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Daily Business Review

Miami Law Firms Sue Big Pharma on Behalf of Medicaid Managed Care Providers

The lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court aims to hold opioid manufacturers, distributors and marketers liable for health care costs related to painkiller addiction.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Privacy Concerns in Amazon and Aetna-CVS Health Deals: Q&A With a Cyberlaw Expert

ALM talked with Peter Swire, senior counsel at Alston & Bird and privacy and cybersecurity expert at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Scheller College of Business, about some of the legal and data privacy issues surrounding the new, data-driven health care delivery systems. These include the proposed merger between CVS Health and Aetna Inc., as well as the health initiative that Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. recently announced for its employees.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Are You a Hybrid Entity Under HIPAA?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) mandates privacy and security safeguards for medical information about a person's health status, care or payment for care, all of which are considered protected health information (PHI).
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jury Awards Nearly $7 Million in Death of Day-Old Baby

A doctor-defendant blamed a nurse for misinterpreting fetal monitoring readings.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Financial Regulator to Probe Insurance Denials to Users of HIV Prevention Medicine

A New York financial regulator is investigating reports that some life and disability insurers are denying coverage to applicants who used medication meant to reduce the risk of HIV infection.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

After Failed Full-Bench Recusal Bid, Delco Hospital Loses Nonprofit Tax Exemption

A Delaware County hospital formerly operated as a nonprofit but later acquired by a for-profit corporation can no longer receive tax breaks reserved for nonprofit entities, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: There's Client Service. And Then There's Michael Cohen.

Quick show of hands: how many of you have ever paid $130,000 in hush money out of your own pocket to help a client? And didn't actually mention it to them? Or ask to get paid back?
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Regulators' Inquiries Into Aetna Claims Review Practices Not Likely to Derail CVS Merger: Lawyers

Insurance commissioners in California and Colorado recently announced plans to scrutinize Aetna's practices for granting and denying health care claims—developments that in and of themselves are unlikely to be deal breakers in the insurance giant's proposed $69 billion merger with CVS Health, corporate lawyers say.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Becton Dickinson Sues Rival, Former Employees Over Testing Device Trade Secrets

According to the complaint, the former BD employees had access to "technical specifications, source code, and designs," and then downloaded thousands of confidential files prior to leaving the company.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Plaintiff Class Gets Its Foot in the Courthouse Door in Data Breach Lawsuit

Data breach is today's hot button issue. And it just got hotter. On the heels of major data breaches at Equifax and Uber, the U.S. Supreme Court is confronted with the question of whether it will resolve a threshold issue in all data breach class actions—was the plaintiff class actually injured?
4 minute read

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