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Texas Lawyer

Meet Deborah Gordon, CLO of Memorial Hermann

Reporter Kristen Rasmussen profiles Deborah Gordon, executive vice president and chief legal officer at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Supreme Court Sides With Plaintiffs on Malpractice Records

Warning of attempts to “whittle away” at a 2004 constitutional amendment, the Florida Supreme Court has rejected arguments by hospitals that they…
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Rejects Emergency Generator Rules for Nursing Homes

Gov. Rick Scott vowed to immediately appeal an administrative-court order invalidating a pair of emergency rules requiring nursing homes and assisted…
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Monmouth Jury Awards $17M to Family of Brain-Damaged Teen

A New Jersey jury handed down a $17 million verdict to parents who sued a hospital, a doctor and his practice.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

NFL Concussion Lawyer Sues Makers of Opioids Over Misleading Claims

The benefits manager for a Philadelphia teacher's union has filed a class action suit against Purdue Pharma and Abbott Laboratories, contending the drugmakers misled the fund about the efficacy and risks of opioids.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Challenge Could Delay Marijuana ID Outsourcing

 In a move that will almost certainly rankle already-perturbed lawmakers, a rejected vendor intends to challenge state health officials' hiring…
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Evidence of 'Unpleaded Claims' Allowed in False Claims Act Case

A federal judge won't bar mention of allegations in a False Claims Act kickback case against a medical center that did not appear in a whistleblower's complaint.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suits Say Aetna Mass Mailing Violated Recipients' HIV Privacy

 Medical insurance company Aetna Inc. faces a growing legal predicament over claims that it violated the privacy of patients taking medications…
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lawmakers Look for Answers Amid Trauma Fights

 The Florida Department of Health has 40 legal challenges stemming from rules and decisions on trauma care and will spend more than $1 million…
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Suffolk Doctor Facing Illegal Prescription Charges Loses Bid To Join Counties' Suit

A Suffolk County doctor facing criminal charges for overprescribing pain meds who employed the novel defense of blaming his offenses on Big Pharma was unsuccessful in his effort to join a class action suit against the industry filed by a group of New York county governments.
3 minute read

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