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$490M FCA Verdict Against Medical Distributor Cut In Half

Law 360

A Minnesota federal judge on Thursday chopped a $490 million False Claims Act verdict against an ophthalmology distributor for making kickbacks to doctors in half, finding the compensatory damages to be "notably severe" and "grossly disproportional" to the offense under the Excessive Fines Clause.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

SCOTUSBlog

20-219 , asks whether the compensatory damages available under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the statutes that incorporate its remedies, such as the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act , include compensation for emotional distress. Fillmore County, Minnesota , 20-7028. Cummings v. 1104(a)(1)(B). Cummings v.

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February 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Minnesota Court and D.C. The Minnesota Court of Appeals denied motions to stay the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s decisions authorizing Enbridge Energy, LP’s Line 3 pipeline replacement project. Minnesota opposed the stay. Minnesota v. Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association v. Minnesota , No.