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Health - June, 2024

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• Chevron's End Is Just The Start For Energized Agency Foes
• Will 'Moral Victory' In Purdue Ruling Help Plaintiffs?
• CUNY Medical Prof Accused Of Fabricating NIH Grant Apps
• Texas Justices Back Ban On Gender Affirming Care For Minors
• In Chevron Case, Justices Trade One Unknown For Another
• Ontrak Exec Conviction Shows Trading Plans Aren't Shields
• Health Regulators Likely To Tread Carefully Post-Chevron
• Rite Aid Ch. 11 Plan OK'd With Insurers' Objections Resolved
• Shifting Legal Positions Behind High Court Abortion Punt
• Jury Convicts Seattle Doctor In NBA Health Fraud Case
• 3 Biggest Benefits Policy Developments From 2024's 1st Half
• Judge Finalizes $4M Deal In Eye Doc Ransomware Dispute
• Mich. EMTs Did Not Prove Immunity Over False Death Declaration
• 5th Circ. Tosses Texas Health System's COVID-19 Suit
• Litigation Pro Joins Bradley Arant From Houston Boutique
• How Cannabis Rescheduling May Affect Current Operators
• Skiing And Surfing Make Me A Better Lawyer
• Iowa Supreme Court Approves 6-Week Abortion Ban
• Supreme Court Strikes Down Chevron Deference
• Biden, Trump Spar On Abortion Access In The Wake Of Dobbs
• OptumRx Agrees To Pay $20M To Resolve DOJ Opioid Claims
• State AGs Want Stay Lifted In Generic Drug Pricing Suit
• Judge Blasts Prisons Bureau, Sends Exec To Halfway House
• Insurers Call Rite Aid Ch. 11 Opioid Deal Unfair
• Texas DAs Escape Defendant Class Cert. In Abortion Case
• Ga. Judge Says NBC Falsely Reported Mass Hysterectomies
• ACLU Says Mich. Can't Ban Medicaid Coverage Of Abortions
• 11th Circ. Upholds Radiology Practice's FMLA Suit Win
• Air Ambulance Ruling Severely Undermines No Surprises Act
• Hospitals' Charity Care Does Not Equal Taking, NJ Panel Rules
• 6th Circ. Dismisses Doctors' ACA Trans Healthcare Appeal
• Calif. Justices Say Patient's Choice A Factor In Product Cases
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: June Lessons
• Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule
• Fla. Gov. Vetoes Bill Giving Immunity On Data Breach Claims
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive Navy Hospital Gangrene Suit
• High Court Allows Idaho Emergency Abortions, For Now
• Del. Bankruptcy Ruling Will Give D&O Insureds Nightmares
• Ex-Outcome CEO Gets 7½ Years For Fraud Conviction
• Moms For America Sues Biden Admin Over Vax Liability Law
• Justices Chide 5th Circ. In Biden Social Media Case
• Calif. Sanctioned $111M In 30-Year Prison Staffing Case
• State Data Privacy Law Patchwork: Midyear Report
• Choctaw Nation Wants 9th Circ. Rehearing In CVS Arb. Dispute
• Apple Watch Improvement Is 'Inferior,' Docs Tell 9th Circ.
• NJ Panel Tosses Malpractice Suit Over COVID-19 Death
• Ex-Seattle Cancer Center Worker Settles Suit Over 'Woke' DEI
• Disabled Patients Can't Access Psilocybin, Ore. Suit Claims
• House GOP Gears Up For The End Of Chevron Deference
• Squire Patton Adds Epstein Becker Healthcare Atty In DC
• No Matter The Purdue Ruling, Mass Tort Reform Is Needed
• Nurses Say Mich. Hospitals Owe OT For Meal Break Work
• Akerman Adds Foley Hoag Corporate Atty In DC
• Feds' 5th Circ. Win On Preventive Care May Imperil ACA
• High Court 'Inadvertently' Posts Order Punting Abortion Case
• High Court Axes Challenge To Biden Admin's Social Media Work
• Judge Likely To Block Medical Record Co.'s Anti-Bot CAPTCHAs
• Cigna Objects To Ch. 11 Sale Of Western Pa. Nursing Homes
• Mich. Judge Blocks State Abortion Waiting Period, Counseling
• How Congress Is Tackling The US Healthcare Shortage
• Plaintiffs Firms Appealing $2.1B Fee Order In Opioid Case
• Chancery OKs $71M Premier Deal, $14M Four-Firm Fee
• United Strikes Deal To Exit Bias Suit Over Mask Policy
• Gov't Asks Ala. Fed. Court To Stay Gender Care Case
• GAO Won't Hear Protest Over Canceled DOD Sole-Source Deal
• Why The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Can Spur Progress
• After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1
• The Current State Of Healthcare Transaction Reviews In Calif.
