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False Claims Act Causation Standard Continues to Divide Federal Courts

A federal judge in Massachusetts reached the same heightened causation standard as applied in the court's 2023 decision in U.S. v. Regeneron. However, two other judges have applied a less stringent "'causal connection.'"
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Connecticut Law Tribune

'Every Single Judge on Board': First-Impression Case Revived

The fertility fraud case alleges that Dr. Narendra Tohan used his own sperm to inseminate patients.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Private Equity-Backed Medical Imaging Chain Hires CLO, Continuing C-Suite Makeover

"Health care organizations face an increasingly complicated business landscape. At the same time, the demand for their services is dictating rapid expansion, innovation, and operational shifts," said Chris Shea, chief legal officer of MedQuest Associates.
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Law.com

Arbitrators Under Fire for Allegedly Forcing Workers to 'Stay or Pay' Employers

"By continuing to administer arbitrations of 'stay or pay' provisions, however, the [American Arbitration Association] essentially facilitates indentured servitude and endangers its legitimacy as an impartial tribunal," the ACLU letter claimed.
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Texas Lawyer

Sheppard Mullin Expands in Dallas With 6-Lawyer White Collar Team From Bradley

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton gains bench strength in Texas in white-collar crime defense, corporate investigations and health care enforcement with the six-lawyer team.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Discovery Seeks to Link Yale University to Doctor in Fertility Scandal

"Maybe they thought that they would never be held accountable for it. But now, people are learning about it, and they're understandably very upset and deserve justice," claimed plaintiff counsel Matt Blumenthal of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder.
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National Law Journal

'Religious Discrimination'?: 4th Circuit Revives Challenge to Employer Vaccine Mandate

The trial court "erred" in dismissing the plaintiff's reasonable accommodation and disparate treatment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in a case challenging an employer's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious grounds.
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Law.com

South Carolina Physicians Challenge Abortion Ban Under Religious Freedom Claims

"The abortion ban violates the fundamental right to practice one’s faith, forcing plaintiffs to choose between observing their religious duties but risking imprisonment and professional discipline or reneging on their religious obligations but preserving their freedom and livelihood," a press release from The Lawyering Project said.
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Law.com

'Self-Diagnosed Nickel Allergy' Fails to Find Success in Med-Mal Suit, 8th Circuit Rules

The court affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri's decision, concluding the plaintiff failed to create a genuine dispute of material fact regarding causation as she failed to provide admissible medical evidence showing she had a nickel allergy.
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Daily Business Review

Attorneys, Health Care Officials Face Nearly $80M RICO Suit Over Allegedly Fabricated Spreadsheet

Elevance Health, along with attorneys from Robins Kaplan, allegedly used a falsified health care billing spreadsheet to obtain a nearly $26 million judgment against a provider in 2021.
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