Failure to Report

Therasense Revisited: In re Rosuvastatin Calcium Patent Litigation

by Gino Cheng | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/18/2013

In the United States, patent applicants and their counsel owe a duty of candor and good faith to the Patent Office. This duty is breached when the applicant or its counsel knowingly fails to disclose material prior art...more

Dishonest Response on an Initial Application Can Come Back to Haunt an Employee

by Maria Greco Danaher | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/10/2013

In a non-precedential opinion, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a hospital’s firing of a security guard who had admitted that he was a recovering drug addict. Because that firing was based upon the fact that...more

Fifth Circuit Holds Direct Action Barred By Insured’s Untimely Claim Reporting

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 3/1/2013

In its recent decision in First Am. Title Ins. Co. v. Cont'l Cas. Co., 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 4153 (5th Cir. Feb. 28, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals, applying Louisiana law, had occasion to consider whether an...more

CMS Publishes Physician Payment Sunshine Rules; Manufacturers and Group Purchasing Organizations Are Required to Submit Detailed...

by Frederick Ball, Elinor Hart | Duane Morris LLP on 2/25/2013

On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited rules (the "Rules") detailing manufacturers' and group purchasing organizations' reporting requirements under Section 6002...more

Healthcare Alert: Better Late than Never - The Sunshine Act Final Regulations are Finally Here!: Payments or Other Transfers of...

by Sarah Crotts | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 2/8/2013

“Payments or Other Transfers of Value” Payments or Other Transfer of Value Must Have a Discernible Economic Value.In the Final Rule, CMS interprets value as the discernible economic value on the open market in the United...more

The Law Following The Casey Anthony Trial

by Howard Ankin on 2/4/2013

In 2013 Illinois joined 10 states in enacting Caylee’s law. This law was passed in reaction to the trial of Casey Anthony for the death of her daughter, Caylee Anthony. While Casey was found not guilty of killing her 2 year...more

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