over Off-Label Promos
• AstraZeneca Will Pay $5.5M To SEC Over FCPA Claims
• Doc Loses 7th Circ. Appeal In Medicare Overbilling Fight
• Mother And Son Admit To $16M Pharmacy Medicare Fraud
• 'Cat's Paw' Theory Applies To Coworkers, 2nd Circ. Says
• $57M Medicare Fraud Gets Ex-Home Health Owner 20 Years
• Ex-NY Senate Leader Blames Lawyer For 5-Year Sentence
• Biz Defendants In EB-5 Suit Urge Denial Of Contempt Motion
• Patients In Ala. Hospital Data Theft Suit Seek Class Cert.
• Actavis Wants Conspiracy Claim Nixed In Testosterone MDL
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 4
• Blue Cross Says Damages Are No-Go In Antitrust MDL
• Challenging No-Injury Class Actions In State Court
• A Special Master's Role In Hospital Merger Cases
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• Benecard 3rd Circ. Win Is Latest Setback For Hack Victims
• Law Firms Battle For Lead Counsel In NJ Hospital ERISA Suit
• Banner Health Hit With Another Suit Over Data Breach
• Va. Schools Ask High Court If DOE Can Redefine 'Sex'
• Cancer Center Patients Fight To Preserve Data Breach Suit
• Blue Shield Says Providing Plan Info Doesn't Violate TCPA
• Tilton Resists Subpoena Bid In TransCare Class Action
• Funding Litigation And Treatment: Leveling The Playing Field?
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 3
• Greenberg Can't Nix $2M Clawback Suit, Co.'s Estate Says
• Don't 'Discount' Gov't Opinion On Anti-Kickback Exception
• UNC Can't Enforce Bathroom Law Against Plaintiffs: Judge
• Calif.'s Strict Child Vaccination Law Stays In Effect For Now
• Ex-Exec 'Enforcer' Gets 1 Year In Hospital Kickback Scheme
• DaVita Seeks End To Dialysis Suit
• Kimberly-Clark Surgical Gown Buyers Near Cert. In Safety Suit
• Health Hires: K&L Gates, Pharma Trade Org, Tucker Ellis
• 7th Circ. Revives ERISA Suit Over Tanked $60M Investment
• Group Wants Out Of 'Irrational' ACA Birth Control Mandate
• FDA Wants Blood Donations Tested For Zika Nationally
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• Cerner Targets Real Estate In Full Court Press For $63M Award
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes, Cooley, Wachtell
• FCA Attys Clash Over Escobar Test For Implicit Compliance
• Bird Poop Condo Coverage Invalid, Insurer Says
• Feds Urge 3rd Circ. To Deny Rehearing Bid In Menendez Case
• The Complexity Of Trademarks In The Marijuana Business
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down Class Action Over Benecard Data Breach
• ExamWorks Investors Seek Stock Appraisal After $2B Buyout
• WR Grace, Hospital Must Mediate Asbestos Property Claims
• 26 Companies Can't Wade Into Blue Cross Antitrust Suit
• Fla. Justices Say Suicide Malpractice Case Should Go To Jury
• Ex-Rite Aid GC Appeals Chancery Toss Of Fraud Case Fee Bid
• NLRB Won't Rethink Ruling Over Replaced Striking Care Staff
• Competition Policy Bumps Up Against Health Care Reform Law
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• PE-Backed IBA Molecular Pays $690M For Nuclear Imaging Biz
• More Restrictions On Physician Noncompetes Ahead?
• Earlybird Seeks €120M For Euro Medical Tech Fund
• Berry Plastics To Buy Smaller Rival In $765M Cash, Stock Deal
• Mylan's Changes To EpiPen Prices A 'PR Fix,' Senator Says
• Calif. Theranos Actions Combined Into Single Suit
• Fla. Nurse Can't Nix 7 Years For Medicare Fraud: 11th Circ.
