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Health - March, 2021

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• Gig Economy Boost Will Persist Post-Pandemic, Report Says
• Courtroom Shortages Mean Delay For CVS Overcharge Trial
• Oldest Opioid Suit, An MDL Bellwether, Evades Latest Assault
• Mallinckrodt Seeks OK For Up To $35M In Exec Bonuses
• Distributors Can't Duck Nuisance Claim Ahead Of Opioid Trial
• How Benefits Can Ease Workers' Return To The Office
• Staffing Co. Charged With Suppressing School Nurse Wages
• Fontainebleau Settles With Union Over $5.3M Benefits Tab
• 5th Circ. Ruling Can't Keep Insys Exec Out Of Jail
• Groups Warn COVID IP Waiver Could Hurt Pandemic Efforts
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank OZK, Summit Health, Butters
• Trans Teens Can't Block Ariz. Medicaid Surgery Exclusion
• Union Says Del. Dispensary Refuses To Arbitrate Grievances
• 3 Cybersecurity Questions To Ask Before A Remote Mediation
• 11th Circ. Must Reinstate Ga. Abortion Restrictions, Gov. Says
• VA Hospital Wrongful Death Verdict Raised To $3.9M
• WebMD Can't Slip Trade Secrets Suit From Argentinian Rival
• 4 Highlights As JPML Gets Earful On McKinsey Opioid Suits
• GOP AGs Ask High Court To Revive Public Charge Rule
• No Jury, No Forfeiture For 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli In FTC Case
• Canadian Co. Still On Hook In Pa. Medical Pot Biz Blowup
• Insurers Say Firm Lacks National Class Standing In Virus Suit
• FTC Challenges Illumina's $8B Deal For Cancer Detection Biz
• DC Circ. Revives Vets Group's Suit Over 'Mar-A-Lago Council'
• 10th Circ. Revives Case Over New Mexico 5G Cell Tower
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Axed $40M Spinal Injury Award
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Expect Aggressive Health Care Scrutiny From Mass. US Atty
• Creditors Say Consulate Health 'Laundering' Claims In Ch. 11
• NJ Dispensary Applicant Can't Bypass Review
• Former Insys Exec Can Delay Prison To Get 2nd Vaccine Jab
• Generics Cos. Argue For Heritage Bellwether In Antitrust MDL
• A Uniform Mediation Act Primer As States Continue Adoption
• Health Care M&A On The Rise Despite Regulatory Uncertainty
• Judge Jackson Tapped For DC Circ. In 1st Biden Nominations
• Optum's $13.8B Change Healthcare Buy Under DOJ Scrutiny
• Opioid MDL's Tribal Bellwether Dodges Early Drug Co. Attacks
• McDonald's Taps Boston Scientific Atty As New GC
• Fla. Gov. Signs Sweeping COVID-19 Liability Protection Law
• Worker's FMLA Suit Over Charter's Medical Inquiry Tossed
• Justices Won't Rethink Challenges To Ill. COVID-19 Orders
• Amazon Wants Ex-Worker's Privacy Claim Axed From Pot Suit
• Philly Health Facility Project Lands $220M Construction Loan
• Dems, GOP Move To Give Doctors, Nurses 40K Unused Visas
• Mo. Pot Regulator Asks Court To Toss License Award
• CDC Extends Federal Anti-Eviction Order Through June
• Insys Brass Knew Opioid Scripts Were Bogus, 1st Circ. Told
• Digital COVID Vaccine Passports Should Be Antitrust-Exempt
• Safeguarding Privileged Communications In A Remote World
• Supreme Court Will Examine AG Powers In Abortion Case
• Faruqi & Faruqi To Lead Teva Securities Suit Over Kickbacks
