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National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Trump Escalates Attack on Judge | Don Verrilli Hangs Up His Morning Coat

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump steps up his criticism of a judge presiding over a fraud suit against Trump University, but Trump's lawyers at O'Melveny & Myers haven't yet filed any recusal motion. Donald Verrilli Jr. steps down as U.S. solicitor general. And more insurers are taking the U.S. to cover demanding hundreds of millions of dollars in payments under the Affordable Care Act. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Statistical Sampling in Health Care Litigation

John G. Martin writes: Although the FCA and most provider contracts with insurance companies do not discuss statistical sampling and extrapolation, it has become routine for the government, whistleblowers and insurers to demand repayment of thousands of claims that they have not reviewed, by pointing to errors in a subset of claims that they have reviewed.
29 minute read

New York Law Journal

County of Niagara v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.

Nondiverse Parties Fraudulently Joined; Case Should Not Be Remanded to State Court
3 minute read

National Law Journal

North Carolina Blue Cross Sues Feds for $130M in Health Care Payments

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina on Thursday became the latest insurer to take the federal government to court over the Affordable Care Act, arguing that it is owed nearly $130 million under a program designed to limit the financial risks of entering new health care markets.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Chart: Donald Verrilli's Wins, Losses in the Big Cases

Donald Verrilli Jr. represented the United States in 38 Supreme Court arguments since becoming U.S. solicitor general in 2011. Here's a look at his wins and losses in some of the biggest cases.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

State Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Cnty. of Camden

Since Stipulation of Dismissal Was Final Judgment, Appeal Was Untimely
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Allstate Ins. Co. v. American Comprehensive Healthcare Medical Group, P.C.

Defendants Raise Issue if EUO Notices Timely Mailed Barring Summary Judgment to Allstate
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Penn-Patriot Ins. Co. v. Williams, PICS Case No. 16-0659 (C.P. Philadelphia May 9, 2016) Djerassi, J. (7 pages).

Insurance policy determined to provide no coverage to defendants in the named case. Motion for summary judgment in insurance coverage case granted in favor of insurance company, with counterclaim seeking coverage dismissed.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Take Dispute Over False Claim Act's Sealing Requirement

The U.S. Supreme Court, stepping into legal fallout from Hurricane Katrina, agreed on Tuesday to hear State Farm Fire & Casualty's appeal that it did not fraudulently shift certain damages claims to the federal government for payment. The case, State Farm Fire & Casualty v. United States, ex rel. Rigsby, involves the False Claims Act, a regular source of high court litigation in recent years.
13 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer's DQ from Auto Case After Representing Insurer Stands

The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a ruling that a law firm was conflicted out of representing the defendant driver in an automobile wrongful death suit after previously representing an insurer in a related coverage case.
32 minute read

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