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Federal district court dismisses PIP class action suit

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
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  • January 2 2008

In Shenandoah Chiropractic, P.A. v. National Specialty Ins. Co., 2007 WL 4276531 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 3, 2007), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently dismissed a class action complaint, seeking declaratory relief and alleging breach of contract in relation to a claim for Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) benefits

A significant threshold to establish fraud under Rule 60(b)

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • USA
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  • December 28 2007

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment which held that, in order to prove a prima facie case of fraud and set aside a prior judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), a party must demonstrate mistake, inadvertence or excusable neglect on the part of the opposing party or present newly discovered evidence showing such conduct

UK Office of Fair Trading publishes recommendations on the distribution of medicines

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 3 2008

The UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) published a report on its market study into the distribution of medicines on December 11, 2007 (Market Study Report

SEIU forms new health care union and alters position on RNS

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
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  • USA
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  • February 7 2007

On January 29, 2007, the SEIU announced that, later this year, it will form a national health care union from its current members

New EEOC rule allows employers to offset retiree benefits with Medicare or comparable state benefits

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 2 2008

Employers who provide retiree health benefits are allowed to coordinate and offset those benefits with Medicare or comparable state health benefits without violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”

Corroborating testimony and documentation was sufficient to show prior art device was on sale

  • Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 31 2007

In Adenta GmbH v. OrthoArm, Inc., Nos. 06-1571, -1598 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 19, 2007), the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of OrthoArm, Inc.’s (“OrthoArm”) motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction

Sheppard Mullin wins major victory in challenge to 12-hour shift pay practices

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 3 2008

On December 5, 2007, the United States District Court, Central District of California, granted Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP's Motion for Summary Judgment filed on behalf of Defendant Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center ("PVHMC") in one of the most significant wage and hour class action lawsuits currently pending before any federal or California state court

CMS issues changes to IDTF enrollment rules - block leasing and other shared imaging arrangements may need restructuring

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 13 2007

On January 26, 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance that could have a significant impact on independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTFs) and those physician practices, hospitals and other providers doing business with them

New EU approach to medicines for children

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union
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  • February 9 2007

It has been estimated that more than 50 of medicines used to treat children in Europe have not been tested for use in children, neither have they been authorised for use in the care of children

FDA developing unique medical device ID system

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 9 2007

Based on the success of its bar code identification system for prescription drugs, the FDA is developing a protocol for tracking and identifying medical devices, which is designed to reduce medical errors, facilitate device recalls, improve adverse event reporting, and help spot incompatibility between devices