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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

Ninth Circuit Holds that Dread of Tax Liability Does Not Trigger Duty to Defend

by Sedgwick LLP on 10/23/2012

In Conley v. First Nat’l Ins. Co. of Am., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 20281 (9th Cir., Sept. 27, 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considered whether a lawsuit alleging “anxiety” qualified as “bodily injury” for...more

Obamacare: Full Steam Ahead for Implementation of Act

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 7/6/2012

By a 5-4 vote and on the strength of an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts, the United States Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate in President Obama’s signature Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Strictly...more

Affordable Care Act

by Sedgwick LLP on 7/2/2012

Yesterday was a historic day as the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold the Affordable Care Act. As political pundits and news outlets continue to parse through the opinion and dissents, we wanted to share this link to an...more

May 2012: Appellate Litigation Update: Supreme Court to Review Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 5/15/2012

Supreme Court to Review Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: In one of the most important and closely watched cases in recent memory, the Supreme Court this Term will decide the constitutionality of the Patient...more

Supreme Court Oral Argument Raises Specter That Entire Health Reform Law Could Be Overturned

by King & Spalding on 4/3/2012

Last week’s big news was the highly unusual three days of oral arguments held by the Supreme Court on various aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), including whether the individual mandate,...more

PPACA: A Pandora's Box For The Health Care Industry

by Sedgwick LLP on 3/27/2012

Originally published in Law 360 on March 23, 2012 Law360, New York (March 23, 2012, 1:12 PM ET) -- By the end of March 2012, the United States Supreme Court will have heard three rounds of oral argument on the...more

Health Headlines - July 18, 2011

by King & Spalding on 7/18/2011

In This Issue: - IRS Releases Community Health Needs Assessment Guidance for Tax-Exempt Hospitals - California Department Of Insurance Issues Order to Show Cause Against Blue Shield of California for Denying Autism...more

Health Headlines - January 18, 2011

by King & Spalding on 1/18/2011

In This Issue: - D.C. Circuit Vacates and Remands 2007 and 2008 Rules for Calculating Rural Floor Budget Neutrality Adjustment - CT Scan Payments Much Too Low Under Medicare Outpatient PPS - AHA Files Amicus...more

Discoverability of Insureds' Tax Returns in Disability Actions Venued in California: A Three-Step Analysis to Compel Their...

by Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley on 10/10/2008

In state court actions, and diversity actions controlled by California law, discovery into the plaintiff’s financial condition is appropriate under both Fed R Civ P 26(b)(1) and CCP § 2017.010, where the plaintiff’s claims...more