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Health - September, 2016

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• Beneficiaries Denied Class Cert. In Prudential Payment Row
• Hospira Can't Escape Contract Claims In GSK Vaccine Suit
• Hospital Beats $300M Antitrust Suit Over Exclusivity Pacts
• Harken Health Exits Illinois Obamacare Marketplace
• Law School No Proof Of Future Pay In Botched Surgery Case
• Humana, Tufts Beat Medicare Fraud False Claims Act Suit
• LabMD Appeals Data Security Ruling As FTC Heads Deny Stay
• Momenta, Sandoz Can't Beat Blood Clot Drug Monopoly Suit
• Ex-MSU Football Player Joins Pileup Of Concussion Suits
• Home Health Co. To Pay $6.15M For Defrauding DC Medicaid
• Cigna Objection Request Stumps Judge In $54B Merger Trial
• Ark. Ordered To Make Planned Parenthood Medicaid Payments
• Top Alabama Justice Suspended Over Gay Marriage Order
• White Collar World Eagerly Awaits Salman Decision
• Modernizing Vs. Weakening The TCPA
• Oral Advocacy And 'Vocal Fry'
• EEOC Sues Medical Group For Firing Doctor On Pain Meds
• Blue Shield Of Calif. Beat Robocall Suit Under Spokeo
• 4 Key Arguments As ACA Birth Control Battle Rages On
• 11th Circ. Upholds Insurer's PIP Underpayment Coverage Loss
• Ex-Insys Manager Charged In Fentanyl Kickback Scheme
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Hospitals' Omnia Challenge
• 3 Cos. Price IPOs Totaling $329M At Bottom Or Below Range
• Feds Want 40 Years For Doc's 'Despicably Cruel' $11M Fraud
• Ohio Surgery Center Loses Bid To Escape FCA Spat
• Rainmaker Q&A: Hanson Bridgett's Dorothy Liu
• Grouping J&J Suits Poses Delays For Terminally Ill, JPML Told
• Travelers Told Building Policy Must Cover Radiation Machine
• Ill. Hospitals Say 3rd Circ. No Help To FTC's Merger Case
• Garrison JV Sells Senior Living Portfolio For $180M
• 5 Tips For Preparing Sales Reps For Trial Examination
• How Escobar Is Already Affecting FCA Litigants
• 5 Takeaways As Major Nursing Home Rule Finalized
• Pa. Court Favors Arbitration For Part Of Nursing Home Suit
• Bill Would Boost VA Support Of Tribal Health Programs
• FTC's Ill. Hospital Merger Suit Gets 3rd Circ. Boost
• Dentists Smiling As Price-Fixing Conspiracy Case Survives
• HHS Wins Medicare Payment Fight Against Maine Hospital
• Sens. Ask DOJ If Mylan's EpiPen Rebates Violate FCA
• PharMerica Sues Ex-Employees Over New Rival Business
• The Courtroom Where It Happened: Hamilton As A Lawyer
• Congress Reaches Deal To Avoid Gov't Shutdown
• Vibra Healthcare Agrees To $33M Settlement Of FCA Claims
• Dudenhoeffer's Applicability To Privately Held Stock
• Why Have Lawyers Forgotten About The Middle Class?
• Ex-Hospital CEO Booted From Medicare In $1M Kickback Deal
• DOJ Loss In AmEx Case Could Imperil Hospital Steering Suit
• Hartford, Cincinnati Beat Doc's TCPA Coverage Bid
• Insurers Say Cancer Center On Its Own In Data Breach Suits
• Horizon Owes $76M In Unpaid Claims, NJ Hospitals Say
• Merge Healthcare Says $1B Sale To IBM Passes Muster
• Sales Rep Wants Docs Public In $40B Celgene FCA Row
• House Votes To Carve Exemption In ACA Individual Mandate
• Senior Care Biz Can't Nix Feds' FCA Suit
• VA Looks To Nix Ariz. Tribe's Suit Over Care Reimbursements
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bird Marella's Benjamin Gluck
• DOJ Won't Argue ACA Harm In Anthem-Cigna Merger Trial
• NC Lawmakers Look To Dodge Depositions In HB 2 Suit
• Menendez Criminal Case Will Wait On High Court Appeal Bid
• Real Estate Rumors: Prudential, Hirschfeld, Cammeby's
• Ohio School Ordered To Let Trans Student Use Girls' Room
• Health Care REIT MPT Enters $1.25B Agreement With Steward
• The Role Of Value And Cost In Prescription Drug Pricing
• Small-Breach Focus Shows Growing Scope Of HIPAA Probes
• Rainmaker Q&A: Briggs And Morgan's Michael McEllistrem
• FTC Loss On Pa. Hospital Merger Reversed By 3rd Circ.
