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Health - April, 2018

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• Insurers Seek To Nix Antitrust Suit Over Allergy Testing
• Addiction Center Worker Sentenced For Hindering Investigation
• DOL's Guidance On Bipolar Benefits Raises Eyebrows
• HHS Seeks High Court Review Of Medicare Payments Ruling
• Mass. Mental Health Facilities Must Face FCA Suit
• Vaccine Co. Pulls Suit Over Clinical Trial Into Fed. Court
• Jury Convicts Mass. Doc Of Giving Patient Info To Drug Co.
• 6th Circ. Leans Towards Reviving Heart Doc's Fraud Case
• NYC Jury Mulls Complex Medicare Insider Trading Case
• Hidden Expert-Pay Ruling Won't Improve J&J Odds At Retrial
• Weber Gallagher Adds 5 Wilson Elser Attys To Med Mal Group
• Nev. Surgery Practice Pays $1.5M To End FCA Allegations
• Lawyer's Loose Lips Get Zimmer New Trial On $9M Damages
• Fed. Circ. Says Bid To Revisit VA Contract Ruling Too Late
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling In Birth Control Mandate Battle
• Biogen Must Face FCA Suit Minus 17 State-Level Claims
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Gibson, Baker
• SEC Can Monitor Mass. Medical Co. Amid Fraud Charges
• 2 Charged In Fla. Scheme To Defraud Kids Food Program
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile, Boeing, Ping An
• Texas Hospital Loses Fight To Protect Reimbursement Info
• Aetna Unit, Benefits Co. Hit With ERISA Suit From Eparchy
• NLRB Again Sides With Health Workers In Union Benefits Spat
• 9th Circ. Nixes Surgery Center ERISA Suit Over Plan Provision
• Colony NorthStar Hid $375M Write-Down, Investor Says
• Workers Subjected To 'Onionhead' Religion Get $5.1M Award
• Blue Cross Beats Ex-Employee's Mich. ERISA Disability Claim
• Menendez Admonished By Ethics Committee Over Doc's Gifts
• Merck Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Vaccine Bundle Discounts
• DOL Seeks To Weigh In On Standing In 6th Circ. ERISA Row
• Fla. Hospital Denied In Bid To Expand Beyond Tax District
• Aetna Says Med Group Overbilled $50M For Newborn Care
• Pharmacy Owner Gets 15 Years For Role In $100M Scheme
• Wachtell Guides QCP's $2B Welltower, ProMedica Deals
• Israeli Med Device Developer Closes $70M Series C Round
• Judge Strikes Down Discovery Motion In FCA Suit
• Insurers A Little Bluer After BCBS Antitrust Decision
• Hidden Expert Pay Gets J&J New Trial After $502M Verdict
• EU Invests Funds, Working On Standards To Spur AI Growth
• Horizon Can't Divvy Up Trial With Hospitals Over Tiered Plan
• Texas Lab Wants Judge To Rethink $30.6M FCA Judgment
• Deals Rumor Mill: Eli Lilly, TransUnion, Quality Care
• Kirkland, Cooley Guide Altas Partners' $400M University Buy
• Anthem Breach Attys' $38M Fee Ask Too High, Report Says
• GSK, Zofran Users Bicker Over Scope Of Patient Discovery
• Chiropractor Sues Defense Counsel After $6M RICO Loss
• Dems Concerned House Opioid Bills Too Rushed
• ​​​​​​​EU Clears Ireland To Levy Sugary-Drink Tax
• Alaska Nonprofit Pays $2.3M To End Medicaid Fraud Claims
• Chiropractor Coverage Limits Not Biased, NJ Panel Says
• Tobacco Cos. Settle Long-Running Health Warning Dispute
• 11th Circ. Decision Deepens An FCA Circuit Split
• DOJ Demands Must End After FCA Suit Declined, Clinic Says
• Convicted Hospital CEO Says He Owes Nothing In FCA Suit
• DOJ Asks Cigna, Express Scripts For More Info On $67B Deal
• CMS Wasn't 'Swiss Cheese,' Insider Trading Jury Told
• FDA Warning Wire: Spring Storm Over Youth E-Cig Sales
• 3rd Circ. Says Nuns Can Intervene In ACA Birth Control Row
• LabCorp Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Del. Medicaid Services
• Blue Cross Must Face Suit Over $40M Hospital Deal At Trial
• LabMD Says Judge Biased, Must Recuse In Tiversa Suit
• Tiversa Faked Breaches For Fed Contracts, LabMD Prez Says
• Cigna's Plan Reading Faulty In $8M ERISA Suit, Court Told
• Aspire Universal Unveils $300M Precision Medicine Fund
• Ballard Can't Arbitrate IP Malpractice Suit, Judge Told
• The Puzzle Of Enforcing Class Action Bars Post-Shady Grove
• Prince Estate Sues Walgreens, Hospital For Wrongful Death
• Call Center Workers Tell DOL General Dynamics Stole Wages
• Whistleblower Says Gov't Stiffed Him On $1M FCA Reward
• Advocate Hospital, Physician Must Face FCA Claims
• HR Rep Loses Wrongful Termination Suit At 6th Circ.
