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Health - August, 2019

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• FCC Trying To Mitigate Mexican Spectrum Interference
• Ohio AG Asks 6th Circ. To Halt Upcoming Opioid Bellwether
• Key Health Care And Pharma Policy Debates To Track This Fall
• Insurers Call For Dismissal Of Suit Alleging Overcharges
• Morrison Mahoney Adds Rackemann Corporate Atty In Boston
• Ex-Pharmacy Owner Charged In $5M Fraud Scheme
• Chimicles Schwartz, Zuckerman Get $4M Fees In Cigna Suit
• Key Questions The Oklahoma Opioid Verdict Didn't Answer
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Baker Botts, Kirkland
• Ky. Gov. Wins Fight Over Outside Attys In Opioid Suits
• Rx Info Site Fights To Get Off Pharma Groups' Web Blacklists
• Tribe Officials Escape Former Exec's 'Meandering' FCA Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apcoa, Blued, Smiths Group
• Drugmaker Fine Shows SEC's Renewed Disclosure Focus
• New Best Practices Under E-Discovery Spoliation Rule
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• J&J Aims To Cut Calif. Mesh Marketing Trial Short
• Judge Limits Opioid MDL Experts On Compliance, Marketing
• Contractor Agrees To Settle DOJ's Tricare Fraud Claims
• Bankrupt Philly Hospital Owner Says Sale Complies With Law
• Nurse Staffing Co. Strikes $2M Deal To End OT Suit
• Gov't Must Restart Medicare Payments To True Health: Judge
• Va. Justices Affirm Patient's Trial Win In Botched-Surgery Suit
• Hospital Slips Retaliation Claim After Whistleblower's FCA Win
• Medicare Coding FCA Decision Is A Plausibility Reminder
• Insys Ch. 11 Case Gets Consumer Privacy Watchdog
• How Law Firms Can Create Content Decision Makers Will Read
• Fla. Health System Settles EEOC Suit Over Leave Policy
• Atty Pleads Guilty To Using Veterans Charity To Steal $1.4M
• 4 NY Cases Forge Post-Cyan Securities Litigation Landscape
• Changes In Texas Laws Will Shape Workplace Policies
• 4 Cybersecurity Cases That Are Shaping Phishing Defense
• Health M&A Opportunities Demand Special Care
• Okla.'s $572M Win In J&J Opioid Fight On Shaky Ground
• Fla. Bar Says Atty Mishandled $1.5M In Client Funds
• Whistleblower Says Hospital Group Can't Nix FCA Suit
• Google, U. Chicago Want Out Of Patient Data Disclosure Suit
• Pa. Rehab Center CEO Cops To Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Hospital Unlawfully Made Nurse Take Part In Abortion: HHS
• Attys Behind $1B Syphilis Study Suit Beat Sanctions, For Now
• Freeborn Nabs Ex-Katten Pharma Duo For Chicago IP Practice
• Texas Panel Won't Pare Nurse's Case Over Drug Test Rumors
• Patients Claim Allergan Covered Up Risks Of Breast Implants
• RI Hospital's $11M ERISA Deal 'Naked Collusion,' Court Told
• Jury's Award For Widow Was Too Low, Illinois Court Says
• Reaction To Amended Fla. Patient Brokering Act Is Unsound
• Chemical Plant Emissions Caused Cancer, Ill. Residents Say
• Kirkland Helps Varsity Healthcare Clinch $417M PE Fund
• 2 Firms Duck DQ Bid In Insurance Fraud Case
