Health

  • April 07, 2025

    Fla. Man Pleads Guilty In $8.4M Medicare ID Fraud Case

    A Fort Lauderdale man has pled guilty in Florida federal court to criminal charges accusing him of illegally buying Medicare identification numbers and using those numbers to help submit $8.4 million in false Medicare claims.

  • April 07, 2025

    Drug Buyers, Generics Cos. Fight Over Bellwether Litigation

    Generic drug buyers vied Friday with the pharmaceutical companies they've accused of price-fixing over how to shape the first rounds of long-gestating Pennsylvania federal court litigation that the plaintiffs want heard in separate consecutive trials and that the drugmakers want combined.

  • April 07, 2025

    Incyte Can't Get Pretrial Win In Novartis Royalty Fight

    A New York federal judge has disagreed with Incyte Corp.'s argument that its interpretation of a drug commercialization contract at the heart of a royalties dispute with Novartis Pharma AG is the right one, ahead of a jury trial scheduled next month.

  • April 07, 2025

    AGs Announce $335M Opioid Deal With Mylan

    New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday said her office and those of other states reached a $335 million deal with Mylan to help combat the opioid crisis.

  • April 07, 2025

    Twins' Doctor Ducks Penalty In Baseball Player's Death Suit

    A Florida state court judge Monday declined to penalize a Minnesota Twins doctor for a previously undisclosed text messages that allegedly contradicted deposition testimony over what he knew regarding the treatment status of a minor league baseball player's fatal heart condition, saying the misstep didn't rise to a punishable level.

  • April 07, 2025

    Ohio Hospital Illegally Conducted Mass Layoffs, Workers Say

    An Ohio hospital abruptly laid off more than 100 workers without notice and failed to pay many of those employees their final paychecks, a proposed class action filed in federal court said.

  • April 07, 2025

    Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

    The Federal Trade Commission sued to block GTCR BC's planned purchase of a medical device coatings company, the Justice Department's antitrust case against Live Nation survived a dismissal bid and a New York state court found a ski mountain deal hurt competition. Here, Law360 looks at the major merger review developments from March.

  • April 07, 2025

    Conn. Healthcare Facility Seeks To Flip $13.4M Death Verdict

    An assisted living facility has asked the Connecticut Appellate Court to throw out a $13.4 million jury verdict surrounding a patient's death, arguing his estate improperly added a time-barred Patient Bill of Rights claim months before trial and didn't adequately prove a breathing apparatus failed.

  • April 07, 2025

    Reinsurer Seeks Arbitration In Bermuda In Legionnaires' Row

    A Michigan healthcare system's captive insurer turned to an improper venue to litigate coverage issues with its reinsurer over underlying Legionnaires' disease claims, the reinsurer told a Michigan federal court, saying the captive insurer's coverage claims must be sent to arbitration in Bermuda.

  • April 07, 2025

    Conn. Judge Pauses 'Staggering' Hospital Data Subpoena

    A Connecticut judge temporarily paused a subpoena seeking what a health nonprofit called "a staggering amount" of confidential patient data by a proposed class of Constitution State residents accusing Hartford HealthCare Corp. of monopolizing the state's healthcare industry, stating that the court must review the subpoena first.

  • April 07, 2025

    11 States Tell 6th Circ. To Ax Mich. Conversion Therapy Ban

    Eleven U.S. states led by Iowa and South Carolina urged the Sixth Circuit to strike down Michigan's ban on conversion therapy for minors, saying the law censors therapists' speech.

  • April 07, 2025

    Feds Say Fla. Doctor Fleeced Medicare With Bogus Charges

    A doctor and his Florida-based business, Vohra Wound Physicians Management LLC, deliberately overbilled Medicare for years, charging it for wound care procedures that were unnecessary or not performed, according to federal prosecutors.

  • April 07, 2025

    NC Doctors Say Fee-Sharing Row Resulted In Pay Cuts

    A group of North Carolina anesthesiologists accused their business partners of slashing their monthly compensation in half in retaliation against them for questioning a proposed fee-sharing arrangement, saying the cut allegedly violated the doctors' contracts and breached the partners' fiduciary duty.

  • April 04, 2025

    Hilco To Fight $177M GSA Deal Cancellation

    Hilco Development Services said it will fight the General Services Administration's decision to cancel its $177 million sale of a decommissioned federal government building in California to the construction company.

  • April 04, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Backs Ruling Against Parents In Vaccine Case

    The Federal Circuit has upheld a lower court's ruling in a Vaccine Act case brought by parents of a child who has seizures and developmental delays, finding that they failed to show that his conditions were caused by vaccines.

  • April 04, 2025

    Split DC Circ. Denies Calif. Subsidies For Border Hospitals

    A split D.C. Circuit panel on Friday found it was not unconstitutional for California to exclude hospitals bordering the state from a program distributing supplemental payments to providers that serve Medi-Cal beneficiaries.

  • April 04, 2025

    Va. Tribe Accuses State Of Obstructing Medicaid Program

    The Nansemond Indian Nation and its healthcare entity have sued the Commonwealth of Virginia in federal court, saying the state made changes to its Medicaid program without lawful authority in a "systematic" campaign to undermine the sovereign rights of tribes.

  • April 04, 2025

    NIH Wants Prompt 1st Circ. Review Of Agency's Grant Caps

    The National Institutes of Health is seeking a quicker path to appeal a ruling that blocked its cap on research grant costs, asking a Boston federal judge on Friday to make permanent the preliminary injunction that put the agency's cost-cutting plans on hold. 

