Lawyers for St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital filed for a retrial on Nov. 22 against a $261 million verdict in a case made famous by a Netflix documentary, alleging that the jury foreman violated stringent conduct rules…
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A lawyer for St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital called the $261 million verdict against it in a case made famous by a Netflix documentary a "mess" in asking for a new trial.
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, a private equity-backed group affiliated with more than 4,500 physicians, has filed a motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's civil complaint alleging that certain USAP business practices violate U.S. competition laws.
Two Dallas physicians were charged with submitting $50 million in fraudulent claims to payers for corticosteroid injections and other services that were not performed and unlawfully distributing hydrocodone.
A U.S. district judge has rejected West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health's motion to dismiss an antitrust case filed last year by CarePoint Health, which operates three safety-net hospitals that recently transitioned to nonprofit status.
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