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Health - September, 2024

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• Calif. Sues Eureka Hospital For Denying Emergency Abortion
• Pa. Hospital Hit With $24M Verdict For Spinal Surgery Patient
• Ga.'s 'Heartbeat' Abortion Ban Struck Down Once Again
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• Pa. Bankruptcy Court OKs $53M Sale Of Nursing Homes
• J&J Backs Off 340B Rebate Plan Following Feds' Objections
• Webuild Escapes Suit Over $140M Award In Delaware
• Claims Trimmed In Neb. Medical Pot Legalization Fight
• Judge Wants More Info On Yale's Ties To Fertility Doctor
• Physician Assistant Seeks Lenient Term In $10M Fraud Case
• FTC Focus: How Scrutiny Of PBMs And Insulin May Play Out
• AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
• Steward Health CEO Sues Senate Panel After Contempt Vote
• Texas AG Wants Austin's Abortion Travel Fund Shut Down
• Kappos' Bayh-Dole Warning To Clients Draws Debate
• Acadia To Pay $19.9M For Alleged Inpatient Billing Scheme
• Why Many Drugs Remain Pricey 40 Years After Hatch-Waxman
• 4th Circ. Judge Startled By 'Really Odd' $9M Wage Suit Win
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive $5.9M CMS Contingency Fee Suit
• Ga. Hospital Patients Ask Judge to Revive Facebook Data Suit
• Takeaways From Texas AG's Novel AI Health Settlement
• Mich. Justices Take Up Another Auto Reform Coverage Case
• MetLife's 3rd Circ. Win Won't Stop ERISA Health Fee Suits
• Ault Disruptive To Dissolve After Failing To Ink SPAC Deal
• Medical Equipment Co., Founder Settle FCA Suit For $20M
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: September Lessons
• HHS Flags Ransomware Rise In New Deal With Wash. Provider
• Senate Bill Calls For Stronger Healthcare Cyber Standards
• Healthcare REIT Defeats Investor Suit For Good
• New Report Urges Feds To Take Larger Role In Pot Policy
• Split 2nd Circ. Backs 8 Years For Conn. COVID Money Scam
• Obesity Drug Developer Leads 2 Upsized IPOs Totaling $310M
• Virtua Discriminates Against Pregnant Patients, NJ Alleges
• Winner Of $8.6M Suit Wants Mich. Justices' Take On Cap
• Colo. Justices Pause Discovery In Hospital Lien Suit
• Ex-University Head Says COVID Isolation Death Suit Is Late
• Pa. Justices Say COVID Closures Aren't Covered Losses
• Senate Patent Bill Markups Delayed Until After Election
• NY Lawmakers Beat ADA Suit Over Contentious Mask Ban
• Healthcare Atty Rejoins Polsinelli After Foley Hoag Stint
• Behavioral Health Exec Pleads Guilty To Medical Billing Fraud
• Dallas VA Center Overpaid $3.7M For Wheelchair Services
• 11th Circ. Reverses DOJ Defeat In $400M Kickback Case
• Feds Urge Judge Not To Ax Novel Insider Trading Conviction
• Novel Labor Clause Ruling May Beg Scrutiny In Court
• Walgreens' TM Suit Can Proceed Against Founder's Relative
• NY Judge Pauses Abortion 'Reversal' Case As AG Files Appeal
• Ascension Must Face Additional Suit Over Vaccine Mandate
• Generics Group Names Ex-BIO, PhRMA Exec As New CEO
• 3rd Circ. Backs Tossing MetLife Suit Over Drug Rebates
• Owner Tanked NC Captive Insurer, Directors Say
• NJ Pharmacy Execs Cop To $33M Kickback Scheme
• Doctor Says Accusers In $2M Fraud Case Hiding In Pakistan
• Proposed Legislation May Crack Down On Online Drug Ads
