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Husch Blackwell LLP

Recent Litigation Spotlights Legal Risks of Training Repayment Agreements

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Two recent disputes involving healthcare entities demonstrate some of the legal risks associated with contract clauses that require employees to reimburse their employer for the cost of job-related training if employees leave...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Aspen Dental Settles Data-Sharing Class Action

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Dental service organization (DSO) Aspen Dental has agreed to pay $18.7 million to resolve claims that it secretly shared web user data with Meta and Google, without obtaining users’ consent or informing them....more

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Deadline Reminder: BCBS Settlement Claims Due by July 29, 2025

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Health care providers who have treated or provided services, equipment, or supplies to patients insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) between July 24, 2008 and October 4, 2024 may be entitled to compensation under a $2.67...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“Listen Up” if Your AI Policy Does Not Cover AI Recording Issues – Another Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Third Party AI...

The use of AI recording tools has become prevalent. Companies’ policies addressing the legal issues with these tools is not yet as prevalent. If your company’s AI policy does not address these issues, it needs to be updated....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Adidas and UChicago Sued Over Data Breaches Caused by Third-Party Vendors

What do a global sportswear giant and a prestigious medical center have in common? Apparently, a shared struggle defending data breach lawsuits for breaches of sensitive personal information caused by third-party vendors....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Class Action Decisions Published April 2025

Highlights from this issue include Rule 23(b)(3) Damages....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Data Breach Lawsuits Surge Against Chord Specialty Dental Partners

Pennsylvania-based Chord Specialty Dental Partners is under fire after a September 2024 data breach compromised the personal information of over 173,000 individuals. At least seven proposed class action lawsuits have been...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Residency Match Programs for Healthcare Professionals Come Under Antitrust Scrutiny

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In recent months, private class action lawsuits have challenged residency match programs for pharmacists and veterinarians under antitrust laws. In addition, a congressional subcommittee has begun an inquiry into the...more

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How Do Cookies and the Meta Pixel Impact Discovery—and What Must Litigators Know to Handle Them?

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Cookies and pixels used to track user data on the internet are quickly becoming a source of ESI that litigators need to understand and consider how to handle in discovery. In In re Meta Pixel Healthcare Litigation, plaintiffs...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Business Court Assesses Duties to Protect Patient Information Shared Through Electronic Portals

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A Durham County class action asks whether “My Chart,” a widely used portal that medical providers use to communicate with patients about test results, conditions, and treatments should more aptly be labeled “Our Chart.”...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Huge Healthcare Provider Settles Robocall Lawsuit for $2.5 Million

Earlier this year, United HealthCare Services, Inc. (“Defendant”) agreed to settle a class action robocall lawsuit for $2.5 million. In Samson v. United Healthcare Services, Inc, filed in the United States District Court for...more

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Securities Litigation Against Life Sciences Companies 2024 Year in Review

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Welcome to our ninth annual report on US securities class actions filed against publicly traded life sciences companies, which include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare companies....more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

Privacy vs. Relevance: How Deep Can Discovery Go in Colorado Lien Cases?

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Jina Garcia found herself entangled in a legal battle with Centura Health Corp. after receiving medical treatment and subsequently facing a lien on any potential settlement or judgment in In Re Garcia v. Centura Health Corp....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

California Cryobank Hit with Lawsuit over Sperm Donor Databank Breach

California Cryobank, LLC, the largest sperm bank in the country, faces a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California over an April 2024 data breach. Cryobank provides frozen donor sperm and...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

2024 Trends in First Circuit Class Actions

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We are pleased to present our final 2024 update to the New England and First Circuit Class Action Tracker, which focuses on class action filings in state and federal courts within the boundaries of the First Circuit in New...more

A&O Shearman

Eastern District Of Pennsylvania Grants Defendants’ Motion To Dismiss Allegations Of Tying Discounted Drug Prices With Third-Party...

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On February 26, 2025, Judge Mia Perez of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s Sherman Act and Clayton Act claims, though the plaintiff had...more

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Provider and Health Care Facility Claim Submissions Now Open in $2.8 Billion Blue Cross Blue Shield Settlement

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Medical providers, including individuals, physician groups, hospitals, surgery centers, health systems and other health care facilities, may be eligible for a portion of a $2.8 billion settlement reached by the Blue Cross...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

This Week in 340B: January 28 – February 3, 2025

Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

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California Claps Back on Insurer Use of AI to Deny Needed Medical Care Decisions

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California is leading the way in ensuring that determinations of medically necessary health care services are made by licensed physicians and not artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms....more

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Health Care Providers Should Seriously Consider Claims Under Two Antitrust Class Actions

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Now is the time for health care providers to consider participating in the recent Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) antitrust class action settlement and the newly filed antitrust cases alleging widespread price fixing for...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

American Addiction Centers Hit with PHI Breach Class Action

American Addiction Centers Inc. faces a class action in the Middle District of Tennessee for allegations that it violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) by failing to protect patient data from...more

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Dental/DSO Intelligence Monthly Report: November/December 2024

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Dental organizations see benefits from embracing sustainable practices - Dentsply Sirona highlighted its progress in ESG initiatives in its sustainability report, which can give DSOs a competitive edge and build brand...more

Goodwin

Health Headlines - December 2024

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Welcome to the first issue of Health Headlines, a newsletter created by lawyers in our Healthcare practice. In this issue, we cover Medicare Part C oversight, new cybersecurity legislation, healthcare lawsuits and deals, and...more

BakerHostetler

DSIR Deeper Dive: Tracking the Crackdown on Tracking/Pixel Technologies: Web Litigation and Regulatory Landscape - Part 1

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Regulatory action and class action lawsuits related to pixels and other website technologies continued to surge in 2023 and 2024, particularly in the healthcare industry....more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - October 2024

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Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more

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