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Health - November, 2022

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• CDC Broke Gilead HIV Research Deal, Claims Court Rules
• Feds Say States Too Late To Salvage Title 42 Expulsion Policy
• Immig. Board Told To Consider Mom's Missed Hearing Excuse
• Hearing Aid Co. Sonova Hit With Breach Of Contract Suit
• Femtech Cos. Should Prioritize Pursuing IP, Attys Say
• 7th Circ. OKs Indiana Fetal Remains Requirement
• J&J Says Amgen Biosimilar Infringes Patents For $9B Product
• Medical Pot User Claims Labcorp Wrongly Denied Him A Job
• FTC Told DOD Designation Helps Illumina-Grail Deal Appeal
• Roche Escapes Ex-Service Member's Anti-Malarial Drug Suit
• Injury Faker Testifies She Lied To Doc Charged In $31M Scam
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Blue Origin, SpaceX, Internet
• Armstrong Teasdale Introduces New Partner, Senior Associate
• HHS Plans ADR Overhaul For Drug Discount Rows
• The Fed. Circ. In November: The Presumption Of TM Validity
• NJ Judge Sends 33 J&J Implant Suits Back To State Court
• Norwegian Health Tech Biz Launches $2M Share Buyback
• Texas Panel Mulls Whether Phone Gossip Is Defamation
• NY Nursing Home's Neglect Tied To Patient Deaths, State Says
• Don't Blame Atty For Uncontested Arbitral Loss, Judge Says
• Judge OKs 'Risky' $92M Pipeline Health Hospital Sale
• Fertility Doctor Loses Round In Trade Secrets Fight
• Johns Hopkins Breached Keytruda Deal, Merck Sharp Says
• Atty Charged In $31M Scam Tells Jury He's Getting A 'Bad Rap'
• Feds' Case Against Alleged Ga. Hacker Too Vague, Judge Says
• Drugmaker Astellas Has Claims For DOJ Settlement Coverage
• Pending High Court ICWA Decision Holds Broad Implications
• Cerner Corp. Can't Escape Suit Over Brain-Damaged Patient
• Corporate Duo Join Armstrong Teasdale In Philly, DC
• Shire Wants 11th Circ. To Review Kidney Failure Lawsuit
• Honeywell Hit With $10M Suit Over 'Deformed' N95 Masks
• Honeywell Should Pick Up Benefits Suit Atty Bill, Judge Says
• Boston Scientific Acquires Medical Tech Co. In $615M Deal
• Detroit Hospital Network Bills Medicaid Patients, Class Says
• Idaho Activists Try Again For Medical Pot Legalization In 2024
• Tribal Corp, Stanford Sort Out Contract Fight Over Drug IP
• Kids' Online Safety Bill Would Harm Minors, Groups Say
• Lack Of Facts Dooms Class Cert Over Takeda Gout Drug
• Indiana Orthopedic Surgeons Escape Shoulder Surgery Suit
• Wash. Appeals Court Gives Doctor Win In Liberty Mutual Case
• N95 Seller's Attys Sanctioned Over Missed 3M Deadlines
• Fired Ohio Hospital CEO Hits Back With Open Meetings Suit
• Proposed Rule Targets Substance Use 'Stigma,' HHS Says
• Cos. Can Bet On More Stringent Climate Regs At Every Level
• Proposed Class Says Pa. Rehab Network Lost Sensitive Info
• DOJ Publishing Win May Mean More Labor, Salary Challenges
• Arizona Tribe Says Indian Health Service Underpaid It $110M
• ADA Ruling Uses Low Bar For Rare Employer Meddling Claim
• 3M On Hook For One Deductible For Warming Device Defense
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• BigLaw Firms Help Create Term Sheet Template For Startups
• Law Schools Are Right To Steer Clear Of US News Rankings
• Lessons From Justices' Evolving Approach To COVID Rulings
• Lab's Lawyer Resigns, Cigna Can File Sanctions In COVID Suit
• Nurse Says Co. Discriminated Over Age, Faxing Patient Notes
• BCBS Of Mass., Families Settle Mental Health Care Suit
• How Firms Are Getting The Most Out Of Their Pro Bono Work
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Hemp Seller Can't Block Hawaii Hemp Rule, Judge Says
• Feds Seek Prison For Exec's FDA Fraud After 1st Circ. Flip
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FDA Asks Companies For Cigarette Packaging Plans
• 5 Years In, Opioid Attys Talk Historic Saga's Progress & Future
• Ex-Indivior Exec Says 5-Year Federal Program Ban Isn't Fair
• Holmes Should Serve 11-Year Sentence In Texas, Judge Says
• High Court Told Plenty Of Circuit Judges Disagree On FCA
• Pipeline Health Seeks OK For $92M Chicago Hospital Sale
• Ariz., State Officials Urge Pretrial Win In Trans Prof's Bias Suit
• L'Oreal Sued By Uterine Cancer Patient Over Hair Products
• Pharma Co. Asks For Stay To Appeal 'Orange Book' Delisting
• Medical Startup Ex-CEO Can Proceed With Unpaid Wage Suit
• Why BIPA Litigation Could Be A Death Knell To Cannabis Cos.
