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Health - July, 2017

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• Rochester Patients Get Class Cert. In Records Overcharge Suit
• Medicare Patients Get Nationwide Cert. In Due Process Suit
• Ky. Worker Asks Justices To Review ERISA Preemption Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, AEP Charter, Forest City
• Law Firm Blames Ex-Client For Missing Deadline To Sue
• Fla. Health Agency Worker's Info Aided $1B Fraud, Feds Say
• Judge Strikes Down Ala. Law Appointing Atty For Fetuses
• Congressional Forecast: August
• Judge Backs Cohen Milstein Intervention Bid In Doctor Suit
• Florist Asks To Join Baker In High Court Gay Marriage Row
• Epstein Becker Green Hires FDA Regulatory Lawyer
• Cyberattack Coverage Case Rightly Paused, 9th Circ. Told
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Heather Richardson
• How State High Courts Are Reshaping Anti-SLAPP Laws
• If The Surgeon's A Robot, Who's The Learned Intermediary?
• Gay Couple's Cake Poses Big 1st Amendment Questions
• Cybersecurity Risks In The Courtroom
• Trump Assails ICE-Targeted Gang, Promotes Rough Policing
• J&J Presses Expert On Talc Studies In Calif. Cancer Trial
• Investors Can't Join SEC's $89M EB-5 Scam Suit, Atty Argues
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Ex-UT Doc's Retaliation Suit
• Attys Predict Next Steps After ACA Repeal Failure
• VA Choice, Intel Operations Funding Pass House On 2nd Try
• Shkreli Called A 'Con Man' As Fraud Case Heads To Jury
• Lathrop Adds New Biz Litigation Partner To Chicago Office
• Reps Again Float Bill To Curb Suicide In Indian Country
• FDA Wants Nonaddictive Amounts Of Nicotine In Cigarettes
• Health Hires: EBG, Buchalter, Reproductive Rights Center
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Paul, Sidley, Davis
• Rising Star: Bass Berry's Danielle Sloane
• NLRB Splits Over Ambulance Co. Worker Firings
• Gray Matters: Clients Are Not Really 'Emotional'
• Senate Shoots Down 'Skinny Repeal' Of ACA
• Feds Call Shkreli A Liar As Defense Denies Any Fraud
• 'Ebola Nurse' Deal Spurs New NJ Quarantine Rules
• Talc Is Toxic, Expert Says In First Calif. J&J Cancer Trial
• Bostwick Creditors Say Plan Administrator Is Conflicted
• Seneca Nation's Health Funding Suit Is Paused For Deal Talks
• Feds Say Menendez Pressure Fits McDonnell's 'Official Acts'
• BioScrip Investors' Attys Win $2.7M In Fees From $11M Deal
• VA Choice Gets $2.1B Boost In Bipartisan Funding Deal
• Ex-Insys Execs, Prosecutors Spar Over Patient 'Victims'
• CMS Extends Ban On New Ambulance Suppliers To Beat Fraud
• NJ Ruling Could Spur Patient Suits Over HIPAA Violations
• Seyfarth Grows In Houston With Energy, Health Care Litigator
• Having A Chief Privacy Officer Reassures Your Firm's Clients
• Ill. Rail Worker Granted New Trial In Injury Case
• J&J Hid Talc Cancer Risk To Save Image, Calif. Jury Told
• J&J, DePuy To Face Partly Revived FCA Suit Over Hip Device
• Fla. Hospitals' Old Suits Doom Coverage Bid, 11th Circ. Told
• NJ Justices Underscore Limits To Blocking Discovery Bids
• Kickback Suit Against Fla. Anesthesiologists To Be Dropped
• Pharmacist Cops To $192M Tricare, Insurance Fraud
• Shkreli Loses Bid To Nix Charges After Resting Case
• Aetna Faces Investor Suit Over ACA Marketplace Withdrawal
• IRS Brings Transfer Pricing Row With Medtronic To 8th Circ.
