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Phila. Jury Returns Defense Verdict in $12M Infant Death Case

Despite losing on causation, the plaintiffs are still set to receive $1 million under a high-low agreement the parties had reached, Frank Mangiaracina of Kline & Specter said.
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The Recorder

Jury Awards $6.1M to Former UC Riverside Faculty in Whistleblower Retaliation Verdict

The suit, originally filed in November 2021, consolidated two separate whistleblower retaliation complaints brought by Dr. Jeannie Lochhead and Dr. Michele Nelson, both former faculty members at UC Riverside's Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. The case, which alleged that the UC Regents violated the California Whistleblower Protection Act, went to trial on May 17.
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Texas Lawyer

UPHELD: Texas Law Banning Gender Medical Care for Trans Children

"We have never questioned the Legislature's constitutional authority to regulate medical treatments," Justice Rebeca Huddle wrote for the majority in upholding the law banning gender dysphoria medical care for minors.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Rejects Hospitals' Unconstitutional Takings Challenge to Charity Care Statute

"After a thorough review of all plaintiffs' constitutional taking claims, we conclude that the record shows no per se taking, nor does a balancing of the Penn Central factors reveal a regulatory taking," Judge Morris G. Smith said. "We affirm the trial court's order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment against all plaintiffs."
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New Jersey Law Journal

'Appellate Division Has Set a Very Dangerous Precedent': No 'Well-Established Common Law Rule' on Physician's Duty to Warn About Exposure to COVID-19

"Simply stated, the legislature's decision in the COVID Immunity Statute to temporarily limit the scope of whatever duty we might recognize defendants owed the Campbells to one of simply avoiding gross negligence during the height of the COVID pandemic leaves the estate unable to state a claim on the facts alleged," Judge Allison E. Accurso wrote for the court.
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Texas Lawyer

'It Appears She Has Absconded': Deposits Missing for Surrogate Pregnancies Across U.S.

"Dominique's actions appear to be to avoid having to face the clients she defrauded. It appears she has absconded," Harris County 80th District Court Judge Jeralynn Manor's order states.
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National Law Journal

4th Circuit Revives Unsolicited Fax Lawsuit in Split Decision Against Md. Tech Company

Judge G. Steven Agee in a dissenting opinion described the court's decision as "erroneous" for adopting what he called a "statutorily unsupported pretext theory."
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The Recorder

Keker Lawyers Secure Win for Sutter Health After Seven-Week Alameda Trial

The plaintiffs sought more than $500 million from Sutter Health over allegations of insurance fraud, which Judge Stephen D. Kaus rejected.
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National Law Journal

MultiPlan, Health Insurance Firms Face Deluge of Antitrust Complaints

"We believe this lawsuit has no merit, and we look forward to disproving the baseless allegations," a MultiPlan spokesperson said of the latest antitrust filing. "MultiPlan plays a vital role in helping to reduce healthcare costs across the entire healthcare ecosystem, benefiting payors, providers, employers, and patients."
4 minute read

Law.com

Over $1.3M Settlement Reached Over 'Life-Altering' False Drug Testing Results

Riley's complaint, filed in March 2021, alleged that she believes that around 30% of the drug tests performed by Avertest are inaccurate, which is in sharp contrast to the company's claim that it provides forensically defensible results with a 97% accuracy rate.
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