Expert Analysis

DOJ's Tracing Rule For Pandemic Loan Fraud Is Untenable

In conducting investigations related to COVID-19 relief fraud, the government's assertion that loan proceeds are n... (more story)

New Health AI Guidance Features A Provider-Centric Approach

New guidance from the Joint Commission and Coalition for Health AI regarding the responsible use of artificial int... (more story)

Bid Protest Spotlight: Documentation, Overrides, Eligibility

Recent decisions by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Government Accountability Office illustrate the ... (more story)

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Acadia Investors Score Partial Win In Fraud Class Action

A Tennessee federal judge has granted a proposed class of Acadia Healthcare Co. investors a partial early win in their suit claiming the company misled them about the strength of its United Kingdom operations,... (more story)

Texas Appeals Court Pushes Cigna On Payments To Hospitals

A Texas appeals court seemed skeptical of Cigna Healthcare of Texas Inc.'s claim that once a patient gets hospitalized, any subsequent treatment should be classified as emergency care, asking Wednesday why Cig... (more story)

Full 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink $45M CareDx False Ad Case

The Third Circuit on Tuesday turned down medical testing company CareDx's request to have a full panel mull whether to reinstate a $45 million jury award in a false advertisement case over genetic testing tech... (more story)

Colo. Biz Accuses VA Of Ignoring Veteran-Owned Suppliers

A Colorado company accused the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of improperly greenlighting purchases of electrocardiogram leads from a large overseas business when American-made items are available from it... (more story)

Judges Back Ga. County's Use Of Outside Attys In Opioid Suit

The Georgia Court of Appeals has backed the dismissal of a lawsuit by Publix Supermarkets claiming a metro Atlanta county unconstitutionally hired outside counsel to pursue opioid litigation against the grocer... (more story)

Covington, Sidley Guide $700M BioCryst Allergic Disease Deal

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. will purchase Astria Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on therapies for allergic and immunologic diseases, in a cash and stock deal worth about $700 million, ... (more story)

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Sana Biotech Fights Investor Fraud Claims Over Trial Data

Sana Biotechnology Inc. has asked a Seattle federal court to dismiss an investor suit over claims that it offered misleading statements regarding early clinical trials of a gene therapy, asserting that the com... (more story)

Trump Unveils IVF Drug Pricing Deal: 'We Want More Babies'

President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled two initiatives he said were designed to enhance the accessibility and affordability of in vitro fertilization.

Texas Panel Blocks Hospital Subpoenas In Trans Care Suit

A Texas appellate court on Thursday directed a trial court to withdraw an order requiring two Dallas hospitals to turn over documents concerning alleged gender affirming care, saying the lower court abused its... (more story)

Fla. Medical Clinic Settles Patient Data Breach Row For $10M

A Florida federal judge has given initial approval to a $10 million settlement to resolve a proposed class action accusing Watson Clinic LLP of failing to adequately protect current and former patients' medica... (more story)

Spencer Fane Attys Talk Med Spas And Healthcare Law

Providers and investors attracted to a growing medical spa industry might be surprised to discover that aesthetic treatments like Botox and fillers that don't require a doctor still come with a robust set of h... (more story)

Shutdown Imperils Telehealth Access For Medicare Patients

The federal government shutdown that commenced on Oct. 1 coincided with the expiration of certain telehealth flexibilities that had preserved expansive access to telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries ... (more story)

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Nursing Exec Denied New Trial On Wage-Fixing Claims

A Nevada federal judge has denied a new trial to a nursing executive convicted of wage-fixing conspiracy and wire fraud after he claimed the U.S. Department of Justice misled the jury about sweetheart terms of... (more story)

Texas Appeals Court Revives Yelp Abortion Notice Suit

The statewide Texas appeals court revived Texas' claims that Yelp misled customers about crisis pregnancy centers' limited services, finding that a lower court got it wrong by tossing the suit for lack of pers... (more story)

CVS Can't Dodge Tobacco Surcharge Suit, Employee Says

CVS shouldn't be allowed to escape a proposed class action claiming it illegally charged higher fees to health plan participants and their spouses due to theirĀ use of tobacco, an employee argued Friday, urging... (more story)

NJ Parents Keep Fighting State Over Storage Of Babies' DNA

Across the U.S., health departments draw small blood samples from newborns' heels to test for metabolic and genetic disorders. After a new mother discovered that New Jersey police had used DNA extracted from s... (more story)

Federal Courts To Scale Back Operations Amid Shutdown

The federal court system has run out of money and will scale back operations beginning Monday as a result of the ongoing government shutdown, possibly leading to case delays.

Calif. Hospitals Sue Over New Healthcare Cost Increase Caps

The California Hospital Association hit the state's Office of Health Care Affordability and others with a lawsuit Wednesday, claiming they violated state law with new rules that aim to limit increases in consu... (more story)