A Second Circuit judge cast doubt Wednesday on a Connecticut medical practice's claim that insurers owe $4.4 million for COVID-19 testing, noting that the tests at issue were actually for nearly two dozen viruses and were vastly more expensive than those that only detected the novel coronavirus.
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2nd Circ. Skeptical Of Reviving $4.4M 'Multiplex' COVID Suit

By Brian Steele

A Second Circuit judge cast doubt Wednesday on a Connecticut medical practice's claim that insurers owe $4.4 million for COVID-19 testing, noting that the tests at issue were actually for nearly two dozen viruses and were vastly more expensive than those that only detected the novel coronavirus.

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Sanofi Agrees Not To Disparage Rival's Flu Vaccine

By Matthew Perlman

European enforcers have accepted commitments from Sanofi over concerns that it blocked competition from a rival flu vaccine for vulnerable patients by making disparaging statements to healthcare professionals in Germany and France.

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IRS Proposes To Block Immigrants From Premium Tax Credit

By Asha Glover

Rules proposed Wednesday by the Internal Revenue Service would bar many immigrants from claiming the refundable tax credit for health insurance purchased through an exchange and impose new verification requirements for advance payments. 

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Cannabis Reform Foes Cite GAO In Push To Reopen Hearings

By Sam Reisman

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration administrative law judge on Wednesday ordered the government to respond to a bid by opponents of cannabis reform to reopen hearings on a proposal to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana.

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ENFORCEMENT & COMPLIANCE

Manhattan DA Unveils Corporate Crime & Antitrust Task Force

By Stewart Bishop

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Wednesday announced the formation of a new task force that will focus on prosecuting corporate crime and antitrust violations, as part of a push to deter industrywide misconduct and promote systemic accountability for entities that encourage and enable financial crimes.

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Healthcare CEO Gets 19 Years In $450M Medicare Scheme

By Carolina Bolado

A Florida federal judge sentenced a former healthcare executive Wednesday to 19 years in prison for running a $450 million scheme to swindle Medicare by using software that created false prescriptions for orthotic braces.

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LITIGATION

NC Health Plan Can't Block Atrium's Cost-Sharing Program

By Hayley Fowler

Atrium Health can move forward with a program to offer lower healthcare costs to members of North Carolina's state health plan, a state court judge ruled, handing a loss to the state treasurer in his lawsuit claiming Atrium's program will ultimately saddle the plan with more debt.

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Fox Rothschild Beats Daycare's Malicious Prosecution Suit

By George Woolston

A New Jersey state court dismissed an adult daycare company's suit against Fox Rothschild LLP and one of its attorneys related to their prosecution of a fraudulent loan lawsuit that led to a $65,000 sanction against the firm, according to a court order.

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Panel Won't Revive Doctor's MedMal Suit Against Emory

By David Aaro

A Georgia appeals court declined Wednesday to reinstate a doctor's lawsuit against Emory Healthcare, ruling that the doctor's bankruptcy proceedings didn't extend the state's five-year deadline for bringing medical malpractice claims.

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Genentech Wins Judge's OK Of $18M Novartis Award

By Joyce Hanson

A D.C. federal judge has enforced a nearly $18 million arbitral award against Novartis Pharma AG following its dispute with biotechnology firm Genentech Inc. over a licensing agreement for an eye medication.

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Anthropic Seeks To Dodge AI Patent Suit From U. of Tenn.

By Adam Lidgett

Anthropic says it shouldn't have to face a lawsuit accusing it of infringing a pair of patents related to neural networks owned by a research arm of the University of Tennessee because its Claude artificial intelligence tool isn't covered by the patents.

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Brief

7-Eleven To Pay $2.3M To Resolve Tobacco Fee Fight

By Patrick Hoff

7-Eleven Inc. will pay $2.3 million to settle a proposed class action alleging it violated federal benefits law by failing to let tobacco-using workers who completed a cessation program totally avoid a $720 annual health plan fee, according to a filing in Texas federal court.

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BANKRUPTCY

Genesis Healthcare Gets Approval For Liquidation Plan

By Rick Archer

A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday approved Genesis Healthcare's Chapter 11 liquidation plan after the nursing home operator secured the final signature it needed to close the $1 billion sale of its facilities.