• Texas Home Health Company Can't Ditch $900K Sanction
• DOJ Gets Kickback Case Revived Against Medical Supplier
• Clinton, AMA Join Backlash Against EpiPen Price Hikes
• Shareholder Seeks To Halt $544M Imprivata Sale
• Hospital's 60-Day Overpayment Case Ends In $3M FCA Deal
• Medicare Settlements In Tainted Steroids MDL Get Early OK
• Express Scripts Must Face Pharmacies' Antitrust Claims
• CannonDesign To Pay $12M To End Criminal Claims In VA Suit
• Omnicare Can't Kick Whistleblower's $421M FCA Suit
• Calif. Bill To End 'Tampon Tax' Heads To Governor
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mauser, CDH Investments, PharMerica
• FTC Alums: Retail Mergers Reflect New Approaches At FTC
• CMS Cracks Down On Nursing Home Social Media Abuse
• Planned Parenthood's $1.1M Deal Ending Wage Suit OK'd
• Boston Judge Leans Toward Remanding La. GranuFlo Case
• 'Permissive' USPTO Patent Policies Raise Drug Prices: Study
• Amedisys Can't Dodge Investor Suit Over Medicare Fraud
• Genentech Seeks Quick Win In Cancer Drug Dosage Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dalian Wanda, AIG, Clearspring Capital
• Ex-Becton Dickinson Exec Lobs Age Bias Suit In NJ
• Anti-Abortion Group Founder Fights Cert. Bid In Privacy Row
• 9th Circ. Upholds Gay Conversion Therapy Ban For Minors
• Cinven Shells Out $1.4B For PE-Backed BioClinica
• Tribes, Gov't Pause Contract Costs Suit To Talk Settlement
• Transgender Surgery Denial Violates Title VII, EEOC Says
• States, Religious Docs Sue HHS Over Transgender Guidance
• Feds Urge Judge To Nix Stay In NC Trans Bathroom Battle
• Facebook Says Health Site Data Collection Didn't Harm Users
• Record $5.5M HIPAA Deal Foreshadows Future Enforcement
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• FTC Alums: 5 Institutional Challenges For The FTC
• Illinois Becomes Latest State To Eliminate 'Tampon Tax'
• Blue Cross Pushes For Partial Redo In Tribe's ERISA Suit
• McKesson Beats Class Cert. Bid In TCPA Ad Fax Suit
• Ex-Rite Aid GC's Fraud Case Fee Bid Tossed By Del. Court
• Akerman Drops FCA Client After Judge Rips Firm's Work
• Chicago Hospital Merger Elicits Concern At 7th Circ.
• Senator Asks FTC To Investigate Mylan's EpiPen Price Soar
• Ex-NFL Player Must Turn Over Super Bowl Ring In Fraud Suit
• Humana Lashes DOJ's Bid To Block Aetna Merger
• Colo. Dispensary Moves For Refund In Marijuana Tax Row
• Medline Hit With NJ Suit Over Burning Dangers Of Cold Pack
• Obama's Gender Identity Guidelines Blocked By Texas Judge
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• 9th Circ. Ruling Strikes Blow Against Feds In War On Pot
• FTC Alums: SMARTER Changes To FTC Merger Reviews
• Aetna Fires Back At DOJ's Merger Challenge
• Atty Fined For Using Internet During Health First Antitrust Trial
• LabMD Taps 4 From Ropes & Gray For FTC Cyber Appeal
• FDA Extends Comment Period On Sodium Reduction
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Crowell & Moring Gov't Contracts Pro
• Surgery Center Objects To Remand Bid In Meningitis MDL
• VA Botched $20M In Medical Transpo Contracts, IG Says
• Nexsen Says FCA Jury Verdict Bars $117M Malpractice Suit
• SC Health Care Giant Hit With $50M Monopoly Suit
• FDA Needs Plan To Regulate Clinical Software, Group Says
• NC Co. Cut Techs' Pay After DOL Settlement, Says DOL Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wako Pure Chemical, Vale, Starwood
• Feds Want Less Time For Ex-COO In Kickback Scheme
• Planned Parenthood Gets Restrictive Fla. Abortion Law Axed
• FTC Alums: Focusing On The FTC With 2020 Vision
• Meningitis Victim Statements Barred At Investor's Sentencing
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Health Plan Leader Gets Reprieve In $4.7M ERISA Row
• Feds Scrutinize Steering Of Patients To ACA Plans
• MRI Patent Suit Tests Bounds Of Williamson
• Nonprofits Are Corporations, 6th Circ. Holds In $9M Tax Suit
• 'Nothing Nefarious' About Alleged Kickbacks, Supplier Says
• Ohio High Court To Review Attys' Services To Marijuana Cos.
• Anthem, Cigna Win 'Extremely High' No. Of Deposition Hours
• Washington Must Pay For State Employees' Hep C Treatment
• Ex-Insys Staffers Plead Not Guilty In Opioid Kickback Suit
• SEC Enforcement Hammer Protects Whistleblowers
• NJ Hospital's Antitrust Suit Flatlines At 3rd Circ.
