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Health - May, 2017

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• 5th Circ. Won't Revive $219M FCA Suit Against Abbott Labs
• 10th Circ. Affirms Toss Of $40M Antitrust Suit In Okla.
• Defunct Insurer Says Gov't Owes It $157M In ACA Funds
• Former Health Plan Worker Gets 3 Months In ID Theft Case
• EEOC Asks DC Court To Nix AARP Suit Over Wellness Regs
• NJ Nursing Home Reaches $888K Deal Over Service Claims
• Electronic Health Records Vendor To Settle FCA Allegations
• Alleged CMS Inside Traders Accuse Feds Of Judge-Shopping
• Outcome Health Valued At $5B After Latest Capital Raise
• Compliance And The Transition To Value-Based Care
• The Return Of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
• Freedom Health To Shell Out $32.5M In Medicare FCA Deal
• Lewis Brisbois Adds 7 Health Care, Insurance Defense Attys
• DaVita Investors Sue Execs Over Alleged Insurance Scheme
• Transgender Student Can Use Restroom Of Choice: 7th Circ.
• Feds Blast Ex-Tenet Exec's Bid To Nix Fraud Charges
• VA Small Biz Requirement Overrides Blind Worker Preference
• Data Breach Coverage Case Wrongly Paused, 9th Circ. Told
• FDA Warning Wire: Device Maker Too Slow To Probe Defects
• 11th Circ. Affirms Lincare FCA Win, Balks At Intent Ruling
• Walgreens Accused Of Hiking Generic Drug Copayments
• Insurer Wants Out Of $11M Juvenile Facility Negligence Verdict
• Nurse Practitioner Qualifies As Expert, Ind. Court Says
• Pharmacist Rips Feds' 'Face-Saving' After Murder Acquittals
• Gray Matters: Identities Are Us
• House Bill Targets VA Small-Biz Contract Abuse
• Mass. High Court Delivers Win For Seniors In Medicaid Row
• Kimberly-Clark Wants New Trial After $454M Fraud Verdict
• Cerner Dodges Fee Bid After Its $63M Suit Was Tossed
• A 'Stark' Reminder About Physician Compensation Plans
• Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market
• Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400
• The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Law360 400
• Fed Circ. Revives Vet's Suit Over Benefits After Non-VA Care
• Texas Justices Dump Damages In Noncompete Fight
• Dallas Morning News Must Face Libel Suit Over Pharma Series
• Ill. Senate Passes Workers' Comp Changes Without Repubs
• Omnicare Pays $23M To End Kickback, Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Hospital Can't Directly Sue State Farm, Mich. Justices Say
• Anti-Abortion Activist Told To Remove Covert Recordings
• Medicare Fraudsters Get Nods For 4-Year Plea Deals
• Nooksack Group Seeks Redo Of Ruling On DOI Funding Row
• Bard Ends 97 More Suits In Pelvic Mesh MDL
• Nursing Homes Still Face Arbitration Agreement Uncertainty
• Pharma Cos. Say No Fraud Claimed In Cancer Drug Size Suit
• 21st Century Oncology To Restructure $1.1B Of Debt In Ch. 11
• Fla. Hospital Escapes TCPA Suit Over Autodialed Calls
• 114 Suits Can Count As 2 In Hospital Insurance Row: Judge
• 3rd Circ. Revives Effort To Halt Abortion Clinic Protest Ban
• Bill Seeks More Indian Health Service Accountability
• Hospitals Ask Texas Justices To Block Insurance Discovery
• High Court Asked To Consider Scope Of ADEA Damages
• Hidden Risks In Practice Acquisitions And Joint Ventures
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 2
• Chinese Cos. Buy Condom, Sexual Wellness Biz For $600M
• Fla. Gov. OKs $180M Tax Cut Led By Commercial Rent Break
• $27M Verdict In Co-Founder Dispute Invalid, 9th Circ. Hears
• Noncompete Agreements Under Siege At The State Level
• 4 Key Takeaways As CBO Scores Revised ACA Repeal Bill