• Widower Loses Bid For Review Of Left-Behind Catheter Suit
• Covington Hires Ex-Wilson Sonsini Tech Deals Pro
• United Healthcare Fights Fees Over Coverage Row Venue
• Burt Barr Gets $3M Legal Malpractice Suit Tossed
• Trump Admin. Bombarded For Backing Skimpy Health Plans
• 3 Sentenced In $16.6M Fraudulent Medical Device Scheme
• Pediatrix Accuses Aetna Of Pressure To Lower Claims
• Calif. Hospital Can't Bar Union Pins Or Badges, NLRB Says
• Allergan To Pay $500K To End Calif. Faulty Lap-Band Claims
• How States, Federal Agencies Are Challenging Drug Prices
• Medical Device Cybersecurity: Preparing For The Worst
• 4 Firms Lead Humana's PE-Backed $1.4B Hospice Co. Buy
• FDA's Essure Order Affirms Role Of Learned Intermediary
• Cephalon's $125M Antitrust Deal Is Valid, Atty Power Unknown
• Janssen Escapes Whistleblower Suit Over Off-Label Opioids
• $900K Deal For Health Workers' Unpaid OT Receives Final OK
• Texas Hospital Can't Ditch Suit Over Nurse Training
• Auto Parts Chain Must Face Store Manager's ADA Suit
• Oregon Tribe Sues Pharma Cos. Over Opioid Epidemic
• MiraLAX Generics Get FDA Reprieve Despite Bayer Objections
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, Acadia Realty Trust, Edens
• Health Hires: Goodwin, Shook Hardy, Michael Best, Orrick
• Will High Court Ever End Circuit Split Over FCA Pleading?
• Court Nixes Hospital's $115M Bonds To Build Outside District
• 7th Circ. Says Indiana Abortion Law Is Unconstitutional
• Insurer Sues To Deny Surgical Tools Co. Coverage In IP Suit
• Texas AG Settles Boycott Suit Against Dental Supplier
• FDA Offers Guidance On Making Opioid Addiction Treatments
• Pa. Court Won't Derail State's Medical Marijuana Program
• Rule 23 Changes: Avoid Delays In Class Settlement Approval
• Avoiding Pitfalls In Physician Practice Acquisitions
• Feds Fight For Cap On Paralyzed Native Alaskan's Award
• Texas Atty Gets 10 Years For $26M Workers' Comp Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: Luxottica, Intermédica, Yildiz
• 5 Takeaways As DEA Mulls Slashing Opioid Output
• Nordic Capital Extends Portfolio With $3.1B Continuation Fund
• Honeywell Retirees To Ask Justices To Weigh Benefits Row
• Boehringer Ducks TCPA Suit Over Faxed Seminar Invites
• Pa. Judge Defends Axing Privilege For Divorce Records
• Catholic Group Asks 9th Circ. To Allow Birth Control Waiver
• Sport Governing Bodies Ignored Sexual Abuse: Olympians
• Fla. High Court Asked To Clarify Sovereign Immunity Issue
• Pa. Court Urged To Ax Appeal Over 'Abusive' $1M Sanction
• Pharmacy, PE Fund Owner Want Tricare FCA Suit Trashed
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• Eye Drop Suit Must Stay Tossed, Pharma Cos. Tell 1st Circ.