• GAO Won't Overturn Decision Based On Faulty Case Record
• Sovereign Immunity Won't Shield Health Dept. In Suicide Case
• Mo. Judge Blocks 8-Week Abortion Ban, OKs Other Provision
• Docs, Med Practice To Pony Up $1.1M To End Kickback Claims
• Promise Healthcare's Ch. 11 Sale Swings Back To Lexmark
• Wis. Appeals Court Affirms Colgate's Win In Talc Suit
• Norton Healthcare Says Retiree Payouts Didn't Violate ERISA
• WageWorks Board Urges Investors To Reject Unsolicited Bid
• 4 Key Takeaways As Historic Opioid Ruling Wallops J&J
• Senior Care Referral Co. To Pay $6M To Settle TCPA Suit
• 4th Circ. Asked To Rehear Nixed $7.1M Baby Injury Award
• FDA Decries Erectile Dysfunction Drug Promo In New Warning
• Penn State Coach Pressured Doc To Clear Players, Suit Says
• Mont. Cos. Fight To Keep Suit Over Insurance Premiums Alive
• Tufts Grad Student Hits School, Staff With Retaliation Suit
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive Insurance Seller's Age Bias Suit
• Religious Parents Can't Get Freeze On NY Vaccination Law
• NC Gets Association Health Plan Law Without Governor's OK
• 5 Firms Vie For Lead In Latest Teva Investor Suit
• Hospital Can't Sanction Patient Over Deleted Facebook Profile
• Loestrin Buyers Say Splitting Trial In 3 Would Cause Chaos
• Akorn's $30M Investor Deal Over Failed Merger Gets 1st OK
• FTC Fights E-Prescription Co. Bid To Nix Monopoly Case
• Anesthesiology Company Wants Hospital Attys DQ'd
• Okla. Judge Rules J&J Caused Opioid Crisis, Owes $572M
• Sprinkler Co. Can't Dodge $10.6M Suit Over Fire Coverage
• Hospital Can't Shut Down Nurse's Race Bias Case
• Moms In ACA Lactation Coverage Suit Urge Cert. Of 2 Classes
• Searching For A Solution To Surprise Medical Billing In Calif.
• Addus HomeCare Reaches $130M Deal For Hospice Provider
• Pot Giant's Acquisition Plans Stymied In Competition Dispute
• Ex-NFLers Ask 9th Circ. To Save Painkiller Suit Once Again
• Punitives Axed In Suit Over NY Patient Wrongly Declared Dead
• NJ Hospital Must Face Suit Over Child's Leg Amputation
• CVS Says Sentry's Heel-Dragging On Doc Production 'Tactical'
• Texas Doc Can't Ax $1.8M Judgment Over Cotton Ball In Brain
• Kindred Health Says FCA Understaffing Claims Lack Backing
• J&J, Okla. Face Moment Of Truth In Milestone Opioid Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Telefonica, Unqork, Neuro Skills Centre
• Fla. Health System Scolded As Its Docs Lose Privilege Fight
• Family Awarded $8.3M For Negligence At Gov't Clinic
• Allergan Beats Patient Suits Over Implant Warranty Program
• Suit Over Puerto Rico Pension Law Can Go Forward
• Univ. Of Texas Hospital Beats Botched Hysterectomy Suit
• True Health Says Medicare Withholding Violates Ch. 11 Stay
• Missing Info Lets Texas Ambulance Co. Win Patient Death Suit
• Law360's Tort Report: Personal Injury & Med Mal News In Brief
• King & Spalding Adds Health Care Pro From Hooper Lundy
• Ind. Abortion Clinic Can Stay Open During Licensing Suit
• Insys Ch. 11 Sales For Two Drug Lines Approved In Del.