• FDA Raises Safety Concerns With Hep B Vaccine
• Texas Co. Owner Gets 4 Years In $374M Medicare Scam
• Last-Ditch ACA 'Skinny Repeal' Gets Quick Blowback
• Real Estate Rumors: Rockpoint, NYU Langone, CVS Health
• Miss. Hospital Can't Nix Suit Over Medical Docs Seen On TV
• ACA Repeal: Deciphering The Path Ahead
• NJ Town, Hospital Reach $5.6M Tax Settlement
• UPMC Loses Appeal Bid In $300M Overbilling Arbitration Row
• How To Manage Health Care Costs And Keep Lawyers Happy
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Atty's $45K Sanction
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Discussions Before Deliberations
• ACA Repeal Bill Fails Badly In Senate
• 10th Circ. Says DOL Must Revisit Ruling In Black Lung Case
• DC Circ. Sides With Hospitals In Medicare Pay Battle
• Shkreli Slams Katten Atty In Emails, As Trial Wraps Up
• Dallas Atty Facing Up To 10 Yrs In $22M Workers' Comp Scam
• FDA Warning Wire: Cancer-Treating Claims On Christian Site
• Celgene To Pay $280M To End Off-Label Cancer Drug FCA Suit
• White House Backs 'Minibus' 2018 Defense Spending Bill
• Olympus To Pay $6.6M Over Role In Patient's Deadly Infection
• Fla. Judge Slashes Suit Alleging Tricare False Claims Scam
• Paul Hastings Atty Joins Latham's White Collar Team
• Jury Deadlocks In False Claims Retaliation Case
• GOP Narrowly Starts Debate On ACA Repeal
• NJ Doc Can't Resume Work Without Restrictions, Court Says
• 5 Questions Firms Should Ask When Evaluating Litigation AFA
• For Law Firm Offices, Business Savvy Is The New Cool
• Slapdash ACA Repeal Risks Insurance Market Chaos
• Dems Reject $2B Extension Of Veterans Choice Program
• Philips Says It's Owed $217M In Defibrillator Patent Row
• Medidata Win Fortifies Policyholders In Digital Fraud Fights
• Shkreli Says He Won't Take Stand At Securities Fraud Trial
• $425M DSI Renal Ch. 7 Recovery Suit Can Proceed
• Texas Senate OKs Maternal Mortality Study Extension
• Fla. To Pay $1.1M In Atty Fees In 'Gun Gag' Law Case
• Leading Fla. Surgeon Settles False Claims Suit For $4M
• Venezuelan Sentenced For $2.2M Tax Fraud With Hacked Info
• Workers' Comp Laws Bar Ex-NFLers' Claims, Judge Rules
• Maxim Dodges FLSA Suit Over Pay For Home Health Aides
• Discovery Is Relevant To Horizon Plan Row, NJ Justices Say
• Simpson Thacher Leads KKR In $2.8B WebMD Buyout
• The Best Documents In Your Case May Be From 3rd Parties
• Planning A Legal Career With A Future Relocation In Mind
• Northern District Of Illinois Is Botching TCPA Fax Rule
• How Section 1332 Waivers Could Impact Health Care Reform
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Could An NFL Diversity Rule Be A BigLaw Game-Changer?
• Women See Another Year Of Slow Gains At Law Firms
• BigLaw Bias Suits New Wild Card In Fight For Gender Equity
• 4 Female Perspectives On BigLaw Leadership
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• How 4 Firms Are Moving The Needle On Gender Diversity
• Medidata Covered For $4.8M Computer Fraud, Judge Rules
• Feds' Shkreli Case Nears End, Amid Testy Exchanges
• Hormone Clinic Chain Must Pay $18M Over Safety Claims
• Ky. Abortion Clinic Gets Buffer Zone Ahead Of Protests
• Ky. Couples Win Fees In License Row Despite Magistrate
• Key ACA Repeal Elements Need 60 Votes
• Cherokee Nation Says Opioid Dispute Belongs In Tribal Court
• Nurse Properly Fired For HIPAA Violation, Ky. Court Rules
• Medical Malpractice Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2017
• Hogan Lovells Snags Veteran HHS, FDA Attorney
• Improving Medicare With Expanded Telehealth Services
• The Elephant In The Room: Advancing Women To Partnership
• How Midsize Law Firms Can Minimize Cybersecurity Threats
• Chinese Students Ask To Join $89M EB-5 Scam Suit
• Enforcing Arbitration Clauses In Product Packaging
• Is Bankruptcy An Option For Ancillary Marijuana Businesses?
