On November 6, in the Northern District of California, District Judge Lucy Koh dismissed a “surprise billing” case with allowance of amendment for the plaintiff’s pleading, ruling that...
On November 3, in the District of Massachusetts, Judge Judith Gail Dein proclaimed that federal law does not recognize “peer review privilege” within cases in federal court where...
On November 2, in the District of Rhode Island, Chief District Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., clarified the legal standard regarding violations of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...
On November 2, in the Western District of Washington, Honorable District Judge Barbara J. Rothstein ruled that the U.S. government retained no immunity from medical negligence suits, where the...
On October 30, in the District of Utah, District Judge Stewart began extending multiple criminal trials (using the same opinion for all defendants) beyond the statutory deadlines mandated...
On October 28, in the Western District of Missouri, Judge Douglas Harpool ruled against Gamma Healthcare Inc., operator of medical laboratories in Missouri, who sued the Department of...
