Civil Procedure, Health Law, Criminal Law

Counties in California Can Learn a Few Lessons from State on Inmate Health Care - BB&K Health Care Attorney Shares Tips on...

by Jared A. Goldman | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 4/10/2013

Inmates in the Riverside County jails served a federal class-action lawsuit last month, claiming the county is subjecting them to cruel and unusual punishment by depriving them of basic medical and mental health care. A...more

Business Litigation Report -- October 2012

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 10/23/2012

In This Issue: Firm News: ..Kathleen Sullivan Named a “Top 10 Female Litigator” by Benchmark Litigation and Euromoney Legal Media Group ..Pharma Patent Litigators Nick Cerrito and Eric Stops Join Quinn Emanuel...more

Federal Criminal Lawyer Douglas McNabb of McNabb Associates - News On Current Federal Criminal Cases

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 10/19/2012

October 19, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney. Topics Include:...more

Qui Tam Relator Not Original Source; U.S. ex rel. Repko v. Guthrie Clinic

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 8/17/2012

In U.S. ex rel. Repko v. Guthrie Clinic et al., the Third Circuit recently ended an attempt by Rodney Repko, former general counsel and executive vice president for Guthrie Healthcare System and its related entities, to bring...more

D.C. Circuit Affirms HHS Power to Disqualify Corporate Officials Convicted of Misdemeanors Under the "Responsible Corporate...

by Duane Morris LLP on 8/8/2012

On July 27, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued the long-anticipated decision in Friedman v. Sebelius. Friedman addressed whether the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its...more

Shorts on Long Term Care - August 2012: Heck No, I Won’t Go

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 8/6/2012

My office phone rings and it’s one of my favorite clients. We just finished working on an appeal of a resident discharge and were expecting the Division of Medical Assistance hearing officer decision any day. I felt pretty...more

D.C. Circuit Rejects Length of Purdue Executives’ Exclusion but Remands for Reconsideration

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 7/30/2012

On July 27th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit purportedly handed the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) a loss in its bid to exclude Purdue Frederick Company...more

How to Be Prepared for a Search Warrant

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/20/2012

Private or government investigations usually start with a request for records. In more egregious situations, the FBI or other state or federal agency could show up and take records pursuant to a search warrant. If state...more

The OIG Backs Off Intended Exclusion of Forest Laboratories’ CEO

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 8/12/2011

On August 5, 2011, the Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “OIG”), notified Howard Solomon, the CEO of Forest Laboratories, that the OIG would take no action against him under...more

Health Law Alert: Take Steps to Prevent Spoliation When Using Electronic Records

by Ober|Kaler on 7/28/2011

Q. I am the local manager of a national laboratory. We just received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General seeking requisition forms, billing policies, and...more

White Collar and Health Care Enforcement Defense Alert: In-House Counsel Indicted in Responding to Government Inquiry

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 11/15/2010

Having investigated and prosecuted, sometimes unsuccessfully, pharmaceutical and biotech companies and their executives for years, the government this week has turned its might on a pharmaceutical company’s associate general...more

New Illinois Court Decision Holds That No Punitive Damages Can Be Awarded In Survival Actions Involving Nursing Home Negligence

by Jonathan Rosenfeld - Chicago Personal Injury... on 7/15/2010

Some of the substantial verdicts we have recently discussed at the Nursing Homes Abuse Blog here and here involve jury verdicts with punitive damage components. While some of these verdicts may seem excessive, most of the...more

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