• Fla. Hospice Provider, Doctors Escape Medicare Fraud Claims
• HHS Health Info Protection Rules, Oversight Are Lacking: GAO
• Blue Cross Presses To Trim Michigan Tribe's ERISA Claims
• Ambulance Co. 'Upcoding' Suit Dismissed For Lack Of Proof
• Docs Treating Opioid Addicts To Report Details To HHS
• New England Health System Fined By HHS Over Data Loss
• Growing FCA Pipeline Provides Justices Plenty To Ponder
• NJ High Court To Mull State's Subpoena Power In FCA Action
• Kelcy Warren Claims Cancer Center CEO Committed Fraud
• Cerner Says Wash. Has Jurisdiction In $63M UAE Cos. Suit
• 7th Circ. Orders Ill. To Help Find Nurses For Sick Kids
• PhRMA Rips Feds For 'Regulation By Litigation' On Kickbacks
• Rainmaker Q&A: Dowd Bennett's James Martin
• You Don't Need A Data Breach To Face Regulatory Scrutiny
• Insurers, Providers Trade Harsh Words On ACA Steering
• Pharmacy Head Seeks To End Long-Running Kickback Suit
• Fla. High Court Limits Arbitration In Nursing Home Cases
• Ill. Judge Points Lost-Grant Suit To Fed. Claims Court
• The Perils Of Parallel FCA Proceedings
• EEOC Says Hospital Denied Religious Vaccine Exemptions
• Tribe's Leaders Accused Of Misusing Federal Health Funds
• Health Hires: BakerHostetler, Hinckley Allen, Ballard Spahr
• UnitedHealth Sheds New Mexico FCA Suit
• DOJ 'Fomenting A Breakdown' Of $54B Merger, Anthem Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Alice Valder Curran
• LabMD Defends Attack On 'Draconian' FTC Lawyer
• House Backs TCPA Revamp To Clear Way For Legit Robocalls
• Hospitals, CMS Clash Over $220M Pay-Cut Fix
• Generic EpiPen Will Likely Secure Profits For Mylan
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Lockheed Health Co. FCA Suit
• Carolinas HealthCare Scoffs At DOJ Antitrust Suit
• Senate GOP Pushes Gov't Funding Band-Aid, As Dems Balk
• Deals Rumor Mill: EQT Partners, Morpho, Shanghai Electric
• Romanian National Gets Prison In Int'l Hacking Scheme
• Pharmacist In $150M Drug Fraud Gets Up To 6 Years In Prison
• Ohio Attys Now Safe To Advise On Legal Marijuana Activity
• Pa. Court Axes Gov.'s Home-Care Worker Organization Order
• NJ Surgeon Didn't Prove Defamation Damages, Panel Says
• 5th Circ. Doomed Miss. Abortion Law: Planned Parenthood
• When Ambiguous Regs Preclude FCA Liability
• Chinese PE Firm FountainVest Closes $2.1B Fund
• Practical Uses For Machine Learning In Health Care Cases
• IRS Not Liable For New York Presbyterian FICA Settlement
• Ex-Hospital CEO Says Attys' Prostitution Claim Defamed Him
• Psych School's 'Exceptional' $11M Class Fraud Deal OK'd
• House Committee Frustrated At Mylan CEO's Tight Lip
• Justices Halt Church Hospital ERISA Suit Pending Review
• Ill. Doc Gets Fine, Probation For Medicare Kickback Scheme
• Senate Panel OKs Tribal Biz, Health Reform Bills
• Hospital Consultant Seeks Quick Win In FCA Retaliation Suit
• VA Slammed In Report On Hospital Project Blowout
• 7th Circ. Affirms Doctor's Conviction For False Claims
• Anthem, Cigna Both Claim Merger Breach, DOJ Says
• SEC Pushes For Full $26.9M Repatriation In EB-5 Case
• Feds Can't Sue Fla. Over Kids In Nursing Homes, Judge Says
• Judge Says Pa. Tavern Can't Get Rate Data In Antitrust Row
• Common Regulatory Pitfalls In Health Care M&A
• Fla. Judge Won't Sanction Quinn Emanuel In FCA Suit