• NYC Pharmacy Owners Get Jail Time For $18M Med Fraud
• Doctor Left Text Trail Describing NBA Fraud Scheme, Jury Told
• LA Schools Says Pseudoscience Infected 9th Circ. Vax Ruling
• Harvard Fertility Doctor Settles Secret-Impregnation Claim
• Protecting Trade Secrets In US, EU Gov't Agency Submissions
• Wage Law Doesn't Apply To $32M In PPE Sales, NJ Panel Says
• Ark. AG Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Opioids
• Suit Over Medical Screws Filed Too Late, Texas Panel Finds
• Jurisdictional Discovery Ordered In NJ COVID Test Fraud Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Defense Contractor Gresham Inks $83M SPAC Merger
• Justices Pass On Conn. School Vaccine Mandate Fight
• $2.9M Health Co. Data Breach Settlement Gets Final Approval
• Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers
• Justices Pass On Rutgers COVID-19 Vax Mandate Case
• Blumenauer Predicts Cannabis Rescheduling Before Year-End
• High Court To Review State Gender Care Bans
• Justices Won't Hear Objections To $2.67B BCBS Deal
• Estate Of Alzheimer's Patient Awarded $600K In NJ Death Case
• Texas Medical Board Adopts Abortion Records Requirement
• 4th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Over Fax Promoting Free Webinar
• Billing Report Order Was 'Overly Broad' In Injury Suit, Panel Says
• Recovery Home Co. Sues Over Denial By Town's Zoning Panel
• GAO Says CMS Didn't Address Contractor Conflict Of Interest
• Ontrak Founder Convicted In Novel Insider Trading Case
• Seton Hall Denies Fault For Student's Death In COVID Isolation
• Attys Accused Of Judge Shopping Must Share Public Remarks
• 5th Circ. Knocks Out National Block On ACA Preventive Care
• 3 Firms Build $540M Take-Private Sale Of Healthcare Data Biz
• HCA Wants Out Of Respiratory Therapist's Wage Suit
• Atrium Accused Of Tanking $62M Medicare Advantage Plan
• Taxation With Representation: Travers Smith, Potamitis Vekris
• 5 ERISA Cases To Watch In 2024's Second Half
• Glassblowing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Careful Data Governance Is A Must Amid Enforcement Focus
• Ex-DEA Heads Echo GOP AGs' Call For Pot Rescheduling Hearing
• Ontrak Founder's Insider Trading Case Goes To Calif. Jury
• Eli Lilly Launches Round Of Diabetes Drug Suits
• Web-Tracking Guidance Exceeded HHS' Authority, Judge Says
• $13B Antitrust Suit Is Class Cert 'Antithesis,' Delta Dental Says
• Spinal Implant Maker Can Liquidate Under Ch. 11 Plan
• UnitedHealth To Pay $1M To End NY AG Birth Control Probe
• Sutter Health Wins Trial Over $519M Double-Billing Claims
• No Access To Ethics Docs For Ex-NJ Official Yet, Judge Rules
• No Atty, No Case: Judge Tosses Attack On Psychedelics Ban
• HHS Drug Pricing Program Flouts Constitution, Boehringer Says
• 5 Critical Factors Driving Settlement Values In Cyber Litigation
• Attys Accused Of Judge Shopping Rebut Fraud Allegations
• NBA Fraud Ringleader To Plead Fifth At Doctor's Trial
• Pa. Justices Rule 'Client Exception' Can't Save Med Mal Case
• Money, Money, Money: Limiting White Collar Wealth Evidence
• ACLU Urges 9th Circ. To Reject Insurer's Trans Health Appeal
• How Associates Can Build A Professional Image
• Healthcare Tensions Equal Business For Litigation Funders
• Novant Pays $6.7M For Sharing Patient Data With Facebook
• High Court Petition Asks Justices: What's A 'Willful' Kickback?
