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Health - March, 2019

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• Overturned Rule Blocks Quick Win For DOJ In FCA Case
• Legal Bruises Add Up For Trump's Health Policy Vision
• Fraud Case Trimmed, Class Certified In Quorum Spinoff Fight
• Dump Health Care 'Need' Certifying Law, FTC Urges Alaska
• Med School's Female Faculty Class Decertified In Wage Suit
• Fla. Court Eyes Constitutional Issue In Med Mal Cases
• C-Section Patient Can't Reinstate Suit Over Leftover Mesh
• Starboard Ditches Effort To Derail Bristol-Myers' $74B Buy
• Medtox Class Gets Initial OK Of $1.6M Deal In TCPA Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Kirkland, MoFo
• 8 Insys Docs Tallied $28M In Medicare Costs, Jury Hears
• DaVita Can't Dodge Investor Suit Over Private Insurance Push
• La. Consumers Accuse BCBS Of Boosting Drug Prices
• WilmerHale Hires Back Former SEC Commish From Mylan
• Feds Slam Pharma Execs' Bid To Void Kickback Convictions
• Fresenius To Pay $231M To Resolve Foreign Bribery Charges
• Walmart Loses 8th Circ. Appeal Over OSHA Violations
• Mass. Jury Awards $9.4M For Man's Post-Surgery Infection
• NY Court Orders New Trial In Suit Over Baby's Birth Injuries
• VA Hit With $10M Suit Over Cancer Patient's 'Painful' Death
• If ACA's Invalid, So Are Health Fraud Charges, Esformes Says
• Pa. Officials Oppose UPMC 'Fishing Expedition' In AG Suit
• Nurse Staffing Co. Inks $2.75M Deal To End OT Row
• FDA Needs New Opioid Standards, Gottlieb Tells Senators
• Seminoles, IHS Denied Quick Wins In Health Funding Suit
• TransCare Trustee's Claims Against Tilton Going To Trial
• Judge Guts DOL's Association Health Plan Rule
• 6th Circ. Denies Hoover Retirees Redo In Health Care Suit
• Clark Hill Adds Fmr. US Congressman To Houston, DC Offices
• New Data May Lead To Closer Scrutiny of Hospitals' Deals
• Sperm Bank's Nitrogen Death Coverage Fight Headed To Jury
• Sacklers Illegally Siphoned Opioid Profits, NY's AG Says
• Ampco Steel Retirees Win Settlement Over Nixed Health Plan
• 7 Ways Employers Can Prep For Okla. Medical Marijuana Law
• Federal Judge Halts Medicaid Work Requirements In Ark., Ky.
• CVS Can't Recoup $1.8M Info Disclosure Penalty From Printer
• 'Groundbreaking' AbbVie Suits Test Bold Anti-Generic Tactics
• Fla. Hospital Cut From Suit Over ER Patient's 'Butt Lift' Death
• Hospital Network Can't Escape ERISA Church Plan Suit
• Colo. Jury Clears Surgeon In Unneeded Hip Replacement Suit
• Class OK'd In Autism Care Denial Suit Against Union Plan
• Cancer Survivor Rips UnitedHealthcare Over Coverage Denial
• Kimberly-Clark Beats Whistleblower Suit Over Medical Gowns
• Duke Deal Signals FCA Dangers Faced By Federal Grantees
• Insys Exec Flung Phone Off Mountain To Hide Info, Jury Hears
• Cigna, Chiropractors Could End Benefits Suit With $12M Deal
• Kirkland Assists As Nautic Partners Clinches $1.5B PE Fund
• Law Firm Leaders: Goldberg Segalla's Richard Cohen
• Skadden, Kirkland Steer Centene's $17.3B WellCare Buy
• Home Aides Not Entitled To 24-Hour Pay, NY High Court Says
• Adventist Health Ducks 'Convoluted' ERISA Suit For Now
• Clinic's Parent Co. Can't Arbitrate Destroyed Embryo Claims
• Allergan Gets Shire's Dry-Eye Drug Antitrust Suit Dropped
• Medical Tech Co. Boss Gets 2.5 Years For $6.3M Tax Dodge
• AbbVie Wants Suit Alleging Kickbacks, Buyback Scheme Axed
• Express Scripts Owes $14M In Tax, Wash. Appeals Court Says
• 3M Settles Dentists' Defective Crown Suit For $32.5M
• Is Purdue's $270M Deal Beginning Of End For Opioid Cases?
