FindLaw Health Care Summaries - March 11-March 17, 2011

Weekly Opinion Summaries Health Care Cases March 11-17, 2011 FindLaw.com Weekly Health Care Newsletter Quick Links Cases & Codes Careers LawBrain Legal Market Center Lawyer Directory Lawyer Marketing You may forward this e-mail in its entirety. Table of Contents Health Care Cases Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Sebelius Los Angeles Haven Hospice, Inc v. Sebelius Masias v. Secy. of Health and Human Servs. Behr v. Redmond FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval. You may, however, freely redistribute this e-mail in its entirety. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. SPONSOR Health Care Cases United States First Circuit, 03/11/2011 Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Sebelius, No. 09-2392 In a case arising under the Medicare Statute, a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal by district court is affirmed where plaintiff alleged that defendants violated the statute when they refused it direct reimbursements in four cases of retroactive dual eligibility. Read more... United States Ninth Circuit, 03/15/2011 Los Angeles Haven Hospice, Inc v. Sebelius, No. 09-56391 In a dispute challenging the validity of the hospice cap regulation, 42 C.F.R. section 418.309, judgment by district court invalidating regulation is affirmed because the hospice cap regulation is facially invalid under the first prong of Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Read more... United States Federal Circuit, 03/15/2011 Masias v. Secy. of Health and Human Servs., No. 2010-5077 In a case involving the proper calculation and award of attorneys fees under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, 42 U.S.C. sections 300aa-10 to -34, denial of motion to review award of attorneys fees by plaintiff is affirmed, where special master did not err in not applying a Laffey Matrix rate and in awarding attorneys' fees at a lower rate. Read more... SPONSOR California Court of Appeal, 03/14/2011 Behr v. Redmond, No. E048333 In an action alleging tortious transmission of genital herpes, judgment and award in favor of plaintiff is affirmed in part and reversed in part where, among other grounds: 1) there is sufficient evidence supporting liability; 2) defendant waived his argument concerning special verdict; and 3) award of damages for future medical expenses is excessive. Read more... SPONSOR FindLaw includes summaries of all Supreme and Appellate Court slip opinions posted on the official Illinois Courts site. FindLaw summaries include opinions that have not yet been released for publication and may be subject to modification, correction or withdrawal. Check the Illinois Courts site to determine if a specific opinion has been released before relying on that case as precedent. Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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