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The Legal Intelligencer

Goodwin's Haul From Troutman Sanders Features 14 Partners, 10 in Philly

The firm is currently subletting in the City of Brotherly Love, but it hopes to land permanent space for a "critical mass" of 50 attorneys within the next year.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

A Death With Dignity

Our Editorial Board lost one of its most valued and respected contributors, Anne C. Singer.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Denies ER Doctors' Direct Suits Against Insurers

To reach its conclusion, the Supreme Court relied primarily on Brown v. De La Cruz, (Texas 2004)--"existence of a private cause of action must be clearly implied in the statutory text."
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Fresh Off Layoffs, Goodwin Raids Troutman to Grow Health Care Practices

Just after laying off dozens of lawyers and staff, Goodwin added a top regulatory lawyer in D.C. and is about to welcome a large lateral group from Troutman in Philadelphia.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

MSP Recovery Dodged Ruling on What Attorneys Called Its Go-To Litigation Tactic

"Litigation should work as follows: sue first, discover second. MSP has a business model of discover first, sue second. That business model is no longer tenable in Florida," William Large, president of the Florida Justice Reform Institute, argued.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Vicarious Liability for the Acts of Non-Employed Physicians

In this edition of his Medical Malpractice column, John Lyddane discusses how litigation relating to the vicarious liability of healthcare institutions has incompletely refined the attendant issues.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

CVS, MinuteClinic Suit Claims Former Employee Fired After Being Denied Religious Accommodation From Prescribing Abortion Medication

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Law.com

Doctors Have No Duty to Inform Patients of Misdiagnosis Risks, Virginia Appeals Court Holds

In a case of first impression, a Virginia Court of Appeals panel determined that a physician has no duty to inform a patient of the risk of misdiagnosis or offer treatment options for alternative diagnoses.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Industry Fights Back Against Restrictions on Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Ability To Offer Drug Cost-Sharing Subsidies

In 2022, the Office of Inspector General and at least two federal courts took a clear stance against pharmaceutical manufacturers' attempts to offer cost-sharing subsidies to Medicare beneficiaries for certain drugs, but the industry is fighting back. Pharmaceutical manufacturers and lobbying groups are challenging these administrative restrictions in a concerted effort to increase access to life-saving medications.
15 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Ruling 'Guts the Impact of Punitive Damages'

"This ruling will not please the members of the plaintiffs bar but will provide comfort to those concerned about what they perceive to be 'runaway' jury verdicts," said John Meagher, managing partner and chair of the insurance practice group at Shutts & Bowen.
5 minute read

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