• Litigation Funders Seek Transparency In Disclosure Debate
• 4 Firms, 2 Years, 1 Suit And, Finally, A Done UnitedHealth Deal
• Ga. Supreme Court Revives 6-Week Abortion Ban
• Court Told Gov't Admitted To License Agreement In Nixed Suit
• Dutch Can't Deport Sick Russian Who Uses Cannabis For Pain
• Washington Court Revives Wilderness Therapy Coverage Suit
• Idaho AG Urges 9th Circ. To Unblock Trans Women Sports Ban
• Claims Court Finds CDC Broke Gilead Deal Over HIV Research
• Bayer Alka-Seltzer Falsely Hypes Honey And Lemon, Suit Says
• Fla. Judge Dismisses Texas Atty In $2M Fraud Suit Over PPE
• Abbott Tries Again To Sink HIV Test Patent
• FTC Tweaks Linde Merger Deal Again, But With Reservations
• PREP Immunity Applies To Swab Patent Suit, Fed. Circ. Told
• Disaster Relief Co. Sues Partner Biz In $29M Payout Dispute
• 15 States Attempt To Salvage Title 42 Migrant Expulsion Policy
• Vet's Daughter Says DOD Illegally Denies Trans Health Care
• Rehab Center Worker Loses 3rd Circ. Bid To Revive Bias Suit
• Chancery Tosses Suit Over Del. Church COVID Restrictions
• Anticipating The New Congress' Private Sector Investigations
• Feds Must Pay $3M Bill For Tribal Health Care, 9th Circ. Says
• NYC Woman Cops To COVID Isolation Program Fraud
• 5 Principles For Better Professional Development Programs
• Teva, Allergan Finalize Multibillion-Dollar Global Opioid Deals
• Holmes Faces Uphill Battle Fighting 11-Year Prison Term
• UnitedHealth Closes Merger But DOJ Keeps Fighting
• Christian Clinic Is Unharmed By Mich. Law, State Says
• Ill. Metals Co. Dragged Heels On Data Breach, Ex-Worker Says
• Republicans Tell 11th Circ. To Uphold CDC Mask Mandate Ax
• FTC Slams Kochava Over 'Staggering' Data-Sharing Practices
• Feds Want Prison For Ex-NBA Guard In Health Fraud Case
• Okla. Memory Care Operator Hits Ch. 11 With $33M Debt
• GAO Won't Void $793M Award While USAID Fixes Error
• Ohio Children's Hospital Sued Over COVID-19 Testing Mandate
• Cook County Seeks 2nd Win In Religious Bias Suit
• Nurse Staffing Case Highlights DOJ's Antitrust Focus In Labor
• AGs Urge Apple To Protect Reproductive Health Info On Apps
• Nursing Home Can't Force Resident Death Suit Into Arbitration
• Justices Won't Review Bid For 'Right To Earn A Living'
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Practice With Passion
• Ga. Court Is Asked To Enforce Abortion Law During Appeal
• Former CEO Cops To Tax Fraud, Agrees To $15.8M Restitution
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• High Court Won't Review Alleged Pandemic Preemption Split
• Clinical Trial Co. CEO Can't Avoid Fraud Charges Over Delay
• Hyman Phelps Brings On DOJ Consumer Protection Vet In DC
• High Court Turns Away Challenge To Seattle Benefits Mandate
• DOJ Will Ask DC Circ. To Block UnitedHealth-Change Deal
• Newborn Mixup Suit Needs Expert Report, Texas Court Says
• Insurer Right To Void Doctor's Policy For Fraud, 11th Circ. Told
• Couple Says Subdivision Covenant Can't Ban Therapy Horses
