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Health - May, 2024

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• Caremark Cut Loose From CVS Price-Gouging Case
• Samsung Strikes First With Smart Ring IP Suit Against Oura
• Final Defendant Gets 2 Years In Prison For DC Clinic Blockade
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Health Center's $8M Cigna Row
• Judge Doubts Okla. Can Stop Title X Cut Over Abortion Stance
• Judge Wonders If Wash. Social Media Ban Blocks Free Speech
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Labor Battles Heat Up In June
• 15 States Sue To Block Biden's ACA Trans Discrimination Rule
• COVID Test Contract Suit 'Cries Out' For Jury, NC Judge Says
• 9th Circ. COVID 'Cure' Case Shows Perks Of Puffery Defense
• FTC Focus: Exploring The Meaning Of Orange Book Letters
• Polsinelli's Medical Device Team Gains Ex-Lerner David IP Trio
• Weight Loss Drug Caused Stomach Paralysis, Suit Says
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Health, Spacecraft And Bombs
• Investors Can Aid In The Acceptance Of Psychedelic Medicine
• Ex-Penn State Football Team Doc Wins $5.25M Retaliation Suit
• Texas Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Abortion Ban
• In Rarity, 1 Party's Judges Gain 100% Control Of Circuit Bench
• FTC, SEC Urged To Probe UnitedHealth's 'Negligent' Security
• Healthcare Data Co. Says Blocked Access Could Kill Patients
• Veradigm Execs Sued Over Company's Nasdaq Delisting
• Physician, Health Cos. Spar Over Docs In Fla. Qui Tam Suit
• Rite Aid Ch. 11 Timeline Extended To Allow More Plan Review
• FTC, Novant Ask To Delay In-House Trial On Merger Challenge
• Retired NBA Star Ends Coverage Suit Against BCBS
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: May Lessons
• Pa. Court Blocks State's Recall Over Cannabis Vape Additives
• Ozempic Maker Says Texas Pharmacy Selling Knockoff Drug
• Slapping Groping Patient Isn't Protected Action, 4th Circ. Says
• Sen. Warren Pushes CMS On 'Medical Loss Ratio' Data
• Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys
• Fla. Medicare Companies Get Class Cert. In Suit Against USAA
• Benefits Trade Group Urges Changes To New York PBM Regs
• FDA Sued Over Controversial Lab Test Rule
• Wash. Panel Ends Quest Diagnostics' COVID Coverage Quest
• Conn. Hospital Settles Exonerated Doctor's Race Bias Suit
• Acting Boston US Atty Says Fraud Cases Still High Priority
• Wilson Sonsini Adds 2 Attys In Salt Lake City From Kirkland
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Jackson Lewis Litigator In Orlando
• Greenberg Traurig Adds IP Atty From Eversheds Sutherland
• Whistleblower Counsel Can't Get 'Exorbitant' $11.5M Fee
• Playing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Pa. Court Says Vaccine Refusal Valid Cause For Firing Nurse
• J&J To Pay $1.25B For Global Rights To Eczema Treatment
• 5th Circ. Flips Cancer-Drug Maker's Defeat In Hair Loss MDL
• Anesthesia Machine Failure Not Med Mal Claim, Panel Rules
• HIV Drug Buyers Fight Bid To Combine 9th Circ. Appeal Briefs
• Healthcare Tech Co. To Pay $1.5M To End Class Wage Claims
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 3rd Circ.'s Geico Ruling May Encourage Healthcare Arbitration
• Wisconsin Atty Gets 5½ Years For $2.3M Fraud, Tax Evasion
• 5 Firms To Steer Pair Of Large IPOs That Could Net $1.8B Total
• Proposed Cannabis Reschedule Sidesteps State Law Effects
• How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case
• Fla. Health Co. Can't Nix Punitive Damages In Med Mal Suit
• Workers' Atty Says 'Game Over' For Hospital On Wage Liability
