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Pennsylvania Superior Court Vacates Summary Judgment Due to Procedural Error in Response Time

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Jordan v. Lynde, 330 A.3d 817 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024) - The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to grant the appellants the 30-day response period required under Pa. R.Civ.P....more

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Pennsylvania Federal Court Holds Notice of Intent to File Third-Party Complaint Constitutes a “Claim”

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, applying Pennsylvania law, has held that a letter notifying the insured of the sender’s intent to file a joinder complaint, i.e., a third-party claim,...more

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Legal Roundup – Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Court Affirms that Experts and Treating Physicians Must Be in Same Specialty - Kunkel v. Abington Memorial Hospital, 2024 PA Super 298 (Pa. Super. Ct. Dec. 13, 2024) - The Superior Court of Pennsylvania...more

Stevens & Lee

Federal Court: No Sherman Act Violation Absent Anticompetitive Conduct and Anticompetitive Effects

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Back in late January, U.S. District Court Judge Xavier Rodriguez in the Western District of Texas granted summary judgment to Loredo Medical Center (LMC) and a locally-based interventional cardiology group (LMC Cardiology...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

California Court of Appeal Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment Against Health Care Provider in Win for Managed Care Payors and...

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The California Court of Appeal, in a major win for managed care payors and claims administrators, affirmed a lower court decision granting summary judgment in favor of United Healthcare (United), finding that United did not...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - October 2022

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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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

PBM’s Policy Update Fax Not TCPA “Advertisement,” Says Eastern District of Missouri

Earlier this week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri granted summary judgment for a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) that allegedly violated the TCPA by sending unsolicited advertisements via fax to...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

2020 Health Antitrust Litigation Update for Providers

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In 2019, the total number of antitrust cases filed against providers dropped to 20 after the 2018 bump (27 cases). In the latest Health Antitrust Litigation Update for Providers, we discuss what kinds of cases were brought...more

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Healthcare Law Update: December 2016

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Prompt Payment Discounts Not an Anti-Kickback Statute Violation - In United States of Am. et al. ex rel. Ruscher v. Omnicare, No. 15-20629, 2016 WL 6407128 (5th Cir. Oct. 28, 2016), the court of appeals affirmed summary...more

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Big Summary Judgment Win for Hospital Defending $300M Exclusive Dealing Antitrust Suit

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After fending off a motion for judgment on the pleadings in March 2015, a small hospital in Peoria, Illinois lost on summary judgment in its $300 million antitrust suit alleging illegal exclusive dealing and attempted...more

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In Avera Marshall Medical Staff Bylaws Dispute, District Court Rules in Hospital's Favor on Remand - Ruling affirms that boards of...

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On remand from a decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court, the Lyon County District Court recently ruled that Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center’s Board had the authority to amend the hospital’s medical staff bylaws and...more

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Orphan Drug Ruling Disrupts the 340B Program

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On Wednesday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its highly anticipated opinion regarding the 340B orphan drug litigation. The Court ruled in favor of PhRMA, a trade association that...more

Franczek P.C.

11th Circuit "Tweaks" Test For Whether Interns Are Employees

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If you are a regular reader of this blog, you are probably familiar with the six-factor test that the U.S. Department of Labor uses to determine whether an intern should be considered an employee for purposes of the Fair...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

No False Claim Despite Violation of Licensing Law and Medicare Conditions of Participation

Last week a federal court in Florida granted a radiology practice’s motion for judgment in its favor in a False Claims Act case, despite these formidable obstacles: (1) the practice had billed Medicare for services performed...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Medical Staff Application Release Bars Physician Credentialing Claim

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In Copeland v. MidMichigan Regional Medical Center, a Michigan State Appellate Court affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Hospital, based upon both HCQIA immunity and a general release signed by...more

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