• Del. Court Says Pharma Co. Must Delist 'Orange Book' Patent
• Biden Expected To Sign Pot Research Bill Into Law
• Sterigenics Prevails In Second Ethylene Oxide Trial
• FDA Faces Texas Suit Over Approval Of Abortion Drugs
• 1st Circ. Tosses Aegerion Rep's Drug Fraud Convictions
• 3 Questions About DOL's Mental Health Parity Push
• FTX Chaos, Texas Utility Reorg OK'd, Student Debt Relieved
• Fla. Commissioner Appeals Ruling Denying Pot Patients Guns
• Elizabeth Holmes Gets Over 11 Years For Theranos Fraud
• Exculpation Clause Ruling May Dissuade Some Ch. 11 Filings
• Insurance Co. Beats ERISA Clawback Suit After Doc Discovery
• Fla. Appeals Court Says No Time Limit On Malpractice Claims
• All-Women White Collar Boutique Adds Ex-Boston Prosecutor
• Baxter Agrees To Drop Fraud, Patent Case Against B. Braun
• Woman Hasn't Linked Emissions To Cancer, Sterigenics Says
• Holmes Likely To Get Prison With Pause For Appeal, Attys Say
• Akin Gump Gets Green Light To Represent Endo Claimants
• Ga. Judge Finds 'Scant' Evidence Of $400M Kickback Scheme
• Sens. Pitch Bill To Streamline Research Into Schedule I Drugs
• Nursing Home Virus Cases Are Multiple Events, Court Rules
• Ill. City Says Express Scripts Spoiled Docs In Acthar Case
• Rite Aid Wants Redo Of NLRB Case Over Benefits Changes
• 11th Circ. Upholds Zurich's Win In COVID-19 Coverage Row
• Whistleblower Tells Justices FCA Dismissal Authority Limited
• Ohio Man Hits Fla. Medical Alert Co. With TCPA Action
• Judge Won't Reconsider Va. Health Co.'s Virus Coverage Suit
• Bankruptcy Ruling Is A Warning For Cos. With Foreign Assets
• Bipartisan Marijuana Research Bill Headed To Biden's Desk
• J&J Tells Justices $302M Mesh Fine Part Of 'Dangerous' Trend
• Pipeline Health Ch. 11 Plan Gets OK For Creditor Vote
• Hotels Face New Risks As Women Travel For Abortions
• 8th Circ. Backs CVS Win In TCPA Suit Over Fax
• Ex-Planned Parenthood Worker Defends Bias Suit
• Elizabeth Holmes Slams Feds' Bid For 15 Years Behind Bars
• Cigna Demands Unpaid Lawyer Continue COVID-19 Lab Suit
• 8th Circ. Won't Redo Ruling On Trans Youth's Sex Bias Win
• What New Data On FCA Enforcement Tells Us
• Chicago-Based Health Care Co. Secures $300M In Financing
• N95 Seller Must Give 3M Discovery Or Face Sanctions
• Abortion Protesters Want More Atty Fees After 4th Circ. Win
• NYC Pharmacy Owners Plead Guilty To COVID Medicare Fraud
• Ky. Gov.'s Executive Order Allows Out-of-State Medical Pot
• Berkshire Hathaway Unit Wins Policy Rescindment Dispute
• Jury Verdict For EEOC Highlights Employer ADA Lessons
• Questions To Ask Before Making A Lateral Move As Partner
• Mass. Agency Covertly Installed COVID Tracing App, Suit Says
• Lawmakers Urge House Committee To Act On Pot Reform
• Veterinarian, Horse Trainer Get Prison Time In Doping Case
• CVS Drug Buyers Face Skeptical 9th Circ. In $121M Retrial Bid
• Justices Asked To Skip Review Of Former 'Public Charge' Rule
• E-Cig Company's Appeal Premature, FDA Tells DC Circ.
