"Millions of Americans with diabetes need insulin to survive, yet for many of these vulnerable patients, their insulin drug costs have skyrocketed over the past decade thanks in part to powerful PBMs and their greed," said Rahul Rao, deputy director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition.
Tanja Olano has been deeply involved in Los Angeles' Olympic movement since 2015, when she became deputy general counsel of the exploratory committee that helped lead to the city's selection two years later as host of the 2028 games.
A recent decision from a federal court in California shows that employers need to be careful to avoid potential discriminatory impact if they use AI in employment decisions. EEOC and local lawmakers, including NYC, are also taking steps to ensure that the adoption of this emerging technology is compliant with anti-discrimination laws.
Burton F. Dodd, Matthew R. Simpson and JonVieve D. Hill from Fisher & Phillips have stepped in as defense counsel to Emory University School of Medicine in a pending lawsuit over alleged employment discrimination. The action was filed Aug. 7 in Georgia Northern District Court by HKM Employment Attorneys on behalf of a program coordinator who contends that she was subjected to disparate treatment based on race and wrongfully terminated five days after she requested and was approved for FMLA leave. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr., is 1:24-cv-03510, Alff v. Emory University School of Medicine.
Richard J. Lechette of McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter has entered an appearance for Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. in a pending complaint for declaratory judgment. The case, filed Aug. 5 in Pennsylvania Eastern District Court by Bodell Bove LLC on behalf of Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co., seeks to declare that Stuart Dean is obligated to defend and indemnify the estate of Stephen Girard and Kennedy-Wilson Pennsylvania : Management in an underlying personal injury action. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Gerald A. McHugh, is 2:24-cv-03787, Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company v. Starr Indemnity & Liability Company et al.
LaToya C. Merritt and Marcellus D. Chamberlain of Phelps Dunbar have stepped in to represent the Jackson Public School District in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Aug. 5 in Mississippi Southern District Court by Joel F. Dillard PA on behalf of an educator who contends that she was wrongfully terminated while on FMLA leave. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves, is 3:24-cv-00456, O'Briant v. Jackson Public School District.
Attorneys form Munger, Tolles & Olson have stepped in to defend Amgen and Immunex Corp. in a pending antitrust class action. The case, filed Aug. 6 in Virginia Eastern District Court by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro; Glasser & Glasser; and Lowey Dannenberg, accuses the defendants of unlawfully suppressing competition in the market for arthritis and psoriasis drug Enbrel. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen, is 2:24-cv-00484, Carefirst of Maryland, Inc. et al v. Amgen, Inc. et al.
Ashley L. Toth of Marshall Dennehey has entered an appearance for Sunrise Plaza LLC in a pending lawsuit over alleged violations of the ADA. The suit, which pertains to physical access barriers at the defendant's North Main Street premises, was filed Aug. 5 in New Jersey District Court by Shadinger Law on behalf of Dennis Maurer. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp, is 3:24-cv-08275, Maurer v. Sunrise Plaza, L.L.C.
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