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Health - January, 2018

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• Bribery Theory Proved Too Tough To Retry Menendez
• Renal Clinics Will Pay $4M To Settle Investors' Fraud Claims
• NJ Court Affirms Repeal Of 'Obsolete' Health Benefits Rule
• Coast Guard Spent $60M On Failed Health Records System
• DOJ, NY Strike $6.4M False Billing Deal With Health Care Co.
• Class Counsel Can't Pause Atty's Suit Over $25M TCPA Deal
• Texas Court Revives Air Ambulance Co.'s Insurance Fee Fight
• Shkreli Sentencing Delayed While Parties Mull Loss, Forfeiture
• Pharmacist Gets 8 Years For Making Meningitis-Linked Drugs
• ACA Risk Rules Aren't Arbitrary, Judge Finds In Insurer Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: BlitzLake, Champion, Brooklyn Hospital
• Fed. Circ. Revives NY Hospital's $6.6M Tax Refund Suit
• Centers Of Influence Are Key To Small Law Firm Rainmaking
• CDC Director Resigns Amid Report Of Tobacco Investments
• Menendez Corruption Case Nixed After DOJ Drops Retrial Bid
• Aegerion Sentenced To Pay Patients In Twist On $36M Plea
• Whistleblower Given 1 Month To Save Cancer Center Claims
• Mass. AG's Medicaid Fraud Dept. Got $45M Back In 2017
• UPMC Must Cover Highmark Medicare Through 2019
• Meet The Judge Who's Steering The Epic Opioid MDL
• FCC Proposes $18.7M Fine For Rural Health Program Fraud
• Ex-UCLA Oncologist Details Harassment In Gender Bias Trial
• Pa. Justices To Mull Privilege For Atty Emails To Consultants
• Fla. Ambulance Co. To Pay $5.5M For Medicare, Tricare Fraud
• 5th Circ. Nixes DOJ Health Care Fraud Win On Paltry Evidence
• Fla. Hospital Sues To Keep 'Adverse Incident Reports' Private
• Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire Hathaway To Start Health Co.
• NM Court Exceeded Authority In Negligence Case: 10th Circ.
• Irish Medical Device Co. Pockets €40M In Funding Round
• Trial Over J&J Talc, Mesothelioma Link Kicks Off In NJ
• NY Set To Extend Time Limits For Cancer Patients' Claims
• New DOJ Memo Will Make Waves In Fraud Cases
• Texas Fetal Tissue Disposal Rule Temporarily Blocked
• Anti-Abortion Group Booted From Birth Control Coverage Suit
• UnitedHealth Nears Nixing FCA Claims, But DOJ Row Not Over
• Pharmacist Should Pay Meningitis Victims $82M, Gov't Says
• From Law Firm To Newsroom: An Interview With Bob Woodruff
• Ex-Dentist Cops To $16.6M Medical Device Fraud
• Health-Focused VC Firm Rebrands, Launches $100M Fund
• NJ Charity Care Ruling Could Spark Uptick In Patient Claims
• Novartis Blasts Attempt To Revive Pay-For-Delay Suit
• 21st Century Oncology Urges Ch. 11 Court To Toss FCA Suit
• 4 Tort Reform Challenges To Watch
• Dilworth Paxson Lands 2 Health Care Partners
• Judging A Book: Kendall Reviews 'On The Jury Trial'
• NY, Minn. File Suit Over $1B ACA Funding Cut
• Kmart Must Follow FCA Settlement Or Be Sanctioned: Court
• What's At Play In First J&J Talc Asbestos Trial
• New Orleans Doc Gets 10 Years For Running Opioid 'Pill Mill'
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Humana Suit Over Medicare Funds
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Nassar Conviction Sparks House Probe Into Abuse In Sports
• How Cos. Can Take Advantage Of DOJ False Claims Act Memo
• Health Hires: Frost Brown, EBG, McDermott, Dykema Cox
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Proskauer, Debevoise
• FCA Memo No Proof Of New DOJ Direction On Dismissals
