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Health - November, 2016

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• Verma Set To Expand State Medicaid Powers As CMS Head
• DuPont Judge Eyeing Multi-Plaintiff Trials In Teflon Cases
• In Shift, Fla. High Court Drops Hospital Negligence Suit
• Alaska, Missouri, North Carolina Sued Over Abortion Laws
• Ex-DePuy Exec Asks 11th Circ. To Reverse Noncompete Ban
• AMA Draws Fire After Backing Trump's Hard-Line HHS Chief
• Bayhealth Negligence Suit Revived Over Jury Instructions
• Bill On FDA Approvals, Mental Health Policy Clears House
• ACLU Can Sue Over Grants For Immigrant Minors' Care
• Anthem Will Restrain Cigna After $54B Merger, DOJ Says
• Mich. Tribe Blasts Blue Cross Sanctions Bid In ERISA Suit
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• Malpractice Suit Says Allergan Schemed With Implant Doctors
• Ways & Means' Top Dem Exiting Post To Fight Trump Agenda
• Pot-Focused REIT Cuts Offering Size, Delays IPO
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Geico Win In Medical Coverage Class Action
• SOX Win Shows Strong Need For Whistleblower Protections
• Kaiser Beats Generic Drug Pricing Class Action, For Now
• House Passes Veteran Health Care, Hiring Tweaks
• Trump's HHS Pick Tees Up Epic Health Policy Battle
• Transcripts In Anthem-Cigna Trial Show Merger Tension
• Feds Must Cough Up Full Funding For Navajo Hospital
• Judge Scolds LabMD, Tiversa Attys For 'Invective' In Briefs
• Health Sector Rules Post-Election Equity Markets Activity
• Woman In Sex Case Pans Rural/Metro's Ch. 11 Bid To Nix Suit
• Whistleblower In $785M Pfizer FCA Deal Agrees To Fees Split
• Gov't Settles Fla. Botched Birth Case Just Weeks Before Trial
• Another Pleads Guilty In Dallas Home Health Care Fraud
• Intuitive Can Be Sued For Stolen Da Vinci Robot Payments
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• GOP Leader Reluctant To Put 'Timeline' On First 100 Days
• NJ Court Gives Patient 2nd Shot At Malpractice Expert
• Texas Hospital, PE Fund Near Settlement In $700M Trial
• Calif. Sets A High Bar For Workplace Violence Standards
• PharMerica Escapes Federal FCA Claims Over Kickbacks
• Economist Says Anthem-Cigna Deal Will Stifle Innovation
• Theranos Stuck By Investor Suit Saying It Lied About Testing
• Theranos Wants Most Claims Tossed In $96M Hedge Fund Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Va. Chiropractor's Antitrust Appeal
• Feds Want 5 Years For Doctor Convicted In $1.5M Fraud
• NJ Panel Sinks Ex-Hospital Worker's Whistleblower Claims
• Doc Office's Benefit Plan Not On Hook For $1M Tax, Suit Says
• Kimberly-Clark's Stay Bid Assailed In Surgery Gown Suit
• Antibody Drug Developer Kymab Snags $100M From Investors
• In Congress: 3 Priorities
• The Missing American Jury
• Spike Lee Faces Suit Over Union Benefits Contributions
• 6th Circ. Kicks Back Atty Fee Ruling In $98M FCA Suit
• Eli Lilly Abandons Alzheimer's Drug After Failed Trial
• Anthem, Cigna Say Exchanges Blunt Potential Merger Impacts
• Tiversa Mostly Beats LabMD's Data Theft Suit
• EU OKs Abbott's $25B Acquisition Of St. Jude With Caveats
• Real Estate Rumors: Newcastle, Tristar, Marcal Group
• NY Eye Doctor Escapes Suit Over Missed Brain Tumor
• UMass Settles HIPAA Violation Probe After Malware Attack
• AARP Lawsuit Puts EEOC In An Awkward Position
• Tenet Case Signals Shift In Health Care Fraud Enforcement
• Anthem Targeted Cigna Business Before Merger, Says DOJ
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive Takeda FCA Actos Kickbacks Suit
• Escobar's FCA Claims Meet Materiality Test, 1st Circ. Says
• Chamber Balks At AARP's Challenge To EEOC Wellness Regs
• Whatley Kallas Wants Arbitration With Health First Trial Clients
• Blue Cross Says Tribe Hiding Emails In ERISA Suit
• Christie Says Health Reforms Saved Income Tax Deal With Pa.
