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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that Illinois has joined an $82.5 million proposed antitrust settlement with Varsity Brands (Varsity). As a result, Illinois consumers who paid to participate in Varsity Brands’...more
At least two private civil lawsuits have been filed against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Oregon, in connection with a fentanyl diversion and related indictment of a former nurse. A wrongful death suit...more
The City of Angels has become an epicenter of big settlements paid to women harmed by doctors in university health care systems. The University of California at Los Angeles disclosed that it will pay $243 million to 203...more
Thanks to defective hernia mesh implants, not all hernia repair surgeries go as planned. The patients who received defective mesh often end up in worse shape than they were before surgery and, sometimes, have to undergo an...more
In an effort to stimulate safe reopening of the economy and protect companies acting in good faith, Indiana has enacted a COVID-19 immunity shield. Governor Eric Holcomb signed Indiana Senate Bill 1, “Immunity Related to...more
The University of California has offered to pay $73 million to settle with 5,000 women their class-action lawsuit asserting a staff gynecologist sexually abused them during medical procedures. This is yet another big case...more
Long-term care facilities have seen some of the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic since it erupted in March. In Maine, residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities make up a large portion of the state’s total...more
Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more
Missouri Governor Parson recently signed S.B. 591 into law. The new statute makes substantial changes both to the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA) and to awards of punitive damages. These statutory changes apply to...more
Our annual survey of health law cases for 2019 includes a number of notable decisions affecting the practice of medicine and the delivery of other health care services in Connecticut. These include the Connecticut Supreme...more
We are now just over halfway through the legislative session. By Friday, February 8, the 31st day of the 60 day regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, the House of Delegates had introduced 944 bills, while the...more
Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual...more
Fast-Track Legislation Appears To Attack 7th Amendment - Tort reform has become a hot potato again as a series of proposed bills have been unleashed that impinge on the rights of people harmed or injured by product...more
Few class actions tug at the heart, but Blevins v. Aksut does. Elizabeth Blevins and 180 others brought a class action in Alabama state court against Seydi V. Aksut, M.D., alleging that “after an examination, Doctor...more