• CMS Beats Hospitals' Suit Over Uncompensated Care Pay
• Fla. Doc Settles FCA Suit Over Lab Test Submission Claims
• Struggling ACA Can Take Cues From Past Medicare Woes
• Menendez Urges 3rd Circ. To Reconsider Corruption Charges
• Escobar Nixes Universal Health FCA Claims, 1st Circ. Told
• Pa. Clinic, Docs Ink FCA Settlement Over False Billings
• Judge Won't Throw Out SEC Case Over EB-5 Investors
• GAO Sustains Rotech Protest Over $68.7M VA Contract
• Insurer Says Feds Can't Dodge Initial ACA Payment Deadline
• Hospital, Transgender Ex-Worker Settle Discrimination Suit
• EEOC Can Use 'African' For Nat. Origin Bias Claims
• Akerman Beefs Up NY Office With 6 New Attys
• 5th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Faulty Spinal Implant Suit
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• PE-Backed Inc Research Unveils $204M Secondary Share Sale
• Quest Patients Ask 9th Circ. For 4th Try In Antitrust Suit
• NJ Medical Practice Loses Appeal Over Patient Overbilling
• Aetna Told DOJ Its ACA Plans Hinged On Merger Suit
• Marijuana Status Quo Maintained: What's Next?
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of NuBone Safety Claims
• NJ Neurosurgeon Didn't Prove Improper Trial Deal, Court Says
• DC Circ. Upholds NLRB Hospital Bargaining Rules
• 2 Whistleblowers Look To Kick A 3rd From $18M FCA Deal
• Fla. Doctor Can't Ditch Feds' New Experts In Bribery Case
• Insurer Needn't Cover Dentists For Fake Yelp Review Suit
• SEC Fines Another Co. Over Anti-Whistleblower Agreements
• AIG, CVS Will Pay $310M To Settle Investors' Fraud Suit
• Texas Judge Won't Sign Off On State Med Board's Appeal
• NJ Couple Gets Prison In $4.8M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• ACLU Says Transgender Surgery Denial Is Title VII Bias
• IRS Plans Tax Rules For Partnerships, Health Benefits
• Health First, Docs Settle $360M Antitrust Case
• The Preemptive Power Of ERISA's Fiduciary Duty Provisions
• Key Data Security Takeaways From LabMD
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Aetna Ditches Most ACA Plans In Blow To Health Law
• Wash. Hospital's Picket Ban Violated Labor Law, Board Says
• Judge Cracks Whip On Medicaid Kickback Settlement Talks
• Transgender Student OK'd To Join Ohio School Bathroom Suit
• Blue Cross Can't Beat Verdict In $26M Suit, Court Hears
• UNC Wants Stay In Bathroom Case Pending High Court Ruling
• FTC Tells 7th Circ. Hospital Monopoly Test Is Sound
• 5th Circ. Won't Unblock Law Shielding Gay Marriage Objectors
• Blood Sport: Olympic Vs. NBA Response To Wounded Players
• Cancer Center Says Patients Can't Show Data Was Viewed
• DOJ, Defense Attys Brawl Over Escobar's FCA Impact
• Ensuring Compliance With CMS 60-Day Overpayment Rule
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Medtronic Seeks To Nix State-Law Claims In FCA Suit
• Pa. Med Center Accuses Biz Partner Of Trying To Destroy It
• Pastors Sue Illinois Over Gay Conversion Therapy Ban
• Ex-Health Co. VP Files For Bankruptcy After $25M Verdict
• D.C. Circ. Finds NJ Health Co. Liable For NLRB Charges
• Anthem's $15M Deal To End ACA Switch Suits Gets Final OK
• Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Sullivan, Gibson Dunn
• Possible Deadlock In Ex-JPMorgan Banker's Fraud Trial
• Ohio's Attempt To Defund Planned Parenthood Blocked
• 3 Things Employers Need To Know About Zika
• SEC Wants Business Defendants In EB-5 Suit Held In Contempt
• Blue Cross Tries To Whittle Down Tribe's ERISA Claims
• 'King Of Nursing Homes' Gets 2 Years In Medicare Fraud Scam
• Lab Affiliates Want Meningitis Victims Silent At Sentencing
• UNC Can't Duck Transgender Bathroom Lawsuit, Feds Say
• Uncontracted Partner Costs Co. $546M Furniture Bid Protest
• Cigna Allays Doubts Over Commitment To $54B Anthem Deal
• Ex-DC Judge Named Special Master In Insurance Merger Suits
• Top LA Eateries Can't Nix Suit Alleging ACA Price-Hike Plot
• DEA Expands Marijuana Research But Won't Reclassify Drug
• Bad News Could Be Good For 'King Of Nursing Homes'
• Feds Float New ACA Help For Insurers, See Costs Easing
• Bird Poop Coverage Row Must Be Flushed, Property Co. Says
• More Fraud Charges Added Over $45M Home Health Scheme
• Can CMS Curtail The Medicare Appeals Backlog?