• City Of Orange Says It's Immune From EMS Antitrust Suit
• Trump Team Taps Proskauer, Cahill Attys For Agency Advice
• Ex-Schiff Hardin Partner Gets $20M From Chicago Hospital
• Mass. High Court Revives Union's Privatization Suit
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• 2 Decisions Strengthen FTC's Hand In Hospital Merger Cases
• 8 States Have Legalized Marijuana In 8 Different Ways
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• House Asks DC Circ. To Pause Affordable Care Act Suit
• Dismiss Adult's Nursing Home Suit Filed As Child, Fla. Says
• Gov't Argues To Shut Down Anthem's Cigna Buy
• Fed. Gov't, Mercy Hospital Settle Medical Negligence Suit
• Sanctions For Pa. Atty Send Warning On Taboo Tactics
• Tiversa Wants LabMD Sanctioned For 2nd Redo Bid
• Mylan Refuses To Testify At Senate's EpiPen Rebate Hearing
• Fla. Doctor Convicted Of Using Foreign, Unlicensed Drugs
• Kimberly-Clark Seeks To Freeze Gown Trial For Cert. Appeal
• Idinvest Partners Snags €250M For Health, Energy Fund
• Feds Dodge Hospital's Suit Over Medicare Outlier Payments
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• What To Expect In The Remaining Days Of The 114th Congress
• Kickapoo Tribe Settles Texas Hospital Co.'s $2M ERISA Suit
• VA Cleared Of Malpractice In Iraq Vet's Overdose Death
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 6
• 3rd Circ. Says FLSA 'Opt Ins' Lack Appellate Rights
• ND, Catholic Orgs Want Obama's Trans Guidance Blocked
• Health Hires: Merchant & Gould, Davis Wright, Greenspoon
• Medical Robotics Co. Myomo Plans 'Mini-IPO'
• United HealthCare Fights RadioShack Ch. 11 Records Demand
• Co. Lying About Disabled Vets Can't Get VA Contract Revived
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• The Unintended Impact Of DEA's New Registration Policy
• Wal-Mart's COBRA Notices Short On Details, Ex-Worker Says
• Pfizer Sues Texas Agency For Releasing Drug Rebate Info
• Ardian Enters Exclusive Talks To Acquire Unither Pharma
• What To Watch As Anthem-Cigna Antitrust Trial Kicks Off
• Closed Chrysler Dealership Owes Unpaid Employee Benefits
• Kimberly-Clark Hit With False Ad Suit Over Surgical Gowns
• Investors Say ER Operator, PE Sponsor Hid Overbilling
• Judge Nixes Some Claims In Meningitis Outbreak Litigation
• Pharmacist Admits Running $2.4M Prescription Fraud Scheme
• Cerner Wins Remand In $63M Ore. Tussle With UAE Tech Co.
• Bharara Unveils Charges Against Ex-Valeant, Philidor Execs
• Ex-Rite Aid VP, NJ Businessman Get Jail In $13M Fraud Plot
• Kirkland, Paul Weiss Steer $800M Health Care Merger
• Patients Want 2 UnitedHealth Clawback Suits Combined
• CMS Outpatient Payment Rule: The Good And The Bad
• Post-Election Thoughts On Antitrust
• Calif. Employment Law Outlook: Class Of 2017
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• Fla. Court Restores Wrongful Death Suit Against Hospital
• Whistleblowers Fight To Revive Medicare Suit In 11th Circ.