• Allscripts Hit With Class Action After Ransomware Attack
• Fraudster's Atty Increased His Prison Time, Judge Says
• NLRB To Review Workers Merging With Pa. Hospital Union
• Mass. Commission Rethinks Narrowing Workers' Health Plans
• Attys React To DOJ's New Memo On FCA Dismissals
• Real Estate Rumors: Fortis, Blackstone, Soon-Shiong
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS, Pfizer, Carlyle Group
• Asacol Antitrust Trial Delayed To Let Allergan Appeal Class
• Mich. State's Legal Troubles Not Over After Prez Resigns
• Do I Need New Trial Counsel? 9 Questions To Ask
• Texas Surgery Center Bungled Anesthesia Care, Insurer Says
• Weil Atty Helps Secure Loans For 3 Of 2017's Largest Deals
• Feds Push To Expand FCA Billing Suit Against Fresenius
• Mich. Hospital's Mediation Bid Won't Delay Antitrust Trial
• Express Scripts Escapes Shareholder Class Action
• Illinois Pharmacy Keeps Another TCPA Suit Alive
• Ex-USA Gymnastics Doc Sentenced To 40 To 175 Years
• Medical Device Co. To Pay $7.6M In Electrode FCA Suit
• Mass.' New US Atty Keeps Heat On Pharma Donations
• CMS Sued Over 'Radical' Medicaid Work Requirements
• Lesbian Couples Lose Challenge To NJ Insurance Rules
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive $320M Fla. Hospice FCA Case
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Ruling In Suture Patent Case
• Shire Rips Allergan's 'Stranglehold' On Dry-Eye Drug Market
• Rite Aid Customers Sue Over Excessive Generic Rx Copays
• FDA, FTC Target Opioid Addiction Treatment Claims
• NJ Judge Trims Menendez Corruption Charges
• Chicago's New US Atty Keeps Eye On Fraud
• NCAA To Investigate MSU Over Nassar Allegations
• 10 Antitrust Developments And Trends To Watch In 2018
• Allergan Vies For Insurance Coverage Lists In Asacol Trial
• Senate Confirms Eli Lilly, Wiley Rein Vet To Lead HHS
• Health Group Of The Year: McDermott Will & Emery
• Aurora Cannabis' $890M CanniMed Deal Ends Takeover Fight
• SEC Probing GE's Accounting After $15B Insurance Shortfall
• Rite Aid To Pay $4M Over Improper Meth Ingredient Sales
• CVS Escapes TCPA Suit Over Prescription Reminder Calls
• Mo. Court Affirms Doc's Trial Win In $1.4M Whistleblower Suit
• Aetna To Pay $1.15M To New Yorkers Hit By HIV Info Breach
• Mass. Judge Sexually Coerced Court Worker, Suit Says
• 'Brazen' Bid To Freeze Assets Of Nursing Co. In FCA Suit Fails
• Fla. Senior Homes Agree To Emergency Generator Rules
• Fraud Low In Fed. Health Insurance Marketplace, GAO Finds
• Omnicare Settles DOJ's Citizenship Discrimination Probe
• FDA Warning Wire: Web Sales Of Banned Obesity Drug
• NYC Sues Drugmakers, Distributors Over Opioid Epidemic
• Health Care, Life Sciences M&A To Stay Strong In 2018
• Lessons From President Trump's Failed Judicial Nominations
• Zydus Gets FCA Claims Trimmed In Generics Pricing Row
• Health Group Of The Year: Epstein Becker Green
• Patient Info Not A Kickback, MedImmune Says In Fraud Suit
• Without 'Smoking Gun,' Feds Face Tough Menendez Retrial
• Express Scripts Beats Pharmacy's Antitrust Suit
• Feds Urge End To Suit Accusing VA Dentist Of Unsterile Habits
• Cherokee Nation Takes Opioid Claims To Okla. State Court
• Attorneys Squabble Over Cut Of $785M Pfizer FCA Deal
• LA Atty Geragos Accused of Blowing Hospital Death Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Lower 10½-Year Medicare Fraud Sentence
• DOJ Wants Antitrust Case Against Hospital To Forge Ahead