• Ex-NBA Pro Who Admitted Benefits Fraud Can Play Overseas
• DACA Intervenors In ACA Suit Resist Stay Of Dismissal Bid
• Wash. Hospital System Misclassifies Workers, Nurse Says
• Cancer Detection Biz To Go Public Via $694M SPAC Merger
• Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Google Can't Ditch Privacy Suit Over Period App Data Sharing
• Full 9th Circ. Vaporizes First-To-File Precedent For FCA Suits
• Neb. Advocates Bash Effort To Upend Medical Cannabis Vote
• ATI To Pay $31M In SPAC Merger Litigation Settlement
• Conn. Officials Want Nursing School Students' Claims Nixed
• Novo Nordisk Tells Sens. Ozempic Costs Are Linked To PBMs
• Navigating Restrictions Following Biotech Bill House Passage
• What's In Colorado's 1st-Of-Its-Kind Neural Privacy Law
• Insurer Wants Quick Appeal At 8th Circ. In DOL Tax Fight
• What To Expect From Calif. Bill Regulating PE In Healthcare
• Commercial REIT Unveils $251M IPO As Pipeline Builds
• Senators Spar Over Abortion Bans Where 'Docs Play Lawyer'  
• 2nd Circ. Partly Revives Suit Over $18.5B Telehealth Deal
• Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
• Calif. Schools To Limit Or Ban Cellphones Under New Law
• J&J Talc Claims Paused In Latest Spinoff Ch. 11
• Med Mal Case Is Settled After Scuttled $111M Verdict in Minn.
• Mallinckrodt Brass Can't Avoid Investor Suit Over 2nd Ch. 11
• 'Dreamers' Want In On GOP States' Suit Over ACA Coverage
• Suit Says LAPD Stormed Medical Office Looking For Pot
• Medical Records Co. Accused Of Blocking Data Access
• Bio Lab Settles Conn. False-Claims Allegations For $1.73M
• SEC Scores $12M Judgment In Unregistered Dealer Case
• Blogging Co. Can't Nab Health Aides For Traveling CEO
• Fed. Circ. OKs Novartis Loss In Eye Syringe Patent Feud
• Adjuster Has No Duty To Insured In La. Hurricane Row
• Edelson, Susman, Berger To Lead MultiPlan Collusion MDL
• Amneal Latest Generic EpiPen Maker To Fight Colo. Law
• Mass. General Asks Court To End Fat Removal Patent License
• Cozen O'Connor Elevates 8 New Shareholders In 7 Offices
• Pa. Judge Commended For Admitting Error In Med Mal Case
• Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
• RSV Vaccine Biz Secures $100M For Series B Funding Round
• Aetna ER Payment Suit Remanded To Ohio State Court
• Kratom Co. Gets Claims Trimmed In Addiction False Ad Row
• Debevoise Reps KKR On $4.6B Middle-Market Fund
• Arbitration Unlikely For Nursing Home Poison Death Suit
• House To Weigh Patent Bill Aimed At Cutting Drug Prices
• Fla. Judge Trims Health Co. Data Breach MDL
• 3rd Circ. Rejects 'Close' Case For Preemption In Fosamax MDL
• Expert Witness's Change Of Tune Dooms Mich. Med Mal Suit
• Hyundai Unit Unlawfully Fired Cannabis Patient, Suit Says
• Healthcare Co. Slams IHS Action On $13M ER Staffing Deal
• 6th Circ. Revives Christian Challenges To LGBTQ Bias Law
• Del. Justices Uphold Toss Of AmerisourceBergen Syringe Suit
• IPO Trio Looks To Raise $536M Combined As Autumn Begins
• Judge Says $116M CIA Deal Protest Is Pot Calling Kettle Black
• 5th Circ. Deals Biden A Loss in Medicare Drug Pricing Row
• 3 Atty Takeaways On Mental Health Parity Final Rules
• Doctor Can't Secure Disability Coverage, 3rd Circ. Affirms
• Plaintiffs Firms Battle Over Proposed $9B Deal In J&J Talc Suit
• Ex-Healthcare Exec Can't Sue GC Over Probe Advice