• Amazon Must Block Hacker's Access To Stolen Patient Data
• Fla. COVID-19 Biz Liability Shield Bill Sent To Gov.'s Desk
• Rite Aid Balks At Opioid MDL Judge's 'Tons Of Money' Remark
• Illinois Gov. Vetoes Injury Award Interest Bill
• Humana Inks $17M Deal With Home Aides In OT Class Action
• Novartis Says Chair Contradicted Admissions In FCA Deal
• Insys Exec Says 5th Circ. Ruling Should Keep Her Out Of Jail
• Health Hires: Hooper Lundy, ClearPoint Neuro, Cue Health
• 4 Areas Of Cyberattack Vulnerability For Law Firms
• NY Docs Can't Escape Suit Over Anal Cancer Death
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Zurich Beats NJ Ford Dealership's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• USC Reaches $852M Deal In Sex Abuse Claims Against Doctor
• Cherokees Can't Widen Opioid Discovery, Companies Say
• PTAB To Review University Of Calif. Ocular Blade Patent
• SPAC Investor Sues In Chancery Over MultiPlan's Stock Drop
• Pa. Dental Practice Wins Bid For Virus Coverage
• Apple Shouldn't Move Virus App Monopoly Suit, Rival Says
• Magellan Beats Class Action Over Mental Health Coverage
• How 2nd Circ. Ruane ERISA Suit Reversal Affects Arbitration
• NJ Hospitals Hit Zurich With COVID-19 Coverage Suits
• Duke Hit With Copyright, TM Suit Over Diagnostic Tool
• Bain-Backed Cleaning Products Co. Misses Bar In $692M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Chelminsky, Prologis
• 6th Circ. Says Union's CBA Doesn't Cover Retiree Benefits
• NY Docs Pulled Back To Suit Over Child's In Utero Disabilities
• Walgreens Hit With Class Suit Over $209M Overcharge Penalty
• How To Help Your Witnesses Overcome Hindsight Bias
• Health Co. Dropped From Harassment Suit Against Ex-Judge
• States Mull Paid Sick Laws After Stimulus Leaves Out Mandate
• NY Judge Accused Of Bias Bows Out Of Ex-Pol's Tax Appeal
• Fla. Jury Selection Bias Ruling Can't Nix $15M Med Mal Award
• DOJ's Acting Antitrust Chief Says No Transition Slowdown
• Reps Urge Biden To Make COVID Vax Mandatory For Military
• 3rd Circ. Won't Touch Clinic's Win In Worker's ADA Suit
• Ex-Allied BioScience CEO Can't Nix Claim He Held IP Hostage
• 4th Circ. Rules Hospital Has Antitrust Immunity Of Local Gov't
• Last-Minute Trump Admin. Medicaid Letter Muddles Waivers
• Purdue, Sackler Opioid Suits Paused For Another Month
• NLRB Pauses Mail Vote Among Vaccinated Hospital Workers
• Pharma Industry Can Expect More Scrutiny From State AGs
• HHS Nominee Clears Senate In Transgender Milestone
• Pot Trade Group Can Enter Maine Cannabis License Dispute
• HHS Wants Justices' Review Of Hospital Reimbursement Fight
• Feds Get Claims Trimmed In Suit Over Infant's Death
• 7th Circ. Should Find Patent Thickets Aren't Anti-Competitive
• Nursing Home Chain Cuts $16M Financial Elder Abuse Deal
• GSK Says No Link Between Zofran, Defects Undermines MDL
• NY Passes Bill To Strip Nursing Homes Of Legal Immunity
• Vast Trove Of Big Pharma's Opioid Records Launches Online
• NJ 'Reply All' Ethics Opinion Brings New Pitfalls For Attorneys
• Ariz. Hospital Escapes Post-Surgery Wrongful Death Suit
• Pa. Court OKs Trial Win For Doc, Hospital In Patient Death Suit
• J&J Seeks High Court Holy Grail: A Cap On Punitive Damages