• Theranos Dodges Investors' 'Boundless' Docs Bid, For Now
• Scripts Unit Awarded $4.6M Refund Withheld By Co. Suing It
• Thompson & Knight Adds Trial Partner From Jones Day
• Doc Looks To Stop Forfeiture During $11M Fraud Appeal
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 1
• Part Of Mom's Suit Over Gender Bias Against Son Revived
• Judge Expresses Dismay Over Ill.'s Unpaid Medicaid Bills
• NY Hospital To Pay $387K Over Patient Data Disclosure
• Trump Budget Chief Defends Domestic Cuts At House Panel
• 5 Charged With Securities Fraud In CMS Reimbursement Leak
• Cardiac Tech Investors Hit NEA Funds With Del. Class Suit
• Pretax Premiums May Have Employees Singing Post-Tax Blues
• Protecting Privilege In FCA Cases From Start To Finish
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Ratzan Law Group's Stuart Ratzan
• Takeaways For Tribes In Reduced DOI Budget Proposal
• NY, Calif. AGs Blast Bid To Keep Delaying ACA Subsidy Suit
• $30M Rx Service Investor Double-Crossed, Suit Says
• Mass. High Court Limits Anti-SLAPP Law
• HealthMarkets Escapes FCA Suit Over 'Junk' Insurance
• EB-5 Investors Defend Hospital Investment, Win Visas
• 3 Tips For Using Forensic Firms In Data Breach Response
• Feds Want 3 Years For Fla. Man Who Sold Expired Lap-Bands
• Time For Accountability On Rape Treatment In War Zones
• Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule
• Ill. Appeals Court OKs Medical Marijuana For Post-Op Pain
• Insurer Wants To See Settlement Deal In $5.2M Med Mal Suit
• Trump's $4T Budget Pays For Defense With Domestic Cuts
• Doc Giving Citizenship Test Waiver Gets Probation, $100K Fine
• Calif. Proton Seeks Ch. 11 Summary Ruling, Operator Toss
• India-Focused Blank-Check Co. Files $125M IPO
• Pa. Doctors Want Kickbacks Suit Nixed After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• Shkreli Wins Grand Jury Subpoenas In Securities Fraud Suit
• High Court Won't Review La. Nursing Board Antitrust Suit
• Mich. Doctor Gets 19 Years For Fraudulent Opioid Scripts
• Why Hively Offers Limited Protection To LGBT Employees
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: McKool Smith's Ashley Moore
• The Efficiencies Defense: What Would High Court Do?
• In Congress: Budget, Health Care, Comey
• Nursing Home Reaffirms Medicare Circuit Split In Cert Push
• IRS Looks To Enforce Teva Summons In Charity Inquiry
• Clinic Manager Hit With Over 3 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Insurer Asks 2nd Circ. To Amend Rochester U. Injury Ruling
• 16 AGs Look To Intervene In ACA Subsidy Suit At DC Circ.
• GAO Nixes Protest Over Army Contract Bid Delayed Online
• Ky. Appeals Court Sends Nursing Home Case To Arbitration
• Hospital Illegally Ended Pay Hikes For Nurses, DC Circ. Says
• Split 3rd Circ. Won't Send Nurses' Wage Suit To Arbitration
• DOJ Brass Says Sessions Has Eye On Health Care Fraud
• NY Doctor Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes For Test Referrals
• Sanctions ​And Export Control Risks For Health Care Cos.
• Arix Bioscience Leads $65M Funding Round For Iterum
• Steward To Create US Hospital Operating Giant With IASIS Buy
• Questions About Bankruptcy Court Authority Continue
• Health Hires: Burns & Levinson, Nossaman
• Recognizing The Fallacy Of 'Right To Try' Legislation
• Ariz. Appeals Court Tosses 'Dirty' Medical Device Suit
• Health Care Co. Can't Shake TCPA Claims In Fax Suit
• Md. Atty Beats Doctor's Revoked License Malpractice Suit
• NJ Attys Settle Malpractice Action Over Medicaid Fraudster
• Health Care Fraudster's Reduced Sentence Fair: 11th Circ.