• Senator Wants DOJ To Testify At EpiPen Rebate Hearing
• Doctor Wants Redo On $1M Blue Cross Fraud Verdict
• Pharmacist Facing Murder Charges Seeks MDL Docs
• Fed. Gov't Faces Medical Negligence Suit Over Plague Death
• Zuckerman Spaeder Nabs Obama's Ex-Top Health Atty
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Vyaire Medical, Haver Analytics
• Hospitals Press Forward With Merger After 7th Circ. Loss
• FTC's Unusual Settlement For Minn. Physician-Practice Merger
• Insurers, Medical Practice Clash Over Spokeo In TCPA Suit
• Nursing Home Pay Gripe Must Be Arbitrated, 3rd Circ. Told
• GAO Rejects Protest Over Army Medical Services Contract
• UnitedHealth Sued Again Over Prescription Copay Clawbacks
• Texas Appeals Court Affirms Doc's $1.3M Sanction
• Trumping Obama's Employment Law Legacy
• What Trump's Election Means For The ACA
• Cybersecurity Forecast: Trump's 'Warfare Of The Future' Plans
• A Primer On The Presidential Appointee Vetting Process
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• Cardiac Monitor To Pay $1.35M To Settle False Claims Charge
• Pa. Court OKs Sanction, DQ In Closely Watched Med Mal Suit
• Pa. High Court Reverses Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suits
• Fla. High Court Says Deal Doesn't Stop Patient Death Case
• Kimberly-Clark Headed Toward Trial In Surgery Gown Suit
• Anthem Blue Cross Insureds Can't Block 2017 Plan Switch
• VA Puts Transgender Surgery Coverage On Hold
• Wash. High Court Wary Of Florist's Same-Sex Objections
• House GOP To Keep Same Leaders At Helm
• Blue Cross Wants Tribe's Lawyers Sanctioned In ERISA Suit
• Texas EMS Co. Owner Gets 30 Years For $1.3M Medicare Fraud
• Ex-Kan. AG's Discipline Appeal Belongs In High Court: Judge
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Stay ACA Mandate Battle
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• Product Contamination: Strong Underwriting Is Key
• Calif. Justices Say HMOs Can Face Unpaid Emergency Bills
• Carlton Fields Attorney Dies In Scuba Diving Accident
• Jury Hands Doctor $20.3M Verdict In Medtronic Patent Suit
• Trans Student Tells 6th Circ. To Deny Stay In Bathroom Row
• Calif. Classes Only Certified In Medical Gown Suit
• Diplomat Pharmacy Faces Shareholder Suit Over Value Drop
• 8th Circ. Says Estate Must Arbitrate Nursing Home Suit
• Ill. Insurer's Suit Seeking $73M In ACA Funds Is Tossed
• Deals Rumor Mill: Reynolds American, Novartis, AB InBev
• House, SEC Drop Health Care Subpoena Fight At 2nd Circ.
• Texas Health Co. Head Convicted Of $13M Medicare Fraud
• What To Expect From The New Senate
• NJ Chiropractors Challenge Horizon Tiered Coverage Plan
• Witness Opinions Nixed Ahead Of Anthem-Cigna Trial
• Clinics Target Specialty Pharmacy For Unwanted Fax Ads
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• Treatment Program Owners Charged In $176M Scheme
• Class Action Over Hep C Coverage Falls Flat, Colo. Says
• OPINION: Goodness First, Then Greatness
• Kindred Healthcare Drops $700M On 36 Ventas Facilities
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• The New State AG Landscape
• Walgreen's Slips Class Action Over Pharma Records Charge
• Siemens Readies Public Listing For Health Care Unit
• LabMD Wins Stay From FTC Order At 11th Circ. In Data Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toutiao, Siemens, Accelya
• Ohio Panel Grants New Malpractice Trial Over Boy's Death
• 2 NJ Nonprofit Hospitals Announce Merger Plans
• FCC's Clyburn Wants 'Pitches' On Broadband Cost, Diversity
• GAO Rejects Protests Of $58B In DOD Tricare Contracts
• McConnell Wants 21st Century Cures Act Passed In 2016
• Shearman & Sterling Advises Taikang On $1B NorthStar JV
• Amphastar Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Sanofi Patent FCA Suit
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• Mich. Health Insurance Tax Faces High Court Appeal
• What Happens To ACA Challenges Still In Court?
