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Health - December, 2016

271 articles

• 6 Key Commercial Litigation Finance Trends For 2017
• 5 Ways To Fight Costlier Legal Malpractice Claims In 2017
• US Sanctions Against Cuba: Outlook Under President Trump
• Do Not Expect Lax Financial Enforcement Under Trump
• What's At Stake In High Court's Trans Bathroom Ruling?
• Mediating E-Discovery Disputes Can Save Time And Money
• Appeals Court Knocks Judge For Flint Disease Secrecy Order
• Texas Mutual Wins Fee Fight With Air Ambulance Co.
• Merger Will Cut Costs, Boost Quality, Anthem Expert Says
• Tenet Board Faces Shareholder Suit Over $513M FCA Case
• Insurer Needn't Cover Birth Injury Suit, 4th Circ. Affirms
• EB-5 Couple Facing Contempt For Failing To Put Up $27M
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Skadden, Ropes
• 9 Blue Cross Plans Lose Bids To Escape Antitrust MDL
• New Obama Innovation Hub Targets Artificial Skin For Soldiers
• 5 Trends That Shaped The IPO Landscape In 2016
• What To Know About New HHS Civil Monetary Penalties
• Firms Fight For Equal Fees In $785M Pfizer FCA Deal
• Second Fla. Brother Pleads Guilty To $10M Investment Fraud
• Prime Healthcare Looks Unlikely To Shake Feds' Fraud Suit
• Nonprofit Can't Shake Libel Suit Over Republished Article
• 9th Circ. Can't Stall Suit Over Planned Parenthood Tape
• DOJ Case Against Aetna-Humana Deal Probed Over Gov't Role
• Medical Centers Denied Class Cert. In Tax Refund Dispute
• $54B Deal Will Spawn Daunting Anthem-Cigna, Expert Says
• Texas Hospital Can't End Suit Over 6-Year-Old's Death
• Anthem, Cigna Discord Could Give DOJ Edge In Merger Trial
• The Biggest New Jersey Cases Of 2016
• Insurer Can Ax Health Plan Without Suit, Says Pa. Judge
• Apax Partners Clinches Massive $9B PE Fund
• Texas Hospital Can't Duck Health Care Liability Claims
• State AGs May Turn Up Enforcement Under Trump
• Avoid Inadvertent Tipping This Holiday Season
• Building Momentum For The Pay Equity Movement In BigLaw
• Are You Prepared For A 'Post-Fact' Jury?
• La. Medicaid Fraudster Will Pay Nearly $7M In Restitution
• Consumers Want In On House ACA Challenge In DC Circ.
• Surgery Centers Want Judge DQ'd From UnitedHealth Suit
• Calif. Attys' Press Statements Protected By Anti-SLAPP
• Texas Appeals Court Says Botched-Rehab Suit Can Proceed
• Wis. Supermarket Should Face FCA Suit, Pharmacist Says
• Anthem Tries To Raise Bar For DOJ In $54B Merger Trial
• Reforming Disability Claim Procedures Under ERISA
• CareCentrix Can't Use Spokeo To Shake Data Breach Row
• Doctors Lose Bid For Heart Stent Investigation Info On Appeal
• Ill. Court Trims Birth Malpractice Claims
• Honeywell Beats Retiree Health Benefits Suit With Tackett
• Judge Wrongly Limited Meningitis Outbreak Trial, Gov't Says
• Del. Health Clinic Escapes Blame For Locked Bathroom
• Economist Throws Weight Behind $37B Aetna-Humana Deal
• Med Device Co. Can't Claim Extra Investment Grant
• Texas Court Affirms Malpractice Win For Hospital, Doctor
• UPDATE: Whistleblower Drops FCA Suit Against Fla. Eye Clinic
• Mass. Nonprofit Health Insurer Hits Feds With $30M ACA Suit
• Kohlberg & Co. Closes On $2.2B Investment Fund
• Gay Marriage Bill In Miss. Like Segregation, 5th Circ. Told
• Keeping Pro Se Litigants At Bay
• Kimberly-Clark Denied Bid For Delay In Gown Suit
• NC Poised To Nix Trans Bathroom Law, Incoming Gov. Says
• 21st Century Cures Act Benefits Biopharma Co. Data Use
• Ex-Cyberonics Sales Rep Can't Bring FCA Suit: 1st Circ.
