Monthly Archives: February, 2021

Judge Dismisses Complaint Alleging Fax Messages Sent to Animal Hospital Violated TCPA

Judge Mary M. Rowland of the Northern District of Illinois ruled Thursday to dismiss a complaint by a veterinary hospital against an animal...

Trump Drug Pricing Safe Harbor Rule Changes Delayed Following Lawsuit

On Wednesday, the Office of Inspector General and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule in the Federal Register...

Complaint Claims Town’s Sewage Treatment System Polluting Watershed

On Tuesday, the Conservation Law Foundation filed a complaint against Barnstable, a town in Massachusetts, claiming that the defendant “discharges nitrogen-laden septic wastewater” into...

Illinois Court Upholds FSHCAA Protections in Malpractice Case, Even if HHS Erred

Magistrate Judge Gilbert C. Sison authored an opinion Wednesday in the Southern District of Illinois concerning a case originally brought on behalf of a...

While Facing Lawsuits, Tyson Announces Pay for Employees Who Get COVID-19 Vaccine Outside Work

On Wednesday, Tyson Foods announced that as an incentive for its employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination it will allow its employees to receive...

Judge Rules to Transfer False Claims Act Suit to Northern District of West Virginia

Back-and-forth litigation between a group of Ohio health care providers and two individuals in West Virginia arising from allegations of False Claims Act...

Chamber of Commerce and Industry Groups Sue Maryland Over First-Of-Its-Kind Digital Ad Tax

About one week after Maryland legislature voted to override the Governor’s digital ad tax veto, approving the first-of-its-kind measure, the Chamber of Commerce and...

Baby Food Litigation Continues to Develop

A complaint against five baby food companies, Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation, Hain Celestial Group Inc., Nurture Inc., Gerber Products Co., and Plum Public Benefit Corp....