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New York Law Journal

World Mental Health Day: Acknowledging Pregnancy Loss in the Legal Industry

Pregnancy loss, which can strike women at any key stage of their legal careers, takes an enormous mental and physical toll on those affected by it. Today, on World Mental Health Day, Lori Pines, litigation partner and chief wellness officer at Weil Gotshal & Manges, discusses the importance of raising awareness of the issue including the mental health resources available
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Epstein Becker Green Expands in Portland With Lane Powell Trio

New member Courtney McFate said the move was not connected to Lane Powell's recently announced merger with Ballard Spahr: "We were just really attracted to the national platform, the depth of knowledge and really the strong presence in California."
3 minute read

Law.com

First Lawsuit Filed Alleging Contraceptive Depo-Provera Caused Brain Tumor

Ellen Relkin, who filed the first case on Tuesday, predicts thousands of lawsuits after a French study in March found the contraceptive Depo-Provera had a 550% higher chance of developing brain tumors.
4 minute read

Law.com

Lawyer in 3rd NEC Formula Trial Asks Jurors for 'a Very, Very Large Number'

The third trial over cow's milk-based infant formula began on Wednesday in St. Louis City Circuit Court. It is the first trial against both manufacturers, Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Jury Awards Horizon $2.4 Million for Fraudulent Billing Against 3 NJ Health Care Providers

Horizon's complaint alleged it paid more than $2.6 million in claims that were fraudulently submitted by the defendants for medical services that were either not performed, not medically necessary, or not ordered by a licensed medical professional.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Mergers and Acquisitions and the Health Care Industry

The American health care industry continues to navigate the aftershocks of the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent report published by the American Hospital Association (AHA), increasing supply, labor and administrative costs to hospitals continue to outpace increases in reimbursement rates by government payers.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Rejects Hospital's Attempts to Dismiss Class Action Over Shared Patient Health Information With Meta

In Murphy v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, the plaintiffs alleged that the health system, which offers online accounts for patients via the MyJeffersonHealth online portal and mobile application, uses Meta's collection tools to gather their personal health information.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

OIG Issues Unfavorable Opinion for Proposal to Share a Percentage of Savings

The requestor inquired as to whether the "proposed arrangement," as discussed below, would warrant sanctions under Sections 1128(b)(7) or 1128A(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (SSA) as they relate to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The opinion concludes that, if undertaken, the proposed arrangement would generate prohibited remuneration under the AKS.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Virtua Drug Tests Pregnancy Patients Without Consent, NJ Attorney General Alleges in New Suit

"[W]hen pregnant patients receive a positive test result, Virtua will automatically report them to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for possible child abuse or neglect—even when the positive test occurs only because the patient ate a poppy seed bagel," the complaint said.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

High-Profile Sports Insurance Fraud Rings: A Recent Conviction

"Plainly, many believe that even audacious, high profile insurance fraud schemes will go unnoticed," write Michael A. Sirignano and Jennifer Abreu.
8 minute read

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