• Hospital Lied About Resident Availability, Says FCA Suit
• Banner Health Sued Over Cyberattack Exposing 3.7M
• CareFirst Beats Another Data Breach Class Action
• Insurers Must Face Medicare Advantage FCA Suit: 9th Circ.
• Alleged EB-5 Scammer Says SEC Fraud Suit Lacks Detail
• Novo Nordisk's $305M Campus Sale Sets NJ Record For 2016
• 9th Circ. Says Radiologist Sufficiently Pled FCA Case
• Texas Bar Won't Sanction AG For Same-Sex Marriage Opinion
• Lesbian Couple Sues NJ Insurance Czar Over Infertility Policy
• PE Owners Exit Zimmer Biomet In $965M Secondary Sale
• La. Says Whole Woman's Health Means Abortion Case Remand
• NFL Retirement Plans Target Ex-Player's Disability Claim
• Aetna-Humana Merger Trial Set As $1B Breakup Fee Looms
• Ex-Clinic CFO Gets 17 Years After Taking $11M From Grants
• North Castle Partners Closes 6th Fund With $300M In Tow
• Return Of Exec Accountability Creates Compliance Challenges
• Novartis Korea Execs Indicted, Accused Of Bribing Docs
• FDA Warning Wire: Pfizer Hospira Plant Troubles
• Anti-Abortion Docs Sue Ill. Gov. Over Referral Requirement
• Ex-JPMorgan Banker's Insider Trading Case Heads To Jury
• Dallas Jury Finds Clinic, Doc Responsible For Harassment
• AHA Attacks FTC's Hospital Monopoly Test At 7th Circ.
• DOJ Says Judge Misread Kickback Exception In FCA Case
• Carolinas HealthCare Slams DOJ's Patient-Steering Suit
• NY Pharmacist Convicted In Black Market HIV Meds Scheme
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Health Pro From Haynes And Boone
• FDA's Pursuit Of A National Medical Device Evaluation System
• Travelers Says It Owes No Coverage For Blue Cross IP Suit
• Ex-NFL Player Says Alumni Offsides On Contract Suit Limits
• Takeaways From Decisions Following Campbell-Ewald
• EQT Buys Health Care Analytics Co. In $2.35B Deal
• Deciphering The Scope Of The Pa. Personnel Files Act
• CVS Wins Exit From Pharmacists' Wage Suits In $2M Deal
• Nurses Seek Approval Of $3.77M Deal In Calif. Wage Suit
• Medicare Insurers Can Sue Primary Payors, 11th Circ. Rules
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Minn. Medicaid False Claim Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Czech $325M Arbitration Fight
• 'King Of Nursing Homes' Downplayed Patient Harm, Feds Say
• Medical Tech-Focused BioVentures In Midst Of Raising $100M
• Feds Target Social Media Abuse Of Nursing Home Patients
• 9th Circ. Finds Suit Removal Doesn't Waive Tribal Immunity
• Express Scripts Says Claims In $15B Pricing Dispute Hold Up
• Pa. Hospital Settles Medicare Overbilling Claims For $325K
• Carter Validus REIT Nabs $116M Health Care Portfolio
• Bristol-Myers Directors Sued in NY Over FCPA Inaction
• Medical Center Seeks Class Cert. In Kimberly-Clark Gown Suit
• Magellan Illegally Restricts Pa. Addicts, Says Clinic
• Adapting To Portable Employee Benefits In The Gig Economy
• 9th Circ. Questions Validity Of NuBone Safety Claims
• Genetically Modified Mosquitoes' Trial Run Inches Closer
• Zoetis Says AX Pharmaceutical Imports Infringing Dog Drug
• Co-Owner Forced To Sell Interest In NJ Medical School Co.