• Fla. Court OKs $3.7M Atty Fees In Insurance Co. Investor Suit
• Generics MDL Special Master Says Calif. AG Merits Sanctions
• Feds Don't Want Hospital Groups In Pharma Discount Fight
• Sacklers Say No Ch. 11 Deal Without Injunction Extension
• Insurance Biz Hartford Spurns Rival Chubb's $23B Buyout Bid
• OSHA May Be Closer To Getting COVID-19 Regs On Track
• 3 Arthrex-Adjacent High Court Cases Could Affect PTAB's Fate
• Mass. Panel Partially Revives Neurologist's Retaliation Suit
• Walmart Workers Claim COVID Screening Time Went Unpaid
• Boston Scientific Can't Duck Implant Wrongful Death Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Seeger Weiss Slams Ex-Steelers' 'Race-Norming' Concerns
• 250 Researchers, Orgs Urge WTO To Back COVID IP Waiver
• Idaho Justices Scrap Med Mal Verdict Over Judge's Questions
• Ex-Yale Prof Says Tweet On Trump, Dershowitz Got Her Fired
• FDA Cracks Down On CBD 'Pain Relief' Products
• McKinsey To Pay Nevada $45M To End Opioid Marketing Case
• NY Hospitals Not Liable In Malpractice Suit Over Boy's Killing
• Nursing Home Co. Ducks FCA Suit Over Fraud Amid Pandemic
• White FDA Scientist's Race-Bias Suit Comes Up Short
• States Say Time Has Come To Let Sackler Suits Proceed
• 3 Biotech Firms Join Packed Calendar Of At Least 19 IPOs
• Head Of DOL's Benefits Unit Under Trump Rejoins Groom Law
• Law360's 2021 Compliance Editorial Advisory Board
• Conn. Firefighter Axed Over Pot Use Has ADA Suit Tossed
• Judging A Book: Bibas Reviews Rakoff's 'Why The Innocent Plead Guilty'
• VA To Review $16B Electronic Health Records Program
• Couples Aim To Revive $83M J&J, Bard Mesh Verdicts
• Polsinelli Adds 3 Ex-Littler Attys To Employment Team
• Novartis Names Longtime AbbVie Atty As CLO
• New Mexico Legislature OKs Paid Sick Leave Requirement
• AstraZeneca Calls Virus Vaccine 'Highly Effective'
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Bad Faith Bankruptcy Battle
• W.Va. Becomes Latest State With COVID Liability Shield Law
• COVID Muddles Tobacco Cos. Health Warning Dispute
• As AG Takes Wheel At HHS, Biden Faces Rocky Legal Road
• Omnicare, CVS Can't Toss FCA Suit Over Prescription Scheme
• Allergan Must Face Breast Implant, Class Claims In MDL
• Hospitals Say $1.3B Zurich Policy Covers $150M Virus Loss
• 3 Employer Takeaways From The Latest Virus Relief Push
• NM Pols Forge Deal After Justices Keep Med Mal Cap Intact
• HHS Halts 'Ticking Timebomb' Sunset Rule After Being Sued
• Sackler Act Would Ban Release Of Nondebtor Gov't Claims
• Kidney Patient Gets New Trial That May Add To $4.2M Verdict
• Mallinckrodt Investor Can't Call Meeting To Replace Board
• BCBS Must Face Ex-Worker's Bias Claims Over CBD Use
• DOJ Says Atty Wall Can't Fix Morgan Lewis, Glenmark Conflict
• Judge Recommends Toss Of Dental Office's COVID-19 Suit
• Ex-Casino Manager Slams Tribe's Effort To Stall Firing Suit
• Health Hires: Orrick, K&L Gates
• Appeals Court Backs Clinic Worker's $2.8M Disability Bias Win
• NLRB Says Union's Misconduct Can't Undo Election Win
• Aetna Dodges Physical Therapy Coverage Fight
• For Law Firm Digital Marketing, Less Is Sometimes More
• Must Pharmacists Investigate All Prescriptions For Fraud?