• Entrepreneur Says Partners Stiffed Him On Testing Site Deal
• J&J Makes Third Try At Handling Talc Claims In Bankruptcy
• HCA Presses For NC Attorney General's Merger Review Docs
• Houston Judge Won't Take Up Prosecutor License Issue
• It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
• Cardinal Health Pays $1.12B For Integrated Oncology Network
• Ga. Airport Pat-Down Caused Catastrophic Injuries, Man Says
• Green Groups Can't Bar Housing Project, SC Judge Says
• FTC Accuses Drug Middlemen Of Raising Insulin Prices
• Texas Med Mal Law Axes Crash Suit Against Ambulance Driver
• Ill. Justices Affirm $2.1M Verdict In Blood Clot Death Suit
• Ga. Appeals Court Says Hospital Must Get Certificate Of Need
• 6th Circ. Upholds NLRB's Severance Order Against Hospital
• Another Ill. Jury Deadlocks Over Zantac Cancer Claims
• Convicted Drexel Professor Won't Get New Tax Evasion Trial
• Senate Panel Holds Steward CEO In Contempt After No-Show
• Outcome Exec Who Flipped Gets 7 Months For $1B Fraud Role
• Vertex Suit Highlights Issues For Pharma Fertility Support
• BakerHostetler Adds Ex-Baker Botts Accident Response Duo
• Calif. Panel Rejects Malpractice Claim In Ambulance Crash Suit
• Filing After Bar Lapse Was Honest Mistake, Prosecutor Says
• CVS Unit Pays $60M Over Alleged Insurance Kickback Scheme
• 7th Circ. Questions Nixing $183M Eli Lilly Drug Rebate Verdict
• Fla. Jury Awards $5M To Teacher Injured In Car Crash
• Rescheduling Pot Would Not Hasten Research, Report Says
• Health AI Co. Says Texas AG 'Misrepresents' Compliance Deal
• Ex-Amgen Rep Wasn't Original Whistleblower, Judge Says
• Harvard Rips Morgue Theft Appeal's Immunity Claim
• Mass. Appeals Court Backs Pot Shop's Arbitration Agreement
• No Excess Coverage For Atos' Trade Secrets Suit, Judge Says
• GSK Inks 2 Calif. Zantac Deals
• Cardinal Health's GC Earns Nearly $4.7M For FY '24
• Organon To Buy Psoriasis Treatment Biz For Up To $1.2B
• Walmart Workers Sue Over Health Plan Tobacco Surcharges
• North Carolina Panel Orders Redo In Hospital Beds Battle
• Regeneron Raps Suit Alleging A Firing Was For Medical Leave
• Texas Fertility Clinic Hid 'Catastrophic' Lab Issue, Couples Say
• CMS' New 'Breakthrough' Device Policy Shows Little Promise
• Brooklyn Feds Unveil Whistleblower Nonprosecution Plan
• GC Base Salaries At Big Companies On The Rise
• Contracting Rules Don't Bar Union Requirement, GAO Says
• Clinic Settles EEOC Suit Over Vision-Impaired Worker's Firing
• Express Scripts Blasts 'Biased' FTC Drug Middlemen Report
• Blumenauer Pushes House Speaker To Put Pot Bill To Vote
• Merit Medical To Buy Rival's Heart Implant Biz For $210M
• Doctors To End UK Strikes After Accepting 22% Pay Rise
• Teleflex Gets Another Chance In Catheter Patent Feud
• Injectable Analgesic Maker Wants Generic Version Blocked
• Pot Co. Execs Go To 9th Circ. In Investment Scam Case
• Mass. Accounting Firm Hit With Data Breach Class Claims
• Home Healthcare Cos. Strike Deal In EEOC Disability Bias Suit
• Assessing Algorithmic Versus Generative AI Pricing Tools
• 5th Circ. Judge Chides High Court Calls in Abortion Pill Case
• FDA Warns Vape Retailers About Approval Inadequacies
• Chevron Deference Invalid In Travel-Time Pay Case, DOL Says
• Pall Corp. Shorts Workers By Rounding OT, Suit Says
• NC High Court Snapshot: Tax Fights And A Health Care Spat