• 11th Circ. Upholds Amgen, Pfizer Win In Infection Suit
• Health Group Of The Year: Zuckerman Spaeder
• How To Control Data As Technology Complicates E-Discovery
• Anthem Can't Escape Suit Over Prosthetic Coverage
• Sanofi Buys Hemophilia Drugmaker In $11.6B Deal
• Immigration Standoff Keeps Government Shuttered
• NY Judge Reverses Standing Ax In Excellus Breach Row
• 7th Circ. Upholds Sentences In $4.3M Health Care Fraud
• DOL Gets $1.9M Sanction Against Health Care Co. In OT Case
• Pa. Appeals Court Slams Trial Court Over Transfer Order
• HHS' Anti-Abortion Protections Put Hospitals On Notice
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Medco's Win In FCA Kickback Suit
• Judge Won't Set EEOC Schedule On Wellness Program Rules
• Thompson Hine Atty Still DQ'd In $86M Pump-And-Dump Case
• Ex-FDA Honcho Ducks Prison For Visium Insider Trading Plot
• Abbott, Plaintiffs Seek Stay Of Depakote Suits, Pending Talks
• Health Practice Group Of The Year: King & Spalding
• Feds Will Retry Menendez On Corruption Charges
• 2017 Health Care Enforcement Review: Final Thoughts
• How The Cybersecurity Legal Landscape Changed In 2017
• Calif. High Court To Review Cedars-Sinai Anti-SLAPP Dispute
• Prosecutor Flustered By Surprise Motions At Insys Hearing
• Class Decertified In Wage Suit Against Hospital Chain
• House OKs Spending Bill To Head Off Gov't Shutdown
• USA Gymnastics Ends Deal With Karolyi Ranch Center
• Surgery Center Fights Sanctions Bid In Antitrust Row
• NJ Doc Cops To Bogus Opioid Prescriptions, Medicare Billing
• Fake Medical Pot Certifications Get Fla. Atty Disbarred
• Fraud Section Under New Management: Takeaways From 2017
• 2017 Health Care Enforcement Review: Materiality Under FCA
• Insurer's Bid To Avoid $11M Coverage Stays Alive
• Aetna To Pay $17M To Settle HIV Info Disclosure Claims
• US Takes Aim At Calif. Abortion Disclosure Law Dispute
• DOJ Trying To 'Eviscerate' Escobar, UnitedHealth Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS, J&J, Weinstein Co.
• US Backs Whistleblower's Ch. 11 Suit Against Cancer Center
• Gymnast Won't Be Fined For Speaking Of Doc's Alleged Abuse
• Todd & Weld Picks Up Four Partners From Collora
• Calif. County Wants Tribe's Suit Over Hemp Seizure Nixed
• IRS Delays Penalty For Excise Tax On Medical Devices
• House May Vote On Spending Bill Delaying ACA Taxes
• J&J Unit Can't Nix FCA Suit Over Hip Implants Yet
• Mich. Tribe Gets $213K In Atty Fees In Blue Cross Suit
• 7th Circ. Upholds Nurse's 6-Year Sentence For $15.6M Fraud
• Patient Qualified For Emergency Care Funding, NJ Court Says
• EEOC Says Court Can't Set Wellness Rule Review Timeline
• Law School Link Wins Skadden Role On Advisory Board Deals
• What It Means If States Can Set Medicaid Work Requirements
• 2017 Health Care Enforcement Review: FCA Case Law
• A Chat With Davis Wright CSO Mark Usellis
• Tattoo Removal Co. Mostly Escapes False Ad Class Action
• High Court Must Weigh In On Breach Standing, CareFirst Says
• Aetna Investors Sue Over $77B Merger With CVS
• King & Spalding Adds Kirkland Bankruptcy Partner in Chicago
• NJ Lab Sues Horizon Over Coverage For Women On Medicaid
• BCBS Agrees To Settle Mental Health Coverage Suit For $7M
• Real Estate Rumors: Scripps, Piedmont, Empire State
• America's Shifting Views On Marijuana Post-Cole Memo
• Insurers Accused Of Blocking Allergy Testing Competition
• 9th Circ. Revives FCA Suit Against Ex-Lockheed Health Co.