• Pa. Appeals Court Affirms Nonprofit Biz Tax Exemption
• Harford Moves To Check Out From Hotels' Virus Coverage Suit
• Investors Launch Suit Over Reckitt's $1.4B Suboxone Deal
• Justices Told Single Use Of N-Word Must Count As Race Bias
• A Guide To Getting COBRA Subsidies Right The 1st Time
• ​​​​​​​HHS Tells Supreme Court It Will End Abortion 'Gag Rule'
• Opioid Distributors Argue 'Nuisance' Trial Theory Is Nonstarter
• AbbVie Loses Judge-Switch Bid In Humira Kickback Battles
• Walgreens Inks $3.3M Deal Over Pharmacy Tech Wage Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chubb, AbbVie, NMC Health
• Calif. Agency Atty Beats Suit Alleging Courthouse Assault
• Travelers Beats Pa. Hospital's Bid For COVID-19 Coverage
• Paul Weiss, Davis Polk Rep Insurtech's Planned $490M IPO
• 6th Circ. Won't Restart Insurance Agents' ERISA Suit
• Unvaccinated Insys Exec Asks For Another Prison Delay
• ICE Ordered To Transport NY Detainees To Get Vaccines
• Allstate Wants Florida Justices' Input On Auto Injury Coverage
• COVID Suits Against Nursing Homes Belong In Federal Court
• Trump-Era DOJ Atty Rejoins Jones Day As Gov't Reg Partner
• NY Hospital, Doctors Escape Patient's Post-Op Stroke Suit
• Health Tech Co. Can't Boot Klamann From ERISA Arbitrations
• Okla. Dodges Suit Over Pot License Residency Rules
• Real Estate Rumors: Gail Coniglio, BofA, Jay Schwedelson
• Paralegal Says Firm Canned Him For COVID-19 Quarantine
• Calif. AG Wins Senate Confirmation To Lead HHS
• 1st Circ. Rejects ICE Detainees' COVID-19 Bail Requests
• 3rd Circ. Doubts Fax For Free Medical Webinar Flouts TCPA
• Reps. Offer Bills To Improve Tribal Sanitation And Schools
• NYU Hospital Defeats Pregnant Worker's Flu Vaccine Suit
• NC County Hit With FLSA Suit From Paramedics
• $3.4M Award Upheld For Health Aide Accidentally Shot By Gun
• Conflicts Doom Care Workers' Class Cert. Bid In Dues Row
• Pharmacies Rip FDA Bid To End Compound Drugs Reg Case
• Immunocompromised Atty Gets IP Trial Moved To Sept.
• Airport Worker's Medical-Leave Suit Won't Fly, Judge Says
• Home Care Co. Says Ex-Exec Spied For Rival
• 9th Circ. Backs Seattle Hotel Worker Health Mandate
• 8th Circ. Says North Dakota Can't Cap Air Ambulance Rates
• Hand Sanitizer Buyers Want Cert. In CVS False Ad Suit
• Shareholders Say 11th Circ. Erred In Reviving $31M Suit
• CVS Can't Get TRO Against Aetna Exec Who Jumped To Cigna
• States Push New Bellwether Generic Drug Price-Fixing Case
• Pa. County Official Vetoes Sick Leave Over Challenge Fears
• Veteran Business Atty Joins Bressler In NJ
• FCC Inks $225M Fine Over Spoofed Health Insurance Calls
• Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes' Trial Delayed Due To Pregnancy
• Davis Polk To Lead Cuomo Impeachment Investigation
• AbbVie Denies Judge-Shopping In Humira Kickback Cases
• Eli Lilly Wins Bid To Block HHS Drug Discount Rule
• Crest Buyers Say They Were Duped By Charcoal Toothpastes
• McKinsey Opioid Deal With NY AG Approved Amid Objections
• NHL Settles Suit Claiming Brain Injury Led To Player's Suicide
• PhRMA Can't Get Minn. Insulin Pricing Law Overturned
• NY Agency Must Face Nurse's Sex Harassment Suit
• Md. Court Won't Undo $1.8M Award In Botched Surgery Suit
• Home Health Aide Wants Sanctions For Doc Forgery In OT Suit
• Purdue's Ch. 11 Plan Hangs On Sackler Liability Question
• FTC Leads International 'Rethink' Of Pharma Merger Reviews
• Reinvent's Third Skadden-Led SPAC Raises $850M
• AstraZeneca Resets FTC Review Clock For $39B Alexion Deal