• EEOC Roundup: Pay Data Brief Filed, Blood Bank Pays $175K
• Contractor Seeks $1.3M For Work On Medical Office Project
• Cigna Accuses Drug Abuse Treatment Provider Of Fraud
• 3rd Circ. Revives Firing Suit Against Rehab Center Operator
• How Big Data Is Changing Both Sides Of Health Care Fraud
• Gilead Challenges HHS' HIV-Prevention Patents
• Cancer Centers Denied Bid To Block Fla. Noncompete Law
• VA Sued Over Alleged Failure To Record Ex-Secretary's Emails
• Progressive Wants Out Of $10M Class Action Over Copays
• 32 New Lawsuits Filed Against Sterigenics In Ill. State Court
• Dow Corning Settles 22-Year Interest Fight With $172M Payout
• DOJ Seems Gun-Shy With New FCA Penalty Firepower
• Calif. Likely To Have More CEQA 'Projects' Following Ruling
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Goldman Sachs, Cigna
• Feds Look To DC Circ. To Revive Drug Pricing Rule
• Conglomerate 3M Seeks $3.3B Bond Sale To Fund Acelity Buy
• Patient's Fall Claim Is Medical Negligence, Fla. Court Says
• Litigation Finance Can And Should Protect Its Reputation
• Cancer-Focused Biotech Lands $79.5M Series B Round
• Ex-Medline Chemist's ADA Suit Comes Up Short, Judge Finds
• Ohio Vaccination Bill Comes With Ambiguity For Employers
• Increased DIP Cash Rescues Philly Hospitals' Ch. 11 Case
• Insys Creditors Want More Guarantees In Severance Plan
• Calif. Surgeon Testifies J&J Mesh Has Low Complication Rate
• Sanctions Sought Over Disclosure In Pa. Nursing Home Row
• Puerto Rico Doctor Sees Med Mal Jury Verdict Canned
• Promise Healthcare Suitor Claims Push To Exit Ch. 11 Sale
• Gov't Wants FCA Claims Against UnitedHealth Unit Tossed
• Philly Hospital Ch. 11 Case In Danger As Judge Questions DIP
• NY Parents Can't Keep Vaccine Exemption For Disabled Kids
• Zimmer Urges ITC To Block Rival's Bone Cements From US
• Drugmaker Pays $200K To End SEC Fight Over Study Leaks
• Real Estate Rumors: MRK, Taconic, Witkoff
• Aetna Beats Class Expansion In Mental Health Coverage Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Cigna, Avaya
• 'Whistleblower' NJ Atty, Nurse Can't Revive Job Bias Suit
• Uncertainty On Hospital Disproportionate Share Pay Eligibility
• Reinforcing Insurance Coverage For Gov't Investigations
• Mass. Hospital Can't Sink Doctor's Gender, Race Bias Claims
• FDA Accused Of Dodging Food Safety Mandate
• 3rd Circ. Gives Town New Chance On Abortion Clinic Buffer
• Endo Pays $10M To Exit Opioid MDL Bellwethers
• Planned Parenthood Exits Title X Over Abortion 'Gag Rule'
• Philly Injection Site's Head Defends Facility's Legality
• California Rests Case In Ethicon Mesh False-Marketing Trial
• Husch Blackwell Boosts Phoenix Office With Lewis Roca Team
• Utah Patient Can't Overcome 'Stingy' Gov't Immunity Law
• Nicotine-Addicted Teen Drops Juul False Ad Suit
• Lead Attys Approved For Opioid MDL 'Negotiation Class'
• Jilted Buyer Objects To Promise Healthcare's New Ch. 11 Sale
• Philly Hospital Ch. 11 Progress Threatened By DIP Dispute
• UHS Directors Escape Derivative Suit Over Billing Practices
• IQVIA Says 'Duplicative' Antitrust Claims Belong In NJ
• Wis. Medicaid Must Cover Gender Reassignment, Judge Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo Global, GoHealth, Avaya
• Ex-NFL Players Signed Off On Clinic's ERISA Suit, Judge Told
• LabMD Sanctioned Over Tiversa Defamation Deposition
• Crisis Messaging To Protect Law Firm Brand And Bottom Line
• Weil's Bid To Intervene In Insys Conflict Faces Opposition
• Chemo MDL Patients Shred Sanofi Bid To Delay Bellwether
• RI Suit Against Opioid Makers Can Move Forward, Judge Says
• Texas Doctors' Trial Win Upheld In Brain Injury Suit
• NLRB Memo Says CVS's Social Media ID Policy Goes Too Far
• Health Clinics Fight Rule Penalizing Immigrants On Public Aid
• Dental Startup Settles Boycott Claims Against Distributor
• Md. High Court Tosses $3.7M Jury Award In Suit Against EMTs
• Parents Seek Class Cert. In Autism Therapy Coverage Suit
• LabCorp Can't Escape All Claims In Suit Over Lab Test Billing
• 10th Circ. Revives RICO Suit Against Whistleblower, Attys
• Deals Rumor Mill: JD.com, MPI, Apollo Global
• Guardian Healthcare Pays $2M To End Medicaid Fraud Claims
• SC AG Hits 3 Opioid Distributors With Suit Over Crisis
• Feds Fight Release Of CMS Docs In UnitedHealth FCA Suit
• Sterigenics Emissions Suits Kicked Back To Ill. State Court
• True Health Creditors Say DIP Terms Guarantee Default
• What Cos. Should Consider To Prep For Nev. Data Privacy Law
• 4th NY Doc Charged With Taking Insys Kickbacks Cops Plea
• Weirton Hospital Gets Manager's Audit Suit Moved To W.Va.