• Jurors Won't Hear Theory J&J Conspired To Hide Talc Danger
• Shkreli, Gov't Embroiled In Investor Evidence Fight
• 10th Sentence Handed Down In Fla. Health Care Fraud Case
• Amphastar Asks Jury To Nix $1B Momenta Infringement Case
• Study Says Some Antibiotics Up Risk Of Birth Defects
• Wis. Court Nixes Doctor's Win Over Health Clinic Firing
• NJ Couple To Pay $2.1M Settlement Over Illegal Securities
• Texas Inmates Need Relief From Summer Heat, Judge Rules
• House Panel Approves 2018 Budget Bill
• Vanguard Claim Row Belongs In District Court, Judge Rules
• Ogletree Adds Employment Atty From Morgan Lewis
• Failed ACA Insurer's Suit Belongs In Claims Court, Feds Say
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 12
• Pa. Man Cops To Lying Over Faulty Tests For Cancer Patients
• Novacap Closes $840M Tech, Media, Telecom Fund
• Health Data Co. Owner Gets 10 Years For Investor, Tax Frauds
• Tweaked ACA Repeal Still Means 22M More Uninsured: CBO
• Shkreli Trial On Hiatus Over Gov't Evidence Gambit
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Jury Verdict For Rehab Center In Firing
• Horizon, Hospitals Reach Tentative Deal On $125M Claims
• Magistrate Who Signed Warrants DQ'd From Fraud Suit
• LabCorp Says AIG, Liberty Must Cover $13.5M FACTA Suit
• Clean ACA Repeal Means 32M Uninsured, CBO Says
• DEA Asks DC Circ. To Enact Ban On Opioid Supplier's Sales
• Judge Won't Order Forfeiture During Doc's $11M Fraud Appeal
• No Privilege For Emails To Consultants, Pa. Court Repeats
• 3rd Circ. Revives Aetna's False Billing Suit
• Fla. Health Dept. Urges High Court To Deny Records Fee Case
• Menendez Urges Court To Nix Charges Based On McDonnell
• Whistleblower Slams Boston Heart's Bid For Redo In FCA Suit
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Matching Experts
• Ex-HHS Official Dropped From Suit Over Revoked ACA Grant
• Shkreli Vowed To Make Trader's Kids Homeless, Jury Hears
• 5 Key Questions As ACA Repeal Hangs By Thread
• Prosecutors May Testify In $1B Fla. Health Care Fraud Case
• OptimisCorp Appeals Chancery's $2M Fee Award To Ex-CFO
• Bias Ruling Casts Doubt On Blanket Workplace Pot Bans
• FDA Warning Wire: Donor Screening Lapses At Fertility Clinic
• Goldman Sachs Loans $128M For VA Medical Office
• Humana Dodges Bulk Of Texas Hospital's $15M Late-Pay Suit
• Chicago US Attorney Creates Health Care Fraud Unit
• Real Estate Rumors: GATX, Schlesinger, Triple Star Realty
• Ohio Health Care Providers Pay $19.5M To Settle FCA Claims
• Cancer Center Chain Seeks Approval Of $500M Ch. 11 Plan
• HHS Urges More Transparency On 340B Drug Prices
• Ex-FDA Head's Comments May Put Meningitis Cases In Peril
• Singapore's Rowsley Readies $1.4B Health Care Asset Buy
• The Rise Of Midsize Firms
• 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Submitting Litigation AFA
• Abortion Foe, Attys Held In Contempt For Posting Videos
• Judge Probes FCRA Definition In Horizon Data Breach Row
• Shkreli Investor Irked By Loss, But Then Cashed In Big
• Mass. Justices Say Medical Marijuana Users Can Sue For Bias
• Drug Costs Threaten FDA Quick Approval Program, Docs Say
• Drug Return Fraudster Fights Forfeiture Bid
• Therapist Fired For Unveiling False Claims, Jury Hears
• Calif. Justices OK Medical Board's Access To Rx Database
• VA Removes Administrators At Troubled NH Hospital
• Baylor Hospital Says Courts Split On Misdiagnosis Claim
• Mich. Tribe Wins $8.4M From Blue Cross In Hidden Fee Suit
• 4 M&A Partners Join Nixon Peabody's New NC Office
• Focus Healthcare Closes $312M Private Equity Fund
• LabMD Denied Quick Appeal In Tiversa Data Theft Suit
• HHS Inspector General Plans 14 New Inquiries
• How Mobile Apps Can Benefit Your Practice
• Ind. Doctor Can't Undo Suspension Of Expired License
• Real Estate Rumors: Goldman, Carlson Wagonlit, LAL
• KKR Pumps $200M Into Indian Hospital Co.