• Petition Watch: Forum Shopping, Monopolies & Gun Safety
• Fla. Lab Owner Will Pay $27M To End False Billing Suit
• Biden's Judicial Impact And What's Left On The Wish List
• Software-Aided Price Fixing Under Antitrust Assault
• Burn Charity Bookkeeper Did Not Steal Money, Estate Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content
• RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Suit Against Wash. AG Tossed
• Charges Tossed For Army Doc, Wife In Russia Data Leak Case
• NJ Justices Toss Direct Appeals Over Hospital Contract Bid
• Conn. Marketing Co., Competitor Settle Exec Poaching Suit
• Ex-Physical Therapy Clinics Owner Gets 2 Yrs. In Billing Scam
• Resignation Letter Bylaws Targeted In Five Del. Class Actions
• A Changing Regulatory Landscape For Weight Loss Drugs
• Opioid Suits Offer Case Study In Abatement Expert Testimony
• UBH Urges 9th Circ. To Take Up Petition In Health Claim Fight
• Patent Lessons From 4 Federal Circuit Reversals In April
• Estate Sues Hanover For $13.4M Judgment In Death Suit
• Just 57% Of Complex Global Deals Closed Since 2020
• Fertility Doc Says Fraudulent Insemination Suit Filed Too Late
• High Court Urged To Rule On FCC Question In TCPA Dispute
• J&J Loses Expedited Bid For Beasley Allen Docs In Talc MDL
• Jackson Lewis Questions Role In Wage Suit After Ch. 11
• Ambulance Co. Owner Accused Of $1M Pandemic Loan Fraud
• Philly-Area Home Health Co.'s OT Settlement Gets First Nod
• Wash. Health System Wants $230M Worker Class Win Axed
• Nursing Home Asks Ill. Justices For Broad COVID Immunity
• Justices' CFPB Alliance May Save SEC Courts, Not Chevron
• FDA Must Act On Sexual Side Effects Of SSRIs, Suit Says
• USPTO's Proposed Disclaimer Rule Would Harm Inventors
• Boies Urges Judge To Rethink Precedential Cannabis Case
• Ga. Hospital Says Own Bylaws Are Not Grounds For Suit
• Doc Gets 3 Mos. For Alexion Trades Despite 'Meaningful Job'
• Mo. Court Upholds Dentist's Malpractice Trial Win
• NC Panel Revives Retention Claim In Faulty Back Surgery Suit
• NJ Law Firm Sued For Allegedly Botching Med Mal Action
• Being An EMT Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Anti-Abortion Activist Gets Two Years For DC Clinic Blockade
• Dallas-Based PE Firm Clinches $285M Fund Above Target
• Covington Reps As Biogen Makes $1.8B Bet On HI-Bio
• Ex-AUSA Blames Inexperience For Outcome Forfeiture Error
• 2nd Circ. Partially Backs Win For Nurses' Union Pension Plan
• DC Circ. Says Drugmakers Can Limit Pharmacy Discounts
• MetLife Workers Tell 3rd Circ. Higher Premiums Give Standing
• Mich. Judge Doubts Abortion Laws Pass Constitutional Muster
• Ga. Court Says No Medical Expert Needed In Patient Fall Suit
• NY High Court Upholds State Abortion Coverage Mandate
• Counties Not 'Persons' In Texas Opioid MDL Appeal
• PE Firms Close Separate Funds With Nearly $1.3B Total In Tow
• Ga. Says Feds Shouldn't Prevail In Medicaid Expansion Suit
• Baker Donelson Lands Health Law Pair From Nelson Mullins
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Strategic Hiring Was The New Normal For BigLaw In 2023
• Ex-Workers Drop Gender Bias Suit Against Ga. Medical Cos.
• Paul Hastings' FDA Chair Departs For Arnold & Porter
• Justices Turn Away Hospital Construction Feud
• Teladoc Faces Suit Over Mental Health Platform's Losses
• NJ Court Says Qualification Mismatch Dooms Med Mal Suit
• Texas Atty Chided For 'Crappy Strategy' Of Ducking Subpoena
• Ultragenyx Must Face Suit Over Use Of Henrietta Lacks' Cells
• McKinsey Can't Nix Pregnant Women's Claims In Opioid MDL
• Healthcare Futures Co. Sues Breakaway Ex-Members In Del.
