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Proposal for New Rx Pricing Sheriff Greeted With Skepticism

A proposal by the Democratic Party to create a new "price gouging enforcer" in the federal government to stop big price spikes in prescription medications—like the EpiPen—is being greeted by skepticism with health care law experts.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Who's Bringing Women's Health to the Table?

Last spring when the president and vice president met with members of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of conservative male lawmakers, to determine the fate of maternity coverage in health care plans, as photos made abundantly clear, women were not at the table.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Theranos, Walgreens Ask Judge to Dismiss $140M Lawsuit

Walgreen Co. and Theranos Inc. on Friday asked a federal judge in Delaware to dismiss a $140 million lawsuit claiming that the Palo Alto-based startup had breached the companies' contract and mislead the drugstore chain about its ability to deliver on its fundamental promise.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Estate of Paul S. Terry Jr. v. Cathedral Village, PICS Case No. 17-1096 (C.P. Philadelphia Nov. 17, 2016) Butchart, J. (6 pages).

Plaintiff was required to produce expert testimony to make out a prima facie case for medical negligence. Defendant was entitled to summary judgment where plaintiff failed to produce its expert report within the time set by the court's case management order.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Awards $5M in Suit Over Premature Hospital Discharge

A Philadelphia jury has handed up an award of $5 million to the family of a woman who died after she was allegedly prematurely discharged from the Albert Einstein Medical Center following a gallbladder removal surgery.
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The Recorder

Irell Avoids Shock Verdict in Defibrillator Patent Case

Normally, a $10 million verdict is nothing to crow about. But Irell partner David Gindler called it an "amazing outcome" for his client considering Dutch electronics corporation Koninklijke Philips N.V. was seeking $217 million.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff Seeks to Reinstate Fentanyl Death Case Against Teva

The father of a man who died from an opiate-related overdose has asked the Pennsylvania Superior Court to reinstate his case against drugmaker Teva, over the marketing of its powerful fentanyl lozenge Actiq.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Heart to Heart: Judge Clears Way For State Trademark Claims Over CVS Logo

A federal judge has refused to dismiss state trademark dilution claims brought by the designer of a web application focused on women's health against CVS Pharmacy over its stylized "Health Heart" logo.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Targets Opioid Fraud by Health Care Providers

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Wednesday that the DOJ has formed a unit specifically to combat opioid-related health care fraud by physicians, pharmacies and other health care providers.
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National Law Journal

DC Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Case Over Cyberattack, Finding Possible Harm in Data Loss

Calling for a broader view of standing, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has reversed dismissal of a case brought over the 2014 cyberattack of health insurer CareFirst. The D.C. Circuit decision comes in one of the first data breach cases to address standing under the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in .
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