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AGG Supports GHA and MAG in Latest Successful Step to Cap Wrongful Death Damages

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On June 24, 2025, the Supreme Court of Georgia vacated the Georgia Court of Appeals’ decision refusing to apply Georgia’s $350,000 damages cap to reduce a $7.2 million award of wrongful death damages in a medical malpractice...more

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U.S. Supreme Court holds district courts are not bound by agency interpretations in civil enforcement proceedings

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On June 20, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed and remanded a lower court decision, holding that the Hobbs Act does not bind district courts in civil enforcement proceedings to an agency’s interpretation of a statute. In this...more

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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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Indiana Appellate Court Rules Medical Company’s Non-Compete with Chief Operating Officer Overbroad and Unenforceable 

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An Indiana appellate court recently declined to enforce an executive’s non-compete on the grounds that the covenant’s activity restriction was overbroad. In Med-1 Solutions, LLC v. Taylor (Opinion 24A-PL-450, November 25,...more

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Appellate Court Dismissal on Suit regarding Life-Prolonging Care

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On August 20, 2023, an Indiana Appellate Court dismissed a suit regarding allegedly negligent life-prolonging care rendered to a nonagenarian patient, who could not herself consent. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that the...more

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NJ Appellate Court Rules Investigative Documents Created in Compliance With the Patient Safety Act Are Protected

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Under the Patient Safety Act (PSA), a health care facility’s incident and investigative reports are “absolutely privileged”, says the New Jersey Appellate Division. Earlier this month, the court held in Keyworth v. Careone at...more

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Supreme Court Declines to Clarify FCA Pleading Standard

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How much detail must a plaintiff allege to meet the heightened pleading standards that apply in an FCA case? Appellate courts have taken different approaches but given a chance to address a seeming circuit split, the Supreme...more

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Juul in Denial? Crypto Cash Out, J&J Wait Continues and Healthcare Hard Times Roll On

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Juul Prepares to Seek Financing for Potential Bankruptcy Process | The Wall Street Journal - Juul Labs Inc. has begun discussions with lenders for financing that could assist the company through a potential Chapter 11...more

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California Attorney General Weighs In On Coverage For Mental Health

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California AG Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of plaintiffs-appellees in Wit v. United Behavioral Health (“UBH”), where the district court found that...more

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