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Oklahoma Supreme Court Tosses $465M Opioid Judgment

A majority opinion found the district judge "went too far" in extending Oklahoma's public nuisance law to include the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's opioid products.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Why Regulatory, Compliance Lawyers Should Watch This $100M Fraud Suit Over Military Healthcare Program

"This effort demonstrates our district's resolve in the struggle against fraud schemes that prey on the nation's military personnel and their families," said Karin Hoppmann, acting U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Beltway Lateral Roundup: Big Law Continues Beefing Up Key Practices in DC

Cozen O'Connor poaches another health care lawyer from Seyfarth Shaw, Mayer Brown adds a capital markets partner with business in Brazil, Sidley picks up a DLA Piper partner, and more of today's key moves in Washington.
6 minute read

Law.com

Second Bellwether Trial Over Chemo Drug Taxotere Begins Today

The trial, in New Orleans, is one of nearly 12,500 lawsuits that allege that women who take Taxotere, a chemotherapy drug used to treat breast cancer, never grow back their hair.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Qui Tam Suits and Veil Piercing: A Powerful Combo for Combating Heath Care Fraud

This article will discuss briefly the history of qui tam litigation, its interplay with piercing theories and the particular utility of these types of suits in the health care context.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Drug Companies Win Big in Calif. Opioid Trial as Judge Rejects Public Nuisance Claim

In a tentative decision Monday, Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson found that the plaintiffs, which are three large California counties and the city of Oakland, failed to differentiate between legitimate uses of opioids, which are prescription painkillers, and the illegal activities that led to addictions and overdoses.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New Stark Law Requirements Will Modify Certain 'Group Practice' Compensation Methodologies

These changes revise the rule related to "overall profits" to prohibit pooling and distributing profits or productivity bonuses from designated health services (DHS), such as in-office laboratory or imaging services, on a service-by-service basis. This practice is sometimes referred to as "split pooling."
6 minute read

The Recorder

Tech Investor's Relationship With Company Counsel Foils Attempt to Toss Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit

A San Francisco judge allowed a consolidated shareholder derivative suit from Modern Health's co-founder and two shareholders to move forward this week. The litigation alleges that the CEO of the employee mental health platform made false statements to clients such as Cisco and that a Kleiner Perkins investor failed to act on reports of misconduct.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Top Google Attorney Catherine Lacavera Departs for Health Care Unicorn Color

"I was at Google for 16 years—I clearly love the place. I worked on all kinds of exciting challenges while I was there, but I felt like in some ways my work was done," Lacavera said.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Greenberg Traurig Further Deepens Health Care Roster in DC

Tamara Rizkalla is the latest in a series of D.C.-based health care hires for Greenberg Traurig this year.
2 minute read

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