• 11th Circ. Affirms Denial Of Fees In Legal Malpractice Row
• Aetna Takes On Key Obamacare Admin In $37B Merger Trial
• 7th Circ. Sticks Surgical Tools Co. With Predecessor Tax Bill
• HHS Decries 'Impossible' Order On Medicare Appeals Backlog
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Accuses Actavis Of Excessive Pricing
• NY Atty Fined For Falsely Calling Defense Counsel Racist
• Texas Fetal Disposal Rule Change Halted Until January
• Philly Bar Association Questions Sessions AG Nomination
• Trans Girl Can Keep Using Women's Bathroom, 6th Circ. Says
• Health Hires: McCarter & English, Arent Fox, Nossaman
• Pharmacy President Dropped From FCA Kickback Suit
• More Nurses Plead Guilty In $45M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Blue Cross Wants Tribe Sanctioned Over Extension Motion
• Are Courts In The Discovery Driver's Seat?
• Jury Finds Perrigo Infringed Pepcid Patent, Must Pay $10M
• 4 Key Takeaways From The DOJ's $4.7B FCA Haul
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Sanofi, Garena
• Health Wearables Need Stronger Privacy Rules, Report Says
• DOJ Pounces On Molina Emails At Aetna-Humana Merger Trial
• $38M FCA Payout Ends Kickback Suit Against Forest Labs
• KKR Loans Dental Clinic Operator €200M For Expansion
• Hospitals Emphasize Cost Cuts In Renewed FTC Merger Fight
• Pharmacy Execs Score Separate Trials Over Deadly Outbreak
• Kirkland-Aided Warburg Pincus Clinches $2B China Fund
• Pharma Services Co. Says Buyer Holding $5M From Merger
• Fujifilm To Expand Health Care Biz With $1.3B Wako Buy
• IRS Finalizes Some Insurance Tax Credit Rules Under ACA
• 6 Ways IP Enforcement Plan Impacts Public Health And Safety
• States Must Fund Clinics With Abortion Services, Feds Say
• DOJ Fears About Aetna-Humana Divestiture 'Silly,' Exec Says
• DOJ's Case 'Internally Tortured,' Anthem Says At Merger Trial
• Baxter, Hospira Fixed Saline Prices, Pa. Hospital Says
• Cove Property, Baupost Nab NY Office Building In $330M Deal
• Alleged Health Fraud Ringleader Held After Making Threats
• Menendez Urges High Court To Review Corruption Charges
• East Texas Lab Pays $3.75M For Falsified Medicare Billing
• FCA Crackdown Nets $4.7B In 2016, Capping Historic Run
• 6th Circ. Upholds NLRB Order Against Ohio Nursing Home
• Inciting Innovation In Drug And Medical Device Development
• Reluctant Judge OKs 7-Wk Insider Trading Trial For Ex-Oriole
• Real Estate Rumors: Uniqlo, Market Street, TotalBank
• The Outlook On Drug Pricing: At What Cost?
• Former NFLer Indicted In $20M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Bon Secours Delayed FCA Suit In Bad Faith, Fired VP Says
• ER Doctor Didn't Err In Leg Loss Case, Prof Tells Jury
• Fla. Medicaid Enrollee Can't Trim Agency's Lien, Court Says
• US Ducks Hospital's Indemnity Suit Over Malpractice Case
• Anthem's Defense In $54B Merger Trial Met With Skepticism
• Gov't FCA Suit Fails Escobar Test, Hospice Chain Says
• State Apology Laws Don't Limit Med Mal Liability, Report Says
• NY Court Affirms Toss Of Med Mal Suit Against Hospital
• EEOC Details Rights Of Workers With Mental Conditions
• Ariz. Court Backs Dentist's Suspension Over Dubious Scripts
• ACA's Shaky Future Looms Over Aetna-Humana Merger Trial
• Mentally Ill Mom's Power Of Atty Suspicious, Son Tells Jury
• ACLU Says Fla. Abortion Law Violates 1st Amendment
• Rules Of Civil Procedure Updates Affect E-Discovery
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Patent Claims Against Medtronic
• 34K Affected By Health App Breach, Quest Diagnostics Says
• Medical Staff Escapes Blame For Prisoner's Disabled Baby
• The Path To The California Bench
• Act 13 And Pennsylvania Fracking: The Drama Continues
• 3rd Circ. Hands HHS Win In Pa. Nursing Home Payment Fight
• $63M Health Fraud Ringleader Can't Get Sentence Vacated
• A Conservative High Court's Ripple Effect On Women's Health
• 3 Tips To Avoid Being On The Outs With In-House Counsel
• Doc In Menendez Case Can't Challenge Drug Rules, Feds Say
• Justices' Punt On Head Injuries Buoys NFL Claims Approach
• Schiff Hardin Med Mal Suit Shows It's Tough To Rep Your Own