• How Cyberattacks Are Changing The Health Care Landscape
• Health Overhaul Looks Dead As 2 More GOP Senators Oppose
• The Future Of Litigation Finance Is Analytics
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Retrophin CEO Was Told Of Shady Shkreli Deals, Jury Hears
• Insurer Wants Dallas Labs' Policies Vacated Over Fraud Suits
• Ky. Nursing Home Suit Sent To Arbitration After Kindred
• Fugitive Atty Gets 12 Years For Social Security Scam
• BCBS Units Sue Insys Over Off-Label Fentanyl Rx Scheme
• 6 Firms To Steer Nearly $1B In IPOs As Deals Perk Up
• Judge OKs Fund Freeze As Cerner Defends Award On Appeal
• Health Co. Execs Can't Stop $20M LeClairRyan Settlement
• Health Hires: Cozen O'Connor, King & Spalding, West Health
• Doc Wins Medical Records Fight In Legal Malpractice Suit
• Houston Hospital Ex-Finance Director Claims Discrimination
• Gila River Tells 9th Circ. To Renew VA Reimbursements Row
• Expert Witness Was Needed For Med Mal Suit, NJ Panel Says
• Womble Carlyle Boosts IP Group With Ex-Alston & Bird Atty
• Akerman Adds 4 Partners To Labor And Employment Group
• 5 Issues To Watch In The Texas Special Session
• ACA Endgame In Sight As GOP Focuses On Conservatives
• Fla. Justices Keep Personal Injury Payor From Med Mal Suit
• 'Little Red Hen' Shareholders Awarded $3M, But No New Trial
• FDA Says Lead Blood Test Firm Didn't Report Complaints
• Shkreli Like The Pied Piper, Retrophin CEO Tells Jury
• EU Court Adviser Sides With German Drugmaker In VAT Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Manulife Financial, JBS
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Hospital's $300M Antitrust Suit
• Doc Sues Med Mal Atty Over Advice In State Review Process
• 4 Things To Remember About Refill Reminder Compliance
• Where AI Meets Cybersecurity And The Legal Profession
• Miami Physician Pleads Guilty To Medicare Fraud
• DOJ Arrests 400, Targets Opioids In $1.3B Fraud 'Takedown'
• 6th Circ. Affirms Class Cert. Denial In Junk Fax Row
• Shkreli 'Absolutely Stunned' Chairman With Lie
• Calif. Medi-Cal Offers Discriminatory Access, Suit Says
• Justice Breyer On Changing His Mind And Sparring With Scalia
• Army Falls Short On Health Record Protections: Watchdog
• House Passes Reauthorization Of FDA User Fees
• Feds Denied Early Out In Malpractice Suit Over Eye Surgery
• CVS Shift Supervisors Lose Class Cert. Bid In Break Suit
• Off-Label Drug Bills Get Little Traction On Capitol Hill
• 3 Takeaways From The FDA Head's New Opioid Rx Standards
• NJ Doc Can't Escape Suit Over Unwanted HIV Disclosure
• Atlanta PE Shop Closes $104.5M Food, Health Care Fund
• NJ High Court OKs Nurse's Bias Suit Against Hospital
• Value-Based Challenges And Opportunities For Pharma Cos.
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Interim Arguments
• Unstructured Data Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
• Ex-Insys Sales Reps Plead Guilty In Opioid Kickback Scheme
• Justice Breyer On The Limits Of Presidential Power
• CVS Strikes $5M Deal Over Prescription Drug Records
• Shkreli Fund In The Red, Jury Told, As He Boasted Of Millions
• Crucial Expert's Opinion In Doubt For J&J Talc Cancer Trial
• BioScrip Investors Say Chancery Was Wrong To Toss Suit
• Unions, Workers Fight Boeing's Bid To Split ERISA Action
• Judge OKs Settlement In Supplement Co. Junk Fax Row
• $35M Ends US Claims Of Mallinckrodt Link To Opioid Abuse
• FDA Warning Wire: Corroded Equipment At Indian Drug Plant
• 9th Circ. Renews FCA Suit Against Tribal College
• Walgreens Refutes Customers' Redo Bid In Blood Test Suit
• Travelers Says It Had No Duty To Pay For Sex Abuse Defense
• 5 Questions To Ask Firm Before Accepting A Litigation AFA
• J&J's Talc Supplier Escapes Cancer Trial
• Pulled Pain Pill, Opioid Rates Show Need For Research
• Perkins Coie Snags DOJ Vet Who Helmed Anthem Challenge
• Wash. High Court Asked To Weigh Insurance Benefits Query
• VA To Revisit Gulf War Illness Evaluation After GAO Report
• Pa. Doctor Exits Patient Death Suit With $1M Deal
• HHS Wins Stay In Suit Challenging Transgender Bias Rule
• Ex-Insys Staffer Denied Bid To Use Marijuana Pre-Trial
