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Reproductive Health Agencies Sue Alabama AG Over State's 'Abortion Travel Ban'

"Attorney General Marshall's threats require healthcare providers in Alabama to choose between their own liberty and freedom, and their ethical responsibility to fully inform pregnant patients of their healthcare options out of state. Over the last year, these threats have prevented pregnant Alabamians from accessing comprehensive information about their legal healthcare options, and the support they may depend on to access those options," Alison Mollman, senior counsel with the ACLU of Alabama, said in a statement. "The consequences are not theoretical, they are real and can be deadly. It's time for Attorney General Marshall's threats to be recognized for what they are: unconstitutional and contrary to Alabama law."
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The Legal Intelligencer

High Court Clarifies Subjective Intent as Standard for False Claims Act Violations

This holding leaves relators uncertain about what facts, and how many, are necessary to establish that a defendant "knew" its claims were false.
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Daily Report Online

AG: Takeover of Augusta University Hospitals May Proceed

Marietta-based Wellstar Health System would take over the 478-bed Augusta University Medical Center and 154-bed Children's Hospital of Georgia, as well as the rights to build a 100-bed hospital in Grovetown, in the growing Columbia County suburbs of Augusta.
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The American Lawyer

Miami Lawyer John Ruiz's LifeWallet Loses $3.1B in Value After Accounting Errors Fixed

The assets of the Medicare recovery firm-turned-health care data company are worth half as much as the company previously reported due to accounting errors in the May 2022 de-SPAC, a Thursday financial statement indicated.
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Daily Report Online

Bad Bedside Manner or Breach of Standard of Care? Trial Begins in Case Against Atlanta Viral 'Dancing Doctor'

The plaintiff alleges the video of the surgeon and anesthesiologist dancing while performing her surgery left her emotionally scarred after it went viral online.
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National Law Journal

FTC's Message to PBMs Hints at Stricter Regulatory Action, Attorneys Say

"It's clear that PBMs are in the crosshairs at the moment," said Lee Rosebush, a Baker & Hostetler partner.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Main Line Fertility Hit With Class Action Over Alleged Website Pixel Tracking

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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Daily Business Review

New Law Requires Fla. Health Care Providers to Store Health Care Records in the Continental US, Its Territories or Canada

The new Florida law will impact Florida health care providers who are subject to the Exchange Act, and they should confirm that their information management systems and technology contracts support their compliance with the new law.
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Daily Report Online

Headed to Supreme Court: Commissioner's Authority Scrutinized After Hospital's Expansion Granted

Before the Georgia Supreme Court in November, opposing appellate counsel will argue whether "the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Health applied the appropriate standard in rejecting factual findings that invalidated a metro-Atlanta hospital's application for a certificate of need" under Georgia law.
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National Law Journal

Health Care Merger Dispute Sees Summary Judgment Bids From Feds, State Officials

"The Hospitals... assert they are exempt from the requirements... due to the state action doctrine, which, while a judicially created affirmative defense to antitrust liability, is not one of the enumerated exemptions to the HSR Act," argued government attorneys.
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