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Supreme Court Axes Colorado's 'Conversion Therapy' Ban for Talk Therapy
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Colorado's law banning conversion therapy regulates speech based on viewpoint when applied to talk therapy and 'the lowe...
Ninth Circuit Nixes Key California Dialysis Charity Law, Says Reimbursement Cap 'Burdens' Speech Rights
A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday ruled that most provisions of California Assembly Bill 290, which aimed to prevent dialysis companies from profiting off char...
Sixth Circuit Slams Tennessee PBM Laws For 'Impermissible Connection' With ERISA
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling that Tennessee laws regulating pharmacy benefit managers are preempted by federal employee benefit...
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Ninth Circuit Nixes Key California Dialysis Charity Law, Says Reimbursement Cap 'Burdens' Speech Rights
A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday ruled that most provisions of California Assembly Bill 290, which aimed to prevent dialysis companies from profiting off charity insurance assist...
Sixth Circuit Slams Tennessee PBM Laws For 'Impermissible Connection' With ERISA
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling that Tennessee laws regulating pharmacy benefit managers are preempted by federal employee benefits law, finding the s...
Florida Judge Slams Leapfrog's Hospital 'Safety' Grades As 'Deceptive'
A Florida federal judge ruled Tuesday that The Leapfrog Group's hospital safety grades violate state consumer protection law, finding the nonprofit's "punitive grading methodolo...
10th Circuit Nixes Pharmacist's Bid To Toss 'Unlinked' Fraud Counts
A Tenth Circuit panel Wednesday affirmed the denial of a Kansas pharmacist's bid to overturn his Medicare and Medicaid fraud convictions based on faulty jury instructions, rulin...
Supreme Court Axes Colorado's 'Conversion Therapy' Ban for Talk Therapy
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Colorado's law banning conversion therapy regulates speech based on viewpoint when applied to talk therapy and 'the lower courts erred by fa...
11th Circuit Slams Florida's 'Systemic Institutionalization' Of Disabled Kids
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld a federal judge's finding that Florida violated the Americans with Disabilities Act through 'systemic institutionalization' of medically c...
Fourth Circuit Slams West Virginia 340B Law As 'Impermissible' Federal Interference
A Fourth Circuit panel on Tuesday affirmed a federal judge's preliminary injunction against West Virginia's S.B. 325, ruling the state law likely interferes with Congress's fede...
Fourth Circuit Slams West Virginia 'Attempt' To Reshape Federal Drug Bargain
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction blocking West Virginia's law requiring 340B program manufacturers to deliver drugs to unlimited contract pharm...
Fourth Circuit Nixes West Virginia Law Targeting 340B Drug 'Bargain'
A Fourth Circuit panel Tuesday affirmed a preliminary injunction blocking West Virginia's attempt to force drugmakers participating in the federal 340B program to deliver medica...
First Circuit Slashes $3.5M Loss-Of-Consortium Award Over FTCA 'Exhaustion' Rules
The First Circuit on Friday vacated a $3.5 million loss-of-consortium damages award for a brain tumor patient's family, ruling that her husband and children failed to exhaust ad...
First Circuit Nixes Obesity Bias Suit Against Elevance Over 'Weight Loss' Drug Exclusion
A First Circuit panel on Thursday affirmed the dismissal of a class action alleging Elevance Health Inc. discriminated against employees with obesity by excluding weight-loss me...
Sixth Circuit Beats 'Evident Partiality' Challenge, Affirms Nursing Home Arbitration Win
A Sixth Circuit panel on Thursday upheld a Kentucky federal judge's decision to compel arbitration and confirm an award favoring nursing home operators, rejecting an estate's cl...
11th Circuit Nixes Surgeon's Restitution In Medicare 'False Statement' Case
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld an orthopedic surgeon's conviction for making false statements to Medicare but tossed a $315,704 restitution order, saying the government...