• Will ACA Repeal Pass? Here's What 11 Experts Think
• WaPo Sues DOJ For Opioid Epidemic Docs
• The Risks In Making A Ransomware Payment
• Why You Should Argue Your Appeal
• DC Circ. Adds Feather To DEA's Regulatory Authority Hat
• 6 Ways Teaching A Law School Class Can Benefit Lawyers
• Congressional Forecast: July
• Shkreli Called 'Scam Artist' By Ex-Hedge Fund Analyst
• Skelos Star Witness Out As Head Of Med Mal Insurance Firm
• Ore. To Boost Health Care Coordination For Tribe Members
• Judge Rejects Medicare Uncompensated Care Challenge
• Atty Gets Year For Role In $1.2M Theft From Hospital
• Fla. Records Ruling Hurts Patient Safety, High Court Told
• Wal-Mart Inks $1.65M Deal In Medi-Cal FCA Suit
• VA Begins Disclosing Staff Firings, Suspensions, Demotions
• Justices Told Case Complexity Led To Dismissal, Sanction
• Care Capital Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $7.4B Merger
• Plane Tickets, Voicemails Worry Feds In Insider Trading Case
• Fresenius Asks Judge To Trim Feds' False Claims Suit
• A Look At The Potential Impact Of BCRA's Medicaid Reforms
• Judge Nixes EEOC Religious Bias Suit Against Minn. Hospital
• Time To Focus On Cybersecurity In Health Care
• Post-Whole Woman's Health, Women's Health Still Matters
• Ex-Analyst Tells Of 'Depressed' Shkreli After Fund Implosion
• Pharmacy Barred From Drug Production Over Contamination
• 7th Circ. OKs Fraudster's Restitution Via Retirement Funds
• AARP Says EEOC Never Explained Wellness Rule Penalties
• Ex-MLB Player Gets Defamation Suit Sent To NY State Court
• Fla. High Court Upholds County Hospital Reimbursement Law
• Pa. Hospice Provider To Pay $2M To Resolve Fraud Claims
• Lawsuit Challenges Fla. Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban
• EU Accuses GE, Others Of Filing Misleading Info On Mergers
• 10th Circ. Backs Quick Win To Kelly Services In ADA Suit
• FTC To Shield Its Workers From Damages In Personal Suits
• 7th Circ. Upholds Ill. Couple's Sentences In $4.5M Grant Scam
• Covington Snags Undefeated Litigator From O'Melveny
• Judge Decertifies Class In Cardiologist's Junk Fax Suit
• 8th Circ. Won't Rehear Sex Reassignment Surgery Denial Suit
• Considerations For Entry Into The Marijuana Industry
• An Antitrust Reminder For Membership Organizations
• No Menendez Trial Delay Over Doc's Sentencing, Judge Says
• Talc Supplier Likely Can't Escape J&J Cancer Trial
• Justice Stevens On Gorsuch And Sticking With The Cubs
• Shkreli Ordered To Shut Up About Securities Fraud Trial
• Attys' Early Win Bid Nixed In $1.8M Clawback Row
• Houston Ruling No Invitation To Alter Same-Sex Benefits
• Wis. Court Says State Med Mal Damages Cap Unconstitutional
• Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Litigation Pro To Miami Office
• Health Care Deals Pro Joins McDermott From Baker McKenzie
• Ex-Kan. AG's Suspension Appeal Barred, 10th Circ. Says
• 1 Year Later: How Spokeo Has Been Implemented
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Openings Before Voir Dire
• 5 Questions To Ask Client Before Proposing A Litigation AFA
• Justice Stevens On Playing Politics With The High Court
• J&J's McNeil Gets New Trial After $48M Motrin Reaction Loss
• Pa. Court Blocks Audit Of Abortion Alternatives Org's Grant
• Investors Sue Universal Health In Wake Of Fraud Probes
• DLA Piper Strengthens Corporate Practice With Cooley Atty
• NJ Brothers Get Prison, Fines For Insurance Fraud
• Fired Doctor's Retaliation Suit Rightly Tossed: Ill. Court
• UnitedHealth Members Fight Bid To Toss Clawback Suit
• Bankrupt Cancer Treatment Co. Seeks Stay For Nondebtor
• Insured Shoppers Accuse Rite Aid Of Inflating Generics Prices
• Theranos Wants Class Limited To Indirect Share Purchasers
• Pa. Justices Urged To Keep UPMC On Hook In Hepatitis Suit
• Fla. Compounding Pharmacy Ripped Off Tricare, Feds Claim
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2017's First Half
• The Biggest Med Mal Decisions Of 2017: Midyear Report
• A Regulatory Bellwether: Forecasting Cyber Breach Litigation
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Cohen Milstein's Victoria Nugent