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The Legal Intelligencer

D.C. Court of Appeals Sides With HHS on Hospital Site-Neutral Payments

On July 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed a lower court's decision and held that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has the authority to cut Medicare payments to hospital off-campus facilities to bring them in line with independent physician practices and other outpatient payments.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: The Plaintiffs' Team Behind the $1.6B Essure Settlement

Three plaintiffs lawyers driving the deal—Fidelma Fitzpatrick of Motley Rice, Edward Wallace of Wexler Wallace, and Erin Copeland of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs—say the judge overseeing the coordinated state court cases in California kept them moving forward even as pandemic closures pushed off scheduled trial dates this spring.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYS Bar Association Forms Task Force on COVID-19 Deaths in Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care Facilities

State officials have released data showing there were more than 6,500 confirmed or presumed coronavirus deaths at nursing homes or adult care facilities across the state.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Black Ex-NFL Players Sue League Alleging Racial Bias in Administration of Concussion Settlement

In a proposed class action lawsuit filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, two former Pittsburgh Steelers allege that the league has been improperly using race and ethnicity information to undercut their cognitive impairment claims.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Wedding Postponed as Appeals Court Issues Ruling in Gathering Limit Case

A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against a couple who sought to hold a wedding celebration that would have exceeded a New York gathering limit of 50 people.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

How We Got a $9.4 Million Verdict: Hired Days Before Trial, Texas Attorneys Help Clinch Victory

Texas lawyers who won a $9.4 million verdict for their client, an emergency room doctors' group, said that certain testimony and evidence in the trial swayed the jury to their side.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Health Commissioner Dismisses Media Reports of PPE Shortages

Shortages of personal protective equipment at New York hospitals grabbed headlines during the state's coronavirus crisis. Concerns about PPE were also included in lawsuits brought by the New York State Nurses Association earlier this year.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Regulatory Changes That Affect No-Fault Claims During Pandemic

In his No-Fault Insurance Wrap-Up, David M Barshay looks at some of the regulatory changes that affect the handling and litigation of no-fault claims during the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

After Hours: Seton Hall Law; Bertone Piccini

Seton Hall Law Professor Margaret Lewis Elected Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations; CarePlus NJ Appoints Piccini Chair of Board.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Why President Trump's Anti-Trans Measures Will Protect Prejudice in COVID-19 Era

The Trump administration's revoking of historic Obama-era protections for transgender populations is a whole new level of cruelty under the threat of COVID-19, says attorney.
7 minute read

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