• How Client Feedback Programs Benefit Law Firms And Clients
• $330M Award Against Czech Republic OK'd In Luxembourg
• Drugmaker Says Middleman Overbilled It For Services
• GAO Sides With DHA Over Changes To Disputed Solicitation
• Watchdog Says DOI, HHS Struggle With Tribal Programs
• Painkiller Battles Loom Over NFL Despite Early Success
• Chicago-Based Freeborn & Peters Opens New Fla. Office
• Medicare Ties That Bind Casualty Insurers And Drug Plans
• Feds Call Fla. Eye Doc's Mistrial Claim 'Without Merit'
• Pa. Atty Slams Challenge To Abusive Sanctions Claim
• Shkreli Loses Bid To Suppress Docs In Securities Fraud Case
• 7th Circ. Questions Class Claim In Revived Union Fees Suit
• Fla. Man Fights Bid For Longer Sentence In Lap-Band Suit
• Fla. Sober Home Owner Gets 27 Years For Fraud Scheme
• A Futile Limit On Online Auctions For Medical Supplies
• Bipartisan Bill Again Calls For Transparency In Settlements
• Express Scripts Says Kaléo Owes $14.5M In Naloxone Rebates
• Foreign Boehringer Units Look To Ax Aggrenox MDL Claims
• Rivkin Radler Adds Upstate NY Health Care Boutique
• ACA Can't Shield Cab Co.'s Health Plan Change, NLRB Says
• How Brazil's Corruption Crackdown Affects Health Care
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Aldous Walker's Brent Walker
• Feds Take Over Whistleblower's UnitedHealth Overbilling Suit
• Jury Confused By Patient Consent Evidence: Mo. High Court
• Pharma Sale Conflict Suit Against Hinshaw Gutted, For Now
• GOP Pushes To Keep Agenda On Track Amid Trump Turmoil
• Ill. Dems Trot Out Nonbudget Ideas In End-Of-Session Rush
• FDA Warning Wire: Drug Ingredients In Soda Bottles
• 6 Sentenced In $172M Health Insurance Fraud Scheme
• TD Bank Can't Escape Suit Over Alleged Medical Office Theft
• Omnicare Reaches $8M Settlement Over Labeling FCA Claims
• Legislation Could Ease Litigation On Fla. Medical Pot Laws
• Top Lessons Learned From Medical Malpractice Trials
• VA Proposes To Update Acquisition Regulation
• Amputation Risk Leads To Boxed Warning On Diabetes Drugs
• Harvard Study Looks At Ways NFL Can Bolster Player Health
• Fla. Health Providers Win Cert. In PIP Reimbursement Row
• Express Scripts Won't Get Quick Win Redo In Breach Suit
• Judge Nixes Claims NFL Teams Pushed Painkillers On Players
• Kimberly-Clark Dodges Injunction After $454M Fraud Verdict
• Ky. Doctor's Probation Reversed Over Partial Record Review
• NLRB OKs Bargaining Session Cancellation Over Union Ploy
• Houston Hospital Gets Liability Claims Nixed On Appeal
• Marsh & McLennan Hit With Suit Over Psychiatric Coverage
• IHS Hit With Negligence Suit Over Infant Brain Injuries
• Solving The Legal Industry's Data Protection Breakdown
• Cyberattack Shows Need For Collaboration Amid Patchwork
• Justices Send States Warning Against Snubbing Arbitration
• Ill. Judge Trims Civil Case Against Medicare Fraudster
• Ex-Katten Atty Looks To Gut Indictment In Shkreli Case
• Rights Groups, States Spar In 4th Circ. Trans Bathroom Case
• Emory Says Co. Had Duty To Defend It In Med Mal Suit
• Senator Floats Bill For Stricter VA Hiring Standards
• Colo. Bakery Says Ky. Appeals Ruling Boosts Cert Petition
• Wash. Judge Nixes Suit Against DOI Over Nooksack Funding
