16 states file new lawsuit against healthcare worker COVID vaccine mandate
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 08, 2022
Sixteen states are making another push to stop the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers nearly a month after the Supreme Court upheld the regulation.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Oct. 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 17, 2022
CDC reports higher-than-normal flu cases, upticks in Southeast and South-Central U.S. … Long COVID found among 29% of survivors, women and severely ill most affected … Biden to sign order aiming to...
To the vaccine mandate winners and losers
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 13, 2022
It’s important the winners — and losers — from Thursday’s Supreme Court decision on the healthcare worker vaccine mandate keep something in mind.
Nursing home wins ‘retaliation’ court victory
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2013
A Texas nursing home has triumphed in a lawsuit that claimed it had retaliated against a facility resident when family members complained about her care.
Florida high court rejects caps for medical malpractice cases
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Jun 12, 2017
A limit on the pain-and-suffering damages plaintiffs can receive in medical malpractice cases was ruled unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday.
SCOTUS splits, so forced union dues stand
By
James M. Berklan
May 04, 2016
In an unsatisfyingly inconclusive decision, the Supreme Court of the United States has let stand a so-called “forced union dues rule.”
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 10
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 10, 2020
Patient groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to uphold ACA ahead of Tuesday hearing … Biden announces COVID advisory board … Patients’ response to Parkinson’s drugs linked to presence of tremor … Aspirin...
Supreme Court will rule on NLRB situation that has left healthcare workers and employers in doubt
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 25, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will hear a case on disputed National Labor Relations Board appointments that President Barack Obama made in 2012, which have created uncertainty about the legitimacy...
Ask the legal expert: A new lawsuit has been filed by some states to stop the COVID-19 vaccine mandate...
By
Norris Cunningham
Mar 01, 2022
A new lawsuit has been filed by some states to stop the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. How is it different?
12 states voice support for ACA’s Medicaid expansion
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 02, 2012
A group of attorneys general and a governor filed an amicus brief in February with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.