New York reaches $1.1B settlement with opioid distributors
The state of New York has reached a $1.1 billion settlement agreement with three of the nation’s largest drug distributors after the state...
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California Court of Appeal holds lien doctor cannot establish fraudulent medical and billing reports are protected activity under the Anti-SLAPP statute
In People ex rel. Allstate Insurance Co. v. Rubin (“Rubin”), the Fourth Appellate District, Division Three held that the trial court properly denied...
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One step forward, two steps back: roofers, insurance and commercial speech
On July 11, 2021 Chief Judge Mark Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida entered an...
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Healthcare billing fraud: 6 recent suits, settlements
From Cleveland Clinic’s Akron (Ohio) General Health System paying $21 million to resolve false claims allegations to a surgeon losing Medicare...
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22 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From a Supreme Court decision allowing site-neutral payment cuts to proceed, to Cleveland Clinic’s Akron (Ohio) General Health System agreeing to...
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Wyoming college CFO sued for alleged $15M fraud
In late June of this year, a lawsuit had been filed in federal court which alleges that the former chief financial...
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Seven insurers sue CVS for allegedly inflating drug prices
A new lawsuit — the second in the span of a year — alleges CVS overcharged health insurers for prescription drugs, pocketing billions...
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Life insurer has no duty to investigate forged policy change form
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the insurer where it paid a death benefit to the person whose...
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10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From a legal dispute between Mayo Clinic and the IRS heading back to a lower court to AdventHealth winning a $1.5...
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Sixth Circuit affirms jury criminal conviction in federal healthcare kickback scheme
In a recent opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the court analyzed several alleged points...
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