• Ex-Tenet Exec Wants Indictment In Immigrant Scam Tossed
• Medtronic Settles Heart Valve Patent Suit After Venue Fight
• 5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch's First 30 Days
• UHS Execs Over-Admitted Patients For Profit, Investor Says
• Why Florida Pharmaceutical Compounders Should Be Wary
• Highland's Korean Unit Clinches $147M Health Care PE Fund
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Standly Hamilton's Chris Hamilton
• Supreme Court Says FAA Preempts Ky. Arbitration Rule
• In Congress: Post Comey
• Global Cyberattack Exposes Big Liabilities For Simple Fixes
• Ex-Judge Named In Social Security Fraud Case Pleads Guilty
• NJ Nonprofit Exec, Therapist Cop To Medicaid Fraud
• 5 Mistakes That End Law Firms
• 7th Circ. Leaves Jailed Hospital CEO's Conviction Intact
• Miss. Wants Medicare Reimbursement Suit In State Court
• Massive Cyberattack Hits Hospitals, Universities, Businesses
• Claims Processor Beats Quick Win Bid In Whistleblower Suit
• Pa. State Contractor Faces OT Suit From Home Care Workers
• Doc Guilty Of False Billing For Precancer Treatments
• Shkreli Probe Not Finished, Prosecutor Tells NY Trial Judge
• Candela Can't Nix Surgeon's Suit Over Weight Reduction Tool
• Benefits Co. Ends FCA Suit Over Prior Approvals For $54M
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Sullivan, Fried
• Anthem Kills $54B Cigna Merger After Delaware Loss
• The Case For A Lawyer As Chief Operating Officer
• The Power Of A Transparent And Broad Privacy Policy
• Texas HHS Official Forced To Quit Amid Iraq Lobbying Furor
• Calif. Gov. To Add $6.5M To AG's Office For Fighting Trump
• Drug Wholesaler Gets 5 Years In Prescription Meds Fraud
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Needlephobic Pharmacist's Case
• CMS Seeks Toss Of Nurses' Pain Care Reimbursement Row
• Anthem Denied Injunction To Keep Cigna In $54B Merger
• Chicago Hospitals Aim For Win In Price-Hike Suit
• Trump Names RSM Partner For Key Tax Policy Post
• Retirees Say Honeywell Can't Pull Their Health Benefits
• NFLPA Grievance Doesn't Hurt Painkiller Suit, Ex-Players Say
• Pa. Denied $1.2M In Atty Fees In FTC Hospital Merger Case
• Cybersecurity Is The Next Frontier Of State Regulation
• Employers Continue To Wrestle With Wellness Programs
• Facebook, Health Sites Shake Suit Over User Data Sharing
• Aetna To Withdraw From Last 2 ACA Exchanges Next Year
• Cherokees' Opioid Suit A Test For Tribal Courts' Reach
• CBO To Release Appraisal Of ACA Repeal Bill This Month
• Ill. Senate Sends Abortion Expansion Bill To Gov.'s Desk
• Brooklyn Clinic Owner Gets 10 Years For $26M Billing Fraud
• 8th Circ. Affirms Surgeon's Stock Plan Is Not Tax Exempt
• Judge Pauses Dialysis Clinic Row For Arbitrators To Weigh In
• Fraudster Must Pay $130.2M In Restitution, Fla. Judge Says
• Medical Van Co. Liable For Driver OT, 8th Circ. Affirms
• Texas Hospital System To Pay $2.4M In HIPAA Deal
• HealthMarkets Faces FCA Suit Over 'Junk' Insurance
• How 2 Courts View Gov't Role In Nonintervened FCA Cases
• Tech, Meds Buoy Pittsburgh Legal Profile As Gas Boom Fades
• NJ Bill Would Protect Insureds With Pre-Existing Ailments
• CVS Says TCPA Claims Too Individualized For Class Cert.
