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National Law Journal

Affordable Care Act Records Part of Nonprofit's Oversight Efforts

American Oversight, a nonprofit formed by attorneys, is working to reveal information to the public about health care policymaking in Washington.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Boies Schiller, Ex-Lit Funder Team Up for Cherokee Nation's Opioid Suit

The involvement of former Juridica CEO Richard Fields raises questions as to whether litigation funders may be turning to social impact cases.
20 minute read

The Recorder

Theranos Loses Round in Investor Class Action

Plaintiffs who purchased shares in the struggling blood-testing startup through intermediaries can proceed with a federal lawsuit, a judge ruled Tuesday.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Attorneys Win $33.8M Med-Mal Award Against Federal Government

A judge ruled a federally employed OB-GYN lied about offering a cesarean section to a teen whose baby was then born with severe brain damage.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Behind the $20.5M Verdict That No One Saw Coming

The verdict against Akorn Inc., reportedly the largest in Houston County history, defies conventional wisdom about rural juries.
12 minute read

Daily Report Online

Circuit Judges Wonk Out Over Declaratory Judgment

In what could have been a one-page per curiam ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, two panel members decided to digress.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Audit Trail' Metadata Discoverable in Med Mal Suit

A woman suing a hospital over treatment that allegedly caused brain damage should be allowed to access "audit trail" information outlining which health care providers viewed her medical records and whether those records were manipulated, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled in an apparent case of first impression.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Unsafe' Stem-Cell Eye Injections Draw Rebuke, Prompt Settlements

A Coral Gables firm obtained settlements for two women who were blinded by a procedure they believed was a clinical trial for stem-cell therapy.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

A World of Hurt for King & Spalding in $454M Trial Loss

Say ouch. Kimberly-Clark Corp. and spin-off Halyard Health Inc. were hit with a $454 million fraud verdict in Los Angeles federal court on Friday in a lawsuit over surgical gowns that allegedly failed to protect medical personnel from infection.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Zimmer Ordered to Pay $2M for Defective Hip Implant

A Boca Raton attorney won a finding of strict liability against the manufacturer for a hip implant that caused metal poisoning.
4 minute read

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