• Ascension Health Gets OK For $29.5M Deal To End ERISA Suit
• 2017 Health Care Enforcement Review: Trends In FCA Cases
• The Firms That Dominated In 2017
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• 1st Circ. Sends 3 More Meningitis Pharmacists To Trial
• Ex-Hospital Owner Gets Over 5 Years In Kickback Scheme
• Nursing Home Co. Sues Ill. Over Medicaid Review Delays
• Gov't Must Pay Halted ACA Funds, Insurer Says
• Surgeon Sentenced For Burning Initials Onto Patients' Livers
• Unlicensed NY Surgeon Indicted Over $1.3M Disability Fraud
• Behavioral Health Co. Investors Seek Books And Records
• CVS Blasts Class Bid by Employee Seeking Training Wages
• Shkreli Hits Back At Feds' $7.3M Forfeiture Bid
• Ex-Insys Manager's Opioid Kickback Trial Pushed To Sept.
• Taxation With Representation: Davis, Skadden, Simpson
• A Survey Of In-House Attorney Views On Trade Secrets
• How Tax Reform Will Change FCA Settlements
• NJ's Evolving Health Care Arena: Trends To Watch In 2018
• Conn. Justices Say Patients Can Sue Over Privacy Violations
• DOJ Ups Estimate Of FCA Whistleblower Recoveries
• Mich. Man Pleads Guilty To Role In $131M Medicare Scheme
• Centene's ACA Networks Were 'Fictitious,' Consumers Say
• Dr. Scholl's Shoe Inserts Aren't Custom Fit, 2nd Circ. Told
• Wolters Kluwer Sells Health Software Co. For $180M
• Escobar Erases Nursing Co.'s $350M FCA Verdict
• Fla. Compounding Pharmacy, Execs Escape Rep's FCA Claims
• $1.9M Med Mal Verdict Had To Go, Texas Justices Told
• Outgoing NJ AG Porrino To Rejoin Lowenstein Sandler
• 6 E-Discovery Predictions For 2018
• SS&C Scoops Up Info Processing Co. DST In $5.4B Deal
• Practitioner's Guide To Statistical Sampling: Part 4
• Calif. Gov. Proposes $600M More For Courts In 2018
• Spring Trial Date Set In $300M Stock Fraud Case
• Pharma Charity's Suit Tests OIG's Kickback Oversight
• Yale Doc Fights To Keep Fees After Beating Defamation Suit
• DOJ Cements $24M FCA Deal Over Bogus Dental Care
• Saul Ewing Adds Ex-Sedgwick Partners In Miami, New York
• BakerHostetler Grows Corporate Practice With Stradling Hire
• No Tribal Jurisdiction In Cherokee Opioid Suit, Judge Says
• Congress Can Change Mind On ACA Funding, Fed. Circ. Told
• Settlement Aspirations Enter The Opioid MDL
• DOL Wins OT Suit After Health Care Co. Shirks Court Orders
• Venture Capital Injections Surge To $164.4B In 2017
• Ohio Woman Sues Hospital After Being Pinned By Bed
• 6 Roles To Embrace In An Evolving Legal Industry
• Practitioner's Guide To Statistical Sampling: Part 3
• CMS Medicaid Change Without Public Input Vexes 1st Circ.