• Hospital Fights To Keep AT&T In ERISA Benefit Offset Suit
• Prime Healthcare Hit With Age Bias Suit From Ex-NJ Nurses
• Houston Pharmacy Owner Cops To Paying $5M In Kickbacks
• Rite Aid Says Convicted Ex-GC Flip-Flopped In Fee Appeal
• Biller Says NY Medicaid FCA Suit Fails Under Escobar
• Wright Beats Metal-Artificial-Hip Suit In Missouri
• VA Report Touts Progress In Improvement Plan
• Marijuana Tipping Point: California And Florida Lead The Way
• GSK Can't Duck Insurers' RICO Suit
• LabMD, FTC Data Security Battle Heads To Small Screen
• BigLaw PACs Back Incumbents With Donations In 2016 Races
• 8th Circ. Asked Not To Revive Gender Surgery Bias Suit
• Czech Republic Takes $325M Blood Award To Supreme Court
• Animal Co. Gets PTAB Review Of Flea, Tick Treatment Patent
• Pharmacists Blast Feds' Bid For Redo In Meningitis Case
• What To Know About New CMS Site-Neutral Payment Rule
• Cybersecurity And The FCA — Yes, It Is A Thing
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• What To Watch As Obamacare Becomes Trumpcare
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• Calif. Voters Largely Greenlight Tax Increases
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• Marijuana Ballots: Calif., Fla. Say Yes To Legal Pot
• Walgreens Hits Theranos With $140M Breach Of Contract Suit
• 'Secondhand' Info Sinks Whistleblower's FCA Suit At 11th Circ.
• Senate Leaders Press 2 Fed. Agencies For EpiPen Reviews
• Navy Announces Policy Guidance for Transgender Personnel
• Blue Shield of Calif. Members Lose Cert. Bid Again On Appeal
• Cigna Fights $13M Claims Coverage Ruling In 5th Circ.
• Ex-Cyberonics Sales Rep Asks 1st Circ. To Revive FCA Case
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• Waco Woman Gets 87 Months For $4.5M Medicare Fraud
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• 11th Circ. Asked To Rethink Tribe's Immunity To Age Bias Suit
• GTCR Buys RevSpring, Pledges $400M To Grow The Biz
• Rainmaker Q&A: Ruskin Moscou's Douglas Nadjari
• Exclusive-Dealing Takeaways From Dominant Ill. Hospital's Win
• Takeda Asks 1st Circ. Not To Revive Actos Kickback Suit
• Texas Hospital Takes $1.5B TB Outbreak Suit To Fed. Court
• House Can't Weigh In On $5B ACA Case, Claims Court Rules
• Novartis Unit Engineers Seek Cert. In FLSA Classification Row
• 3M, Andover Forge Last-Minute Deal In Bandage Patent Row
• Premera Looks To Ax Amended Data Breach Fraud Claims
• Citizens United Architect Predicts Future Finance Battles
• Clinton Trounces Trump In Donations From Biggest Of BigLaw
• Senators Want Mylan To Pay DOD $50M In EpiPen Refunds
• Minn. Right For Provigil Pay-For-Delay Suit, United Says
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• FCC Plans $21.7M Fine For Rural Health Care Fraud
• Dallas Hospital Beats EEOC In ADA Suit Over Injured Worker
• Pa. High Court Case May Expand Insurers' Bad Faith Exposure
• Feds' Ban On Nursing Home Arbitration Blocked
• Nevada Dodges 'Patient-Dumping' Suit At 9th Circ.
