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OIG Issues Unfavorable Opinion for Proposed Arrangement Under the Anti-Kickback Statute

The requestor inquired as to whether the proposed arrangement would warrant sanctions under Section 1128(b)(7) or Section 1128(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as they relate to Section 1128B(b), the federal anti-kickback statute (AKS).
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Law.com

Montana State Judge Blocks Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Legislation From Going Into Effect Over the Weekend

"We are so thankful for this opportunity to protect trans youth, their families, and their medical providers from this baseless and dangerous law," said Malita Picasso, staff attorney for the ACLU's LGBTQ & HIV Project. "While this fight is not over, every day that transgender Montanans are able to access this care is a critical and life-saving victory. We will never stop opposing this ban and all others like it until every transgender person has the care and support they need to thrive."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Why Northern District of Georgia Case Terminations Soared in 2022

What federal data tells us about trends in Georgia's district courts.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Atlanta Children's Hospital In-House Chief Moves to New All-Female Health Care Boutique

"You draw on the expertise of the team," Rachel King, previously the chief compliance officer for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, said of the model at Health Law Strategists.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Unum Faces ERISA Suit in Case Hinged on Social Media Posts, Few Doctor Visits

"Absent any improvement whatsoever in [my client's health], they out of the blue do an about-face and declare [she] can work based primarily ... on a doctor three time zones away who wrote a five-page report," Ian O. Smith said. "For 22 years, I've been doing my best to counter that because ... under any standard, any reasonable person would view this as wrong."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

How Favorable Facts and Voir Dire Strategy Helped Win a $30M DeKalb Med-Mal Verdict

"This is what happens when insurance companies force plaintiffs to try cases," plaintiff's counsel said.
5 minute read

Law.com

At Oral Argument, Law Firm Says It Didn't Violate Client's Privacy With Press Release Announcing Med Mal Verdict

"Counsel, are you asserting that somehow this private information that was disclosed at a public trial regains its confidentiality after the trial is over?" Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White asked the plaintiff's attorney at one point.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Frozen Embryo Custody Hinges on IVF Paperwork, Ga. Appeals Court Rules

An argument for the "right not to procreate" was ultimately ruled upon as a contractual dispute.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

DLA Piper Hires Healthcare-Focused Lobbyist in Miami After Losing Corporate Co-Chair

"After being in-house for nearly twenty years at a healthcare company, I was excited to work with an international firm where I can use my legal and lobbying experience to benefit multiple clients across the country," said incoming DLA Piper partner Darren Patz in an emailed statement.
2 minute read

Law.com

Opioid Special Master Facing Disqualification Motion After Hitting 'Reply All' on Email

David Cohen, the special master in the opioid multidistrict litigation, sent an Aug. 28 email accidentally to lawyers in the cases. Now, two pharmacy benefit managers have moved to disqualify him, insisting the email 'would lead any reasonable observer to question his impartiality.'
6 minute read

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