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Daily Business Review

Acupuncturists, Physical Therapists Battle Over Treatment

As a growing opioid epidemic has made patients leery of continued use of the drugs, the Florida Board of Physical Therapy has proposed a rule that would authorize certain physical therapists to treat patients with a “dry needling” technique.
6 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Mid-Market Recap: Are Midsize Firms in Pittsburgh Vulnerable to Partner Poaching?

While there has been lots of lateral movement in markets like Philly for more than 20 years, it's always been little quieter, a little more polite, in Pittsburgh. But that seems to be changing.
7 minute read

The Recorder

LA Judge Clears Path for J&J Motion to Toss Talc Plaintiffs' Calif. Cases

A LA judge has tentatively cleared the way for a Johnson & Johnson motion to toss out about 100 out-of-state plaintiffs from the coordinated talcum powder litigation in California in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's jurisdictional decision last year in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Houston Attorney Wins Big Decision Forcing Hospitals to Disclose Insurance Reimbursement Rates

Houston attorney James Amaro just won a decision from the Texas Supreme Court that will force hospitals to show the difference in the reimbursement rates paid by insured patients and uninsured patients when they attempt to recover costs from civil litigants.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

New Wave of Class Actions Blame Opioid Industry for Rising Health Insurance Costs

The suits, filed in five states, were brought by individual persons against opioid manufacturers and distributors, and are among the few class actions filed against drugmakers and marketers.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Plaintiff Sues Opioid Industry on Behalf of Consumers Paying Higher Insurance Premiums

The opioid cases add a new type of plaintiff into the wide-reaching opioid litigation, which have also includes states, Native American tribes, pension funds and hospitals.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

CT Drug Rehab Center Pays $1.3M for Fraudulent Claims

New Era Rehabilitation Center agreed to settle allegations it fraudulently billed Medicaid for services to patients fighting methadone addiction.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Appeals Court Blocks 'Homegrown' Marijuana Ruling

The First District Court of Appeal reinstated a stay of a Leon County circuit judge's ruling that would allow Joe Redner to grow his own pot for a treatment known as “juicing.”
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Dozens of Health Plans Challenge Medicaid Contract Decisions

The challenges could complicate plans by the state Agency for Health Care Administration to transition to new five-year contracts for Florida's massive Medicaid program by Jan. 1.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Doctor Board Can Be Sued Separately From Hospital, NJ Federal Judge Rules

"Although this court has misgivings about the analytical rigor of treating a group of people on a committee as a singular committee for purposes of legal capacity, the clear trend under New Jersey law is to regard such groups as unincorporated associations," U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler said.
3 minute read

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