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State Agencies Engaged in 'Game of Bait-and-Switch' When Revoking Nursing License, Florida Appeals Court Rules

"The Board and the Department engaged in a game of bait-and-switch. The Department provided no notice to Appellant of its intent to seek revocation, and its communications had the effect of lulling her into complacency," the per curiam opinion said. "More egregious than this, there was no mention in the amended complaint of an alleged violation of section 464.018(1)(h), pertaining to 'unprofessional conduct.' In essence, though, the Board punished Appellant for this uncharged violation."
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The Legal Intelligencer

20-Year Federal Prosecutor Joins Troutman Pepper as Health Sciences Litigator

"When you're working as a federal prosecutor doing high-level cases for as long as I have, you understand how the cases are investigated and the risks that might be taken by persons or entities that could get them on the radar with the federal government," said Michael Lowe. "Coming out of that world, I have perspective from the inside about how cases are built."
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The American Lawyer

Nashville's Waller Lansden in Merger Talks With Holland & Knight as Big Law Moves to the Music City

Fresh off its merger with Thompson & Knight, Holland & Knight again looks for growth in a strong regional firm vulnerable to poaching.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Immigration Options for Foreign-Born Health Care Workers Remain Limited Despite Critical Shortages

Despite representing a disproportionately high share of workers in the U.S. health care sector, foreign-born individuals have relatively few immigration options.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Enough Work For Everybody': Health Care Clients Driving Demand for Southeast Law Firms

The growing population in the Southeast, as well as a mix of large corporate and health care clients, have contributed more work to law firms in the region, driving lateral moves.
4 minute read

Law.com

'They Are Being Ignored by the System': Plaintiffs Attorneys Say Those Injured by COVID Vaccines Have Little Recourse

"The people that suffered injuries post-vaccination need to be compensated for it," personal injury attorney Michael L. Baum of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman said. "They need medication, they need to be acknowledged for what they're going through and not just told that it's in their heads."
6 minute read

National Law Journal

'A Tremendous Response': Interest in State Supreme Court Elections Spikes After 'Roe' Overturned

Nearly 30 states are holding local Supreme Court elections this year. Several are in states where the partisan leaning of the court is on the line in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent abortion ruling.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Telehealth Bill Would Allow Doctors to Provide Abortion Counsel to Out-of-State Patients

A lawmaker said New York health care providers need the protection of state law to address "horrific conditions" caused by abortion bans in other states.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

A Connecticut Legal Dispute Has Morphed Into a National Fight Over Medicaid

Attorneys say they realized this issue is affecting citizens across the United States. An amended complaint included two new plaintiffs from Delaware and Nebraska.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Will 'Dobbs' Advice Erode the Attorney-Client Privilege?

The crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege merits attention for counsel, who should consider the potential areas of risk and some mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of communications.
8 minute read

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