• Ex-Insys Rep Recounts Ties, Some Physical, To Founder
• Ex-Unpaid Intern Can't Revive Discrimination Suit At 10th Circ.
• Baby's Brain Damage Worth $23.6M, Chicago Jury Finds
• NC's 20-Week Abortion Ban Axed Under High Court Precedent
• Purdue To Pay $270M To End Oklahoma AG's Opioid Suit
• High Court Hints At 3 Possible Outcomes In Deference Fight
• 'Medicare For All' Is Not The Path To Universal Health Care
• Privacy Best Practices For Employer-Issued Fitness Trackers
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Justices Wary Of Curbing Courts' Power In Deference Fight
• Tufts Hires Ex-US Atty To Review Purdue, Sackler Influence
• Entire ACA Should Fall, Trump Tells 5th Circ.
• Patient Doesn't Need Expert To Sue NJ Hospital Over Assault
• Atty Privilege Forces Uneasy Judge To Limit 2 Insys Witnesses
• Cancer Researcher Says Center Must Pay Up For Treatments
• Pa. Rehab Operators Charged In Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Texas Blue Cross Settles EEOC Disability Bias Suit
• Hospital Facing DOJ Kickbacks Suit Alleges Extortion By VP
• Sports Court Delays Female Testosterone Rule Decision
• Boston Scientific OK To Fire Worker After DUI, 3rd Circ. Says
• Duke University Inks $112.5M FCA Deal Over Bogus Research
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• Bayer, Janssen Pay $775M To End Xarelto Suits
• TCPA 'Merely A Pawn' In High Court Deference Fight
• As 5G Era Dawns, Public Distrust Of The Tech Still Abounds
• Anesthesia Disaster Means $8.5M Award For Patient's Family
• Fla. Judge Takes Stand In Esformes Trial To Clear His Name
• Medtronic Warning Highlights Debate On FDA Cyber Policy
• Justices Urged To Let Military Members Bring Med Mal Suits
• Meet The Outspoken Judge Handling Epic Monsanto Case
• Defunct Pharmacy Escapes Ex-Worker's Retaliation Claim
• Employer Liability For Medical Marijuana Bias Is Growing
• Vt. Can Move Ahead With Opioid Suit Against Purdue Pharma
• Omnicare's $20M Settlement With Investors Gets Initial OK
• Whistleblower Doctor Trio Nabs $35M In FCA Kickback Sequel
• NJ Nurse Can't Duck Suit Over Fatal Allergic Reaction
• 17 Alleged Misstatements Cut From Dr. Reddy's Investor Suit
• Investor Wants Civitas Records To Probe $1.4B Sale
• What To Know About New FDA Commissioner Sharpless
• Law360's Tort Report: Personal Injury & Med Mal News In Brief
• Sens. Seek Answers About Doctor-Owned Medical Suppliers
• Ky. AG Wants Answers On Possible PBM Overcharges
• 1st Circ. Loss Dooms New Asacol Buyer Class, Allergan Says
• $10M Buyout Sealed For Squeezed-Out Fla. Hospital Investors
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Trial Counsel's Role On A Mass Tort Virtual Law Team
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• Law360's Health Editorial Advisory Board
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• Pointed Questions Suggest Longer FCA Time Limit Is Likely
• NY Hospital Must Produce 'Audit Trail' In Amputation Suit
• Fla. Insurer Must Give Up Partial Provider List In Contract Spat
• Health Co. Can't Slip Insurer's Suit Over Med Mal Settlement
• Dental Supply Co. Must Face Price-Fixing Suit, Investors Say
• Insys Founder's Atty Seeks Mistrial Over Addiction Testimony
• Roche Accuses Health Co. Execs Of $87M Test Strip Fraud
• Family Sues Pa. Nursing Home Over Dementia Patient's Death
• Justices' Input Needed In ERISA Preemption Fight, Ark. Says
• Akerman Atty Joins Miami Boutique As Whistleblower Chief
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• Off-Label Promotion Still A Litigation Risk For Pharma Cos.
