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The Legal Intelligencer

Reilly v. City of Harrisburg, PICS Case No. 17-0879 (3Cir. May 25, 2017) Ambro, J. (13 pages).

Plaintiffs, in proving their entitlement to a preliminary injunction in their First Amendment claim, were not necessarily required to prove that each of the four factors were in their clear favor, but instead only required to prove, as a threshold matter, that it was more likely than not to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of relief. Order of the district court reversed, case remanded.
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New York Law Journal

Split Panel Allows Med Mal Suit Over Contraceptive Device to Proceed

A split First Department panel allowed the lawsuit against Montefiore Medical Center, brought by a 17-year-old who suffered a pulmonary embolism and brain damage, to proceed based largely on a physician's statements that, "if the nurse practitioner had removed the NuvaRing, and referred plaintiff for further assessment, all of the subsequent injuries and complications suffered by plaintiff would have been avoided."
4 minute read

The Recorder

Genesis Healthcare to Pay $53M to Settle DOJ False Claims Act Suits

Officials at the Department of Justice announced the settlement with the Kennett Square, Pennsylvania-based nursing home and rehabilitation therapy company Friday morning.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

High Court to Consider Legal Malpractice, Property Taxes and Workers' Comp Cases

The Georgia Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week over whether a retirement community for wealthy seniors should be exempt from property taxes, what should be required to sue a law firm for legal malpractice and how long to provide Workers' Compensation Act benefits after an injury.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney Blocked in Bid to Secure Info on Highmark's Reimbursement Rate

A recent Commonwealth Court decision rejecting a bid to secure insurance reimbursement rates put up a roadblock for lawyers seeking the information, but will not prevent discovery through subpoenas on a case-by-case basis according to attorneys.
13 minute read

The Recorder

Hutcheson v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge

C.A. 3rd; C074846 The Third Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that a relative with a personal care power of attorney only lacked…
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Senior-Care GC on AHCA: 'Where Does That Leave the Elderly?'

With the AHCA making its way through Congress, Lawrence Lopardo of Avamere Health Services is dealing with uncertainty.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Attorney Files Class Action Against Blue Cross for Denying Wife Cancer Drug

Coral Springs attorney Mitchel Chusid filed a class action lawsuit to force Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association to cover his wife's $15,600-per-month cancer medication.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Top Connecticut DUI Lawyer Eyes Pace of Change

An expert on DUI law in Connecticut, James O. Ruane has been an early adopter of the latest technology in defending Connecticut residents in DUI cases since 1988.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Osteopathic Medicine Antitrust Case Set on Course to NJ Federal Court

The primary certifying body for osteopathic physicians is set to proceed to discovery in a fraud and antitrust suit in the District of New Jersey after a federal judge in Camden denied the association's motions to dismiss a suit by doctors.
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