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Pharmacies Petition 6th Circuit to Overturn 'Sweeping Order' for Opioid Prescription Data

Pharmacies facing an Oct. 13 trial are challenging U.S. District Judge Dan Polster's order to provide opioid prescription data for thousands of stores nationwide. They also insist that at least two of his orders have not complied with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York's Prohibition on For-Profit Medical Referral Services

In his Health Law column, Francis J. Serbaroli describes New York's obscure prohibition on for-profit medical referral services. Although this law was enacted nearly 50 years ago when the health care market place was very different, he notes that it can still cause problems if attorneys are not aware of it when they structure any kind of health care referral arrangement in New York.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

MAID: Assisted Suicide or Death with Dignity?

For supporters of MAID, allowing terminally ill patients the choice to have "death with dignity" is the humane and compassionate thing to do. On the other hand, some medical professionals view participation in MAID as a violation of their ethical responsibility to "do no harm."
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

With 12 Laterals From 2 Firms, Husch Blackwell Expands Health Care Heft in Wisconsin

A group of eight health care lawyers joined Husch Blackwell in Madison, Wisconsin from Godfrey & Kahn, along with four others from Reinhart Boerner Van Dueren.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Recent Legal Developments That Are Going to Make Medical Peer Review in Texas Harder (But More Important Than Ever)

The courts have been relatively quiet in Texas this past year when it comes to cases addressing medical peer review. The Texas Legislature, however,…
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

How Breastfeeding Came Before Georgia's High Court

"Lactation consultants are not medical professionals," Renee Flaherty of the Institute for Justice told the Georgia Supreme Court. "It's something far more modest. It's woman to woman advice about breastfeeding. They've done this safely for hundreds of years."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appeals Court Wades Into Medical Marijuana Licensing Dispute

Louis Del Favero Orchids is trying to convince the First District Court of Appeal that state health officials erred in granting a handful of medical-marijuana licenses to competing firms last year.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Viagra Plaintiffs Strike Out After Judge Tosses Their Causation Experts

U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg, who contrasted the plaintiffs' experts to those admitted in cases over Roundup, is likely to end the multidistrict litigation over Viagra, which involves more than 1,000 lawsuits alleging the erectile dysfunction medication increased the progression of melanoma.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Theranos Prosecutors: 'Common Sense' Only Thing Needed to Understand Charges Against Holmes

Federal prosecutors took aim at defense motions to dismiss the wire fraud case against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes arguing that they charged the case in a way that doesn't require them to point to specific false statements.
4 minute read

Law.com

Okla. AG Sues 3 Pharmaceutical Distributors Over the Opioid Crisis

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, who obtained a $475 million judgment last year against opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, filed a lawsuit on Monday against AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., McKesson Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc.
5 minute read

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