• Staar Surgical Investors Seek Class Cert. In Stock-Drop Row
• GSK, Nev. Abused Fed. Drug Discount Program, 9th Circ. Told
• Aetna Execs Say ACA Flight Not Spurred By Humana Merger
• Hospital Corporate Veil Not Pierced In Alleged Malpractice
• NH Jury Awards $5M To Woman Over Botched Eye Procedures
• Ky. Med Mal Case Sent Back To State Court
• Texas Appeals Court OKs Internist As Expert In Skin Care Suit
• Blue Cross Wants Irrelevant Claims Data, Tribe Says
• 7th Circ. Tosses Medline Wage Dispute
• Supreme Court Snubs Challenge To Minn. Split From Tax Pact
• Ohio Hospital Chain, Radiology Co. Escape Kickback Suit
• NJ Hospital, Doctors Sued Over Mistaken Cancer Diagnosis
• Clinics Sue To Block Texas Rule Requiring Fetal Burials
• Express Scripts Says Stockholder Suit Lacks Fraud Proof
• Texas Doctor Fights $4.3M IRS Fine Over Withholding Issues
• Aetna-Humana Divestiture Plan Falls Short, DOJ Expert Says
• Insurer Off Hook For Now In $5.2M Surgery Malpractice Suit
• Doctor In Home Health Fraud Hit With 3-Year Sentence
• Mass. Hospital Fights $4.6M Verdict Over Brain Institute
• NY Nursing Home Co. To Pay $2M In Back Wages
• JPML Won't Combine Hospital Co.'s ERISA Exemption Suits
• Pharmacy Execs Want Separate Trials Over Deadly Outbreak
• Inmate's Medical Care Not Deliberately Bad, 3rd Circ. Says
• The Horrible Conflict Between Biology And Women Attorneys
• Tribe Blasts Blue Cross Hidden Email Claim In ERISA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Needs Religion Test For Title VII Cases, Court Told
• Feds Charge Fla. Men With Selling Expired Gastric Bands
• NJ Hospital Ducks Neglience Suit By Dying Man's Girlfriend
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor Equities, JBL, Ares Management
• Docs Not At Fault For Delayed Diagnosis, 3rd Circ. Says
• 2nd Ohio Abortion Ban Bill Heads To Kasich's Desk
• 11th Circ. Sides With Fla. Hospital In ADA Suit
• Ex-Insys Executives Charged In Painkiller Kickback Scheme
• Anthem Loses Bid To Call Back Expert In $54B Merger Trial
• Doctor Punished By Alabama Jury Over Toddler Death
• ER Doctor Phoned It In On Bad Leg, Expert Tells Jury
• Ill. Court Clears Loyola Hospital Of Medical Negligence
• Atty DQ Sought In Medical Supplier Trademark Row
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Tribal Immunity In Age Bias Suit
• Anthem CEO Escapes Deposition In Data Breach Row
• Merck Wins NJ Appeal Over Stopping Pipeline Easement
• Fla. Justices Told Med Mal Pre-Suit Notice Violates Privacy
• NY Court Affirms $6M Med Mal Verdict Over Leg Amputation
• FCA Suit Witness 'Disobeyed' Subpoena, Whistleblower Says
• Lawyer EQ: Finding Success In Every Interaction
• DOJ Fights Anthem's Bid To Recall Witness At Merger Trial
• FCA Decision Tracker: Continued Interpretations Of Escobar
• Hospital Allegedly Using Sour Grapes Excuse To Ax FCA Suit
• Connell Foley Atty, Horizon GC Tapped For NJ Bench
• Managing Intergenerational Differences Within Your Law Firm
• Gurnet Point Capital Plugs $92M Into Crossover Health
• Reliable Analysis Is Key To Addressing Ascertainability
• Investor Concerns In Light Of New CMS Long-Term Care Rule
• 3rd Circ. Wants Whistleblowers' FCA Sharing Deal Unsealed
• Clinic Owner Can't Withdraw Plea To $3.6M BCBS Fraud
• Mich. Tribe, Blue Cross Both Seek Wins In ERISA Suit
• Fla. Justices Weigh Patient Privacy Rights In Med Mal Cases
• Fla. Orthopedic Center Pays $4.5M To End FCA Claims
• Florida Hospital To Pay $12M To Settle FCA Claims
• Md. Court Upholds Toss Of Suit Over Allegedly Botched Birth
• Man Who Posed As Gov't Official Gets 5 Years For $26M Fraud
• NY Firm, Ex-Client Ask 11th Circ. To Fix Jury's Errors
• Medical Group Pays $9.3M To Settle TCPA Junk Fax Claims
• Family Awarded $14.5M Over Preemie's Injury
• Anthem Seeks To Call Back Expert In $54B Merger Trial
• Fla. Surgical Center Escapes Anesthesia Kickbacks Suit
• NJ Med Mal Time Limit Keys On Illness, Not Death, Court Says
• The FTC's Overreaching Regulation Of Homeopathic Drugs
• Doc Says Bayer Axed Her For Backing Pregnant Worker
• NY Court Allows Senior Care Co. To Escape Assault Suit
