/healthcare-authority/other?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Healthcare Authority Other Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:02:25 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2353917?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2353917 A medical staffing agency misidentified a gay nurse as transgender and unlawfully revoked his job assignment because of his sexual orientation before forcing him out of the company, the worker claimed Monday in North Carolina federal court. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:09:45 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2353432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2353432 A group of pilots and other people required to undergo alcohol screening for their employment cannot pursue their Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act claims against a drug testing company, the Seventh Circuit ruled Friday after finding that the complaint doesn't adequately tie the plaintiffs' injuries to the alleged fraudulent scheme. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:03:12 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350652?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350652 Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:55:46 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2352351?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2352351 Counsel for the law firm representing a former World Wrestling Entertainment staffer on sex trafficking and abuse claims has objected to a motion for default in a related defamation suit, said he couldn't appear in the case earlier in part because of difficulty accessing the federal judiciary's electronic docket system, but he said he would have asked for more time to respond anyway. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:28:22 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2352607?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2352607 Pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb continued to shuffle its legal department with the recent promotion of an in-house attorney to lead its corporate affairs, filling in a role left vacant when her predecessor was named general counsel last month. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:02:35 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2351641?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2351641 The Federal Circuit has upheld an arbitration decision requiring a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employee, allegedly caught using marijuana on the job, to release her medical records and submit to random drug testing as part of a slate of conditions for her to return to work, finding the arbitrator's award acceptable. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:01:11 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2352263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2352263 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invoked its discretion to free Nike Inc. and Cleveland Medical Devices from having their patents scrutinized, but refused to do so for Vermeer Manufacturing Co. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:47:57 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2347113?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2347113 If you’re like me, law school’s often complex and theoretical approach to teaching civil procedure may have contributed to an early struggle with the topic, but when seen from a practical perspective, new lawyers may find they enjoy mastering these rules, says Chloe Villagomez at Foster Garvey. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:59:36 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2351596?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2351596 The acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director's decision on Friday to reject patent challenges due to the petitioner's long-standing knowledge of a patent has many attorneys bracing for either a massive rise or dip in Patent Trial and Appeal Board filings. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:53:23 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350861?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350861 The recent revelation that a handful of questions from the controversial California bar exam administered in February were drafted using generative artificial intelligence demonstrates the continued importance of disclosure for attorneys who use AI tools, say attorneys at Troutman. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:54:59 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2351102?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2351102 Aetna has agreed to pay at least $3.4 million to resolve a proposed class action claiming it shirked federal benefits law by mischaracterizing a proton beam cancer radiation treatment as experimental to deny claims, according to a Florida federal court filing. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:34:26 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2351093?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2351093 A celebrity doctor and his practice are seeking a default win in Connecticut federal court Monday against an allegedly nonresponsive law firm over comments a partner made amid a discovery dispute connected to the sexual abuse case a former World Wrestling Entertainment legal staffer is pursuing against the company and its co-founder. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:43:30 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346709?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2346709 The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia was again one of the fastest civil trial courts in the nation last year, and an interview with the court’s newest judge provides insights into why it continues to soar, says Robert Tata at Hunton. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:56:46 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350693?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350693 Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart on Friday turned away a series of challenges to Welch Allyn Inc.'s heart monitor patents, determining petitioner iRhythm Technologies Inc. should have disputed them much earlier. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:28:48 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350542?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350542 The Texas Supreme Court on Friday greenlit a suit accusing a gynecologist of negligently giving a patient a note stating that she required a service dog which later mauled a toddler, saying the alleged negligence is not a malpractice claim, therefore the plaintiffs did not need a medical expert's opinion. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:28:08 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350551?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350551 Washington appellate judges expressed skepticism on Friday regarding an ambulance company's stance that qualified immunity shielded it from a patient estate's $2.3 million jury verdict over a mid-transport crash, while also casting doubt on the family's contention that the defendant had forfeited its appeal rights. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:13:37 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350332?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350332 A Federal Circuit panel on Friday wrestled with its authority to consider arbitration appeals dealing with patent law, with at least one judge appearing skeptical that it could consider Acorda Therapeutics Inc.'s bid to increase a $16.6 million award in a fight with Alkermes PLC over a multiple sclerosis drug. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:51:49 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350457?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350457 A Connecticut drug treatment facility does not have to face claims, including unfair trade practices, lodged by a prospective competitor amid a contentious permit battle, a state appellate panel ruled Friday, finding that the state's anti-SLAPP statute is fatal to the case. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:11:48 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2348647?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2348647 ​Two recent settlements highlight how whistleblowers and the U.S. Department of Justice have been utilizing the False Claims Act to allege fraud predicated on violations of cybersecurity standards — timely lessons given new bipartisan legislation introducing potential FCA liability for artificial intelligence use, say​ attorneys Rachel Rose and Julie Bracker. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:12:43 +0000 /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350532?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/other/articles/2350532 New Jersey-based Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC asked a Louisiana federal judge to dismiss a doctor's suit accusing the firm of driving him into bankruptcy, arguing that there's no jurisdiction that would justify continued litigation in the state.