• Title VII Includes Sexual Orientation Bias, Pa. Judge Says
• Enviros Sue EPA Over Unregulated Ammonia Gas Pollution
• Benefits Manager Escapes Blue Cross Hep C Coverage Suit
• Walgreens Wins Nominal Sanctions Over Repetitive FCA Suit
• Health Hires: Hall Render, Lewis Brisbois, DeCotiis
• Law Confusion No Reason To Ax Meningitis Suits, Court Told
• Health Care Provider Says Pharma Cos. Fixed Saline Prices
• Adventist Health Underfunded Pensions, ERISA Class Says
• Sloan-Kettering Says Niro Attys Filched Gene Therapy Docs
• Another For-Profit School Hit With WARN Act Class Action
• Pa. AG Says Nursing Home Chain Fell Short Of Promises
• Another Key Victory For FTC's Geographic Market Definition
• 4th Circ. Suggests FCA Extrapolation Is Evidentiary Issue
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• Humana, Bucs Get Break On Solicited Fax Opt-Out Rule
• Norwegian Watchdog Hits Fitbit, Others Over Privacy Missteps
• 2 Charged In Florida $31M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Workers Hit Oregon, SEIU With 'Forced Unionization' Suit
• Abbott Offers Fixes To Clear $25B St. Jude Deal In EU
• Fla. Justices Wary Of Piercing Atty-Client Privilege
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Fla. Healthcare Agency Secretary
• Pa. Wants $1.2M In Attys' Fees In Hospital Merger Row
• Teladoc, Texas Med Board Want To Pause Antitrust Suit
• Spinning Off In The Biotech And Pharmaceutical Industries
• Doctor In Menendez Case Can Wait At Home, Judge Affirms
• Justices Should Consider Harm To Defendants In FCA Case
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• Law Shielding Gay Marriage Objectors Is OK, 5th Circ. Told
• Psychiatrist Beats Heart Doc's Brain Damage Claims At Trial
• Fla. Case May Expose Atty-Doctor Dealings To Closer Scrutiny
• Mylan's EpiPen Rebate Deal Is Unacceptable, W.Va. AG Says
• Lipitor Diabetes Suits Against Pharmacy Booted From MDL
• Chinese Cos. Invest $930M In US Senior Housing Portfolio
• USAID Went Maverick On $60M In Ebola Funds, Report Says
• Home Care Co. Settles Bias Suit Over Personal Info Probes
• USCIS Updates Guide On Health Grounds For Inadmissibility
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Rainmaker Q&A: Fox Rothschild's David Potter
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• LabMD Says Tiversa's Fraud Saves Data-Theft Claims
• 7th Circ. Tosses Doc's 2nd Appeal In Overbilling Case
• 4th Circ. Defers To NLRB In Determining Supervisor Status
• Home Care Workers Take Union Fees Cert. Denial To 7th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Seeks Input On Punitives In Pregnancy Bias Suit
• US Intervenes In Oregon University Whistleblower Suit
• Express Scripts Wants Pharmacies To Back Up Antitrust Suit
• FTC's Pursuit Of Hospital Mergers Gets Key Validation
• Ex-Insys Manager Says Drug Testing Him Is Unconstitutional
• Anthem Sued Over 'Bait And Switch' Enrollments
• Supreme Court Set To Provide Key Guidance On Trans Rights
• H-2B Ruling Flipped In Housekeeper Case Tied To Caregiving
• CMS Awards New Round Of Medicare Recovery Audit Contracts
• Fla. Justices Told Abortion Delay Law Intrudes On Privacy
• Clinic Head Wants Recordings Out Of Medicaid Fraud Trial
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8