• VA Sets Aside $685M For Construction, Renovation Projects
• GE Board Accused Of Misstating Insurance, Power Financials
• Texas HHSC Gets 1 Of 2 Nurse Pay Discrepancy Suits Nixed
• BBH Unit Closes Latest Fund At $250M Hard Cap
• 9th Circ. Sides With Hospital, Debt Collector In FDCPA Row
• VA Chief Nominee Won't Privatize Agency, Senator Says
• DEA Proposes Capping Opioid Quotas
• MaineHealth Unit May Shed Claims From Fired Disabled Vet
• Hospital Pension Admins Try Again To End $166M ERISA Suit
• W.Va. Reaches $550K Settlement With Shuttered Pill Mill
• Pfizer, Ranbaxy Look To Dump State Claims In Lipitor MDL
• 7th Circ. Upholds Fake Psychiatrist's 13-Year Prison Sentence
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Cloud Systems Increasingly Under Cyberattack, Insurer Says
• Allergan To Pay $3.5M To Resolve Lap-Band FCA Allegations
• Split NLRB Panel Will Review Unit Scope Decision
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• Miami Launches Suit Against Drug Cos. Over Opioid Abuse
• Merger Case Can't Be Used To Rule Anthem Facts Undisputed
• Latimer LeVay Atty Should Be DQ'd Over Conflict, Judge Says
• NJ Appellate Court Upholds Therapist's Win In Med Mal Case
• Fla. Father Sues Tribal Police, Miami Hospital For Taking Baby
• Morgan Lewis Denies Liability In $30M Malpractice Suit
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• J&J Won't Get High Court Look At FCA 'Particularity' Rule
• OvaScience Board Ducks Shareholders' IVF Treatment Suit
• Cigna, American Specialty Hit With ERISA Collusion Suit
• The Law360 400
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• Ex-Katten Atty Pushes To Deep-Six Fraud Verdict
• HCR ManorCare Gets Consensual Plan Confirmation
• Big Dental Distributors Can't Brush Off Antitrust Suit
• Mass. Can't Tax Out-Of-State Worker Premiums, Court Says
• Oxygen Device Maker Inogen Reports Customer Data Breach
• Health Care Agency, Clinicians Want FLSA Suit Deal Approved
• Horizon Didn't Justify Sealing Tiered Plan Docs, Judge Says
• Funds Fight Bids To Toss $80B Valeant Price-Gouging Suit
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Bard Hit With $35M Punitive Damages In NJ Mesh Case
• Sanofi's FCA Suit Docs Not All Privileged, Ex-Worker Says
• Kickback Scheme Gets Diagnostic Center Owner 68 Months
• Roving FCA Whistleblower Gets Latest Win In $18M Deal
• Avee Objects To Abbott Dismissal Move In $36M Escrow Suit
• Senate Panel OKs Indian Health Service, Contract Bills
• Oregon High Court Knocks Down Multistate Tax Compact
• Visium Took Medicare Tips With 'Grain Of Salt,' Jury Hears
• Hospital Owner Can't Keep Ch. 11 Malpractice Row In Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Ruben, Augustus Miller, Walton Street
• Benesch Nabs Benefits Atty As Chicago-Based Partner
• FDA Unveils Guidance On DNA Testing Technology
• Task Force Makes 11 Drug-Related Arrests On Tribal Lands
• Ex-Cornerback Seeks Attys' Fees In NFL Benefits Case
• Suspended Doc Accuses Seattle Times Of Defamation
• J&J Unit Wants Whistleblower Docs In Hip Implant FCA Suit
• Texas Doctor Charged With Trading Xanax For Favors
• Sprinkler Co. Slams Claims Over Deadly Nursing Home Fire
• Drugmakers Duped Medicaid Rebate Regulators, 3rd Circ. Told
• FDA Proposes New Way To Approve Updated Medical Devices
• Bard Hit With $33M Pelvic Mesh Verdict In NJ
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• 11th Circ. Denies LabMD Full Review In Tiversa Fraud Row
• Broker Says It's Owed A Defense In Fight Over Policy Sales
• Opioid MDL Judge Sets Litigation Plan, Bashes DEA
• Bard Hustled Defective Meshes To Market, Jury Told In Closing
• DHS, VA Must Boost Cybersecurity Controls, Watchdogs Say
• 3rd Circ. Grants Win To NJ Hospital In Nurse's Bias Suit
• Navajo Nation Is Latest To Sue Pharma Cos. Over Opioids
• Theranos, Walgreens Dodge Some Claims In Blood Test Row
• Hospital Can't Audit Fired Worker's Flu Shot, Religious Past
• Livongo Health Lands $105M Injection From Investors
• How To Do Time: Part 3
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Shkreli Must Repay Investor $388K Over Property Deal Woes
• Drugmakers Assail FDA For Nixing Generic Laxative Approval
• Coast Guard Will Join DOD Electronic Health Record Deal
• Former Surgeon Charged With Impersonating Doctor
• Kraft Heinz Wants Atty Fees After Early Win In ERISA Row