• Rite Aid Settles Trademark Suit Over New Logo
• Local Governments Seek Sanctions For PBMs In Opioid MDL
• iRhythm Brass Face Suit Over FDA's Heart Monitor Inquiry
• J&J Says Beasley Allen Looking To 'Bias' Vote On $6.5B Plan
• How HHS Discrimination Rule Affects Gender-Affirming Care
• Latham Hires 2 Skadden Healthcare Partners In DC
• Patients Urge 9th Circ. To Deny UBH Petition In Claim Fight
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Northshore Unit Beats Employee's Vaccine Exemption Suit
• Med Mal Appeal Shot Down For Being 'Replete' With Errors
• Allergan Says Deserted Drug Rule Weakens $680M Fraud Suit
• BCBS Says 'Clear' Contract Ends Ex-NBA Player's Suit
• OB-GYN Enough Like GYN Oncologist For Expert Witness Law
• FCA Relators Seek Finders Fee For SpineFrontier Doc Deals
• Philly Surgeon Settles Sex Bias Case With Jefferson Hospital
• Jury Convicts NC Provider In Medicaid, COVID Fraud Scheme
• Ga. OB-GYN Office Says Data Breach Class Action Falls Flat
• Industry Emboldened After Justices Galvanize Agency Attacks
• Judge Bias Claim Can't Sink Mayo Clinic Ariz. Malpractice Win
• Texas Justices Let Fen-Phen Atty Malpractice Fight Roll On
• 'Natural Person' Or Not, AI-Made IP Deserves Protection
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mass. Hospital Pays $24.3M To Settle Heart-Surgery FCA Case
• Many Plans Already In Front Of 11th Circ. Trans Health Ruling
• Ointment Scheme Conned Gov't Out Of Millions, Fla. Suit Says
• 3rd Circ. Shuns Teva's 'Novel' Appeal On Israeli Investor Class
• Houston Hospital Must Face Patient's Improper Care Claims
• FTC Deputy Director Rao On Healthcare Antitrust Agenda
• NJ Judge Scrutinizes J&J Unit's Libel Claim Over Talc Study
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shein IPO, Kraft Heinz, Cinven-Jaggaer
• NY High Court Blocks Doctor's Hospital Shooting Injury Suit
• Democrats Prod Justice Thomas on RV Loan, Tax Treatment
• IQVIA To Pay $3.5M To Resolve Ex-Workers' 401(k) Suit
• Gilead, Teva Want 17 HIV Drug Antitrust Appeals Consolidated
• Lessons On Challenging Class Plaintiffs' Expert Testimony
• Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance
• FTC Noncompete Rule's Impact On Healthcare Nonprofits
• Fla. Seeks To Halt Biden's ACA Trans Discrimination Rule
• Biden Admin Proposes To Loosen Restrictions On Marijuana
• Top Linklaters Attys See PE Rebound In Run-Up To Elections
• Conn. Medicaid Fraudster Gets 27 Months Over $1.6M Scheme
• Blackbaud Dodges Data Breach Victims' Class Cert. Bid
• UnitedHealth Concealed DOJ Merger Investigation, Suit Says
• High Court Urged To Take Up Hospital Construction Feud
• Feds Urge Prison For Convicted Baby Formula Fraudster
• Anti-Trans Groups Fail To Block Wash. Youth Shelter Law
• Worker Updates Boot-Up Suit After Judge Axes State Claims
• Michigan Can't Shake Lawsuit Over Prison's Scabies Outbreak
• Data On Harm Intrigues Pa. Justices In Hospital Closure Spat
• Anthem Blue Cross Owes $3.8M For COVID Tests, Lab Says
• Cell Therapy Cos. Must Beware Limits Of Patent Safe Harbors
• Staffing Co. Settles Claims It Spurned Immigrant's Work Docs
• Feds Push To Bar Fox Rothschild Atty's Testimony In Retrial
• Pet Telehealth Startup Canned Vet After Bite Injury, Suit Says
• Minn. Suit Against Clinic Over Sex Abuse By Psychiatrist Fails
• Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Senators Release 'Road Map' For Crafting Federal AI Policy
• How Clinical Trials Affect Patentability In US And Europe
• RFK Jr. Fights Uphill To Get Vax Censorship Block At 9th Circ.
