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Supreme Court Says Vermont Law Restricting Prescribing Data Is Unconstitutional
Posted on 23 Jun 2011 by Tom Moylan

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Vermont's law restricting the sale of doctors' drug-prescribing information to data miners for use in marketing drugs to doctors is an unconstitutional, impermissible restriction on free speech content and on... Read More

Supreme Court Justices Weigh Constitutionality Of Vermont Law Restricting Prescribing Data
Posted on 26 Apr 2011 by Tom Moylan

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) U.S. Supreme Court justices on April 26 questioned why Vermont needs to hide doctors' prescribing habits from drug sales representatives or if the state has a sound public policy reason for doing so ( William H. Sorrell... Read More

Kansas Abortion Doctors Sue To Block State Rules
Posted on 29 Jun 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

TOPEKA, Kan. - (AP) Two doctors who perform abortions in Kansas filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block a new licensing law and regulations that abortion rights advocates fear will make Kansas the first state in the country without an abortion provider... Read More

Indiana Ruling Halts Caregiver Choices Based On Race
Posted on 23 Aug 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

INDIANAPOLIS - (AP) Certified nursing assistant Brenda Chaney was on duty in an Indiana nursing home one day when she discovered a patient lying on the floor, unable to stand. But Chaney couldn't help the woman up. She had to search for a white aide... Read More

Florida Lawsuit: Can Doctors Ask Patients About Guns In The House?
Posted on 15 Jul 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MIAMI - (AP) Doctors in Florida are fighting a first-of-its-kind law requiring them to have a legitimate safety concern before they start asking a patient about guns. The physicians contend the new law is too broad and they should be free to ask patients... Read More

California Claims Drug Giant Bribed Doctors To Prescribe
Posted on 19 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) California has joined a whistleblower lawsuit that claims Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. bribed doctors to prescribe its drugs, costing insurers perhaps millions of dollars in the largest alleged health care fraud case ever handled by the... Read More