• Pfizer Settles Fee Dispute In $785M FCA Deal
• NJ Damages Cap Applies To Fed. Clinic in Med Mal Suit
• Value-Based Health Care: 10 Things Investors Should Know
• INC Research, InVentiv Ink $7.4B Tie-Up
• Surgery Partners To Expand Facilities With $760M Buy
• Questioning The Controlled Substances Act After Enmon
• Crowell Tells Businesses To Take Lead On Regulatory Agenda
• Guarantors Aren't Liable For $5.5M Breach, Texas Judges Say
• 18 Ex-Patients Sue NJ Med Practice Over Knee Infections
• Calif. Oncology Center Pays $3M To Settle FCA Suit
• VA Drops Plan To Use Private Providers For Extended Care
• FDA Warning Wire: Inspection Foiled By Fishy Worker Strike
• SEC Judge Forgives Fundraising Weed Co.'s Late Filing
• Student, School Clash Over Trans Bathroom Case Mootness
• Detroit-Area Doctor Convicted For $17.1M Medicare Fraud
• NFL Union Files Painkiller Grievance Amid Ex-Players' Suits
• California Tampon Tax Bill Fails A Second Time
• Pharmacist Gets Prosecutor's Evidence During Acquittal Bid
• Fed. Circ. Says Fired VA Hospital Head Must Get MSPB Review
• Tribe Hits HHS With Suit Over Health Care Funding
• Feds Hit Back At Shkreli's Password-Cracking Allegations
• Hospital Best Practices After 3rd Circ. Title IX Decision
• LA Coaches Slip Gymnast's Doctor Abuse Suit, For Now
• J&J Discloses Fed. Probes Over Arthritis Drugs, Copayments
• Houston Doctor Sues For Age Bias After Other Claims Nixed
• Eyelid Scrub Maker Loses Bid To Block Walgreen Products
• Kimberly-Clark Fights Injunction After $454M Fraud Verdict
• Commonly Owned Cos. Don't Meet VA's 'Rule Of 2,' GAO Says
• Anthem, Cigna Battle In Del. Over $54B Merger Termination
• Class Cert. Denied In TCPA Suit Against Medical Supply Co.
• 1-Year Limit Applies To HIV Patient's Privacy Suit, Court Told
• New Mexico High Court Asked To Consider HIPAA's Scope
• Rutgers Sued Over Program Head's Alleged Sex Harassment
• Dialysis Parent Co. Dismissed From UHC's Fraud Suit
• DLA Piper Adds Sidley Austin Partner To IP Subgroup
• 3 Firms Steer CareTrust REIT's $300M Notes Offering
• Immigrant Deaths Due To Poor Care In Detention: Report
• Wells Fargo Asks For Reconsideration In Securities Suit
• TPG Unit Buys Hospital Staffing Firm Medical Solutions
• Feds Chide Meningitis Fraudster's 'Unhinged' Acquittal Bid
• O'Melveny, Fried Frank, Sidley Steer $7.4B REIT Tie-Up
• In Congress: House Out Of Town
• Blue Cross Says Labs Submitted $33.8M In Bogus Claims
• VA Needs To Improve Facility Planning, GAO Says
• Pharma Tries To Nix Shareholder Suit Over Failed Antibiotic
• 8th Circ. Tosses FCA Suit Over Drug Price Inflation
• Pa. Court To Revisit Denying Privilege For Consultant Emails
• The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of The AHCA
• Sanofi Escapes Health Plans' 'Deficient' Kickback Suit
• Fraudsters Owe $130M In $175M Insurance Scheme, Feds Say
• Wash. Expert Testimony Ruling May Increase Med Mal Suits
• Anthem Appeals $54B Cigna Merger Case To Supreme Court
• 4 Key Takeaways For Attys From The AHCA
• Summer Camp Gets Claims Trimmed In Sepsis Diagnosis Suit
• J&J Hit With $110M Verdict In Latest Mo. Talc Cancer Trial
• NJ High Court OKs $4M Allstate Award Over Sham Biz Model
• Tri-Med Investors, Law Firm Reach Deal To Settle Suit
• NLRB Chair Dissents In Ruling Union Agent Didn't Ruin Vote
• Claims Trimmed In Sexual Assault Suit Against VA Doc
• Theranos Shrugs Shoulders On Adding Funds To Investor Suit
• Akin Gump Nabs Ex-Pepper Hamilton M&A Partner In Calif.