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Express Scripts Fights Workers' Cert. Bid In 'Manager' OT Suit
• CDC Cannot Halt Evictions As A Public Health Measure
• Protecting Trade Secrets In The Remote Workplace
• Investor Drops Suit Over MultiPlan's $11B SPAC Merger
• Strategies For Fighting Back Against A Rambo Litigator
• Starbucks Can't Make Worker's Spouse Arbitrate COBRA Suit
• Pa. Hospital Escapes Suit Over Post-Surgery Infection
• Success Of Novel FCA Theory Would Burden Health Providers
• Purdue Files Ch. 11 Plan That Draws Criticism From State AGs
• As Justices Mull Abortion Showdown, Circuit Split Deepens
• Sentinel Can't Avoid Chiropractor's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Ex-Steelers Want Voices Heard On 'Race-Norming' Issue
• Biotech Co. Says It Never Lied About Its COVID Vaccine Work
• Glenmark Rips DOJ's 'Misplaced' Morgan Lewis Conflict Claim
• Spinal Device Co. Wins Ban Against Rival, But Must Pay Bond
• Becton Beats Antitrust Suit After 7th Circ. Revival
• 7th Circ. Denies Texas' Bid To Revive Public Charge Rule
• FDNY Workers Can't Proceed As Class In Bias Suit, NYC Says
• Judge Says Black Physician Aide Didn't Make Union Bias Case
• NM High Court Says Med Mal Damages Cap Is Constitutional
• Eye On ERISA: Q&A With Zuckerman Spaeder Partners
• Federal Report Says CDC Lax On Anti-Eviction Order Outreach
• Gov't Wants Surgical No-Poach Suits Iced Amid Criminal Case
• NJ Doc Can't Escape Malpractice Suit Over Bowel Surgery
• Brookdale Leaves Senior Residents Out To Dry, Calif. Says
• Key Takeaways From FinCEN's COVID Health Fraud Alert
• Fraud Suit Is Really Med Mal, Exceeds Statute of Limitations
• Court Erred In Barring Late DOJ Intervention In FCA Case
• Ill. City Wants Acthar Cases In MDL, Out Of Bankruptcy
• DLA Piper, Sidley Guide $1.8B Deal For Disease Testing Biz
• Minn. Rep. Floats $5B Bill To Beef Up IHS Hospitals
• Ohio Time Limit Not Unconstitutional, Appeals Court Says
• Law Firm Admonished For 'False' Ads In Gilead HIV Drug Suit
• Health Hires: Holland & Knight, AavantiBio
• Minn. AG's Insulin Suit Against Sanofi, Eli Lilly Gutted
• Charting A Year Of The Biggest COVID Scams Cited By FDA
• NJ Court Skeptical Of FCA Claims Against Gilead, Shire
• Apple Says $800M COVID App Monopoly Suit Belongs In Calif.
• Retailers Look To Duck Mask Sales Tax Suit In Pennsylvania
• OSHA Rolls Out Biden-Ordered Virus Protection Program
• Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes Pregnant, Wants July Trial Delayed
• NLRB Judge Says Ambulance Co. Can't Keep Info From Union
• PPE Distributor Files $2M Suit Over Missing Glove Imports
• Nev. Justices Say Insurer Can Recoup Costs From Implant Co.
• Cleveland Clinic Beats Interpreter's Religious Bias Suit
• Small Native American Health Centers Face Vaccine Barriers
• Insurers Want Out Of Hospital System's $1.25B Pandemic Suit
• $2.8M Deal Ends Suit Over Pocketed Health Trade Show Fees
• Fla. Lab Tells 11th Circ. $1.2M FCA Fines Are Excessive
• Skadden, Kirkland Guide Co.'s $1B Sale Of Medical Device Biz
• NJ Firm Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Health Care Biz Sale
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 1 Year Into Pandemic, It's Time To Rethink Law Firm Billing
• Eviction Freeze Exceeded CDC's Authority, Ohio Judge Says
• 2 Firms Picked To Lead Pa. Hospitals Antitrust Litigation
• The Defining Pandemic Moments For Health And Life Sci Attys
• Arnold & Porter Accused Of Conflicts In Mallinckrodt Ch. 11
• COVID Inflamed Damaging Year For Data Breach Victims
