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German prosecutors Tuesday declined to investigate German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his involvement in a tax scandal. In an exclusive report to German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, prosecutors from the Attorney General’s office said they found no evidence that Scholz aided or abetted anyone involved in Germany’s cum-ex scandal. The scandal consisted of a share-trading scheme [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday rejected an appeal from Pfizer Inc. after the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) said that Pfizer’s plan to cover patients’ copays for its heart failure medications violated US law. The medications cost an estimated $13,000 per year, with many patients who need them [...]

The US Supreme Court Friday released its opinion in Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, a case relating to Medicare reimbursement. The court held that “calculating the Medicare fraction, individuals ‘entitled to   benefits’ are all those qualifying for the program, regardless of whether they receive Medicare payments for part or all of a hospital stay.” In the [...]

Volkswagen and Porsche Wednesday reached an $80 million settlement with plaintiffs in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The car companies faced a class action lawsuit for alleged manipulation of fuel economy and fuel emission tests for nearly 500,000 Porsche class vehicles. This class action sought to reimburse “consumers who purchased [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may not cut Medicare drug reimbursement for a specific group of hospitals without a survey of hospitals’ pharmaceutical acquisition costs. The American Hospital Association (AHS) sued HHS over HHS’s plan to reduce reimbursement rates for “340b hospitals,” which serve [...]

The US Supreme Court Monday held by a 7-2 vote in Gallardo v. Marstiller that states can recoup settlement payments under the Medicaid Act to pay for an individual’s future medical care. Under the Medicaid act, states have the right to recover damages from liable parties who cause another’s injury if the injured party receives Medicaid [...]

A Washington D.C. jury acquitted Michael Sussman, a former Hillary Clinton campaign attorney, of making false statements to the FBI Tuesday. This concludes a controversial 3-year investigation by Special Prosecutor John Durham. Deliberation began last Friday and ended at 11:05am Tuesday, taking a total of six hours. Durham was appointed by former Attorney General William [...]

Oklahoma’s Governor Kevin Stitt Wednesday signed the United States’ strictest abortion ban into law. The ban, HB 4327 makes Oklahoma the first state to ban abortion from fertilization until birth. Under the law, abortion is prohibited at “any stage of pregnancy.” The law includes an exception for medical emergencies and rape or incest. However, rape [...]

The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled Thursday that damages for emotional distress are not recoverable in a private lawsuit to enforce either the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Affordable Care Act. This decision clarifies what damages are available to individuals who sue under federal anti-discrimination statutes. Plaintiff Jane Cummings is legally blind and was [...]

University of Kansas (KU) chemical engineering professor Feng “Franklin” Tao was convicted by a US federal jury Thursday for concealing ties to China while he was doing research funded by the US government at KU. Tao was found guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one count of false statements after he concealed that [...]