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Court Sides with Long-Term Care Insurer Over Claim Denial and Potential Fraud

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A judge from the District of Colorado recently issued an opinion that might leave the door open for long-term care insurers to void policies after the contestability period expires if an insured commits fraud. See Meyer v....more

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California Court of Appeal Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment Against Health Care Provider in Win for Managed Care Payors and...

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The California Court of Appeal, in a major win for managed care payors and claims administrators, affirmed a lower court decision granting summary judgment in favor of United Healthcare (United), finding that United did not...more

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“Commercially Reasonable Best Efforts”: B.C. Court Provides Guidance in Context of Purchase and Sale Contract

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In Sutter Hill Management Corporation v. Mpire Capital Corporation (Sutter), the British Columbia Court of Appeal found that the acquiror of an Abbotsford, B.C. care home had breached the purchase and sale agreement by...more

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Time to Dust Off Colorado Physician Liquidated Damage Provisions

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Many Colorado physician employment agreements and equity agreements require physicians to pay liquidated damages if the physician competes with his/her former employer after leaving the organization. ...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Order Compelling Arbitration Against Non-Signatories Based On “Intertwined Claims” Estoppel

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A physician sued several healthcare entities for wrongful termination of employment, negligence, breach of contract, and tortious interference with at-will employment. While two of the defendants were signatories to...more

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Religious Institutions Update: August 2016

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When was the last time your organization reviewed your insurance policies? Not all policies are equal. Many religious organizations are underinsured. Most should have general liability, property, professional liability,...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Evolving Litigation of Data Breach Claims

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An Illinois circuit court judge has dismissed five of six claims in a consolidated class action against Advocate Health and Hospital Corporation arising from a data breach in July 2013. The judge’s dismissal with prejudice...more

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Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield sued for data breach announced last week

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Within days of Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shields’ (Excellus) announcement that its data had been accessed by a hacker through a “sophisticated” cyber-attack, two law firms teamed up to file a proposed class action suit last...more

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Employee Benefits Alert - August 2015

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Retirement Plans - IRS Issues Guidance on Benefit Suspension Voting under MPRA - As we have written in prior alerts, the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) permits trustees of financially troubled...more

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Class action filed against UCLA following data breach

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We previously reported that UCLA suffered a data breach affecting 4.5 million patients. Days following the announcement of the breach, plaintiffs filed a proposed class action lawsuit against UCLA, alleging that UCLA should...more

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Pennsylvania Hospitals Successfully Challenge Sequestration Reductions

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In a case of first impression, a Pennsylvania court recently ruled in favor of 12 independent community hospitals (the “Hospitals”) that sued health insurer Highmark Inc. (“Highmark”) for passing on its 2 percent Medicare...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds That Provider Cannot Sue Nonsignatory Insurer for Breach of Contract

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On October 10, 2014, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment in favor of Manatt client The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company. In an unpublished memorandum opinion, the Ninth Circuit held that a health care...more

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Imagination-in-Pleading Award

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When Oklahoma Blue Cross-Blue Shield terminated Dr. Gude’s provider agreement, he decided to fight back. He sued the Blues in federal court, alleging they had violated—and this is the imaginative part—Oklahoma’s Consumer...more

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Federal District Court Tosses $450 Million Retiree Health Care Suit Against GM

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A federal district court in Michigan dismissed a breach-of-contract suit against General Motors over a $450 million payment for retiree medical benefits. Int’l Union, UAW v. Gen. Motors, LLC, No. 10-11366, 2013 U.S. Dist....more

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