September 10, 2025 | Baltimore, MD — MedLegalNews.com — A Baltimore medical malpractice attorney convicted earlier this year of attempting to extort $25 million from the University of Maryland Medical System is now challenging the verdict before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeal comes just months after a federal jury found him guilty […]
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September 8, 2025 | Harrisburg, PA — MedLegalNews.com — Hospital fraud settlement disputes took center stage in Pennsylvania this week, as a divided appellate panel ruled that two lawsuits accusing a hospital of concealing critical information during a $19 million birth-injury settlement cannot proceed. The court found that the earlier agreement fully resolved the dispute,
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September 5, 2025 | Chicago, IL — MedLegalNews.com — Wrongful death insurance coverage is at the center of a dispute in an Illinois federal court, where judges are being asked to decide whether an insurer must defend a long-term care facility facing multiple wrongful death lawsuits. The insurer argues that its general liability and professional
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September 3, 2025 | New York, NY — MedLegalNews.com — A recent decision from a New York appellate court is reshaping how medical records may be used as evidence in personal injury litigation. In Pillco v. 160 Dikeman St. LLC (July 30, 2025), the court eased restrictions on admitting hospital documentation, a move expected to
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September 2, 2025 | San Francisco, CA – MedLegalNews.com – Northern California residents and employers may soon see financial relief from a proposed $228.5 million Sutter Health premium settlement, which addresses claims of inflated insurance costs tied to the hospital system’s alleged use of restrictive contracts. The class-action lawsuit centers on premiums paid between 2011
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August 29, 2025 | Sacramento, CA – MedLegalNews.com – Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is emerging as a central figure in California’s health care policy debate and a potential frontrunner in the 2026 gubernatorial race. Speaking at a Politico summit in Sacramento, Becerra underscored his commitment to advancing universal health care
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August 27, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA — MedLegalNews.com — Proskauer Rose LLP has released its July 2025 California Employment Law Update, highlighting several recent court rulings that reshape the landscape of employment litigation. The update addresses cases involving Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, disability discrimination, and whistleblower protections—three areas that continue to generate
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August 25, 2025 | Columbus, OH — MedLegalNews.com — An Ohio appeals court has declared the Ohio medical malpractice damages cap unconstitutional as applied in a high-profile case involving a woman who suffered permanent injuries after doctors failed to diagnose a severe vitamin B deficiency. The decision, issued last week, challenges the state’s $500,000 limit
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August 22, 2025 | Wilmington, Delaware — MedLegalNews.com — Executives and directors of Cencora Inc., formerly AmerisourceBergen, have agreed to a proposed $111.25 million Cencora opioid settlement to resolve a stockholder derivative lawsuit in Delaware’s Court of Chancery. The case accused company leaders of ignoring red flags tied to illegal opioid distribution, a failure that
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August 20, 2025 | New York, NY — MedLegalNews.com — A divided Second Circuit panel has reopened a worker’s disability benefits dispute against Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, ruling that a release she signed with her employer did not bar her from challenging the denial of her long-term disability benefits. The decision breathes new
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