• DOL Says Nursing Home CFO Diverted $3.6M From Fund
• Senate Starts Stopgap Funding Debate, Details In Flux
• Overhauling Law Firm Records Departments For A New Reality
• Wedding Invitation Biz Can't Block Phoenix Anti-Bias Law
• W.Va. AG Says Mylan Dodged EpiPen Subpoena
• Drug Cos. Pledge To Tackle Antibiotic Overuse, Pollution
• LabMD Pushes To Keep Alive Ga. Cyber Suit Against Tiversa
• VA Contractor Can't Claw Back Credit Card Fees
• DuPont Fights To Undo $5.6M Chemical Cancer Verdict
• Rainmaker Q&A: Holland & Knight's Jeffrey Mittleman
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Naspers, Rabobank
• Convicted Doc Says He Wasn't Given Fair Shot At Defense
• Ala. Hospital Hits Back On Data Theft Class Cert. Claim
• Kindred Health Pays Record $3M Fine For Violating HHS Deal
• Courts Are Taking Materiality Seriously Post-Escobar
• UnitedHealth Plan Holders Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Woman Admits To Using NY Hospital Patients' Stolen Data
• Orion Wellness Program Voluntary, Judge Says In EEOC Suit
• Hospital Slams Recommendation To Scotch Antitrust Suit
• Judge Urged To Keep $63M Arbitral Award Row In Fed Court
• Gov't Band-Aid Funding Debate Stalled By Senate
• Feds Refused Delay In Medicare Appeals Backlog Suit
• ACLU Wants In On Suit Over HHS' ACA Transgender Rule
• Calif. Nursing Facilities To Pay $30M In FCA Settlement
• Pitcher Says Mislabeled Medical Images Cost Him Draft Spot
• Blue Cross Says Standing Issue Already Raised In $26M Suit
• Children's Hospital LA Gets Approval For $27M OT Settlement
• 'Unicorn' Nutanix Among 4 IPO Launches Totaling $543M
• GSK Lowers Cost Of Pneumonia Vaccine For Child Refugees
• Counting FCA Penalties: It's All In The Claims
• 3 Firms Steer REIT MedEquities Realty's Planned $259M IPO
• DuPont Looks To End PFOA Plaintiff's Cholesterol Claims
• Wal-Mart Loses New Trial Bid In $16M Gender Bias Suit
• Walgreens Wins Cut Of Punitive Damages In Retaliation Case
• Aveta, FCA Whistleblower Clash Over 9th Circ. Ruling
• GOP Reps. Call For NIH Review After NFL Grant Controversy
• Jury Awards $11.9M Over Neglected Pa. Jail Inmate's Suicide
• NJ Justices Deny Medical Record Co.'s Arbitration Appeal
• Dr. Cleared Of $279M Fraud Hits Back Against Insurance Cos.
• LabMD Says Data Security Order Gives FTC New Powers
• Marijuana Legalization Votes Won't End Drug-Free Workplaces
• Medical Supplier Says Safe Harbor Applied In FCA Row
• Oracle, Oregon End Insurance Software Spat In $100M Deal
• Health Co. Execs Say $20M LeClairRyan Deal Too Broad
• How CMS Plans To Steady An Unstable ACA Marketplace
• IRS Slams Colo. Dispensary's Refund Bid In Pot Tax Suit
• Horizon Policyholders Eye 6th Circ.'s Take On Spokeo
• Ill. Health Co. Owner Admits To Bribery In Medicare Scheme
• 3rd Whistleblower Gets Cut From $18M False Claims Deal
• UnitedHealth Says Aetna Doesn't Need Bid Info In Merger Row
• NJ High Court Disbars Atty Over Health Fraud Convictions
• Ex-Norton Rose White Collar Pro Joins Quinn Emanuel
• Whistleblower Fights Sanctions Bid Against Quinn Emanuel
• NJ Sues Unlicensed Doctor For Insurance Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: Facebook, Harrison Street, ABS
• Medicare Wage Rule Is Invalid, Hospitals Tell DC Circ.