• Hacked Pa. Health Center Accused Of Failing To Secure Data
• FCA Takeaways From Courts' Recent Approach To Escobar
• Chamber Urges Full 11th Circ. Review Of Ga. Roundup Case
• White House Wants $48B More For COVID, Ukraine Battles
• Employers Should Note Post-Midterms State Law Changes
• NC Man Gets 12½ Years For Role In Medicaid Fraud Scheme
• HHS, Drug Cos. Spar Over Pharmacy Limits In Discount Law
• Davis Wright Adds 2 Health Care Attys From King & Spalding
• Fla. Court Says Medical Report Can Be Kept Secret
• Ga.'s 6-Week Abortion Law Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
• Walmart Confirms $3B Deal Over Pharmacies' Opioid Sales
• Drug Lobby Touts Pfizer's Kickback Challenge At High Court
• 6th Circ. Allows Opioid Judge's 'Unusual' Bellwether Approach
• HHS Can't Use Bostock To Interpret ACA Sex Bias Ban
• FTC Says "Orange Book" Abuse Blocks Drug Competition
• Colorado Ballot Measure Decriminalizing Psychedelics Passes
• P3's Cautionary Tale On LLC Liability In Del. Chancery
• State Regulation Compliance Tips For Telehealth Employers
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NJ Man Cops To Insider Trading In Atty Info-Poaching Case
• Perkins Coie Promotes 22 Attys To Partner
• Va. Medical Centers' Bid For Early Win In Virus Suit Denied
• University Compliance Programs Need 3 Lines Of Defense
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Argue Open-Mindedly
• Pot Researcher's Suit Over DEA Delays Gets Tossed
• Holmes Seeks Home Confinement As Feds Urge 15 Yrs. Prison
• Illumina Defends Grail Deal To FTC Commissioners After Win
• 2nd Circ. Axes Challenges To Cigna Pension Reform Methods
• McKinsey Wants NY Opioid Suits Moved To Bankruptcy Court
• Supreme Court To Consider Conflict Over Identity Theft Law
• Why A Tailored Antitrust Compliance Program Is Now Crucial
• HHS Office To Avoid Anti-Abortion States For Pregnant Minors
• Immigrant Doc Says USCIS Ignored Work In Underserved Area
• GAO Says BOP Wrongly Assessed Bids On $19M Dialysis Deal
• Hospital Settles Worker's Trans Health Benefits Suit
• Health Hires: Epstein Becker, Cassava Sciences
• Pot Pill Co. Ordered To Pay $5M In SEC Fraud Suit
• ABA's No-Contact Rule Advice Raises Questions For Lawyers
• Big Pharma Opens New Front In War On Kickback Restrictions
• Facebook Health Tracking Claim Shocking If True, Judge Says
• Health Care REIT Pays $3M To End Hospital Kickback Claims
• Frustrated Judges Say It's Time For 'Right To Earn A Living'
• No Affidavit Needed To Sue 'Practical' Nurses, NJ Court Says
• Mich. Health Care System Must Face ERISA Fee Claim
• Justices Largely Mum On Highly Anticipated ICWA Challenge
• FTC Mulls Proper Standard On Staffers' Juul-Altria Appeal
• Walgreens Faces $10B Opioid Trial Threat Despite $5B Deal
• Drug Atty Ads Risk 'Serious Harm,' W.Va. AG Tells High Court
• Pot Reformers And Opponents Notch Wins, Eye Next Moves
• Blue Cross Members Denied Trans Care Get Class Certified
• Teva Wins $176M From Eli Lilly In Migraine Drug Patent Trial
• Drug Buyers, States Want To Depose Indicted Ex-Taro Exec
• Behavioral Health Co. Sues To Recover Diverted $2M Grant
• Fla. Jury Awards $68M Against Doctors In Sodium Spike Case
• SoClean Wins TM Preliminary Injunction Fight At Fed. Circ.
