Third Circuit judges Wednesday explored divergent views of the False Claims Act's constitutionality and a record fraud verdict against Johnson & Johnson, expressing little eagerness to gut the FCA's whistleblower mechanism, and voicing uncertainty about evidence and jury instructions underpinning the drug promotion punishment.
Third Circuit judges Wednesday explored divergent views of the False Claims Act's constitutionality and a record fraud verdict against Johnson & Johnson, expressing little eagerness to gut the FCA's whistleblower mechanism, and voicing uncertainty about evidence and jury instructions underpinning the drug promotion punishment.
A California federal judge indicated Wednesday that Meta and Snap's CEOs will likely need to testify in an upcoming school district bellwether trial in the social media addiction multidistrict litigation, and declined Meta's bid to block arbitration demands, saying, "Meta's got plenty of money, go file a motion with the arbitration panel."
A split Second Circuit has revived a man's lawsuit alleging state prison officials unconstitutionally placed him in solitary confinement, worsening his mental health condition and ultimately causing him to stab his mother to death after his release.
The U.S. Department of Education is flouting orders that it fund K-12 mental health grants given to public schools by only partially funding the grants and threatening to withhold remaining funds, a group of state attorneys general told a Washington federal court.
An Anchorage, Alaska, physician was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for committing over $16 million in healthcare fraud and tax evasion as part of a scheme that injected sick patients with the wrong medications or dosages, the federal government said Wednesday.
A Texas appellate court ruled Wednesday that a San Antonio physician can't stop his suspension from being reported to national and state health regulators, finding that he failed to show the hospital acted with specific intent to cause harm as is required to overcome statutory peer‑review immunity.
An Oregon federal judge Tuesday rejected the state's health regulator's bid for a favorable judgment in a suit brought under federal antidiscrimination law, seeking to broaden access for homebound patients to the state's regulated psilocybin program.
A Connecticut doctor told a state court Tuesday a former patient most likely wants payment records he can no longer produce to bolster her case against World Wrestling Entertainment and founder Vince McMahon for alleged sex trafficking and abuse — not for her case against him and Peak Wellness Inc.
Two UnitedHealthcare customers can't turn their Affordable Care Act lawsuit against a company subsidiary into a class action, a Minnesota federal judge ruled Wednesday, denying the pair's bid to represent thousands of customers in litigation accusing the subsidiary of failing to approve full coverage for PrEP.
Another proposed class action has been filed against Michigan-based medical technology company Stryker Corp. in the wake of a March 11 cyberattack on the company that was reportedly perpetrated by hackers tied to Iran.
A CNA unit asked a Texas federal court to let it into a Liberty Mutual insurer's suit seeking to avoid coverage for a healthcare company facing eight wrongful death actions, saying its rights and obligations under an umbrella policy will be affected by the dispute's outcome.
SelectQuote has asked a New York federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of harming investors by concealing a kickback scheme, which is currently the subject of a suit by the U.S. Department of Justice, arguing the existence of the government's suit is not enough to show the shareholders were damaged.
Philips North America and Google-owned Fitbit have agreed to resolve their yearslong patent fight over health monitoring fitness-tracking technologies in wearable devices, according to a stipulation filed Tuesday in Massachusetts federal court.
A former Holland & Knight LLP attorney has returned to the firm in Jacksonville, Florida, after a 10-year stint in-house at Florida Blue, a subsidiary of GuideWell Mutual Holding Corp.
Law school teaches you to quickly apply intellect and logic when handling a legal issue, but every fact pattern also involves a person, making the ability to balance expertise with empathy critical to the growth of relationships with clients, colleagues and adversaries, says Rachel Adcox at Adcox Strategies.
The Texas Business Court has released its first opinion exploring when intellectual property can be used to create jurisdiction, and attorneys say the decision involving state trade secret law offers insight into when patent matters can be pursued there.
The Connecticut Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to the two-week suspension of Alex Jones' former lawyer, leaving intact an intermediate Appellate Court decision affirming the pared-down punishment surrounding his law firm's handling of Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims' personal information.
Two new bills introduced to the California Assembly this week seek to impose reforms on the state's legal industry, including adding mandatory disbarment for attorneys convicted of felony "capping" — or illegally paying for client recruitment — and blocking corporate litigation funders from influencing cases.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Wednesday released a draft of proposed legislation that would override a "patchwork" of state artificial intelligence regulations, touting the proposal as protecting "children, creators, conservatives and communities" and slamming the state regulations as hindering "AI innovation."
A Ukrainian billionaire who was recently ordered to pay other investors in a failed genetic testing company more than $1.8 million in damages is blaming the Pierce Atwood LLP lawyers who advised him on what a court later found to be a "fundamentally unfair" forced asset sale.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he will stay on as a board member of the central bank if he remains under U.S. Department of Justice investigation when his term as Fed chairman runs out this spring.