• Atty Wants Out Of Univ. Of Mich. Health System Bias Suit
• Ardian To Buy Majority Stake In Orthopedic Equipment Maker
• 3 Steps To Successful Judgment Enforcement
• Doctor Wants Judge DQ'd In Suit Against Board Of Medicine
• FDA Panels To Mull Opioid Painkillers In Children
• Feds Say 5th Circ. Can't Hear Texas Medical Board's Appeal
• 3 Highlights As ACA Wars Resume On Capitol Hill
• Fla. Pharmacy Owners To Pay $7.8M To Settle FCA Suit
• Geico Not Liable In CVS Delivery Driver Accident Case
• Ill. Home Care Provider To Pay $6.5M Over Medicare Fraud
• Abcodia Pulls Ovarian Cancer Screening Test On FDA Doubts
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Tampon Tax Bill, Citing Budget Concerns
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Discrimination Suit Over Sex Texts
• Withers Guides Creation Of Trans-Atlantic Stem Cell Venture
• Lawyers Duck Securities Claims In Buyout Malpractice Suit
• Menendez Loses 3rd Circ. Bid To Revisit Criminal Charges
• ACA Co-Op Casualties Mount As NJ Insurer Halts Sales
• Cerner Says UAE Biz Can't Nix TRO On Wash. Real Estate
• House Votes To Lower ACA Out-Of-Pocket Tax Deductibility
• IMS Plans $1.5B Bond To Help Finance $8.9B Quintiles Deal
• ACA Marketplaces Still Vulnerable To Fraud, GAO Finds
• Ex-Head Of Pa. Hospice Moves To Dodge Jail Time
• Escobar Prompts Increased DOJ Interest In FCA Cases
• A Look Inside The Future Of Telemedicine In Texas
• Rainmaker Q&A: McDermott's Ira Coleman
• Should Your Law Firm Move To The Cloud?
• Philip Morris' Lies Caused Lung Cancer Death, Widow Says
• Feds Eye Settling Insurers' ACA Suits To Stabilize Markets
• Chicago Hospitals Can't Ditch Merger Price-Hike Suit
• Ex-Warner Chilcott Worker Seeks Path To File Age Bias Suit
• Is It OK To Cuff An Inmate In Labor? 9th Circ. Says Maybe
• Ambulance Co. Can't Cut PAGA Claim From EMT's Wage Suit
• Patients Stand By Claims Of Metal Debris In Brains
• Community Health Slims Claims In Data Breach MDL
• Sanofi Kickback Claims Still Lacking, Dismissal Motions Say
• EEOC Says Arguments Muddled In Transgender Surgery Row
• Senate Could Vote On Stopgap Funding This Week
• FTC Blasts LabMD's Bid To Pause Data Security Ruling
• CVS Wins Stay Lift Of Fees' Motion In EEOC Severance Suit
• Par Pharmaceutical Says Escobar Nixes Gov't FCA Suit
• Med Center Slams Kimberly-Clark's Bid To Escape Gown Suit
• Feds Want Up To 16 Years, $60M For Brooklyn Clinic Owner
• Deals Rumor Mill: UniCredit, Highmark Health, Siemens
• HealthBridge Tries To Shake NLRB Violation Over 'Walk-In'
• What To Expect From The Future Of Health Care
• 1st Circ. Backs USCIS In False Health Care Claim Case
• UnitedHealth Cuts Drug, Alcohol Abstention For Hep C Meds
• Quest Diagnostics Wins Appeal On La. Income Tax Refund
• From The Partner's Desk: Paving Your Path To Partnership
• In Congress: Zika, Water Resources, Funding Our Government
• 2nd Circ. May Certify On Human Rights Punitive Damages
• Eli Lilly, Canada Fight For Fees In NAFTA IP Policy Row
• Pharmacist Gets More Than 3 Years For $2.7M Drug Fraud
• 'McDonald's Of Urology' Doctor Can't Beat Needle Reuse Rap
• BOKF Settles Beef Over Bond Offering For Senior Centers
• No Proof Ovarian Cancer Screening Tests Work, FDA Warns
• Health Hires: Government Attorneys Join Covington, Foley
• 9th Circ. Won't Undo Revival Of Antitrust Suit Against Sutter
• Humana Overcharges Ill. Patients for HIV Drugs, DHS Told
• Class Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear Benecard Data Breach Suit
• Clinics Wants Quinn Emanuel Sanctioned In FCA Fight
• Tribe Says Reopening ER Won't Solve Awful Health Care
• Greenberg Traurig Can't Dodge $2.2M Clawback Suit