• BakerHostetler DQ'd From Opioid MDL Bellwethers
• Ind. Court Scolds Judge For 'Punting' Wrongful Firing Suit
• BCBS Providers Cite Anthem Contradictions In Del. Trial
• 11th Circ. OKs Sanctions Against Firm For 'Reckless' Filings
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Abbott Must Face Analyst's Bias Claim, Illinois Panel Says
• Athenex Says FDA Wrongly Policing Practice Of Medicine
• Insys Opioid Prescriber Was Addicted Himself, Witness Says
• Northwestern Football Alum Hits NCAA With Concussion Suit
• Ex-Pa. Hospital CEO Faces $2M Severance Pay Challenge
• Md. Law Firm Settles Medicare Reimbursement Claims
• Insurer Gets Quick Win In NYU Superstorm Coverage Spat
• Busted Deal Slows Health Firm's $20M Chancery Dispute
• Justices Ponder FCA Ambiguities In Time Limit Case
• Humana Workers Get Classes OK'd In Pay, OT Action
• 1st Circ. Says Adjuster Acted Properly In Nursing Home Row
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• AbbVie Faces 1st Antitrust Suit Over Humira 'Patent Thicket'
• Tivity Atty's 'Suspicious Stock Sales' Support Suit, Judge Says
• Morgan Lewis Latest Firm To Join BigLaw's Wellness Push
• Hospitals Agree To Settle Antitrust Suit With Washington AG
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• House Dems Want Probe Into EBSA Enforcement
• Ohio Sues OptumRx To Collect $16M In Alleged Overcharges
• High Court Won't Hear Suit Over Ch. 7 Patent Sale
• Fla. Oncologists Hit Cancer Centers With Antitrust Suit
• High Court Won't Take Post-Escobar FCA Materiality Case
• Walmart Won't Get Colo. High Court Review Of Injury Award
• No Evidence Of Harm From ACA-Exempt Plans, Feds Insist
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• 15 Minutes With Mount Sinai Health System's General Counsel
• Bed Maker Can't Dodge $1M Payout For Contract Violation
• Bipartisan Bill Eyes Drug Imports To Boost Competition
• VA Chair Expands Mar-a-Lago Probe, Citing New Evidence
• Ex-Health Inspector Denies Problems At Esformes Facilities
• Venue At Issue In Health Companies' $20M Chancery Dispute
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NJ Town Can't Nix Hospital's Tax-Exempt Status On Appeal
• Purdue Says Cameras Will Turn Opioid Trial Into 'Media Circus'
• Health Hires: Baker McKenzie, Alston & Bird
• Texas Ruling Solidifies Standard For Med Mal Expert Reports
• Insys Exec Denied Mistrial Bid After 'Salacious' Testimony
• 7 More Charged In $50M NJ Drug Fraud Scheme
• Why A Data Center Sale And Partial Leaseback Is A Win-Win
• 5 Excise Tax Tips For Tax-Exempt Employers
• Ambulance Co. Wants Out Of Rival's VA Contract Antitrust Suit
• Esformes Paid Man At Center Of College Bribery Scheme
• Express Scripts Beats Latest Pharmacy Patient Poaching Suit
• Court Trims Several Counts As Feds Rest In Esformes Trial
• Evidence Shows Esformes Texted College Bribery Case Figure
• Bayer Must Face Essure Stillbirth Suit, 4th Circ. Rules
• Merck Antitrust Scheme Didn't Work, UK Says, Ending Probe
• Wife Liable For Medicare Fraud At Husband's Co.: 3rd Circ.
• US Trustee Challenges TridentUSA's Ch. 11 Bid For Bonuses
• UPMC Asks Ala. Court To Let Other 'Blues' Replace Highmark
• Delaware Bill Seeks Fee On Opioid Makers Amid Health Crisis
• Georgetown Hospital Med Mal Suit Was Too Late, Panel Says
• Sheldon Silver Free While 2nd Circ. Mulls 2nd Conviction
• Stryker Buys Israeli Med Tech Co. In Deal Worth Up To $220M
• Dentons Guides $62M Loan For Emblem Health Building
• Richmond Claims Immunity From VA Contractor Antitrust Suit
• Retirees Win Promised Health Benefits From Manufacturers
• Senior Home, Kronos Settle Ill. Biometric Privacy Suit
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• Medicare Funds Traced To $1.6M Ferrari In Esformes Trial
• Hearsay Evidence Sinks Hospital's Trial Win In Death Suit
• Litigation Worries Loom As House Mulls Drug-Pricing Bills