• Feds Misapplied L-Visa Criteria In Denial, Colombian Biz Says
• Record Retrieval Co. Hit With Suit Over Data Breach
• Bayer Beats IP Firm's Bid To Nix European MRI Patent
• Kimberly-Clark Loses EPO Bid For Moist Wipe Patent
• Nebraska Medical Cannabis Initiatives Will Be On Nov. Ballot
• NY Home Health Co. To Pay $3.5M To Settle Wage Claims
• IRS Floats Definition Of 'Covered Month' For Premium Credit
• NHS To Pay £87K To Clinician Who Quit Due To Low Funding
• EEOC Says Healthcare Co.'s Leave Refusals Breach ADA
• King & Spalding, Winston Rep Hospice Facilities Deal
• The 2024 Regional Powerhouses
• 23andMe Inks $30M Data Breach Deal With 6.4M Users In MDL
• Sandoz Awarded $137M In Generic Hypertension Drug Fight
• Walgreens To Pay $107M To End 3 False Billing Claims Suits
• Judge Orders Mobile IV Co. To Stop Eli Lilly Infringment
• Kennedys Hires Cyber, AI Pro From Addleshaw In London
• SEC Fines Zymergen $30M Over Misleading Pre-IPO Claims
• SBA Proposal Materially Alters Contractor Recertification
• Trio Of BigLaw Mergers Expected To Drive More Deal Talks
• Med Techs Settle Eyelid Cleaner Patent Spat
• Doctor Charged In DOJ Fraud Suit Gets 6 Months Probation
• USC Sex Abuse Coverage Dispute Dropped After Doc's Death
• Neb. Court Allows Competing Abortion Measures On Ballot
• EEOC Says Kids' Hospital Pulled Job Offer Over Egg Allergy
• Makers Of Paragard Say Time Ran Out On Claims In 236 Suits
• Ex-DOJ Deputy In TikTok, Twitter Cases Joins Mayer Brown
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ropes & Gray Helps Kohlberg Net $4.3B For 10th PE Fund
• Carer Accused Of Fraud Wins £26K Over Forced Resignation
• Alcon Loses European Patent Over Eye Imaging Tech
• ND Judge Finds 'Fundamental Right' To Abortion, Strikes Ban
• Steward Health Care CEO Faces Contempt For No-Show
• Medical Abuse Of DHS Detainees Suits Head To Mediation
• A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President
• Convicted Fraudster Seeks To Challenge $21M Restitution
• Faegre Drinker Adds White Collar Trio From Greenberg Traurig
• Lawmakers Urged To Reopen UK Whiplash Injury Portal Probe
• Aetna Sued For Not Covering Gender-Affirming Facial Surgery
• Marlowe To Spin Off Health Unit For £225M AIM Listing
• Greenberg Traurig Grows Health Team With Ex-NY Official
• EEOC Slaps 2 Companies With ADA Suits Over Firings
• Sanofi Sets €320M Licensing Deal With US, French Biotechs
• Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive
• Gender Care Hearing Centers On Ohio Bill Of Rights
• Cedars-Sinai Workers Seek Class In Retirement Plan Case
• Gov't Spent $236B In Fraud And Improper Payments In 2023
• Top Calif. Biz Bills Sitting On Gov. Newsom's Desk
• How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies
• 11 Patent Cases To Watch At Fed. Circ. And High Court
• Health Co. Owes $65M For Breach Of Medical Data, Nude Pics
• Nurse Says Hospital Rounding Policy Stole Her Wages
• King & Spalding Adds 4 Attys To Mass Torts Practice In Texas
• Sidley, Other Attys Get $850K In Fees For Migrant Family Suit
• Ipsen Exec Made Illegal Trades Before Merger, Feds Say
• Phelps Dunbar Recruits 6 Litigators In Raleigh
• EQT Leads €93M Round For Belgian Biotech's Cancer Venture
• Healthcare Co. Denied Nurse Time For Surgery, EEOC Says
