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September 12, 2024
Sanofi Sets €320M Licensing Deal With US, French Biotechs
Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi SA said Thursday that it will pay up to €320 million ($353 million) to U.S. biotechnology group RadioMedix Inc. and French medicine developer Orano Med for an exclusive license for a radiation treatment for rare cancers.
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September 11, 2024
Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive
A substantial number of large companies are expecting to increase their litigation spending by double digits next year in the face of more complex and hard-fought cases — and they are more open to bringing in new legal talent to navigate the matters, according to a report released Thursday.Â
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September 11, 2024
Gender Care Hearing Centers On Ohio Bill Of Rights
Questions about potential conflicts between an Ohio gender care ban and a right to healthcare "freedom" enshrined in the state constitution dominated much of a Wednesday hearing in a state appellate court.
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September 11, 2024
Cedars-Sinai Workers Seek Class In Retirement Plan Case
A pair of former Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Inc. workers asked a California federal judge to greenlight a 16,000-person class in a lawsuit claiming their retirement plan was burdened with excessive fees and subpar investment options.
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September 11, 2024
Gov't Spent $236B In Fraud And Improper Payments In 2023
Federal agencies made $236 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2023, a drop of about $11 billion from the prior year, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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September 11, 2024
Top Calif. Biz Bills Sitting On Gov. Newsom's Desk
Among the hundreds of bills awaiting California Governor Gavin Newsom's signature are a number that would create new guidelines for Golden State employers, healthcare industry players, as well as artificial intelligence labeling, textile recycling and increasing criminal penalties for corporate malfeasance by tens of millions of dollars.
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September 11, 2024
Health Co. Owes $65M For Breach Of Medical Data, Nude Pics
Pennsylvania-based healthcare company Lehigh Valley Health Network will pay $65 million to individuals who had their private information, including cancer patients' nude images, exposed in a data breach, the plaintiffs' lawyers announced Wednesday.
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September 11, 2024
Nurse Says Hospital Rounding Policy Stole Her Wages
A hospital nurse filed a proposed class and collective action Tuesday claiming she was stiffed of her wages because of the hospital system's unlawful timekeeping rounding practices and an obligation to be on-call even during meal breaks.
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September 11, 2024
King & Spalding Adds 4 Attys To Mass Torts Practice In Texas
King & Spalding LLP continues to grow its Texas presence, announcing Wednesday that it has added four partners from Butler Snow LLP to its product liability and mass torts practice group.
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September 11, 2024
Sidley, Other Attys Get $850K In Fees For Migrant Family Suit
A California federal judge signed off on $850,000 in legal fees for Sidley Austin LLP's and Public Counsel's work advising plaintiffs in a class action that saw the federal government ordered to provide mental health treatment for migrant families separated at the border.
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September 11, 2024
Ipsen Exec Made Illegal Trades Before Merger, Feds Say
An Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals executive has been charged with allegedly amassing roughly $260,000 in ill-gotten gains through insider trading on the stock of a smaller rival that Ipsen purchased in 2022, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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September 11, 2024
Phelps Dunbar Recruits 6 Litigators In Raleigh
Phelps Dunbar LLP has hired six lawyers in Raleigh to serve the business and litigation needs of companies in North and South Carolina, adding strength in health care, construction, employment and intellectual property.
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September 11, 2024
EQT Leads €93M Round For Belgian Biotech's Cancer Venture
Biotech company Ion Beam Applications SA said Wednesday its joint venture PanTera raised €93 million ($102.4 million) in an oversubscribed first round of venture capital funding, led by global investor EQT.
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September 11, 2024
Healthcare Co. Denied Nurse Time For Surgery, EEOC Says
A company that operates nursing and rehabilitation facilities failed to act when a nurse was sexually harassed by her supervisor, then told the employee to quit when she needed time off for surgery, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in Illinois federal court.
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September 11, 2024
IP Boutique Hires Murgitroyd Pro For Life Sciences Team
Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP has hired a new partner from rival Murgitroyd & Co. for its chemistry and life sciences team as the firm looks to expand its patent capabilities in the northern English city of Leeds.
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September 11, 2024
Dentons Adds 2 Corp. Pros In Dublin From US Rivals
Dentons has recruited two new corporate partners to its Dublin office from U.S. rivals as it looks to expand its mergers and acquisitions practice in the Irish market and capitalize on its global footprint.
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September 11, 2024
Doctor Gets OK To Sue Despite Calling Exec 'Evil Bastard'
A doctor who swore at a hospital boss in public can still bring his claim against a National Health Service trust, after an employment tribunal ruled that he was not likely to repeat his actions with any other witnesses in the case.
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September 10, 2024
Missouri High Court Puts Abortion Rights Back on Nov. Ballot
Missourians will have a chance to vote this year on a constitutional amendment enshrining the right to abortion access following a Tuesday ruling by the state's highest court.
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September 10, 2024
80 Hospitals Sue HHS Over 'Part C Days' Payment Rule
Scores of hospitals in Texas, California, Ohio, and other states sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday in a District of Columbia federal court over denied appeals that had sought additional Medicare payments for inpatient services.
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September 10, 2024
NLRB Says Pa. Hospital Must Give Union Wage Info
A Pittsburgh-based psychiatric hospital must provide nonunion wage information to a union representing nursing employees, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled, upholding an administrative law judge's decision that the data is relevant for the union to execute its duties.
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September 10, 2024
Scientist Nabs $3.8M Win In U. Of Alabama Harassment Suit
A federal jury found that a former University of Alabama at Birmingham scientist should receive nearly $4 million in damages after allegedly enduring years of harassment based on her race and Iranian national origin, an assault by her supervisor and a trumped-up arrest after she complained about the mistreatment.
