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'A Tremendous Financial Burden': Medical Providers File Class Action Lawsuits Against Change Healthcare Over Data Breach

"In the case of the plaintiff, she had to get money out of her retirement account to make payroll, purchase medications for patients and pay operating expenses because they were unable to get claims either pre-authorized, or if they were submitted, they weren't able to get them paid," Thomas A. Zimmerman, Jr., a Chicago-based attorney at the Zimmerman Law Offices told Law.com. "This is causing a tremendous financial burden on the healthcare providers."
5 minute read

Law.com

Mead Johnson Hit With $60M Verdict in First NEC Trial Over Preterm Infant Formula

An Illinois jury awarded $60 million on Wednesday in the first verdict involving cow's milk-based infant formula that allegedly has sickened or killed premature babies who contracted a gastrointestinal inflammation called necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court Upholds Consumers' Right to Sue Federal Agencies Under the FCRA

In its recent decision in Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split over whether federal agencies could be liable to individuals for private rights of action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Supreme Court Applies Framework to Housing Requests for Emotional Support Animals

"Emotional support animals, however, are different from pets and are not subject to general pet policies. ESAs can help people who struggle with mental health issues and other disabilities, and can enable them to function better in their everyday lives," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

A 'Shocking Opinion'?: 'Duty to Defend' Under Fire in Ga. Court of Appeals Opinion

"There isn't a businessperson in the state that's not going to not lose the duty to defend because within [the new criteria," the defendant-appellee attorney said. "They can either have the financial wherewithal or can borrow it. ... It reaches so much further than it needed to go."
4 minute read

Law.com

Quaker Oats Products Accused of Containing Toxic Levels of Pesticide, Lawsuit Claims

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Super-Stringent State Health Privacy Law May Spark Similar Statutes Elsewhere

The complexity of complying with the new Washington state law is expected to lead to a flood of lawsuits from plaintiffs lawyers.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Cigna Class Action: Algorithm Allegedly Auto-Denies 300,000 Claims

"This action arises from Cigna's illegal scheme to systematically, wrongfully, and automatically deny its insureds the thorough, individualized physician review of claims guaranteed to them by law and, ultimately, the payments for necessary medical procedures owed to them under Cigna's health insurance policies," the complaint alleged.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Artificial Intelligence Is Monopolizing the Attention of Regulators and Lawmakers

The new era of AI technology has ushered in competition concerns alongside consumer-protection fears. Accordingly, regulators and lawmakers are taking note of the AI craze and are keen on ensuring that companies involved in AI are respecting both antitrust and consumer protection laws.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Lawmakers Eye Bolstering Regulatory Framework for Fintech

The burgeoning industry operates currently with limited guidelines and mandates, according to witnesses at a hearing in Albany.
4 minute read

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