• Rite Aid Applicants Seek Class Cert. In Background Check Suit
• Nurse's Gory Tweets Leave Privacy Attys Gobsmacked
• Walgreens Asks 9th Circ. To Nix $1M Punitives In Firing Suit
• Judge Narrows Case Against Doc In Fatal Meningitis Outbreak
• Menendez Pal Defends Fla. Bid To Ditch Prosecution's Experts
• United Healthcare Ad Suit Preempted, Calif. Court Rules
• 4 Firms Poised To Steer IPOs Totaling $270M
• Anthem-Cigna, Aetna-Humana Antitrust Suits Separated
• Ballard Slams Symphony's Dismissal Bid In $20M Fee Row
• Meningitis Victims Ask For Preliminary OK Of CMS Settlement
• CVS Accuses Autodial Recipient Of Lying To Keep Case
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• Calif. State Judge Preserves Essure Injury Claims
• Doctor In Charge Of Drug Trial Accused Of Insider Trading
• Ala. Judge Dismisses State Chief Justice's Suspension Suit
• NY AG Ends Noncompetes At Medical Information Company
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• Ill. Hospital Chain Inks Record $5.5M HIPAA Deal
• NJ Panel Revives EMS Takeover Law
• Surgery Center Calls 'Facts' In Meningitis Suit Irrelevant
• NFL Alumni Association CEO Named In Contract Dispute
• Whistleblowers Call Med Supplier's Discounts Kickbacks
• Judge May Split Anthem-Cigna, Aetna-Humana Merger Cases
• How Employers Should Prep For Active Shooter Situations
• GSK, Actavis Dodge RICO Claims In Testosterone Case
• Hospitals Tell 7th Circ. Feds Err In Anti-Merger Appeal
• Banner Health Says Cyberattack Affected 3.7M Patients
• INC Research Investors Prime $210M Secondary Offering
• Catholic Ill. Docs Must Refer Patients To Abortion Providers
• Justices Pause Transgender Bathroom Mandate During Appeal
• ADL, Others Urge 3rd Circ. To Uphold Birth Control Mandate
• LabMD And FTC's Attempt To Expand Data Security Authority
• NY AG Takes Aim At False Zika Prevention Claims
• UnitedHealth Protests Over $58B In Tricare Contract Awards
• Ambulance Operator Convicted Of Health Care Fraud
• Pa. Justices To Mull Ex-Worker's Right To Personnel File
• NY Firm Tells 11th Circ. Ex-Client Admitted To Owing Fees
• Allergy Test Maker Says Physician Antitrust Claims Off Base
• Anthem Persists In Bid To Expedite Trial Over Cigna Deal
• Warburg Pincus Denies Causing Rural/Metro Investor Losses
• Facebook Users Claim Real Harm In Health Info Privacy Suit
• SEC Points To Menendez Ruling In House Subpoena Row
• LaSalle Lands $75M Loan From JPMorgan For Tenn. Property
• Premera Blue Cross Gets Claims Trimmed In Data Breach Suit
• Blue Cross Ill. Seeks Premium Hikes Up To 45%, Citing ACA
• Greenberg Traurig Wants $2.2M Clawback Suit Tossed
• Aetna Backs Off On ACA Exchange Expansion Plan
• Bankruptcy Didn't Sink Atty Malpractice Suit, NJ Panel Says
• Ban On Miss. Law Shielding Gay Marriage Objectors Upheld
• Preparing Corporate Witnesses: A Primer
• 6 Myths Of Data Breach Response
• FDA Streamlines Reviews Of Next Generation Sequencing Tests
• State-Of-The-Art Defense And The Internet Of Things
• Feds Rebut Menendez Pal's Expert Challenges In Fraud Suit
• Feds Botched ACA Insurer Payments, Suits Say
• DuPont Opposes Two Accelerated Trials In Cancer MDL
• Express Scripts Stole Customers, Retail Pharmacies Say
• Greenspoon Marder Picks Up Fla. Health Boutique
• NY Hospital To Pay $3.2M For Medicaid Violation
• Nurse, Hospital Sued Over Tweets About Murder Victim
• Fla. Seeks CDC's Help As 10 New Zika Cases Found In Miami
• ACA Co-Op Can't Delay $24M Payment, 4th Circ. Rules
• Carlyle Picks Up Pharmacy Managing Biz WellDyneRX
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?