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New York Law Journal

Compounding the Fraud: Questionable Billing by Pharmacies

As Evan H. Krinick and Michael A. Sirignano discuss in this Insurance Fraud column, fraud with regard to compounded drugs—customized medications that are tailored to the needs of individual patients—and the associated costs to federal health care programs and private insurance plans, remains rampant in New York and across the country.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

PE Investment in Health Care Attracting Greater Federal Scrutiny

As Annie Railton, William Harrington and Ashley Drake explain in this edition of their Federal Civil Enforcement column, private equity firms and their counsel should be prepared for heightened FCA scrutiny stemming from their investments in health care companies, and bolster their processes accordingly.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

How South Florida Law Firms Are Capitalizing on the Great Florida Migration

Law firms big and small are flocking to Florida's shores as the workload continues to grow among numerous practice areas.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'Designate a Villain': The Legal Strategy That Led a Houston Jury to Award $19M to ER Docs in Insurance Dispute

Houston attorney John Zavitsanos said that he and other attorneys are representing emergency room doctors in similar cases against insurance companies in Arkansas, Mississippi, Nevada, Florida and Georgia.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

With No End in Sight to Life Sciences Boom, Goodwin Adds Boies Schiller Partner, In-House Veteran

The firm and the two hires see no end in sight to life science's bull run.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Refuses to Toss Class Action Claiming 'Health Care Sharing Ministries' Cheated Clients

District Judge Amy Totenberg said that, despite claiming that they do not market insurance, the evidence shows Aliera Cos. is in the insurance business and thus cannot force disputes into arbitration under Georgia law.
7 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Build Substantive Expertise That Differentiates You From Others,' Says Morgan Tilleman of Foley & Lardner

"Focus on building substantive expertise that differentiates you from other associates and law firms."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Sanctions 3M's Attorneys in Earplug Trial for 'Willful Disregard' of Court Orders

U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers imposed a $10,000 sanction on one attorney and $2,000 sanction against another defense lawyer. "Today these proceedings and the integrity of the court were degraded, they were disrespected by the willful violation of my orders by 3M's counsel," the judge said June 18, hours before a jury issued a $1.7 million verdict, according to a transcript.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Jury Awards $1.7M to Plaintiff in Third Trial Alleging Defects in 3M Combat Earplugs

The bellwether verdict, issued late on Friday night after a day of deliberations, comes after previous juries in the 3M earplug multidistrict litigation came out with a defense verdict and a $7.1 million award for three plaintiffs.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Upholds Removal of Child From Facility Over COVID-19 Concerns

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a decision to reunify a child with his uncle, who argued that the child should be removed from the behavioral health facility in which he stayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
3 minute read

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