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National Law Journal

IN BRIEF: DLA Piper to Shed 200 Jobs

DLA Piper plans to cut up to 200 support jobs in the U.K., with the bulk of those roles being moved to a new back-office operations center in Warsaw. Plus more in this week's column.
23 minute read

National Law Journal

INADMISSIBLE: Yates Rips Critics of White-Collar Policy

Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates last week defended the changes the U.S. Department of Justice made to white-collar investigations last year in a speech that attempts to call the bluff of corporate law practitioners. Plus more in this week's column.
25 minute read

New York Law Journal

Legislators Introduce 'Aid in Dying' Proposal

Advocates of legislation that would authorize people with terminal illnesses to request life-ending drugs from a physician say they have reconciled their differences and introduced the same measure in the state Assembly and Senate.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Obama Administration Unlawfully Reimbursed Health Insurers, Judge Rules

The Obama administration unlawfully paid billions of dollars to insurance providers under the Affordable Care Act without a funding appropriation from Congress, a federal district judge in Washington ruled on Thursday.
6 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Lameed

7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Over Excessive Medical Record Fees Is Revived

The lower court had held that plaintiffs failed to show standing because their attorneys, and not themselves, had paid the medical record copying fees, but the Second Circuit said the complaint expressly alleged that the plaintiffs asked for medical records and paid the charge through counsel.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge: Hearing Request Didn't Put Mental State at Issue

Prosecutors seeking to speak with a patient's doctors at a psychiatric facility were rebuffed by a judge who said they failed to show that access to the man's treating staff outweighed his right to confidentiality.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Federal Health Care Fraud Cases Cut In Half Since 2011 | Apple Pursues Trademark Suit in China

California takes action against the tobacco industry, Apple moves in Chinese court and health care fraud cases go soft: This is a round-up of legal industry news from ALM and other outlets.
2 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Mohamed

5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Hospital Error Reports Have 'Absolute Privilege,' Court Rules

A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that documents prepared by a health care facility to be filed with the state Department of Health following incidents in which a patient is injured or dies are not subject to discovery in medical malpractice cases, even if the facility fails to comply with reporting requirements.
5 minute read

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