By Amanda Bronstad | July 12, 2017
Plaintiffs lawyers hoping to revive 3,128 lawsuits over cholesterol drug Lipitor are asking an appeals court to overturn what they consider to be a heightened standard on expert evidence that could hasten the demise of other multidistrict litigation.
By Kristen Rasmussen | July 12, 2017
Howard Sklamberg, former deputy commissioner for global regulatory operations and policy at the FDA, says it's an "interesting time" for the agency.
By Sue Reisinger and Kristen Rasmussen | July 10, 2017
Last fall the U.S. Department of Justice proudly claimed a major victory for its Health Care Corporate Fraud Strike Force when it nailed Tenet Healthcare Corp. for a multimillion-dollar kickback and bribery scheme. It was the strike force's first major victory—it also may have been its last.
By Kristen Rasmussen | June 27, 2017
A group of cardiac monitoring companies and an executive have agreed to pay a combined $13.45 million to settle allegations they overbilled Medicare.
By Todd Cunningham | June 23, 2017
The widow of Casey Kasem has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the radio personality's three adult children from another marriage.
By Ross Todd | June 23, 2017
Plaintiffs attorneys are expected to net nearly 33 percent in fees, or almost $38 million.
By Kristen Rasmussen | June 22, 2017
A group of attorneys are pursuing cases against insurers that they say are putting patients with behavioral, rather than physical, health problems at a disadvantage.
By Cheryl Miller | June 13, 2017
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants congressional leaders to drop a budget rider that effectively bars him from pursuing medical marijuana providers under federal anti-drug laws. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, appearing at a Public Policy of California event Tuesday, said Sessions "should worry about his own problems before he goes after people who use marijuana for medical purposes or recreational purposes."
By Marcia Coyle | June 5, 2017
Three religious-affiliated, nonprofit hospital systems won reprieves from multimillion-dollar class actions Monday in the U.S. Supreme Court. But that relief may not be long-lasting. Here are some takeaways from plaintiffs' counsel, employment benefits attorneys, and others on the implications of the high court's decision.
By Marcia Coyle | June 5, 2017
The employee retirement plans of religious-affiliated nonprofits are exempt from the protections and requirements of the federal pension law, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The decision was a blow to multimillion-dollar class actions that seek to hold those plans liable for violating the federal law.
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