Search results

Order by most recent / most popular / relevance

Results: 1-10 of 115

CER fees funding the patient-centered outcomes research trust

Alston & Bird LLP
-
USA
-
March 13 2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "Act") includes provisions that promote research to evaluate and compare health outcomes and the

Congress passes new legislation tightening sanctions on Iran

Alston & Bird LLP
-
USA
-
December 21 2012

On December 19, 2012, House and Senate conferees reached agreement on the final language of the Menendez Amendment (SA 3232) (the "Amendment") to the

Judge refuses to back chiropractors’ putative class action complaint against Horizon Healthcare

Alston & Bird LLP
-
USA
-
November 27 2012

On November 9, 2012, Judge William Martini of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a putative class action lawsuit brought by several chiropractors, who accused Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. (“Horizon”) of systematically and improperly rejecting insurance claims for chiropractic treatments

Supreme Court briefs filed in US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen, oral argument set for November 27, 2012

Alston & Bird LLP
-
USA
-
November 9 2012

Briefs have been filed, the date for oral argument is rapidly approaching, and the parties are gearing up to face the Supreme Court in this year’s hot ERISA reimbursement case of US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen

Court reverses $32 million judgment in lung disease case over statute of limitations issue

Alston & Bird LLP
-
USA
-
October 10 2012

Recently, the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court reversed a $32 million judgment against BASF Corp., which had been found liable for the plaintiff’s lung disease

New Verus unclaimed property audit initiative branches out

Alston & Bird LLP
-
USA
-
October 9 2012

We have learned that Verus Financial, LLC (“Verus”), the contract audit firm recently known for conducting multistate unclaimed property examinations of the insurance industry, has begun to focus its audit activity on companies in the securitiesfinancial products and services arena

Ninth Circuit finds the “fiduciary exception” to the attorney-client privilege extends to insurance companies acting as fiduciaries to ERISA plans

Alston & Bird LLP
-
USA
-
October 2 2012

In a matter of first impression, the Ninth Circuit recently held that the attorney-client privilege does not apply to communications between an insurer and counsel before a claims decision is made

South (GA): property owners may recover cost of repair and diminution in value under Standard Insurance Policy

Alston & Bird LLP
-
USA
-
September 12 2012

Many insurance policies provide coverage for “direct physical loss of or damage to” property that gives the insurer the option to pay the cost of repair or the loss of value

Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act

Alston & Bird LLP
-
USA
-
June 29 2012

On June 28, the much-anticipated decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius was released by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act the immediate implications for group health plans

Alston & Bird LLP
-
USA
-
June 18 2012

During the week of March 26, 2012, the Supreme Court heard an unprecedented three days of oral argument on the question of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA

next >