  • April 04, 2025

    HHS Drops 11th Circ. Fight Over ACA Trans Rule Freeze

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agreed to drop its bid to overturn an order blocking it from enforcing regulations that extend the Affordable Care Act's anti-discrimination provisions to transgender individuals against Florida organizations, according to filings with the Eleventh Circuit.

  • April 04, 2025

    Texas Says San Antonio Is Funding Out-Of-State Abortions

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the city of San Antonio of appropriating taxpayer funds to pay for pregnant women to travel out of state to seek abortions, in a lawsuit filed in state court Friday.

  • April 04, 2025

    Ohio AG Takes Trans Care Limits Bid To State Justices

    Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has taken his bid to reinstate limits on gender-affirming care for transgender youths to the state's highest court and wants the law's enforcement to continue throughout his appeal.

  • April 04, 2025

    Texas Justices Deny UnitedHealthcare, Humana Records Row

    The Texas Supreme Court declined Friday to take up a dispute between United HealthCare Services Inc. and Humana Insurance Co. over whether UnitedHealthcare should have to turn over Medicare documents connected to a state retirement plan.

  • April 04, 2025

    Seattle Children's Faces Class Action Over Nurse Meal Breaks

    A Washington nurse has filed a proposed class action alleging Seattle Children's Hospital broke state law by failing to schedule or provide mandatory rest and meal breaks, in a state court complaint that said the problem was made worse by understaffing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • April 04, 2025

    Veteran Sues Gov't Over Atlanta VA's Missed Diagnosis

    An Army veteran has sued the federal government for $5 million, claiming a first-year resident and an attending physician at the Atlanta VA Medical Center failed to notify him he tested positive for syphilis, thereby allowing the infection to progress to neurosyphilis.

  • April 04, 2025

    NBC Settles ICE Doctor's Suit Over Hysterectomy Reporting

    NBC Universal and a gynecologist who accused the media company of falsely portraying him as having performed mass unwanted hysterectomies on women detained at an immigration detention center ended their suit on Friday after informing a Georgia federal court of a settlement.

Expert Analysis

  • Cos. Should Inventory Issues To Prep For New Congress

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    As the legislative and oversight agendas of the 119th Congress come into sharper focus, corporate counsel should assess and plan for areas of potential oversight risk — from tax policy changes to supply chain integrity — even as much uncertainty remains, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Incoming Admin May Shake Up Life Sciences Regulation

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    Though President-elect Donald Trump has not yet articulated policy priorities regarding the life sciences industry, the sector is positioned to see significant changes that could affect everything from drug exclusivity and generic drug approvals, to the availability of over-the-counter drugs, to laboratory-developed tests and digital health, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Next Steps In The $2.8B Blue Cross Payout To Providers

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    Healthcare providers deciding whether to participate in Blue Cross Blue Shield network's recent $2.8 billion antitrust class action settlement must weigh key recovery factors, including provider type and litigation cost, say attorneys at Hall Render.

  • Navigating DOJ's Patchwork Whistleblower Regime

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    In the past few months, the U.S. Department of Justice and several individual U.S. attorney’s offices have issued different pilot programs aimed at incentivizing individuals to blow the whistle on misconduct, but this piecemeal approach may create confusion and suboptimal outcomes, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • What To Expect From State AGs As Federal Control Changes

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    Under the next Trump administration, Democratic attorneys general are poised to strengthen enforcement in certain areas as Republican attorneys general continue their efforts with stronger federal support — resulting in a confusing patchwork of policies that create unintended liabilities for businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?

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    Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.

  • What To Expect Next From Federal Health Tech Regulation

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    Healthcare organizations should pay close attention to federal health information technology regulators' recent guidance concerning barriers to accessing electronic health information, which signals that more enforcement in this area is likely forthcoming, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • 5 Areas Congress May Investigate After GOP Election Wins

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    With Republicans poised to take control of Congress in addition to the executive branch next year, private companies can expect an unprecedented uptick in congressional investigations focused on five key areas, including cryptocurrency and healthcare, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.

  • Takeaways From State Votes On Abortion In The 2024 Election

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    Attorneys at Epstein Becker discuss how 10 states voted on ballot initiatives to either protect or restrict access to abortion in the 2024 general election, and analyze overarching trends.

  • Loper Bright Offers New Materiality Defense To FCA Liability

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bight Enterprises v. Raimondo, ending Chevron deference, may have created a new defense to False Claims Act liability by providing the opportunity to argue that a given regulation is not material to the government's payment decision, says Tanner Cook at Husch Blackwell.

  • How Expanded Birth Control Coverage May Affect Employers

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    Employers should consider the potential impact of recently proposed regulations that would expand group health plans' required coverage of preventive services and contraceptives, including questions about how the agencies would implement their plans to eliminate the prescription requirement and alter the exceptions process, says Jennifer Rigterink at Proskauer.

  • Legislation Most Likely To Pass In Lame Duck Session

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    As Congress begins its five-week post-election lame duck session, attorneys at Greenberg Traurig break down the legislative priorities and which proposals can be expected to pass.

  • Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals

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    Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Opinion

    Preserving The FCA Is Crucial In Trump's 2nd Term

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    While the Trump administration may pursue weaker False Claims Act enforcement, it remains an essential tool in safeguarding public funds and maintaining corporate accountability, so now is not the time to undermine ethical behavior, or reduce protections and incentives for whistleblowers, says Adam Pollock at Pollock Cohen.

  • Series

    Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron. 

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