• ACLU Backs Off On Threat To Sue Over Religious Exec. Order
• Klehr Harrison Slams Allegedly Malicious Atty Sanction Bid
• Tax Gap, Incorrect Payouts Roughly Equal Fed. Deficit: GAO
• Trump Orders Looser Regs For ACA Contraceptive Mandate
• House Votes To Repeal Obamacare
• Kayne Anderson Unit To Buy KKR-Backed REIT In $825M Deal
• 'Pay Kit' Class Action Settlement Gets Initial Approval
• Confusion Over Risk Corridors Program Payments Continues
• Lab Services Market Remains Ripe For Private Equity
• How The Byrd Rule Slowed Down GOP Health Care Reform
• 9th Circ. Revives Members' Insurance Suit Against AARP
• LabMD Presses 2 Cases Against Tiversa In 11th Circ.
• Jury Asked To Punish 'Reprehensible' J&J In Talc Cancer Row
• House GOP To Push AHCA Vote Thursday
• MDLive Looks To Toss Users' Data-Sharing Suit
• Fla. Eye Doc Denied Acquittal In Medicare Overbilling Case
• ATM, Health Mergers Face In-Depth Probes In UK
• NJ Doctor Settles Claims Over Improper Vaccine Storage
• Wash., NM AGs Investigating Eli Lilly's Insulin Pricing
• Akorn Hit With Derivative Suit Over $4.3B Fresenius Deal
• Cozen O'Connor Launches In Pittsburgh With 3-Lawyer Team
• Express Scripts Seeks Quick Win In Pharmacy Antitrust Suit
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Debbie Dudley Branson
• Fla. Legislature Faces Session Extension To Complete Budget
• States, Feds Decline To Intervene In Nursing Home FCA Suit
• Nooksack Judge Ducks RICO Disenrollment Dispute, For Now
• DOJ Hits UnitedHealth With Milestone FCA Suit
• Merger Savings Defense Gains Toehold From Anthem Ruling
• Health Service Cos. Fork Out $1.35M Over TCPA Claims
• FDA Warning Wire: Agency Finds Falsified Import Docs
• 10th Circ. Nixes Pot Dispensary's Challenge To IRS Probe
• Dickinson Wright Adds Ex-Fox Rothschild Gov't Relations Atty
• 6th Circ. Revives Gay Pair's Damages Suit Against Ky. Clerk
• Doctor Loses Records Fight In State Board Rx Probe
• Calif. Court's ACA Benefits Ruling May Trim Med Mal Awards
• Kimberly-Clark Sues Halyard Over $350M Verdict Duty Claim
• DOL Review Board Revives Whistleblower's ACA Claim
• Whistleblower Defends FCA Claims Against Addus
• What Lawyers Should Know To Avoid Online Scams
• Hospital Trims Fees From $4.6M Brain Center Verdict
• Fox Anchor Falzone Files Fresh Discrimination Suit
• Escobar Ruling Helps Genentech Beat Avastin FCA Suit
• Justices Decline Challenge To Houston Hospital's Immunity
• Jury Convicts 2 Over $28M Medicare Pain Treatment Fraud
• Congressional Leaders Reach $1T Budget Deal Through Sept.
• O'Melveny, Hogan Steer $2.8B HTA-Duke Realty Deal
• Texas High Court Nixes Nurse's Retaliation Claim
• AARP Seeks Quick Win In Suit On Wellness Program Regs
• Justices Won't Hear Row Over Gay Conversion Therapy Ban
• Web Servers: An Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk At Law Firms