National medical-legal partnership conference convenes in Indianapolis
An estimated 400 attorneys, medical professionals and social workers from around the country have come to Indianapolis for the 2016 National Medical-Legal Partnership Summit.
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Jury: Security firm not liable for $60M heist from Eli Lilly
A security company isn't liable for the theft of more than $60 million worth of prescription drugs from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly's warehouse in Connecticut six years ago, a federal jury in Florida says.
Hospital cyberattack highlights health care vulnerabilities
A cyberattack that paralyzed the hospital chain MedStar this week is serving as a fresh reminder of vulnerabilities that exist in systems that protect sensitive patient information.
Bad publicity not enough to justify preliminary injunction
The Indiana Court of Appeals denied a doctor’s motion for preliminary injunction after it found he did not present enough evidence to justify it because he did not let the disciplinary process at his hospital play out.
Cardiologist wins $1.58M wrongful firing judgment
An Indianapolis jury recently awarded a cardiologist fired from St. Vincent Medical Group $1.58 million after a two-week trial on his allegations of wrongful termination, breach of contract, tortious interference and other claims.
Johnson & Johnson said to pay $120M in its first big mesh settlement
Johnson & Johnson has made its first serious move to settle thousands of lawsuits filed by women who fault the company’s vaginal-mesh inserts for their injuries, according to people familiar with the matter.
COA finds 1 out of 3 dental advertising regulations unconstitutional
The regulation that compels dentists to disclose every dentist within the practice in advertisements is unconstitutional, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Wednesday. It held two other challenged regulations regarding advertising are not unconstitutional.
Lilly, other drugmakers face federal pricing probe
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. and other U.S. drugmakers are being investigated by federal prosecutors over their drug-pricing practices related to Medicare and Medicaid, The Wall Street Journal and Reuters reported Friday.
Indiana gets $1.36M in Stericycle whistleblower suit settlement
Indiana has received $1.36 million in the settlement of a lawsuit alleging an Illinois company overcharged governments for disposal of medical waste.
The ACA lives on: Supreme Court maintains the status quo
Like a cat with nine lives, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has survived its second trip to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Innovation in mobile health impacts law
There is a health care revolution going on in your pocket and on your wrist, and it is one for which the legal system is ill-prepared.
Weighing the ‘Right to Try’ law
A new law promising terminally ill patients access to trial drugs is no cure-all.
How law firms use Facebook and other data to track down medical victims
For ambulance chasers, persistence and a phone book just don’t cut it anymore. Law firms, which once relied on television commercials, billboards, and cold calling numbers in the white pages to find plaintiffs for medical lawsuits, have begun to embrace technology. To locate their ideal pharma victims more quickly and at lower costs, they're using data compiled from Facebook, marketing firms, and public sources, with help from digital bounty hunters.
Judge approves $200M settlement in 2012 meningitis outbreak
Victims of a 2012 meningitis outbreak caused by a now-closed Massachusetts compounding pharmacy will have access to a $200 million compensation fund, following approval Tuesday by a federal bankruptcy judge.
Former Lilly partner set to pay $2.3B to settle Actos cases
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. executives have agreed to pay more than $2.3 billion to resolve lawsuits accusing the company of hiding its Actos diabetes medicine’s cancer risks, three people familiar with the accord said.
Nurse who survived Ebola sues Dallas hospital system
A 26-year-old nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for the first person in the U.S. diagnosed with the deadly disease has filed a lawsuit against the parent company of the Dallas hospital where she worked.
Leonard: Proposed rule expands safe harbors under federal Anti-Kickback Statute
The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently published a proposed rule seeking to add new safe harbors to the Anti-Kickback Statute, as well as amend certain existing safe harbors within the rule.
Preparing for Ebola
The first Ebola cases in the United States caused panic that Indiana legal and medical experts say has receded somewhat as public health systems contained the virus and educated people about the risks of the disease and the perils of overreacting.
Pharmacist’s snooping is a prescription for trouble
Walgreen’s appeal of $1.8M judgment in favor of customer raises patient privacy issues.
Pain clinic head faces prescription investigation
State officials want the medical license suspended for a doctor who runs a string of Indiana clinics over his prescribing of pain medications.