/healthcare-authority/other?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Healthcare Authority Other Copyright 2025 °µÍø½ûÇø. en-US Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:56:53 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350015?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350015 An Indiana state appeals court Thursday upheld a defense win in a medical malpractice trial despite a juror's post-verdict revelation that she had previously heard of a defense expert witness. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:42:50 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2349320?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2349320 The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday found that a woman could not challenge a consent order she signed to be released from an involuntary hospital commitment, marking the first opinion of its kind from the court in two decades invoking the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:23:35 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2345831?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2345831 While students often practice as lead trial attorneys in law school, such an opportunity likely won’t arise until a few years into practice, so junior associates should focus on honing skills that are essential to supporting a trial team, including organization, adaptability and humility, says Lucy Zelina at Tucker Ellis. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:55:20 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2348754?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2348754 Deals between the makers of brand name drugs and the companies behind their generic versions have led to billions of dollars in healthcare cost savings and faster access to cheaper medicines, according to a new report. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:24:15 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2348841?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2348841 An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday largely rejected a bid by MultiPlan to ditch multidistrict litigation accusing the company of illegally fixing out-of-network reimbursement rates, trimming only unjust enrichment claims while allowing antitrust claims to move forward. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:22:57 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2348511?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2348511 Adidas' American arm and the University of Chicago Medical Center have been sued for allegedly failing to keep sensitive identifying information safe from hackers who stole it through certain third-party vendors. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:55:40 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2348309?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2348309 The Trump administration's government procurement overhaul, under which sections of the Federal Acquisition Regulation are eliminated by default, is bound to collide with a doctrine that allows courts to read omitted clauses into government contracts if they represent long-standing pillars of federal procurement law, say attorneys at Rogers Joseph. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:56:23 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346619?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346619 When I transitioned to private practice after government service — most recently as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — I learned there are more similarities between the two jobs than many realize, with both disciplines requiring resourcefulness, zealous advocacy and foresight, says Zach Terwilliger at V&E. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:33:30 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2340978?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2340978 As parties consider the possibility of judicial reference to resolve complex disputes, it is critical to understand how the process works, why it's gaining traction, and why carefully crafted agreements make all the difference, say attorneys at Pillsbury. Fri, 30 May 2025 17:49:31 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346697?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346697 The nine Am Law 100 firms that settled with the Trump administration likely did so because of the personal risk faced by equity partners in today's billion‑dollar national practices, enabled by an ethics rule primed for modernization, says Adam Forest at Scale. Fri, 30 May 2025 15:03:08 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2347074?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2347074 A Michigan federal court greenlighted an $86,000 settlement resolving an insurance specialist's collective action accusing a home healthcare company of failing to pay employees for the time they spent booting up their computers. Fri, 30 May 2025 14:52:16 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346802?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346802 Temple University and its cancer research center can't shut down the bulk of a researcher's suit claiming her supervisor refused to support her after she complained about his unwanted advances, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, finding she plausibly alleged harassment interfered with her job. Thu, 29 May 2025 22:32:27 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346692?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346692 Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts sued the state of Arkansas in federal court Thursday, alleging that the state's recently enacted law banning PBMs from owning pharmacies in the state violated the U.S. Constitution and ran afoul of federal law governing military employee benefits. Wed, 28 May 2025 20:37:48 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346076?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346076 The Third Circuit on Wednesday granted a bid by Johnson & Johnson's talc liability unit to stay briefing in its appeal seeking to revive a libel case over a scientific article linking talcum power to mesothelioma. Wed, 28 May 2025 20:13:21 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346135?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346135 A New Jersey-based Amtrak employee has pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the passenger railroad's health plan for an estimated $11 million in benefits, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey announced Wednesday. Wed, 28 May 2025 18:31:59 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2345788?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2345788 Investors of drugmaker Mallinckrodt received preliminary approval of their $5.5 million settlement with two executives and a director of the company Wednesday, ending the investors' claims they were misled into believing Mallinckrodt had recovered from bankruptcy and would make a $200 million payment to opioid claimants. Wed, 28 May 2025 18:27:49 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346116?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346116 An ambulance service will have to shell out the remaining $42,500 it owes to a group of emergency medical technicians and paramedics to settle their overtime after having missed payment deadlines several times, a Florida federal court ordered Wednesday. Wed, 28 May 2025 17:59:01 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2345558?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2345558 A Vermont federal judge on Wednesday said a Harvard Medical School researcher and Russian national accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States is entitled to release from immigration custody while she challenges her detention. Wed, 28 May 2025 16:45:28 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2345514?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2345514 A Florida federal judge won't fully dismiss claims from a group of medical professionals alleging that China, through a New Jersey company, hoarded personal protective equipment to create a monopoly at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding the allegations fall within the commercial activity exception to sovereign immunity. Tue, 27 May 2025 22:59:35 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2345390?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2345390 A Pennsylvania appeals court panel on Tuesday affirmed an $11.6 million award in a suit accusing the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia of partially causing the death of a 4-year-old boy, saying there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict.