Monthly Archives: July, 2021

Teaching Hospitals Contest HHS Calculations For Medicaid Reimbursements

On Monday a complaint was filed in the District Court for the District of Columbia by fourteen teaching hospitals. They claimed that Xavier Becerra,...

Four Companies Fined After Liquid Nitrogen Exposure Causes Six Deaths At Poultry Plant

According to a Friday Occupational Safety and Health Administration press release, the deaths of six poultry plant workers due to liquid nitrogen exposure were...

Kraft Heinz Joins Pork Industry Litigation with Anticompetitive Conduct Claims

Last Friday, Kraft Heinz filed a complaint and became the latest addition to many companies who have filed antitrust claims against pork industry producers...

Court Approves Consent Decree Requiring EPA To Address Air Quality in California and Colorado

As a result of the lawsuit filed against them by the Center for Biological Diversity and the Center for Environmental Health, the U.S. Environmental...

Pharmaceutical Company Sued Over Exchange Act Violation Following Merger Announcement

Acasti Pharma, Inc. recently announced their intent to merge with Grace Therapeutics, Inc. (Grace). The announcement prompted Cameron Weir to file a lawsuit against...

Man pleads guilty for involvement in Amazon Marketplace price fixing conspiracy

On Friday, a hearing took place in the case of USA v. Camp in the Eastern District of Tennessee. The hearing was to finalize...

FTC Receives More Time to Amend Complaint in Facebook Antitrust Action

Last Friday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requested and was granted an extension, moving the deadline for it to file an amended complaint from...

Plaintiff Claims Cigna Breached Insurance Policy by Denying to Cover Necessary Brain Surgery

Janet Roucis filed a lawsuit against Cigna Health Management, Inc. and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company over claims that they breached the insurance...