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PEOPLE

Ex-Prosecutor To Lead Meland Budwick Health Law Practice

By Gianna Ferrarin

A former federal prosecutor suing U.S. Department of Justice officials over his termination from the DOJ last year will lead Miami-based law firm Meland Budwick PA's new health law practice, the firm announced.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Why Vaccine Court Inoculates Drugmakers Against Litigation

Most claimants alleging injuries from routine childhood vaccines must complete an administrative compensation proceeding before they can sue in civil court — and recent legislative efforts aimed at weakening vaccine manufacturers' legal protections do not account for the important reasons the existing framework was put in place, say attorneys at Goldman Ismail.

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What Lawyers Should Know Before Accepting Crypto Payment

As clients increasingly request to pay legal fees, retainers and escrow funds using cryptocurrency, lawyers should consider how only a handful of state bar authorities have addressed the issue with varying ethics opinions, as well as the related questions that no authority has yet answered, says attorney Felix Shipkevich.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Watchdog Wants Probe Of Trump Press Secretary's Atty Claim

By Jack Karp

A nonprofit government watchdog on Wednesday asked the State Bar of California to investigate whether the new White House press secretary has claimed to be an attorney without being licensed to practice law.

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Ex-BigLaw Atty Wants Firm Docs For Insider Trading Defense

By Carolyn Muyskens

A former BigLaw associate accused of insider trading is seeking records from ex-employers Sidley Austin LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP to help fight charges that he tipped others about nonpublic deals the firms were working on.

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Quinn Emanuel Seeks Arbitration Of $1.7M Fee Dispute

By Caroline Simson

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is urging a California federal court to order an entrepreneur to arbitrate malpractice claims stemming from the firm's representation of her in a sexual harassment claim against a technology investor as it seeks to collect more than $1.7 million in unpaid fees.

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Baker Botts Atty Seeks $3.4M In Fees After Defamation Suit

By Madison Arnold

A Baker Botts LLP patent attorney has moved for almost $3.4 million in attorney fees and expenses in a defamation suit an inventor brought against her that was dismissed.

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DLA Piper Accused Of Malpractice In Investor's Soccer Deals

By Bonnie Eslinger

American businessman John Textor has filed a legal malpractice suit in Florida against DLA Piper over the firm's representation in connection with an investment vehicle he created to acquire soccer clubs in the United Kingdom and other countries, claiming his damages could exceed hundreds of millions of dollars.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

7-Eleven Inc.

Actelion Ltd.

Aetna Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

Ameris Bancorp

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Anthropic PBC

Apple Inc.

Ares Management Corp.

Atrium Health

Burke Inc.

Centene Corp.

EmblemHealth Inc.

Emory Healthcare Inc.

Genentech Inc.

Google LLC

HFZ Capital Group LLC

International Finance Corp.

Johnson & Johnson

LinkedIn Corp.

Maryland State Bar Association

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Microsoft Corp.

New York City Bar Association

North Carolina State Bar

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Permira

Pfizer Inc.

Sanofi

Smart Approaches to Marijuana

Starbucks Corp.

State Bar of California

The Cigna Group

The District of Columbia Bar

Virginia State Bar

Yale University

eBay Inc.

iRobot Corporation

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Avyno Law

Baker Botts

Bendin Sumrall

Berger & Hipskind

DLA Piper

Desmarais LLP

Dynamis LLP

Enenstein Pham

Farnan LLP

Fox Rothschild

Goldman Ismail

Goodwin Procter

Harris Beach Murtha

Kilpatrick Townsend

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Martin G. Weinberg PC

McDermott Will & Schulte

McDonald Hopkins

Meland Budwick

Nelson Mullins

Orrick Herrington

Potter Anderson

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

Robinson & Cole

Robinson Bradshaw

SML Avvocati

Shipkevich PLLC

Sidley Austin

Stinson LLP

Torridon Law

Wachtell Lipton

Weil Gotshal

Williams & Connolly

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

European Commission

European Union

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Food and Drug Administration

Georgia Court of Appeals

Internal Revenue Service

International Chamber of Commerce

National Park Service

Nebraska Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

World Bank Group