• Company, States Battle In Court Over At-Home Rape Kits
• CORRECTED: Drug Cos., PBMs Score Win In Calif. AG's Insulin Price Suit
• Fla. Immune To Contract Suit Over COVID Tests, 4th Circ. Says
• Group Home's Atty In Europe On Day Of Depos, Court Told
• Seattle Can't Stop Firefighters' COVID Vaccine Suit
• Insurer Countersues In Penile Implant Coverage Dispute
• 9th Circ. Nixes City's Win In Wash. Firefighter Vax Order Suit
• High Court's Abortion Pill Ruling Shuts Out Future Challenges
• Legalization Foe SAM Seeks Hearing On Pot Rescheduling
• Hospital Board Says Feds Underpaid Claims By $17M
• Novant Drops NC Hospital Merger After 4th Circ. Pauses Deal
• 5 Steps To Navigating State Laws On Healthcare Transactions
• Orange Book Warnings Highlight FTC's Drug Price Focus
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Vax Mandate Case Amid Judge DQ Bid
• Latham Leads Boston Scientific On $1.16B Silk Road Deal
• Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age
• Va. City Can't Ax Atty's Wrongful Firing Suit Over FMLA Fraud
• PBM Takeaways From Proposed Telehealth Flexibility Bill
• A Plaintiffs-Side Approach To Cochlear Implant Cases
• Calif. Becomes Last State To Ink Deal Over Blackbaud Breach
• Teva, DOJ Signal Key Kickback Case May Fizzle At 1st Circ.
• Teamsters Plan Says Health Network Has Monopoly In Conn.
• USC Allegedly Used 'Junk Science' On Black Kidney Patients
• Hacker Facing Rare, Deadly Cancer Avoids Prison Time
• Mifepristone Ruling Means End Of Texas DACA Suit, Feds Say
• DOJ Wants 15 Years For Outcome CEO's $1B Fraud
• Male Enhancement Pills Infringe RAW Trademark, Co. Says
• Ex-Stimwave CEO Gets 6 Years For Dummy Implant Scheme
• Accused NBA Fraud Leader May Testify At Doctor's Trial
• Fed. Circ. Says Errors Led To Injunction In Trade Secrets Suit
• Colo. Justices To Review Prefiling Interest Cap Dispute
• Pharmacy Groups Urge High Court To Hear Okla. PBM Case
• FTC Says Hospital Won't Fail Without Novant Buyout
• Attys Accused Of Judge Shopping Must Turn Over Q&A Doc
• Mass. Dentist Indicted In Alleged $2M Medicaid Fraud
• Clients Say McGrath Kavinoky 'Bullied' Them Into Abuse Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ga. Panel OKs Instruction In $4.5M Spinal Device Injury Suit
• Inside Antitrust Agencies' Rollup And Serial Acquisition Moves
• Nursing Home Co. Owes Fees On Staffing Deal, Recruiter Says
• Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing
• 3rd Circ. Merges 3 Challenges To Medicare Drug Price Talks
• Red States Look To Block ACA Trans Discrimination Rule
• Novant Urges 4th Circ. To Reject FTC's 'Emergency' Bid
• Healthcare Worker's Solo PAGA Claim Heads To Arbitration
• Providers' $12M Suit Against Cigna, Multiplan Trimmed
• NC AG Wants Counterclaims Canned In Hospital Contract Suit
• 4 Big ERISA Decisions From The 1st Half Of 2024
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Duke Doc Wants Panel To Redo Disability Bias Ruling
• Pa. Nursing Home Creditors OK With $43.7M DIP Loan
• Justices Hand Abortion Advocates An Incomplete Win
• Thomas Targets Group Standing In Mifepristone Ruling
• Feds Get $4.6M In Deal Over Telehealth Billing Fraud Probe
• CVS Dodges Discovery Audit In Generic Drug Collusion Suit
• Health Co. Execs Charged In $100M Adderall Sales Scheme
• Playing Chess Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Abortion Medication Case Ends 'With A Whimper' At High Court
• Ex-Rehab Biz Manager Gets Prison For Theft From Resident
• Indiana Hospital Gets $11M Leg Amputation Verdict Reversed
• Yale Hospital OK With Merging Suits Over Stalled $435M Sale
• Texas Anesthesia Co. Appealing To Duck FTC Suit To 5th Circ.