• Fla. Judge Finds 24-Hour Abortion Delay Law Unconstitutional
• Flu Shot Text Row Boosts TCPA Defense As Big Ruling Looms
• Feds Fight UnitedHealth's Bid To Ax Medicare FCA Suit
• Whistleblowers Destroyed Evidence, SuperValu Says
• Insurer Says Co. Sued In 'Body Broker' Case Has Hit Limit
• Mass. US Atty Won't Rule Out Pot Prosecutions Post-Reversal
• UnitedHealth Says Books Demand Can't Rest On $1B DOJ Suit
• HHS Nominee Eyes New Tacks On Drug Prices, Provider Pay
• CMS Told To Speed Up Collection Of State Medicaid Data
• FTC Lawyers Slam LabMD's Retaliation Suit In DC Circ.
• Will Life Sciences Companies Face More Scrutiny In 2018?
• 21st Century Oncology Wins Approval For $500M Ch. 11 Plan
• SD Tribes Add To Flood Of Opioid Marketing Suits
• Judge Urges Speedy Pace For Opioid MDL Amid Crisis
• This Year, Let's Invest In Lawyer Resiliency
• Practitioner's Guide To Statistical Sampling: Part 2
• Inside New Regs On Sharing Substance Use Disorder Info
• Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2018
• Health Plan Co. Accused Of Fraud Sues Co-Defendants
• High Court Won't Hear Miss. Hospital Age Bias Suit
• Boston University Ducks Ex-Employee's Discrimination Suit
• Health Care Co.'s Insurer Hit With $13.5M Bad Faith Award
• HIPAA Fee Policy 'Threatens To Upend' Records Industry: Suit
• Allergan Fights To Keep Live Testimony In Asacol Trial
• Doc's Attys Duel Over Fee Split In $785M Pfizer FCA Deal
• '5 Bite Diet' Doc's Privacy Suit Won't Get High Court Look
• Supreme Court Won't Review $2.7M Suit Against Care Center
• Winston & Strawn Hires 2 Jenner & Block Int'l M&A Attys
• Supreme Court Rejects Med Mal Arbitration Fight
• Calif. Med Board OK'd To Use Arrest Record For Discipline
• Judge Backs Pharmacy's Claim In TCPA Suit Against Supplier
• 5 Legal Technology Predictions For 2018
• Thompson Hine Atty Fights DQ In $86M Pump-And-Dump Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dermapharm, Aramco, Life Healthcare
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 13
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal Of Houston Doc's Medicare Fraud
• 3 Enforcement Priorities For State AGs In 2018
• Practitioner's Guide To Statistical Sampling: Part 1
• PPG Retirees Get Cert., Prodding From Judge In 12-Year Suit
• Health Co. Hit With Erection Illustration Copyright Suit
• Mass. Looks To Toss Trans Inmate's Accommodation Suit
• Investors Can't Prove It Knew Of Medicare Fraud: Chemed
• OIG Allows Free Drugs After Axing Charity's Kickback Shield
• Thermo Fisher, Phadia To Exit Allergy Test Antitrust Suit
• Mental Health Centers Submitted False Claims, Mass. Says
• FTC Says Letting Nurses Work Independently May Benefit Pa.
