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On May 8, 2013, a jury in the Columbia Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina returned a verdict finding that Tuomey Healthcare Systems, Inc. (Tuomey) violated the Stark Law and the federal...more
Originally published in Competition Law360 on September 13, 2012. Ninety years ago Justice Brandeis delivered the opinion in Keogh v. Northwestern Railway Co., 260 U.S. 156 (1922), and based on four policy reasons,...more
Originally published in Life Insurance Law Committee Newsletter, Summer 2012. In three putative class actions brought by private plaintiffs seeking to require life insurers to undertake death matches, Ohio state and...more
In Edwards v. First American Financial Corp., No. 10-708, the United States Supreme Court will decide an important question of Article III standing that will have broad-reaching impact on many industries, including the...more
On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court issued its decision in a trio of cases which challenged the constitutionality of certain provisions in the Affordable Care Act. Ultimately, a majority of the justices concluded that the...more
Since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was enacted last year, several state attorneys general and other private plaintiffs have filed lawsuits to repeal it. These lawsuits, among other issues, challenge...more
On January 18, 2011, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Essex Insurance Co. v. Zota brought an end to seven years of litigation and four appellate proceedings, when it affirmed a final declaratory judgment entered in...more
IN THIS ISSUE: New York Issues (Another) Advisory Opinion on Taxability of Financial Advice Services; Utah Goes Market for Sourcing of Financial Institution Services; Iowa Supreme Court Deep-Fries Commerce Clause; Salt Pet...more
This past Monday, the California Supreme Court heard oral argument on the issue of whether California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) applies to "insurance." As discussed in previous posts, the Fairbanks decision, when...more
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