• NLRA Doesn't Trump Calif. Home Health Aide Law, Judge Says
• Ohio Ordered To Respond To Pot Grower's Expansion Request
• Ex-Hospice Worker Pushes To Keep Retaliation Suit Intact
• Senate OKs Drug Exclusivity Change To Boost Generics
• Why A Surge Of COVID Securities Suits Hasn't Happened
• Virus Vaccine Tracking To Keep Focus On Data Privacy
• Atty Can't Shake Ruling He Breached Settlement With Client
• Debt Collector Could Face $21M Tab In Data Breach Deal
• Kaiser Unit Beats 'Underperforming' Worker's Retaliation Suit
• Biden HHS Pick Is A Shot In The Arm For Mental Health Parity
• Chubb Says Health Co.'s Pandemic Loss Isn't Covered
• SD Pot Advocates Cheer Demise Of Medical Marijuana Delay
• Billions Allocated For ACA In Pandemic Rescue Law
• What Companies Should Know About SIGPR Oversight
• Real Estate Rumors: James Hardie, Jupiter Medical, Axos
• Hashing Out IP And Legality Questions On Delta-8 THC
• How Biden's Leadership Picks Will Shape Health Priorities
• Washington Doc Keeps Trial Win In Knee Replacement Suit
• Accellion Sued In Del., Calif. Over Massive Data Hack
• Benefits Firms Should Face ERISA Suit, Judge Says
• Rogue High Court Citation May Spark Legal Writing Changes
• Lone Star Laterals: Haynes And Boone, Yetter Coleman
• States Pick Up Public Charge Fight After Biden Drops Defense
• Verano, Harvest Hit With RICO Suit By Ex-Worker After Arrest
• DOJ's Former Top Civil Atty Accused Of Politicizing Hiring
• Houston Firm Must Face Defamation Suit Over Witness Ads
• 2 Texas Doctors Agree To Plead Guilty In Tricare Fraud Case
• Ariz. Pot Co. Ends Extortion Suit Against Exec Over License
• Sutter Health Must Face Trial In Insurance Buyers' $411M Suit
• Proposed Class Asks Ga. Biz Court To Take Data Breach Suit
• Vanda Pharma Can't Nix Investors' Off-Label Fraud Suit
• Scotts, Acreage Were Top Spenders In NJ Legal Pot Effort
• TTAB Says 'Penn State' Refers To University, Not Pa.
• FDA Scolds Drug Co. Over Kardashian Promo On 'The View'
• 5th Circ. Affirms Lockheed's Win In Asbestos Exposure Suit
• NY Doctor Can't Duck Suit Over Botched Birth Control Implant
• UnitedHealth, Others Hit With 'No Poach' Conspiracy Suit
• Judge Says Arbitrator Can Handle Railways' Health Plan Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Sunbeam, Bank Leumi, Hotel Properties
• House Sends $1.9T Virus Relief Package To Biden
• The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams
• Providence Health & Services CLO Dies At 53
• Trump's HHS Left 'Ticking Timebomb' For Old Rules, Suit Says
• Sutter's Revised $575M Calif. Antitrust Deal Nears Initial OK
• SBA Axes VA Small Biz Lease After Finding No Veteran Control
• Pot Co. Wins $15M In Brawl Over Columbia Care Fla. License
• Freezer Co. Denied Early Win In Suit Over Destroyed Embryos
• Gibson Dunn, Graubard Pilot $1.1B Telemed Co.'s SPAC Union
• NLRB Acting GC Shreds Judge's Bargaining Suit Dismissal
• Docs Ask To Revive Antitrust Suit Against Certification Group
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• WTO Chief Calls Unequal Vaccine Delivery 'Unconscionable'
• Opioid Distributor, Execs Can't Escape DOJ Indictments
• Law360's Tort Report: Med Mal Damages Bill Fails In Virginia
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Arbitrary Action, Timeline, Task Order
• Key Insights From DOJ's 2020 Fraud Enforcement
• 'No Room For Error': Novavax Deal Hits Home For Ropes Atty
• COVID-19 Drugmaker Eli Lilly Appoints New Compliance Chief
• Health Care Co. Wants Clinicians' OT Win Reheard By 9th Circ.