• Contractor Cops To Fatal Forklift Crash On UAE Military Base
• DC Circ. Hears GOP House Trio's Bid To Revive Mask Fine Suit
• Firm Touts Diversity In Bid To Lead COVID Drug Claims Suit
• 4 Key Skills For An Effective Attorney Coaching Conversation
• 11th Circ. Backs Toss Of Coloplast Pelvic Mesh Suit
• Ga. City Worker Claims Race Bias During Pandemic
• Veteran Pharma Atty Joins Xenon As Chief Legal Officer
• NM Cannabis Co. Wants Insurance Suit Back In State Court
• Maryland And Missouri Legalize Pot, 3 Others Just Say No
• Control Of Congress Too Close To Call
• California, Vermont, Michigan Voters Back Abortion Rights
• Arkansas Voters Say No To Cannabis Legalization, Taxation
• Justices Wary Of Overturning Spending Clause Precedent
• Georgia Justices Mull Fate Of Wrongful Death Suit
• Biopharma Co. Hit With Investor Action Over COVID Treatment
• NJ Hospital Must Face Med Mal Suit As Other Hospital Exits
• 6th Circ. Says Depos Don't Force Trial Testimony In Flint Case
• NC AG Backs Counties' Monopoly Claims Against Hospital
• FCA Whistleblower Trying To 'Gin Up A Split,' High Court Told
• 5th Circ. Weighs Federal Power Over State Troops In Vax Fight
• Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Loses Bids For New Trial
• How Civilian Attorneys Can Help Veterans
• Addiction Treatment Co. Failed To Pay OT, Suit Says
• From Courts To Polls: BigLaw Turns Out To Protect The Vote
• Del. Judge Sends Medical Device Co.'s Coverage Suit To Fla.
• Eli Lilly Flips Teva 'Free Ride' Claim As Migraine Trial Wraps
• Canadian Cancer Co. Accused Of Failing To Pay NC Exec
• FDA Warns Court Not To Side With Sandoz In Drug Challenge
• Cravath-Led Viatris Unveils Ophthalmology Buys Worth $750M
• W.Va. Urges 4th Circ. To Reverse Trans Medicaid Bias Ruling
• Ex-Ga. Insurance Head Wants Kickbacks Indictment Tossed
• IHS Told To Send $17.4M To Ariz. Hospital Amid Funding Spat
• Woman Says Neutrogena Sunscreen Caused Her Skin Cancer
• Medical Staffing Co. Seeks $10M From Excess Insurer
• Walmart Rips 'Monday-Morning Quarterbacking' In Opioid Suit
• Delaware Gets $2.7M Atty Fee Request OK'd In Opioid Deal
• Trump-Era Trim Of ICWA Compliance Reviews Upheld
• Sterilization Plant Opposes New Suit For Workers
• Jury Clears Scrubs Startup Figs In Rival's False Ad Suit
• 11th Circ. Revives PGA Coach's Kidney Disease Suit
• Monsanto Asks Full 11th Circ. To Review Roundup Ruling
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ex-Surgery Tech Accuses Urology Practice Of Anti-Gay Bias
• Ex-Theranos Exec Balwani's Sentencing Delayed To December
• Gorsuch Excoriates Chevron In Denied Veterans Benefits Case
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned That Culture Shapes Law
• Pa. Judge Nixes University Virus Coverage Suit
• 5 States Vote On Legalizing Pot, And 1 Votes On Psychedelics
• Fired Mass. Hospital Workers Sue Over Vaccine Mandate
• Walgreens Primary Practice Buys Summit Health In $8.9B Deal
• SF-Walgreens Opioid Trial Called Off Amid Settlement Talks
• 9th Circ. Says LA County Liable For Home Care Workers' OT
• Opana Buyers' $145M Deal With $50M In Atty Fees Gets Final OK
• Key Bankruptcy Reforms In Reach, Whoever Wins Congress
• Settlement Comes Mid-Trial In Ga. Health FCA Case
• Court Tosses Fla. Pot Patients' Effort To Secure Gun Rights
