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KENTUCKY ASS'N OF HEALTH PLANS, INC. v. MILLER

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law
Kentucky's "Any Willing Provider" statutes, related to potential health maintenance organization (HMO) providers, are laws which regulate insurance...

ZILIAK v. ASTRAZENECA LP

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Plaintiff failed to demonstrate the existence of a triable question of fact as to whether a warning accompanying an inhaled asthma medication was...

FERRELLI v. RIVER MANOR HEALTH CARE CTR.

Civil Procedure, Health Law
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(c) does not requires courts to inquire into the necessity of appointing a guardian ad litem absent verifiable...

IN RE: ABBOTT LABS. DERIVATIVE S'HOLDERS LITIG.

Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Securities Law
A shareholder derivative suit alleged that a diversified health care company's board of directors' actions fell outside the protection of the business...

CTR. FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY v. HAMMONS

Administrative Law, Government Law, Health Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
A non-profit Colorado corporation, designated as the state's Protection and Advocacy System under the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill...

VILLAZON v. PRUDENTIAL HEALTH CARE PLAN, INC.

ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
A wrongful death action against decedent's health care provider, based on vicarious liability for a physician's negligence, is not subject to ERISA...

US EX REL FEINGOLD v. ADMINASTAR FED., INC.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
A public disclosure exists under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. section 3730(e)(4)(A), when critical elements exposing a transaction as fraudulent...

FRIEDMAN v. MERCK & CO., INC.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
A strict ethical vegan has not stated a cause of action for negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, or negligent misrepresentation in...

GRANT v. GILBERT

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Where a nursing home resident has since applied for and is receiving community-based care, his challenge to state officials' failure to provide...

PLANNED PARENTHOOD GOLDEN GATE v. FOTI

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
An "actual notice" provision in an injunction limiting demonstration outside an abortion clinic was invalid and did not bind appellant demonstrators,...