• European Banking Authority Hit By Microsoft Server Breach
• McKinsey Seeks New MDL As Opioid Headaches Worsen
• NY AG Opioid Trial Now Set For June Amid Virus Concerns
• Suit Over 'Race-Norming' In NFL Concussion Deal Gets Nixed
• Tribal Gov'ts To See $31.2B Under Pandemic Relief Package
• Ex-Med Tech Exec Cops To Obstructing Feds' Purdue Probe
• Ariz. High Court Allows Costco Privacy Suit To Proceed
• Health Clinic Beats Suit Over Worker's Poisoning Of Husband
• Fed. Immunity Objection Denied In Nursing Home Virus Row
• Fed. Circ. Says Whistleblower Can't Get IRS Contract Damage
• UnitedHealth Autism Policy Flouts Parity Act, Judge Rules
• Hospitals Can't Justify Push To Depose FTC, Gov't Says
• DOJ Worried Over Morgan Lewis Generic Price-Fixing Conflict
• Hospital Says Data Breach Suit Is 'Shooting The Messenger'
• Health Info Blocking Rule Creates Opportunities For Research
• 5 Ways Outside Counsel Can Impress Their Clients
• AdventHealth Reaches Deal On COVID-19 PPE Fraud Claims
• Biden Marks Women's Day With Gender Equality Exec Orders
• Senate Approves $1.9T Virus Relief Plan With Changes
• Pa. Court Rules Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Unfair
• Lawmakers Urge FTC To Begin Using Health Data Breach Rule
• Another CBD Co. Gets Consumer Suit Halted Over FDA Delay
• 4th Circ. Kills TCPA Suit Against Gov't Employees
• Walgreens Settles PAGA Off-Duty Break Suit For $6.8M
• Opioid Litigation Is Prying Open Vaults Of Big Pharma Secrets
• Billionaire Frost, OPKO Execs Sued Over Leadership Diversity
• How Drug Cos. Can Adapt To New Reference Pricing Rules
• COVID-19 Business Liability Shield Bill Passes Fla. House
• Health Hires: Mintz, Apria, DBV Technologies
• Duval Real Estate Leaders Hope NYC Will Loosen Restrictions
• IRS Should Level The Field For R&D Tax Credits
• Kaplan Saunders' Website Replaced With Viagra Spam
• Michigan's Largest Psych Hospital Settles EEOC Age Bias Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Landmark NY Opioid Trial Delayed Amid Virus Concerns
• Southern New Hampshire Inks $1.3M Deal In Virus Refund Suit
• DOJ's 'Troubling' Theory Gains Walmart Allies In Opioid Case
• FDA Tells Osteopath To Stop Marketing Fake COVID-19 Cures
• Pot Co. Says Trade Group Has No Stake In Maine License Row
• ICE Is Told To Vaccinate Detainees Or Risk Release Order
• FDA Seeks Win In Suit Over Compounded Drug Agreements
• NLRB Approves Nurses Union's Win Despite Telephone Issues
• Ga. Panel Affirms Hospital's Trial Win In Med Mal Suit
• 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Hit With 1st Private Antitrust Suit
• NH High Court Says Insurers Must Cover Workers' Medical Pot
• Teva Faces EU Antitrust Probe Over MS Drug Patent Strategy
• Germ-X Maker Beats Hand Sanitizer False Ad Suit, For Now
• NJ Nursing Homes Want To Toss Claims Over Virus Protocol
• Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines
• Mass. Justices' Med Mal Standard Repeal Stuns Plaintiff Attys
• Kirkland-Led Alternative Senior Care Biz Lands $350M In IPO
• Emory Says Ex-Worker's 2 Discrimination Suits Split Claims
• Doctor Not Liable For Holding Newborn By Neck, Court Agrees
• Philly Home Health Care Workers Get $2.1M After FLSA Probe
• CEO In $150M Opioid Scheme Hit With 15-Year Sentence
• NY Hospital Fights Subpoena In Health System Merger Row
• Latham, Ropes Guide $1.07B Boston Scientific-Lumenis Deal
• NY Opioid Trial Defendants Want New COVID-19 Delay
• 5th Circ. Mulls Need For HHS Transgender Bias Rule Appeal
• Okla. Seeks 19-Year Extension To J&J $465M Opioid Judgment
