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Daily Business Review

Florida Senate Leaders Press for Change in Hospital Funding

A proposal to redistribute hundreds of millions of dollars away from safety-net hospitals and toward increasing base Medicaid payments at all hospitals drew opposition in the Florida Senate.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California Ban of “Discretionary Authority” Clauses Applies to Health Insurance Plans, District Court Rules

A federal court has ruled that health insurance plans may not include provisions granting plan administrators discretionary authority to determine eligibility for benefits.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Relying on 'Protz,' Court Reverses Limitation of Man's Disability Benefits

The Commonwealth Court has reversed a ruling limiting the amount of benefits a disabled man can obtain.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Aetna, Settlement Claims Administrator Sue Each Other Over HIV Mailings

Aetna has sued Kurtzman Carson Consultants, blaming the claims administrator for mailings that disclosed the name and condition of thousands of HIV patients. KCC responded by filing a suit of its own against Aetna, saying that the health insurance giant and its outside legal counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, were responsible.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Groups Warn Against 'Premature' Workers' Comp Changes

After lobbying the Legislature to makes changes to the workers' compensation insurance system for the past 18 months, business leaders are backing off this year.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Defense Verdict in Case of Man Left With Denture Stuck in Throat at Care Center

The jury rejected the family's claims that the three days the deceased man spent with a dental bridge stuck in his throat contributed to his death from complications of Parkinson's disease several months later.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Death Takes a Toll: Florida Bill Helps First Responders With PTSD

Former Orlando police officer Gerry Realin isn't the same since he spent five hours in the Pulse nightclub among the bodies of those killed in what was then the nation's deadliest mass shooting.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Litigator of the Week: Tyler Lawyer Wins $43M Med Mal Verdict Against Hospital

Reid Martin recently convinced a state jury to hit an East Texas hospital with a $43 million verdict and a rare gross negligence finding. And he did…
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Medical Supply Giant to Pay $3.5M in Settlement for Five Separate Data Breaches

Fresenius Medical Care North America, a large provider of products and services to people with chronic kidney failure, has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the federal government after separate data breaches at five of its facilities in 2012.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

What's Next for Marijuana Legalization in NY? Lawyers Tell Us

Dozens of lawyers and lobbyists had a role in bringing a legal marijuana industry to New York state. The law firms and lobby shops that were involved in and pushed the rise of medical marijuana are now gearing up for the next frontier: a recreational scheme.
12 minute read

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