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National Law Journal

'Mixed Bag': 5th Circuit Sides With Christian-Owned Businesses in ACA Care Case, Lifts Nationwide Block

"Though this case concerns federal law and necessarily implicates concerns of nationwide uniformity, it does not fall into one of the narrow categories that we have previously identified as particularly appropriate for universal injunctive relief," the appeals court held.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Keker Lawyers Secure Win for Sutter Health After Seven-Week Alameda Trial

The plaintiffs sought more than $500 million from Sutter Health over allegations of insurance fraud, which Judge Stephen D. Kaus rejected.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

MultiPlan, Health Insurance Firms Face Deluge of Antitrust Complaints

"We believe this lawsuit has no merit, and we look forward to disproving the baseless allegations," a MultiPlan spokesperson said of the latest antitrust filing. "MultiPlan plays a vital role in helping to reduce healthcare costs across the entire healthcare ecosystem, benefiting payors, providers, employers, and patients."
4 minute read

Law.com

Over $1.3M Settlement Reached Over 'Life-Altering' False Drug Testing Results

Riley's complaint, filed in March 2021, alleged that she believes that around 30% of the drug tests performed by Avertest are inaccurate, which is in sharp contrast to the company's claim that it provides forensically defensible results with a 97% accuracy rate.
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Daily Report Online

Contractor's Medical Bill Woes Fuel Kilpatrick Townsend's Work on Proposed Class Action

"[I said] 'it's not worth $27 to fight this—I'll just pay it and let it stop,' but it never did," said Jerry Ray, who had worked as a painting contractor and project manager for the firm in Winston-Salem since the 1990s.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

AG Appeals Venue Decision in Legal Battle With Anti-Abortion Centers

The Monroe County justice's ruling was based largely on five of the 12 pregnancy center's locations in the 7th Judicial District, with no connection to Manhattan, which is hundreds of miles from the majority of the plaintiffs. Now the Fourth Department will have to decide.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Hartford Healthcare Faces Mounting Antitrust Claims, Allegations of Coordinating Inflated Prices

"We look forward to representing the plaintiffs and the proposed class of payers in this important case and ultimately trying this case in front of a Connecticut jury," plaintiffs' counsel, Daniel J. Walker, a shareholder with Berger Montague in Washington, D.C., told Law.com.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Federal Rules to Accommodate Abortions for Workers

District Judge D.P. Marshall Jr. of the Eastern District of Arkansas denied the request from 17 states, including Georgia, for a nationwide preliminary injunction on federal rules which are scheduled to go into effect on Tuesday.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Western Pa. Jury Returns $9.5M Verdict Over Botched Vasectomy

According to the plaintiffs' lawyer, the doctor's own recordkeeping was what drove the defendants' loss.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Couples Ask Judge to Find Ala. Law That Provides Legal Immunity to IVF Providers Unconstitutional

"Bottom line: IVF healthcare professionals should bear liability for medical negligence under the Alabama Medical Liability Act just like all other healthcare professionals," lawyers for two of the couples wrote in a motion filed last week.
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