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The Legal Intelligencer

Massage Therapy—Is It a Covered Medical Treatment or Not?

There are those injured workers who seek to maintain activities of daily living through “passive modalities” such as massage therapy, ostensibly saving the insurance company the cost of much more expensive treatment. More numerous are those insurance carriers who do not consider massage therapy to be “medical treatment” at all, and seek to avoid paying for such care—ironically at any costs. “Wouldn't we all love to stay home from work and get a massage,” the cynical criticism goes.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Sharecare Names Ami Patel as New Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

Atlanta-based digital health care company Sharecare has hired Ami Patel, a long-time in-house attorney at McKesson Corp. in San Francisco, as its new chief legal and compliance officer.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Gov. Cuomo Unveils Litigious Agenda for New York State

During his 92-minute speech, Cuomo laid out an agenda that includes filing a lawsuit against the federal government over the recently enacted tax bill on grounds it violates constitutional principles, and against pharmaceutical companies in connection with the opioid epidemic.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

CMS Proposes Changes for Implantable Heart Devices

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to update coverage decisions for implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). CMS recently issued a proposed decision memo for implantable cardioverter defibrillators (CAG-00157R4).
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Kmart to Pay $32M in Whistleblower Settlement Over Alleged Drug Overcharges

Kmart Corp. has agreed to pay $32.3 million to the United States to settle allegations in a qui tam lawsuit that in-store pharmacies overcharged several federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In 2017, Pa. Appeals Courts Broke New Ground and Prepared for New Blood

Pennsylvania's intermediate appellate courts in 2017 wrestled with a wide variety of important issues, many of which eventually made their way to the Supreme Court. They also prepared to welcome several new judges to their ranks and to say goodbye to a few colleagues.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

MCL Designation Sought for New Jersey Cases Linking Abilify to Gambling

Both plaintiff and defense counsel want to ensure that any future cases end up in Bergen County with the 47 others now pending.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Treatment Worse Than the Disease': Lawsuits Mounting Against Miami Lakes Medical Company

Cordis is one of at least three major manufacturers facing widespread litigation.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Medical Bills Covered After Red-Light Crash in Lake Worth

The motorist recovered medical costs after being hit by a driver who ran a red light.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Punching Above its Weight: Greenberg Traurig, Winner, Products Liability Litigation Department of the Year

Greenberg Traurig's products group is small but mighty.
5 minute read

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