• NY's Silver Asks 2nd Circ. To Quash Graft Case, Again
• Alaska Tribal Org. Seeks Quick Win In IHS Contract Row
• Union Contract Preempts OT Fight With Rehab Center
• Aetna Alleges Co. Faked Customer Calls To Inflate Payments
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Alice Ax Of Doctor Evaluation Patent
• Akin Gump Adds Ex-Sen. Donnelly To DC Practice
• Insys' $25M Legal Tab For Founder Adds To Its Hazy Future
• USCIS Arbitrarily Denied H-1B Visa, Software Co. Says
• 8th Circ. OKs Medicare Payment Rate For Rural Hospitals
• 3 Firms Guide $197M Deal For Canadian Cannabis Biz Buyout
• Akerman Leader Sees More Ways To Extend Bridge Loans
• Esformes' Attys Take On Ex-Penn Coach Over Bribery Claims
• Constitution Doesn't Cover Giving Abortions, 6th Circ. Says
• Generic-Drug Exclusivity 'Squatting' Draws Bipartisan Heat
• Texas Justices Weigh Role Of Evaluations In Nurses' Pay Spat
• FCC Can't Have Final Word On TCPA, High Court Told
• Cancer Centers Can't Escape Suits Over Data Breach
• Wolters Kluwer Slams Medical Journal Antitrust Suit
• Kaleida Health Wants ERISA Suit Over Mutual Funds Tossed
• What EU Investment Screening Will Mean For Dealmakers
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Supreme Court Deluged With Calls To Hear $12B ACA Case
• Hospital Co-Founder Says $40M Came With 'Expectations'
• Esformes Was Obsessed With Facilities' Census, Feds Say
• NC Workers Accuse State Health Plan Of Anti-Trans Bias
• Allstate Loses $4M Bench Trial Win Again; Jury To Hear Case
• Humana Paying $750K To Resolve Pregnancy Bias Complaint
• Pfizer To Pay $1M Over Deceptive Drug Coupons In Ore. Deal
• Doctor's Trial Win Doesn't Make DEA's Arrest Wrong: Judge
• Medicare Insider Trading Case Beset By Flaws, 2nd Circ. Told
• Valeant Conflict Wasn't A Crime, Ex-Execs Tell 2nd Circ.
• Med Mal Claims Revived In Mass. Woman's C-Section Death
• Takeaways From FDA's New Bulk Drug Substance Restrictions
• 2nd Circ. Revives Needle-Phobic Walmart Worker's Suit
• Fresenius Left On-Call Time Out Of OT Calculation, Suit Says
• Atty Was 'Unclear' But Beats Sanctions In FCA Suit
• Feds To Probe Shkreli Using Cellphone To Run Biz From Jail
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Texas Tech Suit In $8M Medicare Row
• Medicaid Must Cover Trans Women's Surgeries: Iowa Justices
• Ga. Court Nixes New Trial In $46M Brain Damage Suit
• FDA To Quiz Prescribers On Opioid Promotion
• 5 Tips As High Court Awaits UnitedHealth Offsetting Petition
• Texas Pharmacist To Pay $2.1M In $42M Kickback Scheme
• Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims To Protect Bankrupt, Disabled Vets
• Health Hires: Quarles & Brady, Reed Smith, Post & Schell
• Attys Who Won $3M For Shareholders Seek $1.4M In Fees
• Walgreens Must Face Whistleblower's FCA Suit Over $4 Drugs
• Fla. Judge's Dissent Rips 'Meaningless' Workers' Comp Ruling
• States Grapple With Complexities Of Health Reform
• Ex-Rehab Center Workers Want Class Cert. In Benefits Suit
• Ex-Penn Coach Says Esformes Paid To Get Son On Team
• Esformes Practices 'Inappropriate,' Nursing Home Expert Says
• HHS Watchdog Won't Punish Hospitals For Free In-Home Care
• Walmart Pharmacist With Palsy Wins $744K In ADA Trial
• Blue Cross Pondered $10B Fee On Anthem-Cigna Merger
• DOJ Says Duke Must Face No-Poach Case, Easier Standard
• Ex-Insys VP Defiant During Cross-Examination At RICO Trial
• All Biosimilars Will Get Special Names, FDA Says
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Doc Can't Blame Attys For Fraud Sentencing, 2nd Circ. Says
• Optometry Board Reaches $3M Deal In Data Breach Suit
• Hospitals' ERISA Suit Against BCBS Transferred, Not Tossed
• Nonprofit Hospitals May See Major Scrutiny From Senate
• Crafting Business Plans For Visa Applicants In The Trump Era
• Gottlieb Leaves Vocal Legacy At FDA
• Cigna Rejects Anthem Secret Plot Claim In $54B Merger Trial
• NY Hospital Must Face Suit Alleging Negligent Newborn Care