• SEIU Unit On Hook For $6M In HCA Healthcare Strike Dispute
• Doctor Says Lawyer, Insurer Agreed To Backdoor Settlement
• SPAC Dealmakers Expect Modest Pickup After Market Bottom
• 9th Circ. Clarifies ERISA Preemption For Healthcare Industry
• 'Natural' Toothpaste Brand Loaded With PFAS, Moms Say
• 32 AGs Urge Justices Take Up Okla. PBM Law Fight
• FTC Asks 4th Circ. To Pause Novant Hospital Purchase
• Conn. Justices Nix Health Dept. Worker's Whistleblower Claim
• Transit Insurer Seeks To Limit Loss From $60M No-Fault Scam
• Sen. Dems Seek Criminal Penalties For PE Hospital 'Looters'
• Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians
• Pa. Health System Shakes Meta Data Sharing Row For Now
• Psychiatrist Can't Ax Verdict Over ADHD Drug Death
• Ohio Justices Will Review Bid To Toss Neck Injury Suit
• 6th Circ. Judge Doubts Clinic's Standing To Block Bias Law
• Ontrak CEO Told Broker To Sell Shares Quickly, Jury Hears
• 9th Circ. Judge On Theranos Appeal: 'Good Story' For Holmes
• Miss. Urges 5th Circ. To Approve Ban On Medical Pot Ads
• Texas, Mont. Sue HHS Over ACA Trans Discrimination Rule
• Judge Says Fla. Trans Medical Care Ban Is Unconstitutional
• Poor Monitoring Killed Anesthesia Patient, Conn. Jury Hears
• Unpacking NY's Revised Hospital Cybersecurity Rule Proposal
• FTC Gets Short Extension On Novant Deal Pause
• Short-Term Takeaways From CMS' New Long-Term Care Rules
• Kirkland-Led InTandem Capital Lands $715M For 3rd Fund
• Retrial Begins In NJ Fraud Case Over COVID Test Kit Deal  
• Updated Federal Rules Can Improve Product Liability MDLs
• Lean Into The 'Great Restoration' To Retain Legal Talent
• CFPB Floats Rule To Take Medical Debt Off Credit Reports
• FDA's Data Monitoring Guidance Reveals Future Expectations
• Rehab Clinics Add To MultiPlan Insurance Fixing Pile-On
• Bankrupt UpHealth Warned Of Criminal Charges In India
• IHS Urges Budget Shift After High Court Healthcare Ruling
• Health Data Co. Says Rival's Request Risks Patient Security
• Chancery Retains Most Healthcare Tech Merger Suit Claims
• Baltimore Lands $45M Deal With Allergan In Opioid Litigation
• 9th Circ. Says Choctaw's Dispute With CVS Must Be Arbitrated
• Labor Shortage Can't Justify Bid For H-2B Caregivers
• Colo. Justices Say Doc-Patient Privilege Mirrors Atty-Client
• 'Four Tops' Singer Sues ER Staff Who Ordered Psych Test
• 3 Takeaways From Cigna's Win In 9th Circ. Rehab Claim Fight
• Conn. Hospital Broke $4.25M Property Sale Deal, Buyer Says
• FTC To Fight Go-Ahead Order On Novant $320M Hospital Deal
• Tampa-Area Doctor May Sue Attorney, Appeals Court Says
• How Cannabis Rescheduling May Alter Paraphernalia Imports
• Addus HomeCare Buys Gentiva's Personal Care Biz For $350M
• 9th Circ. To Hear Args In Psilocybin Right-To-Try Case
• Live Urgent Care In-House Atty Axed For Pregnancy, Suit Says
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Mass. Nursing Home To Pay Record $4M Over Neglect Claims
• High Court To Review HHS Hospital Pay Formula
• Motley Rice Allocated Biggest Share Of $2B Opioid Fees
• Blank Rome Escapes 'Lamentable Saga' In 'Killer Nurse' Case
• Ontrak CEO Had Anxiety Over Souring Cigna Deal, Jury Told
• Speech Pathologists Say BakerHostetler Bungled Biz Deal
• Ozempic MDL Gets New Judge After Judge Pratter's Death
• Conn. Judge Pushes State For Proof In $11M Kickback Case
• Chicago-Area Man Charged With $60M COVID Test Fraud
• DC Circ. Undoes Library Of Congress Win In Fair Use Fight
• SEC Fines Ex-AstraZeneca Insider $1.4M For Merger Trades
• 'Why Are You Even Here?' Judge Prods Big Tobacco
• 7 Health Insurers Eye Rate Hikes In Connecticut
• Hospital Dodges Hostile-Workplace Claim In Race Bias Suit
• Judge Doubts Ethnicity Questions Deserve Jury Bias Probe
• Yale Hospital Sued For Seeking To Exit $435M Purchase Deal
• Rite Aid Can Borrow Another $75M In Ch. 11 Plan Pursuit
• Bank Says Alzheimer's Center Owes $17M On Defaulted Loan
• Atty Comms Are Fair Game After NJ Guilty Plea, Feds Say
• Health Co. CEO Sold Stock Amid Souring Cigna Deal, Jury Told
• Chronic Care Co. To Pay $14.9M To End DOJ False Claims Suit
• Drugmakers Escape Cancer Drug Antitrust Claims For Now
• Wash. Judge Suggests Insurer Dragged Out IP Dispute
• Insurer Off The Hook For $3.4M Nursing Home Death Verdict
• 8th Circ. Affirms Cigna Noncompete Applies To CVS Hire
• Simpson Thacher, Latham Guide Waystar's $968M IPO
• FDA Warning Indicates Scrutiny Of Regenerative Health Cos.