• Hospitals Liable For Failing To Admit Killer, Pa. Justices Told
• Mo. Court Says Chiropractor Must Face Broken Ribs Suit
• The PREP Immunity Question Won't Be Decided Yet
• Holland Adds Healthcare Transactions Partner In Chicago
• Ind. Panel Agrees Hospital Can't Be Liable If Doctors Aren't
• FTC Cleared To Sue Texas Anesthesia Co., But Not PE Firm
• States Accuse EEOC Of 'Smuggling' Abortion Into PWFA Rule
• Ariz. Justices Stay 1864 Abortion Ban To Allow For Appeal
• Mich. AG Says Eli Lilly 'Cherry-Picking' Enforcement Data
• State-Regulated Cannabis Can Thrive Without Section 280E
• Convicted Fraudster Says Exchanges With Atty Are Privileged
• White & Case-Led Saudi Hospital Giant Prices $764M IPO
• BigLaw Attys Fight Sanctions Over Alleged Judge Shopping
• Key Takeaways From FDA Final Rule On Lab-Developed Tests
• Examining Illinois Genetic Privacy Law Amid Deluge Of Claims
• USPTO Eyes Change To Patent Applicants' Disclaimer Practice
• Wash. Hospital Scores Exit In Facebook Privacy Suit, For Now
• 'Grinch' Is Not A Protected Class, HHS Tells 4th Circ.
• Biogen Investors Seek Class Cert. In Alzheimer's Drug Suit
• Assessing HHS' Stance On Rare Disease Patient Assistance
• Calif. Jury Awards Ex-UCLA Doctor $14M In 2nd Bias Trial
• Feds' Biotech Enforcement Efforts Are Too Heavy-Handed
• 11th Circ. Says Ga. County's Trans Health Ban Violates Title VII
• Nursing Home Says Buyer's Lease Silence Endangers Future
• Pa. Supreme Court Snapshot: Kleinbard Bill Battle Starts May
• 'Prolific' Asbestos Injury Firm Accused Of Fraud, Racketeering
• Justices Won't Touch Insurer's Win In 401(k) Exit Fee Suit
• Wash. Judge Doubles Hospital System's Penalty In Wage Case
• Retail Group Opposes $1B Arbitral Award Against Walgreens
• Atty Says Panoramic Fired Her For Raising Compliance Issues
• Lab Exec Sentenced For Deadly Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
• Okla. Tells Justices 10th Circ. Wrong On PBM Law
• Del. Ruling Highlights M&A Deal Adviser Conflict Disclosures
• Black Doctor Must Arbitrate Bias Claims Against Hospice Co.
• UPMC Inks $38M Deal To End Neurosurgery FCA Suit
• Texas Justices Limit Damages In Unwanted Pregnancy Case
• Action Steps To Address New Restrictions On Outbound Data
• Off The Bench: Ohtani Translator's Plea, NBA Star Tops Agent
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data
• What To Know About Biden's ACA Nondiscrimination Rule
• What CRA Deadline Means For Biden Admin. Rulemaking
• Fox Rothschild Hires Ex-Seed IP Trio On The West Coast
• No 'Piecemeal' Fees For Infant Data Win Amid 6th Circ. Appeal
• 'Iron Man 2' Actor Guilty Of Wire Fraud In COVID 'Cure' Scam
• Wash. Justices Say HR Managers Can Accept Service For Co.
