Defense Department Beats Challenge to Health-Care Payment Rule
Children’s Hospital Colorado lost its challenge to a US Department of Defense health services regulation that the hospital said would cost it at least $10 million dollars.
A US Supreme Court case that pits emergency health care against a state abortion ban is being closely watched for its potential to create a foundation for fetal rights.
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A Pennsylvania appeals court revived a medical malpractice lawsuit over allegations that a hospital group’s negligence caused a patient to suffer a disabling stroke, saying a lower court wrongly disregarded expert testimony.
Out-of-network use of mental health providers for US patients was many times higher than use for medical and surgical treatment—nearly 20 times more for certain behavioral inpatient care—according to a new study that signals mental health benefits parity is still far from a reality.
Children’s Hospital Colorado lost its challenge to a US Department of Defense health services regulation that the hospital said would cost it at least $10 million dollars.
A nationally recognized cancer clinic is facing a class action after a recent data breach allegedly compromised the personal information of over 800,000 patients and employees.
A $3.4 million antitrust settlement between a class of plaintiffs and drugmakers Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Lupin Ltd. over claims they delayed the generic version of narcolepsy drug Xyrem got a federal judge’s final approval.
A federal judge in Delaware denied
An L. Perrigo Co. worker who lost his job after testing for marijuana fell short of showing he deserves another shot at his disability and age discrimination claims, a federal appellate court said.
A former New York University vice chair of emergency medicine failed to prove she was fired because she’s a woman or because she complained about sex discrimination and unequal pay, a federal jury ruled.
EmblemHealth Plan Inc. is seeking a $6.7 million tax refund it alleges it overpaid in 2016 and that the Internal Revenue Service is dragging its feet in issuing.
Privately owned real estate leased by a hospital authority is exempt from more than $900,000 in property taxes because it’s used for public purposes, the authority told the Georgia Supreme Court.
A former Tennessee state senator convicted of two counts of wire fraud must again face another charge related to her alleged mismanagement of federal grants for a for-profit nursing school she founded in Memphis, the Sixth Circuit said.
Doximity Inc. is being sued by a shareholder who alleges the medical networking platform misled shareholders about its profitability.
When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.
Jeffrey H. McClelland has joined Lewis Brisbois as a partner with the labor and employment practice in Denver, the firm said Wednesday.
Rudolph Giuliani wants to hire a friend and associate as “special litigation counsel” while the former New York mayor takes on multiple legal challenges.
The Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly advanced the federal appellate nomination of Nancy Maldonado, who’s a judicial trailblazer for Hispanic women.
New York courts can exercise jurisdiction over non-state-based companies that acquire the liabilities and assets of another entity that has done business there, even if they never merge, the state’s top court ruled Thursday.
The Supreme Court’s ruling that a St. Louis police sergeant can sue over a job transfer she claims was discriminatory was championed as “an enormous win for workers.” But hours after the decision, lawyers were warning that the outcome could have a chilling effect on employers’ diversity initiatives.
Alex Hastings has joined Morgan Lewis as a partner with the regulatory practice in Washington, D.C., the firm said Thursday.
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