• Texas Hospital, Doc Beat Suit Over Patient's Paraplegia
• Drugmakers Can't Ax MDL's 'Overarching Conspiracy' Claims
• 3 States Where Tort Reform Battles Are Heating Up
• Billing Co. For Bankrupt Hospital Says Pay Us Or We Want Out
• Will FDA Cigarette Warnings Pass Constitutional Scrutiny?
• SEC Encourages Remediation With Gentle ICO Enforcement
• FCC Suggests Creating 3-Digit Number For Suicide Hotline
• Jailed Texas Medicare Fraudsters Owe Gov't $339M
• NY AG Issues 33 Subpoenas In Purdue Pharma Opioid MDL
• Houston Hospital Can't Ax Doc's $6.4M Defamation Award
• What You Should Know About Courtroom Closures
• Dental Co. Wins Arbitration Row After Loss At Supreme Court
• Mass. Jury Awards $21M To Family Of Smoker
• True Health Creditors Ask To Join Medicare Withholding Suit
• VA Must Reveal Names In FOIA Fight Over Benefits Denials
• The 50-Year Evolution Of US Cigarette Warnings
• Health Tech Co. Nurx Raises $52M In VC-Backed Funding
• FDA Unveils New Graphic Warnings For Cigarette Packs
• NC Passes Bill Expanding Association Health Plan Eligibility
• Mich. Doc, Hospital Beat Cancer Patient's Misdiagnosis Claims
• Tobacco Cos. To Blame For 50-Year Addiction, Jury Hears
• Mo. High Court Reinstates Doctor's Med Mal Win
• Lawmakers Press For Pricing Info From Teva, Mylan, Heritage
• DOJ Takes Another Shot At Suboxone Film Fraud Case
• Customers Win Class Cert. In TCPA Suit Against McKesson
• Tenet Asks To Bar Suit From Center City Healthcare Hearing
• Invisalign Investors Fight Bid To Ax Suit Over Expiring Patents
• Pharma Wholesalers Strike $7.5M Deal In Drivers' OT Suit
• The Outlook On Drug Pricing And Surprise Billing In Congress
• Split Texas Panel OKs Expert Report In Hip Replacement Suit
• Church Plan Case Cut Short Too Soon, 7th Circ. Says
• DC Circ. Wipes Out Win For Hospitals On Medicaid Pay
• UnitedHealth Wants ERISA Suit Over Cancer Treatment Axed
• Sanofi, Novo, Lilly Look To Ditch Minn. AG's Insulin Suit
• Mesh Maker Must Face Most Claims In Bellwether Suit
• Texas, Tobacco Cos. Battle Over Docs In Settlement Row
• UK Probes Kohlberg's Purchases Of Packaging Suppliers
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Seaweed Scientist's Odyssey
• SEC Says Health Care Blockchain Co. Didn't Register Tokens
• Centura Fights 'Dangerous' 10th Circ. EEOC Subpoena Ruling
• LifeCare Gets Nod For $34M Ch. 11 Hospital Sale
• How To Counter Jury Reliance On Plaintiff's Damages Ask
• Key Expert In Ethicon Mesh Trial Grilled Over Marketing Study
• Promise Healthcare Seeks OK For $22M Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• Mesh Maker Can't Trim MDL Bellwether Alleging It Hid Dangers
• Insurer Says It Won't Cover $215M USC Sex Abuse Settlement
• Ruling Leaves Door Open For Esformes Life Sentence
• Feds Say Insys Needs Consent To Sell Gov't Deals In Ch. 11
• Norton Rose Nabs Perkins Coie Health Care Enforcement Atty
• Richmond, Va., Escapes Ambulance Co.'s Antitrust Suit
• Akorn Seeks OK On $30M Deal Over Failed Merger
• Pharmas Seek Separate Fraud, Antitrust Trials In Loestrin MDL
• Real Estate Rumors: Ahs Residential, Rockfeld, Fairbridge
• Humana Says Acthar's Meteoric Price Hike Cost It $700M
• NM School Didn't Discriminate By Banning Medical Cannabis
• Hyperlinks Aren't Enough For Debt Disclosure, 7th Circ. Says
• 4 Ways The PE Biz Is Evolving And How Attys Can Keep Up
• Providers Take Another Stab At Syringe Antitrust Suit
• Sens. Slam Novartis-Owned Co. For Hiding Bogus Data
• Texas Says It Won't 'Acquiesce' To Tobacco Co. In $125M Rift
• States, Feds Fire Last Arrows In Association Health Plan Row
• Top Hospitals' $55M Joint Bid Wins Hahnemann Ch. 11 Sale
• Athenex Ruling Helps Clarify FDA Drug Compounding Policy
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Cravath
• 3rd Circ. Decision Limits Liability Of Board Observers
• Insys Plans $29M CBD And Naloxone Sale In Ch. 11
• How States Are Attending To Medical Balance Billing
• LeClairRyan Beats Ex-Blood Test Exec's Malpractice Suit
• Health Benefit Battles Sink Or Swim Based On CBA Strength
• What We Know About Opioid MDL Settlement Talks
• Allscripts To Pay $145M After DOJ Looks At Kickbacks, HIPAA
• Spurned Bidder Says It Can 'Save' Bankrupt Philly Hospital
• Medical Group Settles Medicare Advantage Suit For $5M
• Med Device Co. Settles FCA Trade Violation Claims For $3.3M
• Utah Supreme Court Won't Put Medical Cannabis Law To Vote
• Insurer Skimped On Lactation Coverage, Moms Tell 8th Circ.
• CVS Aiming To Shake RxStrategies' Tying Claim For Good
• Gov't Fights Insys Founder's Bid To Delay Sentencing
• General Dynamics To Settle Call Center OT Suit For $170K
• What OIG Self-Disclosure Guidance Means For HHS Grantees
• Hospitals Want Claim In Insys Ch. 11 That Could Hit $102B
• Aetna Faces Suit Over Lumbar Disc Surgery Coverage
• Addressing Health Care Liens In Sexual Assault Settlements
• Clients Benefit From Law Firm Expense Growth
• Employer Insights From 8th Circ. Retaliation Ruling
• Top Ethicon Doctor Defends Mesh Warnings In Calif. Trial
• DLA Piper Plan Beneficiary Says Surgery Claim Wrongly Nixed
• UnitedHealth Can't Keep Reimbursement Suit In Federal Court
• Fla. Patient's Fall Suit Is Ordinary Negligence, Court Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Broadcom, Dongfeng, DuPont
• Chancery Orders Troubled Nursing Care Business Dissolved
• IRS Slams Pot Shop's Bid To Restore $600K Write-Off
• Ex-UCLA Blood Tech Wins $1.6M In Racial Harassment Suit
• Texas Nurses Vow To See Antitrust Suit To End, Then Appeal
• Changing Ethics Rules Is Key To Law Firm Innovation
• 5 Insurance Coverage Questions Raised By Opioid Litigation
• EEOC Inks Deals To End Sex Harassment, Disability Bias Suits
• 2nd Circ. Says Honeywell Must Pay For Retirees' Health Care
• 3rd Circ. Backs NLRB In NJ Health Facility Union Fight
• Anthem Customers Say Arbitration Provision Not Legal
• Ironshore, Columbia Won't Go To Trial Over Med Mal Coverage
• Ill. Attys Sanctioned For Sweetheart Privacy Deal With Doc
• Mayo Clinic Wins $11.5M Tax Refund As Educational Org.
