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The Legal Intelligencer

Affiliations Are Still Risky Under Section One of Antitrust Act

In the push to coordinate health care, many hospitals and providers are seeking to enter into affiliation agreements with other providers whereby they utilize their resources for a central economic purpose. In some cases, the entities are unable to consummate a corporate merger due to, for instance, the religious affiliation of one of the entities. Under these affiliation agreements, the providers remain separate corporate entities, but centralize all other functions to operate as one entity. This type of affiliation is usually accomplished through a joint operating agreement centralizing contracting and budgeting in one entity. The U.S. Supreme Court in American Needle v. National Football League, 560 U. S. 183 (2010), looked to how the entities operated to determine whether they are capable of conspiring under Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Court Upholds $100,000 Emotional Distress Award for Fired Therapist

Working in a nursing home can be stressful. But the job became even more so for an occupational therapist who reported alleged billing irregularities and was eventually terminated.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

Will the Feds Fall Flat in Fraud Case Against Doctor--and His Superstar Lawyer?

Hogan Lovells litigation legend Robert Bennett faces off against the feds in Kentucky. His client, a prominent cardiologist, is accused of performing unnecessary stent procedures. Will he leave DOJ lawyers brokenhearted?
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Joins New Jersey to Track Prescription Drugs

By | April 27, 2016
Calling it the most important expansion yet of a prescription drug monitoring program, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said his state and New York are now sharing records on the sales of dangerous drugs.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Law Tribune Announces Lawyer of the Year Finalists

By | April 26, 2016
For several months, we asked bar members to submit nominations for attorneys who have had significant achievements in the law — ranging from litigation success to leadership in law firms and bar groups — since the beginning of 2015.
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Legaltech News

Digital Health is Disrupting the Law Too: Four Legal Frontiers to Watch

Businesses are increasingly launching novel products and services that do not fit neatly into existing legal frameworks.
15 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Company Can't Trade Medical Records for Arbitration Consent

Adding to the growing list of recent New Jersey decisions invalidating arbitration clauses, a state appeals court has ruled that a company cannot make mandatory arbitration a condition of releasing medical records.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Rules for Pot Practice Less Hazy

The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has put out for public comment proposed amendments to ethics rules aimed at protecting lawyers who represent those in the state's newly legalized medical marijuana industry.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Settlement Reached Over NYC Hospital Filming

Federal authorities have reached a $2.2 million settlement with a New York City hospital over filming by a television documentary crew that disclosed two patients' health information without their authorization.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

New DOH Hire Signals New Approach to Children's Health

In tapping a distinguished pediatrician as head of its children's medical programs, the Florida Department of Health signaled a new approach to caring for the state's sickest kids.
7 minute read

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