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Electronic arbitration agreements: are they “written” for purposes of the Federal Arbitration Act?

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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USA
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May 21 2012

Enforceable arbitration agreements can be an effective tool in limiting liability exposure for healthcare providers, not only as to patient lawsuits, but also with employee and vendor actions

Stricker court adheres to dismissal of Medicare claims against liability insurers and others; rejects government's continuing accrual and tolling arguments

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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August 18 2011

In a significant victory for liability insurers and others, on Friday, August 12, 2011, United States District Court Judge Karon Owen Bowdre rejected the United States' motion to reconsider her September 30, 2010 order dismissing on statute of limitations grounds the Medicare recovery claims brought against the attorneys representing the Abernathy plaintiffs, the chemical companies sued in Abernathy as the alleged tortfeasor defendants and the chemical companies' liability insurance carriers

Ninth Circuit rules on jurisdiction in international biotech medical licensing dispute

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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March 10 2011

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that because the defendants raised an affirmative defense related to an arbitral award falling under an international Convention, a district court had removal jurisdiction

Unionized hospitals must tread carefully before implementing communicable disease policies

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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October 20 2011

Recently, in Virginia Mason Hospital, 357 NLRB No. 53, the National Labor Relations Board considered whether a Seattle hospital violated its duty to bargain under the National Labor Relations Act when it implemented a flu-prevention policy that required nurses to wear a mask if they refused to be immunized against influenza

US Supreme Court rejects state public policy grounds for refusing to enforce arbitration agreements under the FAA

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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March 5 2012

In Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overruled the West Virginia Supreme Court's refusal to enforce a predispute arbitration agreement governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) based upon a state public policy prohibiting arbitration of claims alleging personal injury or wrongful death against nursing homes

Do good things come to those who wait?

Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC
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USA
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April 27 2012

Contrary to the old adage, good things do not always come to those who wait

Executed arbitration agreement unenforceable for alabama wrongful death claims

Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
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USA
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March 29 2012

A recent federal court opinion from Alabama may impact the enforceability of arbitration agreements in wrongful death actions

What's in a word? N.C. Court of Appeals invalidates nursing home abitration clause based on language of the agreement

Poyner Spruill LLP
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USA
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April 8 2013

Many nursing homes and assisted living communities commonly include arbitration agreements as part of their admission agreement and documents

Updates on international pricing issues for pharmaceutical and biologic products

Sidley Austin LLP
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China, European Union, France, Germany, United Kingdom, USA
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May 18 2012

Sidley Austin LLP’s Global Life Sciences Team is pleased to provide you with this Global Pricing Newsletter, the first in a periodic series updating clients and friends of the firm on pricing issues around the world that may have an impact on pharmaceutical and biologic manufacturers’ legal and business strategies

Supreme Court arbitration decision may allow plaintiffs to avoid malpractice screening panels

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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March 6 2008

In a case that went all the way to the Supreme Court, TV's Judge Alex sued his "talent agent" to determine whether an arbitration clause under the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") preempted state statutes that created primary jurisdiction in a state administrative agency

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Electronic arbitration agreements: are they “written” for purposes of the Federal Arbitration Act?

Stricker court adheres to dismissal of Medicare claims against liability insurers and others; rejects government's continuing accrual and tolling arguments

Ninth Circuit rules on jurisdiction in international biotech medical licensing dispute

Unionized hospitals must tread carefully before implementing communicable disease policies

US Supreme Court rejects state public policy grounds for refusing to enforce arbitration agreements under the FAA

Do good things come to those who wait?

Executed arbitration agreement unenforceable for alabama wrongful death claims

What's in a word? N.C. Court of Appeals invalidates nursing home abitration clause based on language of the agreement

Updates on international pricing issues for pharmaceutical and biologic products

Supreme Court arbitration decision may allow plaintiffs to avoid malpractice screening panels

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