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September 10, 2024
Calif. NLRB Judge OKs Union Vote At Social Services Org.
Workers at a San Francisco-based social services nonprofit can proceed with their union representation election, a National Labor Relations Board official has ruled, rejecting the employer's bid to exclude some employees from the vote on the grounds that they exercise supervisory power.
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September 10, 2024
2024's Top Rulings In Native American Law
The U.S. Supreme Court this year has handed down rulings with huge price tags attached — from millions in healthcare reimbursement funding required for tribes to lending Florida a win that will garner it a new revenue stream — that are expected to have large implications for Native American sovereignty. Here, Law360 takes a look at some of the biggest decisions in Native American law from the first half of 2024.
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September 10, 2024
Neb. Midwife Can't Sue For 'Hypothetical' Clients, Judge Rules
A Nebraska midwife who challenged state restrictions on the practice "barely" tried to establish grounds to sue the state over allegations that her would-be clients were being harmed, a federal judge ruled Monday, dismissing the case.
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September 10, 2024
MedStar's $11.8M ERISA Deal Gets Final OK
A Maryland federal court gave final approval to an $11.8 million settlement between hospital chain MedStar Health and workers who said the company mismanaged their retirement plan.
Expert Analysis
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When Banks Unknowingly Become HIPAA Biz Associates
There appears to be significant confusion regarding the application of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to financial institutions when serving healthcare-related clients, so these institutions should consider undertaking several steps as a starting point in the effort to achieve compliance, say attorneys at Vorys.
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The Regulatory Headwinds Facing Lab-Developed Tests
Though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's final rule regarding regulation of laboratory-developed tests outlines a four-year plan for ending enforcement discretion, and though this rule is currently being challenged in courts, manufacturers should heed compliance opportunities immediately as enforcement actions are already on the horizon, say attorneys at Kirkland & Ellis.
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3 High Court Rulings May Shape Health Org. Litigation Tactics
Three separate decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court's most recent term — Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy — will likely strengthen healthcare organizations' ability to affirmatively sue executive agencies to challenge regulations governing operations and enforcement actions, say attorneys at McDermott.
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Opinion
A New Way Forward For COVID Vaccine Lawsuit Immunity
As Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act protections for COVID-19 vaccines wane, adding those vaccines to coverage by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program would bolster defenses for administrators and manufacturers while also providing stronger remedies for those injured by vaccines, says Altom Maglio at MCT Law.
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Opinion
The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address
A BigLaw associates’ union could address a number of issues that have the potential to meaningfully improve working conditions, diversity and attorney well-being — from restructured billable hour requirements to origination credit allocation, return-to-office mandates and more, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.
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Opinion
It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union
As BigLaw faces a steady stream of criticism about its employment policies and practices, an associates union could effect real change — and it could start with law students organizing around opposition to recent recruiting trends, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.
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Why DOJ's Whistleblower Program May Have Limited Impact
The U.S. Department of Justice’s new whistleblower pilot program aims to incentivize individuals to report corporate misconduct, but the program's effectiveness may be undercut by its differences from other federal agencies’ whistleblower programs and its interplay with other DOJ policies, say attorneys at Milbank.
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How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act
In its recent Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the Administrative Procedure Act in ways that undermine Congress and the executive branch, shift power to the judiciary, curtail public and business input, and create great uncertainty, say Alene Taber and Beth Hummer at Hanson Bridgett.
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Opinion
DOL's Impending Mental Health Act Regs Should Be Simplified
The U.S. Department of Labor should consider revising these six issues in its forthcoming Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act regulations to ease the significant compliance hurdles for group health plan sponsors, says Alden Bianchi at McDermott.
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Parsing FY 2024 DOJ Criminal Healthcare Fraud Enforcement
While the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division's strike force on healthcare fraud enforcement action shows an impressive doubling of criminal indictments, a closer look at the data offers important clues about underlying trends, including the comparably modest, accompanying increase in associated intended loss, say Roderick Thomas and Kathleen Cooperstein at Wiley.
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9th Circ. Ruling Flags Work Harassment Risks Of Social Media
The recent Ninth Circuit ruling in Okonowsky v. Garland, holding an employer could be liable for a co-worker's harassing social media posts, highlights new challenges in technology-centered and remote workplaces, and underscores an employer's obligation to prevent hostile environments wherever their employees clock in, say Jennifer Lada and Phillip Schreiber at Holland & Knight.
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Vendor Rights Lessons From 2 Chapter 11 Cases
A Texas federal court’s recent critical vendor order in the Zachry Holdings Chapter 11 filing, as well as a settlement between Rite Aid and McKesson in New Jersey federal court last year, shows why suppliers must object to critical vendor motions that do not recognize creditors' legal rights, says David Conaway at Shumaker.
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How Cos. With Chinese Suppliers Should Prep For Biotech Bill
A proposed bill to prohibit government-affiliated life sciences companies from contracting with Chinese biotech companies of concern may necessitate switching to other sources for research and supplies, meaning they should begin evaluating supply chains now due to the long lead times of drug development, say John O'Loughlin and Christina Carone at Weil Gotshal.
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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?
A Pennsylvania federal court’s recent dismissal of the defendants’ counterclaims in Morgan v. Noss should remind attorneys to avoid the temptation to repackage a claim’s facts and law into a mirror-image counterclaim, as this approach will often result in a waste of time and resources, says Matthew Selmasska at Kaufman Dolowich.
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Can Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Help Cannabis Businesses?
Attorneys at Fox Rothschild consider whether Chapter 15 may be used as a tool to liquidate U.S. assets of cannabis companies in foreign bankruptcy proceedings, and look at the statutory provisions that may have a bearing on the successful liquidation of assets under the Bankruptcy Code.