What Kaiser's D&O Win Means For 'Return Of Funds' Fights
A California federal judge's ruling that the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan was not automatically prohibited from claiming coverage for multiplied damages that were part of a $581 million False Claims Act settl... (more story)
Website Arbitration Pact Can't Thwart Caremark ERISA Suit
A New York federal judge narrowed a suit accusing CVS Caremark of improperly denying coverage for a specific GLP-1 drug but kept the bulk of the case in court, finding that an arbitration agreement featured on... (more story)
Colo. Hospital Can't Split Discovery In Retirement Funds Suit
A Colorado federal judge rejected a faith-based nonprofit hospital's bid for the court to bifurcate discovery in a lawsuit brought by former employees accusing the health system of mismanaging their retirement... (more story)
5th Circ. Upholds Drug Negotiations In Blow To Big Pharma
Medicare's landmark program of drug price negotiations doesn't flout constitutional provisions involving the separation of powers, due process or excessive fines, the Fifth Circuit ruled late Wednesday, delive... (more story)
Healthcare Cos. Must Face Whistleblower's PPP Fraud Suit
A New York federal judge has dismissed a bid to toss a compliance consultant's whistleblower suit against a trio of home healthcare companies for alleged fraud under the government's Paycheck Protection Progra... (more story)
NJ Can't Force Access To ICE Detention Center, Feds Say
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has pressed a New Jersey federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the Garden State's health commissioner seeking access to a Newark immigration detention center, saying ... (more story)