• Ex-Christie Atty Called Back To 3rd Circ. Roots
• Pa. Justices Suggest UPMC Could Face Data Breach Liability
• Calif. Price-Setting Bill Aims To Cap Health Care Costs
• FDA Warning Wire: Dead Raccoon, Too-Strong Cough Syrup
• Mass. Nurses Union Seeks Toss Of Hospital's Suit Over Strike
• Dialysis Co. Agrees To Boost Compliance Dept. In Billing Suit
• Littler Brings 2 Former Shareholders Back To Chicago
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• Courts Remain Skeptical Of FCA Statistical Arguments
• 5 Highlights In New ACA Marketplace Rule
• 5 Attys Tapped For Pharmacy Negotiating Team In Opioid MDL
• Pro Tennis Orgs Hit With Player's $10M Blood Draw Injury Suit
• Democratic AGs Wade Into Fight Over Future Of ACA
• FDA Slaps 'Unique' Limit On Bayer's Essure Sales
• White House Asked To Produce Info On Opioid Crisis Work
• Kindred Inks $12M Deal To Settle Wage, Meal Break Claims
• Ex-Teamsters Blast Feds Over Tossed Extortion Convictions
• Sen. Pushes HHS To Republish Scrubbed Breast Cancer Info
• Babcock & Wilcox Retirees' Health Benefits Deal OK'd
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• Medical Device Cos. Deny FCA Suit's Excess Blood-Test Claim
• Co.'s 4th Amendment Rights Violated By DOL, Judge Says
• Medicare Trial Witness Has Beef With Hedge Fund, Jury Told
• UnitedHealth Must Face Wrongful Death Claim In State Court
• BCBS Must Face Tough Per Se Test In Antitrust MDL
• Nurse Fired In Kidney-Tossing Gaffe Gets Suit Revived
• Health Hires: Dentons, Greenberg Traurig, Morgan Lewis
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• Drug Cos., Pharmacies Want Pause In Cherokee Opioid Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Fried Frank, Schulte
• Whistleblower Nurse Asks 1st Circ. For Lower Burden Of Proof
• Bard Meshes Didn't Harm Woman, Harvard Doctor Tells Jury
• Ill. Pharmacist Gets 4 Years For $2.4M Insurance Fraud
• Menendez Friend Gets $10M Tacked On To $42.6M Fraud Tab
• Big Employers Spent $2.6B On Opioid Epidemic Costs In 2016
• Real Estate Rumors: HCP, Puma, Related
• Aetna HIV Privacy Suit Goes Back To Calif. State Court
• 1st Circ. Upholds Sarepta Win In Drug Trial Investor Suit
• Pensioners Keep Alive Bulk Of Ky. Hospital 'Church Plan' Row
• McKesson Hit With FCA Suit Alleging Misbranded Drugs
• Progressive Can't Escape Chiropractor's Payments Suit
• Health Care Info Co. To Pay $2.9M To Settle TCPA Claims
• FDA Head Puts Spotlight On Internet's Role In Opioid Crisis
• NJ AG, Virtua Medical Group Settle Data Breach For $418K
• Okla. Tribe Says Drug Cos. Played Major Role In Opioid Abuse
• Fla. Medical Pot Provider Challenges Dispensary Limits
• Pa. Ruling Equips Med Mal Patients With New Discovery Tool
• Baker Donelson Billing Advice Malpractice Suit Dismissed
• 3 New Settlements Highlight DOJ Scrutiny Of Device Makers
• 'Malpractice' By A Computerized Decision-Support Tool?
• Mass. Judge Pleads To Keep Job Amid Sex Scandal
• Retiree Class Rips PPG's Quick Win Bid In Health Benefits Suit
• VC Firm Sofinnova Raises €275M For Life Science Investments
• Rush Hospital, Staff Hit With Med Mal Suit Over Birth Defects
• NIH Awards 38 Small Businesses Roles In $20B IT Contract
• Texas Lab Must Pay $30.6M For Inflated Mileage Charges
• Vets Group Urges Trump To Swap Out Acting VA Secretary
• Court Worker Fights Employer's Bid To Escape Judge Sex Suit
• Drinker Biddle Faces Defamation Claim Over Scotched Clinic
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Arnold & Porter, Jones Day, Crowell
• Nurses Granted Cert. In Dallas Hospital FLSA Suit
• DOJ Looks To Help Resolve Opioid MDL As Friend Of Court
• Microsoft Seeks Toss Of 'Wilderness Program' Coverage Suit
• Another Dismissal Of TCPA Claims Involving Nonprofits
• High Court Keeps Ban On Anti-Abortion Videos In Place
• Dentists Get Expert Report Wiped In Heart Valve Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Matt Lauer, Welltower, Ian Read
• Hospital Antitrust Suit Needs New Plaintiffs To Keep Cert.
• Veritas Capital To Buy GE Healthcare Biz For $1B
• No Secrets Means No Medicare Insider Trading, Jury Hears
• Shulkin's VA Exit Opens Up Privatization, Legal Fights
• Kimberly-Clark, Halyard Get $450M Punitives Slashed
• Kaiser Must Face Suit Over Eating Disorder Treatment Claim
• Global Health Care Compliance: Spotlight On Korea
• How DC Circ. TCPA Decision Affects Health Care Cos.