• Judge Clarifies Gilead Didn't Directly Infringe HIV Drug IP
• Doc Can't Escape Second Prednisone Overprescribing Suit
• Rail Co. Accused Of Retaliation Over FMLA Use
• First Zantac Trial Plaintiff Says She Can't Live Normal Life
• Judge Halts DEA's Hearing On Proposed Psychedelics Ban
• Ex-Dental Device CEO Cops To $10.7M Investor Fraud
• 9th Circ. Says Judge Defied Order To Revive Opioid Case
• Ex-Official Says NJ, Ethics Board Are 'Stonewalling' Discovery
• Caremark Can Seek Arb. In Oklahoma Tribe's Prescription Suit
• DOJ Task Force To Target Healthcare Monopoly, Collusion
• 6th Circ. Panel Skeptical Of NLRB Hazard Pay Ruling
• Philly Doctor Loses Bid To Restore $15M Bias Award
• Ex-Celtic 'Big Baby' Gets 40 Mos. In Health Fraud Case
• IRS Publishes Inflation-Adjusted HSA Amounts
• NYC Denies IVF Coverage To Gay Male Workers, Court Told
• Quinn Emanuel Atty Says Asset Freeze Hurt Outcome Defense
• Alaska Comm. To Pay $5.3M To Settle Bidding Violation Claims
• Conn. Healthcare Facility Owes $13.4M For Patient's Death
• GW Hospital Bargained In Bad Faith, NLRB Dems Say In Redo
• Duke Doctor Partially Resuscitates NC Firing Suit
• Are Concessions In FDA's Lab-Developed Tests Rule Enough?
• In Final Memo, Blumenauer Eyes Path Forward For Cannabis
• Ga. Doctor, Urology Clinic Want New Trial In $15M Death Case
• 8 Questions To Ask Before Final CISA Breach Reporting Rule
• Fla. Lab Owner Gets 10 Years For Unneeded Medical Tests
• Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Sleep Apnea Co. Hits Ch. 11 Over $41.5M In Debt, Cash Woes
• Simpson Thacher-Led Silver Lake Lands $20.5B For 7th Fund
• GOP Reps. Want IP Enforcers To Get Tougher On Infringers
• Novant CEO Vows To Improve Hospitals Facing FTC Scrutiny
• US News' Suit Over SF Ranking Probe Premature, Judge Says
• Magic Johnson's Name Used As Bait For Investors, Jury Hears
• Pharma Co. Falsely Touted Obesity Drug Results, Suit Claims
• NBA's Dominique Wilkins Sues AmeriHealth Partners Over NIL
• NY Officials Tout Crackdown On Illicit Cannabis Market
• MultiPlan, Insurance Cos. Accused Of Algorithmic Collusion
• Hospital Says Appellate Court Flubbed $1.9M Payout Review
• Mid-2024 FCA Enforcement And Litigation Trends To Watch
• $55M Hospital Merger Suit Deal OK'd, UHC Objection Rejected
• Fla. Schools And Hospitals Fight To Save Opioid Claims
• Steward Health Gets Ch. 11 Loan, Says It Plans Hospital Sales
• Hospital Can't Force Nurse's Retaliation Suit Into Arbitration
• 9th Circ. Asks Idaho To Define 'Recruit' In Abortion Travel Ban
• A Recipe For Growth Equity Investing In A Slow M&A Market
• Gov't Seeks Early Win In Ga. Medicaid Expansion Suit
• Yale Can View Deposition In Fraudulent Insemination Suit
• What 100 Federal Cases Suggest About Changes To Chevron
• Birth Control Cos. Can't Dodge Conn. Injury Suit, Court Told
• Hospital Hits Back At Kowalskis' Bid For Sanctions
• Judge Trims ESOP Valuation Suit Against Healthcare Co.