• Nurse Pleads Guilty In $45M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• KKR Leads $66M Investment In Medical Device Co. AcuFocus
• Fla. Doctor Indicted Over $13.8M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• AstraZeneca And The SEC's Focus On Life Sciences
• Following Recent Trends In Affordable Care Act Insurance
• How We Can Diversify The Legal Profession And Why We Must
• Anthem Fights Failed Doc Group's Tabs At Calif. High Court
• 'Ebola Nurse' Claims Against NJ Governor Trimmed
• Worker Behind FCA Suit Not Liable For Fallout: Texas Court
• $50M Win In Failed Hospital Suit Tossed By Texas Court
• House Panel Subpoenas VA Over Blowout On Hospital Project
• VA Proposes Rule To Expand Benefits For Base Contamination
• HTA Drops $187M On Medical Office Buildings
• The 411 On Using Text Messages To Issue Physician Orders
• Celgene Knocks Feds' Support Of $40B Off-Label FCA Suit
• 1st Circ. Panel Wary Of FCA Suit Against Medtronic Unit
• UnitedHealth Unit Can't Undo $12M IP Infringement Verdict
• McDermott Hires Prosecutor With FCA, Health Care Focus
• Med Equipment Cos. To Pay $12M To Settle FCA Allegations
• Tenn. Nursing Home Co. Facing FCA Suit For 'Worthless' Care
• Health Care M&A: Current Trends And Future Perspectives
• Epic Systems Takes Class Waivers To The Supreme Court
• Gov't Calls For Cut Sentence For Doc In Ill. Kickback Case
• Insurers Seek $19M Coverage Payback From Asbestos Firms
• Fla. Doctor Can't Dodge Health Care Fraud Verdict
• Leveraging Trial Strategies To Improve Your Negotiating Skills
• Berkshire Insurance Units To Halt Policy, Calif. Says
• Venable Adds Trial-Savvy IP Partner From Orrick
• RJ Reynolds Beats Smoker's $15M Lung Disease Suit
• LeClairRyan To Pay $20M To End Bankrupt Ex-Client's Claims
• Policyholders Appeal CareFirst Data Breach Suit Dismissal
• Aetna, Humana Shouldn't Get Confidential Info, Judge Says
• Hospital Chain Shouldn't Face Antitrust Claims, Judge Says
• UnitedHealthcare Trims Dialysis Scheme Suit
• Hanover Must Face Medicare FCA Suit, Calif. Judge Told
• 'King Of Nursing Homes' To Appeal 2-Year Sentence
• Old Skills, New Tricks: Opportunities For Law Librarians
• Fresenius Pays €5.76B For Spain's Largest Hospital Group
• Ropes, Troutman Steer PE Ownership Change For Daxko
• E-Verify Errors: Unintended Consequences Of The ACA
• In Congress: Welcome Back To More Of The Same
• Laid-Off TransCare Workers Can Subpoena Wells Fargo
• Medics Must Take PAGA Break Claims To Judge, Not Jury
• Prime Healthcare Pans DOJ Fraud Suit Over Inpatient Care
• Nurse Can Reboot FCA Suit Against Clinic, 7th Circ. Says
• Mt. Sinai Hospital Whistleblowers Call For Deposition Redo
• Health-Focused Blank Check Co. Avista Files $300M IPO
• The Internet Of Things: Don't Forget Your Employees
• Cerner's TRO On UAE-Linked Real Estate Illegal, Judge Told
• Texas Court Keeps Physicians In UT Health Defamation Suit
• DOJ Charges 16 In $175M Pharmacy Fraud Scheme
• Feds Give Takeda $20M To Develop, Test Zika Vaccine
• Fla. Eye Center, Owner Pay $1M For Overbilling Medicare
• NC Group Drops DOJ Suit Over Transgender Bathroom Law
• CVS Agrees To Reform Opioid Dispensing Practices In Mass.
• Ex-Health Co. President's $27M Trial Win Takes Minor Hit
• Hospital Group Says Illinois Nonprofit Tax Law Is OK
• American Heart Association Wants Pharmacy Tobacco Ban
• Omnicare Asks To Appeal $421M FCA Suit To 1st Circ.
• Feds Sue Health Care Biz Over $1M In Employment Taxes
• Allstate Defends Policy Language In PIP Coverage Fight
• Fla. Health Provider Settles Drug Testing FCA Suit For $7.4M
• Ex-DOL Official Sentenced In $9.5M Workers' Comp Fraud