• Creditors Say Ch. 11 Loan Shorts Philly Hospital Patients
• Novartis Hid Bogus Data, May Face Penalties, FDA Says
• Hospital Co. Beats $61.8M FCA Suit Over Medicare Coding
• National Coordinating Counsel: Key To Virtual Mass Tort Team
• Rockefeller U. Sues Insurers For Sex Abuse Claims Coverage
• McKesson Tries To Nix Derivative Suit Over Drug Price-Fixing
• Opioid MDL Judge Signals Support For 'Negotiation Class'
• Timetable For Opioid MDL Trial 'Entirely Untenable': Drug Cos.
• Hospital Chain Can't Duck ERISA Suit Over Fees, Investments
• Ex-FDA Czar Says J&J Mesh Paperwork Left Out Risk Info
• Smith & Nephew Get Partial Win In Hip Implant MDL
• Judge: Gov't Entitled To SuperValu's Discounted Drug Prices
• Norton Healthcare, Lockton Can't Sink ERISA Suit
• State Officials Fight Plan To Roll Back ACA Trans Protections
• Hooper Lundy Nabs Jones Day Partner To Spearhead IP Group
• Judge: 2nd Circ. Didn't Sink Dental Startup's Damages Claims
• Cooperation Lets Pharma IT Pro Duck Jail In $94M Theft Case
• New Bill Would Expand Health Care Access For Native Vets
• Drugmakers Fight To Undo Loestrin Antitrust Class Cert.
• Judging A Book: Castillo Reviews 'Raising The Bar'
• HHS, Neb. Tribe Reach Deal In Suit Over Health Service Costs
• Mich. No-Fault Insurance Reform: A Tragedy Of The Commons
• NJ Hospital Network Ducks Doctor's Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Allergan To Pay $2.7M To End Certain Generic-Delay Claims
• $11M Atty Fees OK'd For $562M FCA Win Against LA Hospital
• UK Health Startup Babylon Hits $2B Valuation
• Creditors Flag Proposed Hires In Philly Hospitals' Ch. 11
• Salix Clears Teva's Ulcerative Colitis Drug For 2021 Launch
• Feds Win Trial In Suit Over NY Patient's Fatal Cancer
• Purdue Says Mass. Opioid Suit Sets Dangerous Precedent
• Fla. Judge Exits Suit Against Insurer Citing Past Work As Atty
• Medical Scrubs Co. Hit With 'Antimicrobial' False Ad Suit
• Online Pharmacy Says Anthem Illegally Axed It From Network
• FDA Focus: What Foley & Lardner's Practice Chair Is Watching
• Jones Day Adds Vinson & Elkins Antitrust Co-Chair In Texas
• J&J Unit Wins Toss Of Suit Over Breast Implants
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Skadden, Ropes
• J&J, Colgate Cleared In Travel Agent's Talc Case
• 3rd NY Doc Cops Plea In Insys Kickbacks Case
• 2 SC Health Laws Give Patients More Control Over Treatment
• Cancer Center Says Ch. 11 Plan Bars Ex-Executive's Claims
• J&J Expert Says Natural Causes At Fault In Woman's Cancer
• Sackler Case Could Blow Up High Court's 'Original' Docket
• Consol Beats Miner Health Plan's Benefit Suit At 4th Circ.
• Progressive Moves Fla. Suit Over Copays To Federal Court
• Bulk of Ill. Doc's Suit Against 'Pill Mill' Imposter May Proceed
• Hospital Corp. Fends Off 11th Circ. Appeal Of FCA Claims
• Fla. Appeals Court Lifts Block On Abortion Waiting Period Law
• FDA Limits On Vasopressin Compounding Valid, Says Judge
• 5th Circ. Backs Hospital's Win In Nurse's Race Bias Suit
• Canadian Cannabis Biz Raises $143M In Upsized IPO
• Bankruptcy Courts' Buzzkill Of The Marijuana Industry