• Lawyers Head To JPMorgan Conference Eager To Spark Deals
• Doc To Face Pharmacy's Slander Suit As Texas Justices Pass
• Health Hires: DEA, Womble Bond, LeClairRyan Bulk Up In DC
• Woman Gets 4 Years Over $2M Medicare Kickback Scheme
• 'Can't Assume The Worst' Of Abortion Notice Law, Ind. Says
• Jury Misconduct Claimed In Ex-Katten Atty Trial
• UNC Med School Gets No-Hires Antitrust Settlement Cleared
• NY Surgical Instruments Co. Hit With Junk-Fax Claims
• Ill. Court Blocks Hospital's Exit From Preemie Blindness Row
• A Look At Recent Efforts To Contain Health Care Costs
• What To Expect From FCA Investigations This Year
• Top 4 Health Care Cybersecurity Threats For 2018
• Employers Must Note Major Tax Law Changes For 2018
• The Broader Implications Of Sessions' Marijuana Move
• Ill. Hit With Civil Rights Complaint Over Abortion Law
• High Court Urged To Pass On CareFirst Breach Standing Row
• Pharma Distribution Group Says Antitrust Suit Is Nonsense
• More Relators Push FCA Cases To The End In 2017
• Judge Seeks Simplified Claims Process In Health Net Deal
• Immigration, Spending Deal Dominate Busy Jan. On The Hill
• 11th Circ. Affirms Convictions In $64M Medicare Fraud
• Ex-LA Drug Counselor Wins $4.5M In Disability Bias Case
• Sessions' Reversal Likely To Kill Any Pot Buzz For Banks
• VA To Take Steps To Speed Up Health Provider Payments
• Sessions Reverses Obama-Era Marijuana Enforcement Policy
• Fla. Infectious Disease Doctors Escape Price-Fixing Suit
• 3rd Circ. Affirms CSL's Win In Employee Retaliation Suit
• DOL Floats Lower Bar For Forming 'Association Health Plans'
• Pa. Gov. Announces Coverage Deal Between Highmark, UPMC
• Roche Maintains Suppliers Broke Test-Strips Contract First
• Litigation Finance Trends To Watch In 2018
• 5 Health Care Policy Issues To Follow In 2018
• Shire, Ultragenyx Settle Row Over 'Trade Secret' Doctor List
• Mount Sinai Flu Shot Text Doesn't Violate TCPA: 2nd Circ.
• Omnicare Deemed Joint Employer In Drivers' Wage Suit
• Mass. Gynecologist Loses Bid For Grand Jury Instructions
• Generics Buyers Fight To Keep 2 Drugs In Antitrust MDL
• 3rd Circ. Backs Nix Of Pharmacies' Claim In Lipitor MDL
• Mass. Trial Courts Ban Certain Opioids From Courthouses
• Pot Exec Says Atty's Arbitration Pact Doesn't Apply To Him
• LeClairRyan Sued For Malpractice By Ex-Blood Test Exec
• Dentist Can't Withhold Child Medical Docs In Fraud Suit
• Holland & Knight Adds Ex-GrayRobinson Atty In Tallahassee
• The Enneagram And The Practice Of Law
• Alissa Starzak On Net Neutrality, US Army, Leap To Startup
• LabMD Seeks Full 11th Circ. Review In Tiversa Fraud Row
• No Attys' Fees For CareFirst After Beating $39M ERISA Suit
• FDA Issues Highest-Level Recall For J&J Heart Device
• When Gov't Knowledge Of Industry Practice Bars FCA Claims
• Funds Say Valeant Price-Gouging Probe Cost Them $80B
• Medical E-Records Co. Files $30M Suit Against Rival
• Ex-Katten Atty Conviction A Cautionary BigLaw Tale
• Sloan Kettering Gets Trimmed Fees In IP Fight
• Biotech Cos. Lead 7 Post-Christmas IPO Filings
• Aetna Says Inquiry Shows ACA Withdrawal Suit Is Meritless
• Ohio Court Says Patients Too Late On Spinal Surgery Claims
• Linklaters Adds Jones Day Partner For Bankruptcy Practice
• Deals Rumor Mill: Boeing, Siemens Healthineers, Nippon Life
• Massachusetts Marijuana Regulatory Scheme Takes Shape
• Class Members Rip Proposed $115M Anthem Data Breach Deal
• Judging A Book: Tymkovich Reviews 'Gorsuch'
• $63M Award Against Emirati Unenforceable, 9th Circ. Told
• Health Care Boards Face Exceptional Challenges In 2018
• Congressional Forecast: January
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2018
• Life Sciences Cases To Watch In 2018
• Product Liability Regulation, Legislation To Watch In 2018
• The 4 Hottest Practice Areas For 2018
• Health Care Policy To Watch In 2018
• Health Care Cases To Watch In 2018
• 5 Things To Watch For In FCPA Enforcement This Year