• IP Boutique Hires Murgitroyd Pro For Life Sciences Team
• Dentons Adds 2 Corp. Pros In Dublin From US Rivals
• Doctor Gets OK To Sue Despite Calling Exec 'Evil Bastard'
• Missouri High Court Puts Abortion Rights Back on Nov. Ballot
• 80 Hospitals Sue HHS Over 'Part C Days' Payment Rule
• NLRB Says Pa. Hospital Must Give Union Wage Info
• Scientist Nabs $3.8M Win In U. Of Alabama Harassment Suit
• Managing Community Health Needs Assessments: A Checklist
• Calif. NLRB Judge OKs Union Vote At Social Services Org.
• 2024's Top Rulings In Native American Law
• Neb. Midwife Can't Sue For 'Hypothetical' Clients, Judge Rules
• MedStar's $11.8M ERISA Deal Gets Final OK
• Cybersecurity Co. Beats Suit Over Med Tech Data Breach
• Amazon Must Trim 'Halo' TM For EU Market
• Nelson Mullins Adds Baker Donelson Health Pro In Houston
• Healthcare Real Estate Firm Pays $80M For 277 US Properties
• Philips Balks At Dentons' Request To Exit IP Case
• Free Speech Or Bad Medicine? The Abortion 'Reversal' Battle
• Swedish Biopharma Vicore Announces Plans To Raise $75M
• Ex-Outcome CEO Says Issues Warrant Bond Pending Appeal
• Pa. Supreme Court Snapshot: Benefits, Cannabis, Taxes
• Purdue Sees Another OxyContin Patent Axed
• Dental Co. Can't Polish Off Suit Over Tracking-Pixel Use
• House OKs Bill To Bar Contracts With Chinese Biotech Cos.
• Generics Makers Want Mo. Sanctioned In Price-Fixing Case
• Texas High Court To Mull Medical Nonprofit's Med Mal Liability
• SEC Fines 7 Companies $3M Over Whistleblower Violations
• Colo. Justices To Weigh Excess MedMal Damage Calculations
• Baltimore Strikes $80M Opioid Settlement With Teva
• DLA Piper, Kirkland Guide $875M Cloud Software Deal
• Novo Nordisk Sues Over Ads For Diabetes, Weight Loss Drugs
• Philly Healthcare Attorney Moves To Saxton & Stump
• How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
• 7th Circ. Rulings Offer Employee Vaccine Exemption Guidance
• Pa. Nursing Home Chain Gets OK For October Facility Auction
• Ore. Seeks Dismissal Of Psilocybin Disabilities Suit
• White House Final Rule On Mental Health Parity Unveiled
• Abortion Provider Says Activist Group Intercepted Patient Info
• NJ Atty's Med Mal, Defamation Suit Against Hospital Revived
• Actelion Must Face Tracleer Antitrust Suit With Class Certified
• Fla. Hospital Wins Records Fight In Amputation Suit
• VA Must Turn LA Campus Into Vets' Housing, Judge Says
• Appeals Court Says Nursing Home Seller Keeps Atty Fees
• 3rd Circ. Follows Corner Post In Home Care OT Change Feud
• IHS Seeks Stay In $17M Suit In Wake Of High Court Ruling
• PruittHealth Enabled Antigay Abuse, Fired Nurse Says
• 4 ERISA Arguments To Watch In September
• Pa. Health Employers Must Prep For Noncompete Restrictions
• Atty Loses Bid To Revive NJ Malpratice Suit Against 2 Firms
• Congress Must Do More To Bolster ERISA Protections
• Glioblastoma Org. Wants End To Rival's Use Of 'GBM'
• Ohio Justices Craft New Jury Rule For Negligence Trials
• Law Firms Appeal Atty Fee Denial In Opioid Settlements
• NC County Says Hospital 'Monopoly' Led To ER Understaffing
• Judge Rewrites 'Unfair' Missouri Abortion Ballot Language
• Conn. Dentist Admits To Reaping $2.2M Through Kickbacks
• Judge Orders Jury Trial Over Arbitration Bid In TCPA Fight
• Referral Model Means No Tax Exemption For Texas Health Co.