• Philadelphia Hits 3M And DuPont With PFAS Complaint
• GAO Denies Verizon Protest Over VA Mobile Comms Deal
• Texas Court Again Revives Suit Over Stryker Rep Assault
• Mich. Doctors Dodge Suit Over Breathing Tube Death
• CBD Co. Says Judge's Memorandum On Counterclaims Wrong
• California Case Offers New Take on Liquidated Damages
• Judges OK COVID-Related Service Delay In Tonsillectomy Suit
• Endo Claimants' Request To Hire Akin Gump Draws Objection
• FDA And FTC Warn CBD Shop Not To Sell False COVID Cures
• What To Expect From The Post-Midterms Lame-Duck Session
• Walgreens Lied About Medicaid Compliance, 4th Circ. Told
• 5 Times That Stood Out In NY's Roller Coaster Opioid Case
• Ill. Supreme Court Race Once Again Draws Big Money
• SC Court Says Bad Birth Suit Blocked By Emergency Statute
• GAO Tosses Health Care Co.'s Protest To Bidding Terms
• Calif. Court Delays SmileDirect's Competition Case
• Addressing Potential Perils In Algorithmic Health Tech
• 9 Legal Ethics Considerations In Natural Disaster Preparation
• COVID-19 Not A Covered Pollution Condition, Judge Finds
• A Divided Congress May Increase Companies' Political Risks
• State Farm Tells 5th Circ. No Virus Coverage For Orthopedists
• Employer Group Urges Justices To Hear Seattle Benefits Row
• Dallas Nursing Home Joins With Creditors On New Ch. 11 Plan
• NY Reaches $523M Opioid Deal With Teva
• After Pharmacy Deals, New Opioid Sellers In Legal 'Bull's-Eye'
• Cherokee Nation Settles Ex-Bellwether Opioid Suit Vs. CVS
• Ohio Bar Owner Beats Appeal Over Nixed COVID Citation
• Union Says Long Island Hospital Owes Benefits Funds $1.7M
• Attys Want $11M For $58M Vets' Home COVID Outbreak Deal
• HK-Based Health Care SPAC Pulls Plans For $175M IPO
• NY Health Co. Defends $230M COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• NY Court Axes Defense Verdict In Flesh-Eating Disease Case
• Kochava Battles FTC Over 'Unfair' Sale Of Location Data
• Sotera Health Hires Longtime GE Attorney As General Counsel
• Rwanda Alleges $40M Cancer Drug Investment Fraud
• PTAB Upholds IP Involved In $272M Genetic Testing Verdict
• Iowa OB-GYN Clinic Hits Ch. 11 Over $97M Med Mal Verdict
• Gilbert LLP Aims To Ensure It Gets Paid For Del. Opioid Work
• Ex-Emory Exec Says CFO Discrimination Drove Retirement
• CVS, Walgreens Offer $10B To End Nationwide Opioid Suits
• A Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To FCA Suits After High Court Snub
• Feds Want Whistleblower's $1.4B Tamiflu FCA Suit Tossed
• Va. Health Co. Cites Sacramento Kings Decision In Virus Suit
• ITC Judge Clears COVID Swab Makers Of Infringing Patents
• Mass. Panel Upholds Insurer's Win In PIP Coverage Dispute
• Abortion Protesters Keep Atty Fees In 4th Circ. Picketing Row
• ESG-Focused SPAC Cancels $459M Merger With MedTech Co.
• Rutgers Headed To Mediation Over COVID Whistleblower Suit
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Dividing $5.3M Fee In Suit By Paralyzed Vet
• Health System Denied Coverage For COVID Biz Interruptions
• Cannabis Cos. Must Brace For Emerging Product Risks
• Ethicon, J&J Beat Back Attempt At New Pelvic Mesh Trial
• Home Health Co. Owner Gets Prison In $21M Medicare Scam
• Cravath, Sullivan & Cromwell Drive J&J's $16.6B Abiomed Buy