• Monsanto Says Ruling Undoes $438M School PCB Loss
• Chickasaw Can't Reopen Optum Prescription Payback Suit
• UChicago Can't Ditch Data Sharing Privacy Claim
• Paul Weiss Lands M&A Pro Who Sees Strong Deals Pipeline
• Mass General Eyes Retirement Plan Fee Suit Settlement
• Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
• Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher Steer Healthcare JV
• Calif. Doctors Can't Escape Med Mal Atty's Defamation Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Hospital Chain Steward Health Hits Ch. 11 With Over $1B Debt
• Ala. High Court Won't Rethink Decision On Frozen Embryos
• BVI Co. Looks To Force $195M PPE Fight Into Arbitration
• Hospital In Novant Merger Beset By Staff Turnover, Court Told
• NJ Court Again Affirms Dismissal Of Suit Over Infant's Death
• Arby's Franchise, Auto Dealer Hit With Ga. Data Breach Suits
• How Big IP Judgment Winners Are Insuring 'Nuclear Verdicts'
• Colo. Justices' Med Mal Cap Ruling A Win For Patients
• New Federal Bill Would Drastically Alter Privacy Landscape
• Aetna To Pay $2M To End LGBTQ Fertility Coverage Suit
• Law Firm Pans Photographer's IP Suit Over Website Image
• Publix Can't Send Questions To Ga. Justices In Opioid Suit
• Medical Testing Co. Not In Health Field For Taxes, IRS Says
• Conn. Dentists Settle Govt's Illegal Patient Recruiting Suit
• 4th Circ. Preview: Hemp, Wells And A Withdrawal
• Ohio Statehouse Catch-Up: Trans, Abortion Laws Face Battles
• The Fed. Circ. In April: Hurdles Remain For Generics
• 6 States Strike $270M Opioid Deal With Amneal
• HHS Finalizes Rule To Expand Health Coverage For Dreamers
• 7th Circ. Mostly Backs Ill. Home Health Kickbacks Judgment
• Endo Judge Hopes Criminal Sentence Warns Opioid Makers
• Walgreens Fights $1B Arb. Award Over COVID Test Contract
• Masimo Hit With Derivative Suit Over Audio Co. Acquisition
• DaVita Says Nurses Trying Go Around Wage Rulings
• Lawmaker Wants Antitrust Probe Of Health Insurance Data Co.
• Investors Not Entitled To Info, Sequel Youth Tells Chancery
• State Legislators Urge Feds To Change Cannabis' Status
• Colo. Panel Says COVID Can Trigger Workers' Compensation
• Tylenol MDL Highlights Expert Admissibility Headaches
• PE-Healthcare Mergers Should Prepare For Challenges
• Recent BigLaw Moves Show Boston Is 'Clearly On The Map'
• Calif. Hospitals Say BCBS Unit Left Them With $3.8M Bill
• Plaintiff To Share 'Horrific' Story In First Zantac Cancer Trial
• Skin Care Drug Co. Gets OK For Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan
• Freshfields-Led Novartis Inks $1.75B Cancer Drug Co. Buyout
• Chiropractor Gets 6 Mos. For Defrauding NBA With 'Big Baby'
• Don't Use The Same Template For Every Client Alert
• Monsanto Gets $185 Million Wash. PCB Verdict Overturned
• Sens. Slam UnitedHealth's Security Lapses, Breach Response
• 3 Takeaways From The DOJ's Cannabis Recommendation
• Sheppard Mullin Hires Paul Weiss Healthcare Antitrust Pro
• Future Is 'Bleak' If Judge Rejects Novant Merger, Court Hears
• Dental Supply Co. Must Face Suit Over COVID-Era Woes
• Pa. Justices Asked To Determine If Workers' Comp Covers CBD
• Ariz. AG Warns Repeal Of 1864 Abortion Ban May Be Too Late
• Senate Dems Reintroduce Bill To Tax And Regulate Cannabis
• Senior Living Company Resolves Asylee Hiring Bias Claims
• 3rd Circ. Flags Bayer's Knowledge Of Tainted Fungal Spray
• Del. Justices Reverse Toss Of $7.3B Inovalon Deal Challenge
• J&J Unit Cuts Deal To End Cancer Drug Trade Secret Fight
• 5th Circ. Judge Skeptical Of Medicare Drug 'Price-Setting'
• Online Portal Helps Fortify Feds' Unfair Health Practices Fight
• Holland & Knight Hires Ex-Choate Healthcare Chair In Boston
• Feds Say Conn. Psychologist's Fraud Was His 'Way Of Life'
• Walking With My Dog Makes Me A Better Lawyer