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New York Law Journal

Report: New Medical, Pharma Filings in Federal Courts Declined

In the same timeframe, new filings for vehicle liability cases grew from 423 cases to 1,896 in 2016. Aircraft liability case filings ratcheted up from 49 cases to 94.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Recently Released Audit Questions State Anti-Fraud Efforts in Medicaid

Florida's Medicaid program has been rapped by auditors who questioned what the state got for millions of dollars spent with a company whose lobbyists included two former Republican House speakers and a former top health care regulator.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

How Boston Became a Beacon on the Hill to Big Law

As Boston undergoes a renaissance, law firms are being drawn to its shores, ready to capitalize on a booming market.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ways Your Company May Be Drawing Criminal Health Care Fraud Scrutiny

Review some areas of potential fraud of which a health care company should be aware to stay compliant and off the DOJ's radar.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

19 State Attorneys General Declare Opposition to HHS' Proposed Conscientious Objection Rule

A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed rule that would more vigorously protect health care providers' ability to deny coverage in cases involving abortion, sterilization, assisted suicide and other matters because of moral or religious beliefs should be withdrawn, according to a coalition of state attorneys general.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

AIDS Foundation Fights Getting Shut Out of Medicaid

The largest nonprofit AIDS health care provider in the nation is at risk of being blocked out of South Florida's Medicaid market.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Chesco Jury Awards $20M Following Death of Spinal Surgery Patient

The jury deliberated less than 90 minutes before returning the verdict against the Laser Spine Institute and Dr. Glenn Rubenstein.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hospital Argued Visitor Didn't Pay Attention Before Slip on Ice

On Feb. 13, 2015, Felice Holland, 58, a government worker, was leaving Temple Episcopal Hospital, at 100 E. Lehigh Ave., in Philadelphia. As she was walking through the hospital's parking lot she slipped and fell on a patch of ice. She landed on her back and claimed injuries to her neck and back.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

High Court Limits Peer Review Privilege to Regulated Health Care Providers

A deeply split Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that peer review documents are only covered under the Peer Review Protection Act if they are generated by organizations that are regulated by the state to operate in the health care industry.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

UGA Law Event Checks Up on Rural Health Care

Rural hospitals around the state have had to close their doors, leaving residents without access to nearby emergency and other types of care, while urban medical centers have grown.
2 minute read

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