• Senate Caucus Presses For New Pot Research Regulations
• FTC Cites Challenge Rec In Ga. Hospital Merger Cancellation
• Nursing Home Biz Cleared To Tap Into $5M Loan In Ch. 11
• Pa. Hospitals Settle DOJ's Challenge Of $100M Deal
• USAA Slams Akerman DQ Bid In Medicare Repayment Row
• Ore. Judge Rejects Hospital's Bid To Block Technicians' Strike
• Experts Properly Limited In Surgery Suit, Iowa Court Finds
• 6 Ways Legal Employers Can Help Pandemic-Weary Parents
• How Cos. Can Weather Growing DOJ Labor Antitrust Scrutiny
• Health Cos. Can Reduce FCA Risk By Leveraging Data
• Charlotte's Web Signs Deal To Enter Pot Biz Upon Legalization
• Latham, Goodwin Steer Oscar Health's Upsized $1.4B IPO
• Questions Loom About DOJ Dismissal Power In FCA Suits
• Cryotherapy Biz Hits Insurer With Virus Coverage Class Action
• Pa. Home Health Care Co. To Pay $1.6M After DOL OT Probe
• 10th Circ. Says Nurse Must Face Wrongful Death Suit
• 1st Circ. Revives Ex-Medical Salesman's Race Bias Suit
• Republican AGs Likely To Challenge Biden On Multiple Fronts
• Kaiser Says Worker Claims Too Unique For ADA Class Action
• Big Tobacco Wins 3rd Delay Of Graphic New Warning Labels
• Mo. High Court OKs Punitive Damages In Patient Death Suit
• NM Tribal Health Clinic Opens Amid Fight To Save Hospital
• After J&J-Merck Deal, Biden Vows Vaccines For All By May 31
• Judge Says Ga. Dentist's Virus Coverage Suit Has No Teeth
• 10th Circ. Vacates Immunity Ruling In Inmate's Stillbirth Suit
• Aetna Says Mednax Destroyed Evidence In $50M Billing Suit
• Health Workers Get Collective Cert. In Hospital OT Suit
• Veterans' Health Claims Processed Incorrectly, OIG Says
• Hospital Groups Want To Join Fight Over Drug Discount Rule
• Worker's Biometric Data Suit Proceeds Amid Pending Appeals
• Fla. Sens. Introduce Cannabis Legalization, Taxing Proposals
• Insys Founder Says 'Spillover Prejudice' Warrants New Trial
• Teva, Mylan Back Plan For New Bellwether In Price-Fix MDL
• Judge Gives Nod To $5.75M Ex-Norton Workers' ERISA Deal
• J&J Urges High Court To Nix $2.1B Talc Verdict
• Florida's Rush To Pass COVID-19 Liability Shield May Backfire
• AdventHealth, Atty Settle In Fraud Suit Over $57M PPE Deal
• 3 Degrees Of Legalization Show True Prevalence Of Cannabis
• Va. Legislature Approves Recreational Cannabis, Tax On Sales
• J&J, Bard $83M Pelvic Mesh Verdicts Overturned
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Remote Working Tips For Lawyer Trainees And Their Firms
• Nursing Home Chain Opens Ch. 11 After $258M FCA Order
• ERISA Group Asks 9th Circ. To Scrap Seattle Benefits Law
• Cuomo Hires Elkan Abramowitz For Nursing Home Probe
• Health Care Cos. Say Zurich Policies Cover Virus Claims
• Ex-Amazon Worker Says Medical Marijuana Use Got Him Fired
• Former Directors Sued Over Failed Real Estate Investment Site
• SPACs Power Another Record-Breaking Month For IPOs
• FTC Alums Join Gibson Dunn's Antitrust Group As Partners
• Despite Pandemic, DOJ's Fraud Section Weathers 2020 Storm
• CARES Act Ruling Endangers Alaska Natives, High Court Told
• EpiPen Ruling Could Embolden Private Anti-Kickback Claims
• FTC Abandons Challenge To $599M Philly Hospital Deal
• 5th Circ. Clears Insulation Cos. Of NASA Engineer's Death
• Dental Clinic Can Pursue COVID-19 Loss Of Business Claim
• Mass. AG Says Doctor Kept Kids In Braces To Bilk Medicaid
• 3 Firms Direct $1.55B Sale Of Perrigo Unit To PE Firm
• Trans Prof's Bid To Block Health Care Exclusion 'Premature'
• Purdue Promises Ch. 11 Plan In 2 Weeks