• New OSHA Memo Helps Clarify Recordkeeping Compliance
• 2 Regulatory Approaches To Psychedelic Clinical Trials
• Psychiatrist Gets 99 Months For $19M Billing Fraud Scheme
• 'Brussels Effect' Of EU's AI Act Is Uncertain, Legal Pros Say
• North Carolina AG Narrows Target In Hospital Contract Suit
• Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Justices Say Feds Liable For Tribes' Healthcare Admin Costs
• Fried Frank Exec Comp Partner Moves To Paul Hastings In NY
• Medical Clinic Must Face Patients' Record-Snooping Suit
• Fired Team Doctor Sues Emory, Falcons For Discrimination
• AI Co., Biotech Prep IPOs Worth $602M As Novelis Delays
• House Votes To Block Vets' Access To Gender-Affirming Care
• Colo. To Exempt Modular Homes From Sales Tax
• Medtronic Can't Pause FCA Claims For 1st Circ. Detour
• Lippes Mathias Merges With Syracuse Health, Business Firm
• Ohio Panel Revives Cancer Scientist's Misconduct Probe Suit
• A Healthier Legal Industry Starts With Emotional Intelligence
• 3rd Circ. Debates Length Of Breaks In $7M Wage Case
• FTC Can't Pause Novant's $320M Bid To Buy NC Hospitals
• Detroit Hospital Hit With Meal-Break Lawsuit Seeking OT
• Judiciary Panel Clears 1st MDL Rule, Eyes 'Mouthpiece' Amici
• Ontrak CEO Shed $20M In Stock With Insider Info, Jury Hears
• Divided 9th Circ. Reverses Sutter Health Antitrust Trial Victory
• Insulin Pens Exposed Patients To Disease, Hospital Says
• Chinese Fund Asks To Nix Doc Bid In $830M Transaction Row
• FDA Advisers Rebuff Bid To Treat PTSD With MDMA
• Justices Raise Doubt Hospital System Must Face Wage Claims
• Ga. Doc, Cos. Not Responsible For Credentialing, Panel Says
• Ga. County Wants 11th Circ. To Rethink Trans Care Ban Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Says ERISA Blocks Cigna Bill Backpedaling Suit
• Benefits Plan Inks Deal To End Mental Health Coverage Suit
• White House Threatens Veto Over Policy Riders In VA Bill
• Nurse Staffing Exec Wants Antitrust, Fraud Charges Separated
• Psychiatrist's Billing Scheme Warrants 11 Years, Feds Say
• To Make Your Legal Writing Clear, Emulate A Master Chef
• Fox Rothschild Partner Can't Testify In NJ Fraud Retrial
• Ex-Keller & Heckman Scientist Joins K&L Gates In DC
• Circuit Judge Writes An Opinion, AI Helps: What Now?
• Sens. Offer Stark Takes On Abortion Two Years Post-Dobbs
• 'Food As Health' Serves Up Fresh Legal Considerations
• DC Circ. Ruling Heightens HHS Contract Pharmacy Challenges
• Voir Dire With No Judge Present Persists In State Courts
• Humana Hit With Investor Suit Over Post-COVID Costs
• Colo. Gov Signs Compromise Bill Raising Damages Caps
• DC Judge Axes Ariz. Tribe's $2.6M Veteran Care Claims
• NY 'No-Fault' Insurance Fraudster Gets 10 Years
• Surgeons Denied Early Exit From GEICO's Bogus Injury Suit
• Drug Cos. Can Depose DC AG In Drug Price-Fixing Row
• DOL Fights Injunction Bid In Data-For-Insurance Fight
• 4 Mass. Rulings You Might Have Missed In May
• Amazon, Wondery Want Out Of ICE Doc's Defamation Suit
• Ex-SoftBank GC Joins Foley & Lardner As Partner In SF
• Jury Trials Dwindle In State Courts; Fall Started Before COVID
• House COVID Panel Questions Fauci Over Pandemic Origins
• Ropes & Gray Guides Becton On $4.2B Edwards Unit Buy
• Senate To Vote On Right To Contraception
• FTC Theories Of Harm After Anesthesia Co. Ruling
• Nursing Home Co. LaVie Hits Ch. 11 In Ga. With $1.1B Debt
• Blockbuster Summer: 10 Big Issues Justices Still Must Decide