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Longtime GC of Big Medicaid Insurer Out Amid C-Suite Shakeup
AmeriHealth Caritas is coping with the loss of a big Florida Medicaid contract and with a decline in the number of Medicaid enrollees nationwide.
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See More StoriesIs Judicial Deference to Government Agency Decisions in Eminent Domain Cases at Risk?
"What does 'Chevron' being overruled mean with respect to the courts deferring to a government agency's determination that an eminent domain property acquisition qualifies as a 'public use'?" writes Jennifer Polovetsky of Duane Morris.
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See More StoriesAdobe GC Unexpectedly Exits, Saying, 'I Looked at Other Priorities in My Life and Decided They Needed More of My Attention'
Dana Rao spent 11 years at Microsoft before joining Adobe in 2012. He's been legal chief since 2018.
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See More Stories'Ad Network Monopoly'?: YouTube CEO May Testify at Google's Second Antitrust Bench Trial
U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema denied Google's motion to exclude lay opinion testimony from its advertising antitrust bench trial. This includes testimony from Andrew Casale, president and CEO of Index Exchange, and testimony from Benneaser "Ben" John, vice president of engineering at Microsoft.
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Greenberg Traurig shareholder Mark Lesko has entered an appearance for Gershow Recycling Corporation in a pending environmental lawsuit. The action, filed on Aug. 20 in New York Eastern District Court by the U.S. attorney’s office, accuses the defendant of violating the Clean Air Act by failing to install appropriate controls and obtain a title operating permit that included applicable emission sources. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Gary R. Brown, is 2:24-cv-05794, United States of America v. Gershow Recycling Corporation.
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Colliers International, a Canadian commercial real estate and investment management firm, has turned to Dentons shareholders James D. Gilson, Andrew V. Wright and associate David B. Nielson to fight a pending securities lawsuit in connection with an alleged commercial real estate leasing scheme. The complaint, filed July 16 in Utah District Court by Pia Hoyt LLC, contends that the defendants used shell companies to induce plaintiffs Goldsmith Properties and Douglas Goldsmith to invest in property which was bundled with a fictitious long-term lease at an inflated rate. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Dale A. Kimball, is 2:24-cv-00499, Goldsmith et al v. Long et al.
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Edward T. Kole of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer has entered an appearance for Sandoz in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The complaint, filed Aug. 26 in New Jersey District Court by Robinson Miller LLC, asserts forty six patents pertaining to Eyelea, a retinal disease treatment. The suit contends that the defendant's abbreviated biologics license application, which seeks FDA approval for the marketing and sale of a generic version of the plaintiff's product, will violate the plaintiff's asserted patents. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz, is 2:24-cv-08760, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Sandoz Inc.
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Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz shareholder Zachary B. Busey has entered an appearance for Alliance Health Center in a pending lawsuit over alleged wage-and-hour violations. The action was filed on July 22 in Mississippi Southern District Court by Watson & Norris on behalf of a nurse who accuses the defendant of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay accurate overtime wages. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate, is 3:24-cv-00428, Chancellor v. Alliance Health Center, Inc.
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Maynard, Cooper & Gale shareholder Josh B. Baker and Aaron J. Campbell of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings have entered appearances for Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and P&S Insurance Risk Retention Group, respectively, in a pending complaint for declaratory relief. The action, filed on July 22 in Alabama Northern District Court by Norman, Wood, Kendrick & Turner on behalf of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA and Steel Summit Holdings, seeks to declare that the defendants have a duty to indemnify the plaintiffs in an underlying personal injury lawsuit. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler, is 5:24-cv-00982, Steel Summit Holdings Inc et al v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company et al
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See More StoriesCorporate Counsel Announces Its 2024 Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards!
Corporate Counsel is excited to announce the honorees for our 2024 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards! The WIPL awards honor in-house and law firm women leaders and allies who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in law. These outstanding honorees will be recognized at an awards dinner on Sept. 24 as part of our Women, Influence & Power in Law Conference in Chicago.
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