Ruling in case involving national retail pharmacies rejects the “objective reasonableness” standard for the False Claims Act -
On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously vacated the 7th Circuit's decision in U.S....more
6/6/2023
/ Drug Pricing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reimbursements ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
US ex rel Thomas Proctor v Safeway Inc ,
US ex rel Tracy Schutte et al v SuperValu Inc et al
On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Azar v. Allina Health Services, et al., Case No. 17-1484. The Court ruled in favor of a group of hospitals in a dispute over Medicare disproportionate share...more
6/12/2019
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Azar v Allina Health Services ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Hospitals ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Medicare Part A ,
Medicare Part C ,
Notice and Comment ,
Pay Reductions ,
Provider Payments ,
Reaffirmation ,
Retroactive Application ,
SCOTUS ,
Substantive Rule ,
Vacated
Recently, the Washington Court of Appeals potentially expanded the scope of tort duties owed by design professionals. In a May decision, the court held that an engineer’s duty of care to developers and property owners...more
Third party debt buyers may face increased threat of state-law class action lawsuits after a recent Second Circuit ruling prohibiting such debt buyers from invoking federal preemption defenses under the National Bank Act to...more
7/16/2015
/ Bank of America ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Class Action ,
Credit Cards ,
Debt ,
Debt Buyers ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Midland Funding ,
National Bank Act ,
Preemption ,
Usury
On March 10, 2015, the CFPB issued its long-awaited Arbitration Study analyzing the use of pre-dispute arbitration provisions in connection with consumer financial products or services. In the 728-page report, as well as...more