• Jailed Hospital CEO Urges 7th Circ. To Overturn Fraud Verdict
• House To Vote For Funding Bandage To Hold Gov't Until April
• Health MVP: Latham & Watkins' Daniel Meron
• NFL Says Ex-Player Is Forum Shopping In Contract Dispute
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Pandora, Montagu Private Equity
• Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years
• Ascension Ventures Clinches $255M Health Care Fund
• NC Court Affirms Dismissal Of Suit Over Surgical Sponge
• Medical Co. Owner Hit With Suit Over False Medicare Claims
• Tanning Co. Settles For $1.5M Under Illinois Biometric Law
• Aetna, Humana Execs Try To Undermine DOJ Antitrust Case
• Dental Clinic Operator Faces Suit Over Kids' Root Canals
• Top Med Mal Payouts Dominated By Elite Plaintiffs Firms
• HHS Must Put End To Medicare Appeals Backlog
• Congress Passes Health Care Access Data Bill
• VA Beats 'Untimely' Malpractice Suit Over Navy Vet's Death
• Insurer Must Cover Nurse's Malpractice Deal, 4th Circ. Says
• Calif. Lawmaker Floats Superbug Infection Tracking Bill
• HHS OIG Expands FCA Safe Harbors In Final Rule
• Judicial Treatment Of Interrelated Acts: Part 2
• Real Estate Rumors: KFH Capital, Crossix, Wells Fargo
• Lewis Brisbois Nabs 2 Ethics Pros From Eccleston and Wolf
• Health MVP: Akin Gump's Christopher Keough
• U. Of Md. Medical Malpractice Suit Wrongly Moved, Court Says
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Birth Injury Benefits Guidelines
• Gov't Notice Sent To Ex-Atty Bars Right To Tolling: 4th Circ.
• Doc Accused Of Inserting Device Without Woman's Consent
• Consulting Co. Can't Escape Indian Nationals' ERISA Suit
• Doctor Can't DQ Judge In Suit Over Patient Data
• Aetna-Humana Deal Harms Seniors, DOJ Says At Trial Start
• U.S. To Pay $450K To End Birth Suit
• EB-5 Applicants Seek Judgment In Hospital Row
• Judicial Treatment Of Interrelated Acts: Part 1
• Pa. High Court Tosses Bid To Revive Atty's $1M Sanction
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-Linklaters, Llinks Law Attys In Shanghai
• Texas Justices Will Weigh Adviser Liability In Surgeon Suit
• J&J Asks 1st Circ. To Halt Hip Implant FCA Suit
• Safeway Settles Medical Negligence Suit Over Woman's Death
• Medical Malpractice Won't Be Focus Of Trump Tort Reform
• DC Circ. Stays House ACA Challenge Until Trump Takes Over
• Health MVP: Zuckerman Spaeder's D. Brian Hufford
• 4th Circ. Upholds FDA Win In $15M Salmonella Warning Case
• Health Data Co. Owner Cops To $39.5M Investor, Tax Frauds
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Tossing Of ALJ's Discrimination Suit
• UPMC Must Litigate Highmark Overbilling Suit, Pa. Court Says
• Millennium Labs Trustee Gets OK For $1.8B Loan Investigation
• Justices Will Hear Religious Hospitals' ERISA Appeal
• DOJ Expert Defends Analysis Of Anthem-Cigna Harms
• Texas High Court To Hear $23M Share Dilution Dispute
• W.Va. Takes ACA Administrative Fix Protest To High Court
• Urgent Care, Car Service Settle With NY Over Paid Reviews
• Pa. Atty Wants Reargument On $45K Sanction Appeal
• The Future Of Insurance Under A Trump Administration
• Plaintiffs Seek Consolidation In Meningitis Outbreak Case
• Health MVP: Jones Day's Kenneth Field
• 5 Insights From Airbus Group's Joshua Walker
• 21 At Texas Med. Center Charged In Massive Bribery Scheme
• Florida Nursing Homes Must Face $300M FCA Suit
• University Wants Unpaid Patent License Fees Suit Revived
• NJ Woman Admits Role In $1M DNA Testing Medicare Fraud
• Nursing Home, Hospital Caused Woman's Death, Jury Told
• Murphy Oil Dooms Nursing Center's Arbitration Rules
• Attys Lose $35K Fee After 7th Circ. Orders New Analysis
• Economist Rallies To Defense Of $54B Anthem-Cigna Deal
• Aetna-Humana Merger Trial Will Hinge On Market Contours
• CareTrust REIT Pays $96M For Texas Portfolio
• Illinois Lawmakers Defy Governor's Rule On Caretaker OT
• AHA Warns Trump Against ACA Repeal Without Replacement
• Pa.'s Role In Merger Suit Doesn't Warrant Fees, Hospital Says
• Fat-Freezing Licensee Says Spa Is Infringing
• Despite Momentum, Marijuana Remains Risky Business