• 9th Circ. Says Court 'Lost The Letter' In ERISA Coverage Row
• Texas Says New HIPAA Rule Obstructs State Abortion Laws
• FTC Staff Opposes Indiana Hospital Merger
• Lupin Infringes Exeltis Contraceptive Patents, Judge Finds
• PE Firm Argues Tossing of FTC Case Also Ends Workers' Suit
• ER Doctors End Surprise Billing Battle With Harvard Pilgrim
• FTC Focus: What Access To Patent Settlements Would Mean
• Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
• Feds Ask Justices For 'GVR' In Abortion Guidance Case
• Albertsons Denied Texas Court Remand In Opioid MDL
• Ill. Panel Backs Atty's Bid To Litigate Medical Record Fee Suit
• Leech Tishman Combines With Calif. Firm Nelson Hardiman
• Medical Cos. Must Provide Doctor Names In Fla. Qui Tam Suit
• 10th Circ. Partially Nixes Insurer Win In Liposuction Death Suit
• Judge Recommends Not Tossing UMiami Doctor's Bias Suit
• UBH Wins On Parity In Family's Mental Health Benefits Fight
• Ga. Justices Won't Disturb Distributors' Opioid Trial Win
• Tort Report: 'Landmark' $16M Crash Verdict Against Amazon
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Blackbeard IP Fight, Firm Data Breach
• Chamber Backs Gilead's Immunity In COVID Appeal
• Agencies Should Reward Corporate Cyber Victim Cooperation
• Steward Health Gets OK To Sell Mass. Hospitals For $343M
• Glenmark Will Pay $25M To End Feds' Price-Fixing Suit
• NJ Health System Wins Access To Fraud File In Antitrust Fight
• Weil Adds Longtime FTC Mergers Assistant Director In DC
• Ga. Justices Affirm Rejection Of Class In Patient Privacy Suit
• Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
• Arnold & Porter Adds Mintz Healthcare Enforcement Leader
• Louisiana Frees Aurobindo, Sandoz From Price-Fixing Suits
• Teva Investors Get Go-Ahead To Resume Kickbacks Class Suit
• Ex-VP Says Health Co. Tried To Call Firing Retirement
• 5th Circ. Grills Feds On Congress' Intent In No Surprises Act
• Justices Deny Oklahoma's Bid To Block HHS Funding Cut
• No BIPA Exception For OTC Glasses, Ill. Judges Say
• 2nd Circ. Won't Ax Dad's Removal Over Child's Mental Health
• Ohio AG Asks Appeals Court To Affirm Trans Care Restrictions
• 5 Ways Life Sciences Cos. Can Manage Insider Trading Risk
• Aspire Biopharma Inks SPAC Deal At $316M Valuation
• Ex-Worker Says Car Parts Co. Hit Smokers With Illegal Fee
• Strategies To Defend Against Healthcare Nuclear Verdicts
• Scientist Says Yale Medical School Ruined $28M 'Life's Work'
• 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
• Glenmark Hit With $50M Suit Over Potassium Pill Death
• Semnur Pharmaceuticals To Go Public Via $2.5B SPAC Merger