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Federal Judge Green-Lights Challenge to Health Care Reform Act

A federal judge in Florida has given the green light to a challenge by 20 states of the recent health care reform legislation backed by the Obama administration.

However, U.S.…

Dozens Arrested in $100M Medicare Case Bust; Doctor & Patient IDs Allegedly Stolen

Developing: Perhaps 100 people have been arrested in California, Georgia, Ohio, New Mexico and New York, in a record-breaking Medicare fraud case that allegedly involved $100 million in bogus billings…

Allergan to Pay $375M in Criminal Case Over Off-Label Marketing of Botox

A federal judge in Atlanta yesterday okayed a $375 million settlement of a criminal case by Allergan Inc. concerning the company’s marketing of Botox drug…

Petition Asks Wisconsin High Court to Adopt Civil Gideon Rule

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is being asked to adopt a rule that would provide free lawyers to some civil litigants.

The proposed rule would require free representation to protect poor…

‘Caffeine Intoxication’ Is a Recognized Mental Disorder

Initial defense claims of caffeine-induced insanity and a caffeine-induced false confession were abandoned before a Kentucky jury had a chance to determine their validity in the murder…

11th Circuit Must Decide: Did Lawyer with TB Plead a Sufficient Case Against CDC?

A lawyer who found himself at the center of an international furor after traveling with what was originally publicly proclaimed to be a highly contagious form of tuberculosis is fighting…

Federal Appeals Court Stays District Judge’s Ban on Stem Cell Research

In a three-paragraph order today, a federal appeals court has temporarily lifted a district judge’s preliminary ban on government funding of some research on stem cells from human embryos.

By…

Woman Left Blind After Reaction to Pain Meds Wins $21M Verdict

A woman who says she was blinded and burned by a prescription pain medication has been awarded $21 million by a federal jury in New Hampshire.

The plaintiff, Karen Bartlett,…

U of Iowa Law School Offers Free Web Course on Health Care Reform Act

In what may be a one-of-a-kind move, the University of Iowa College of Law is offering all comers the opportunity to attend a free online 14-week course on the nation’s…

Patient Rights Pitted Against Civil Rights in Nursing Home Bias Case

An Indiana patient rights law led one Indiana nursing home to go along with the wishes of a resident who specified she wanted only white caregivers.

The law says patients…

Judge Blocks White House Plan to Expand Stem Cell Research

Finding that a plan by the Obama administration to expand federally funded research using human embryonic stem cells likely is prohibited by a federal law banning the use of government…

Pregnant Woman’s Forced Bed Rest Order Reversed

A Florida appeals court has ruled 2-1 that a Tallahassee judge was wrong to forcibly hospitalize a pregnant woman.

The 1st District Court of Appeal held that the ruling violated…

Health Care Employers Latest Target of Wage-and-Hour Enforcement

An uptick of government and private enforcement efforts in recent months concerning alleged wage-and-hour violations is now focusing on the health care industry.

The Department of Labor has increased its…

Job News Not All Bad: Positions Open in Key Areas, US Loosens Hiring Process

The news isn’t all bad for legal job seekers, especially those with experience in a few key areas.

In an article posted at the Law Marketing…

Lawyer Who Took Obstruction Plea in Med Mal Kickbacks Case Is Suspended

A Las Vegas lawyer who pleaded guilty to obstruction earlier this year concerning an alleged medical malpractice case kickbacks scheme has been temporarily suspended by the Nevada Supreme Court.

Further…

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