• TridentUSA Authorized To Fully Tap $50M Ch. 11 DIP Loan
• Insys CEO Demanded Loyalty Over Integrity, Ex-VP Testifies
• FCA Claim Rightly Axed In $70M Kickback Suit, Judge Says
• Abbott Ruling Dulls Insurers' 'Knowing Violation' Sword
• Senate OKs Trump 6th Circ. Pick Despite ACA Case Ties
• Ky. Hospital Sues Travelers For $10M Over Shoddy Building
• Horizon Pharma Facing DOJ Probe Into PBM Payments
• Diagnostic Testing Fraudster Gets 20 Years For $50M Scam
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• FDA Must Redesign Tobacco Warnings By March 2020
• UnitedHealth Is Taking Offsetting Fight To High Court
• CORRECTED: Novartis Wants Janssen Barred From Disparaging Rival Drug
• Judge Rips UnitedHealth's Shortsighted Behavioral Care Rules
• Anthem Says Cigna Used Stealth PR In $54B Merger Fight
• IRS Can Get Info From Cannabis Co.'s Banks, 10th Circ. Says
• Gov't Contractor Caliburn Nixes Plans For $100M IPO
• DQ Threat In Opioid MDL Could Steer Attys From Public Work
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Cigna Stock-Drop Suit
• Texas Pain Doc Must Face Suit Over Bad Steroid Injection
• Cannabis-Focused SPAC Raises $240M In Upsized IPO
• Hospital Won't Face Damages Bid In Anti-Steering Case
• Oncology Biotech Co. Secures $145M In Funding
• Insys Founder Used Data To Push Sales Reps, Ex-VP Testifies
• Laser Surgery Chain's Abrupt Closure Prompts WARN Act Suit
• Quest Autodialer Suit Can't Wait On FCC, Judge Told
• 'My Cousin Vinny' Lesson Paid Off For NLRB, DC Circ. Says
• Ky. Hospital, Ex-Workers Dig In Heels In 'Church Plan' Fight
• UnitedHealth Says It Properly Denied Prostheses Under ERISA
• FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Resigns
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• Anthem Alleges Secret Wachtell Role In Failed Cigna Merger
• NJ Doctor Can't Escape Quest's Claims In Cancer Death Suit
• Bard Seeks $67M Damages Award In Vascular Port IP Case
• Hoover Retirees Want Redo Of 6th Circ. Lifetime Benefits Row
• FDA Calls Out Walgreens, Retailers For Youth Tobacco Sales
• Husch Blackwell Nabs FDA Practice Head From Michael Best
• Calif., Ore. Lead Push To Overturn Abortion 'Gag Rule'
• ITC Launches Probe Into Danish Co.'s Dental Scanners
• Doctor's Work Complaints Not Free Speech, 11th Circ. Says
• International Pharma Rules Tighten Restrictions On Gifts
• Wilson Sonsini Reps Stroke Prevention Co. In $86M IPO
• Gov't Can Back FCC's Final Say In TCPA Fight At High Court
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Making The Granston Memo Work For FCA Defendants
• Purdue Hits Mass. AG For 'Scapegoating' Co. In Opioid Suit
• Ex-Insys Exec Moves For Mistrial After Salacious Testimony
• New DOJ Opioid Cases Highlight Importance Of Red Flags
• Justices Won't Hear LabMD Founder's Suit Against FTC Attys
• Iowa Justices Say Jury Answer OK In Doc's Med Mal Trial Win
• DOJ Atty Warns FCA Targets On Discovery Tactics
• Ark.'s Case For Benefits Manager Law Is Flawed, Justices Told
• Philly Or Not, Victims Face Long Odds In Pa. Med Mal Cases
• Novartis Slaps J&J Unit With Psoriasis Drug False Ad Suit
• Anthem Rips Cigna CEO In Chancery Over $54B Merger Bust
• Juror's Bible Remark Raises 'Specter' Of Bias, Spurs New Trial
• Ore. Tribe Latest To Join Opioid MDL
• 6th Circ. Sides With Arbitrator In Union Wage Dispute
• Ex-Doctor Can't Undo 25-Year Prison Sentence At 3rd Circ.
• Hotel's Class Cert. 'Premature' In Highmark Antitrust Suit
• Convicted NECC Pharmacists Can Make Case For Acquittal
• 8th Circ. Revives Investor's Suit Over Merger Disclosures
• Insys Was 'Up Front' With MDs About Bribes, Ex-VP Testifies
• Veterans Treated By Disqualified Medical Staff, GAO Says
• Health Hires: Goodwin, Crowell, Akin Gump, Drinker Biddle
• AI Radiology Co. Investor Seeks Records In Chancery Court
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief