Case Name: Bayada Nurses, Inc. v. Pa. Dep't of Labor and Indus.

Court: Pa. Supreme Ct.    Docket: 67 MAP 2008

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Case Result: A third-party agency employer of home health care workers must pay overtime wages under state law.

Case Name: Bilski v. Kappos

Court: U.S. Supreme Court   Docket: 08-964

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Case Result: Court held that the claimed "business method" was not patent eligible but left unanswered which "business method" patents would be upheld in the future.

Case Name: Caraco Pharm. Laboratories v. Novo Nordisk A/S

Court: U.S. Supreme Court     Docket:  10-844

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Case Result: Generic drug maker may bring counterclaim under Hatch-Waxman Act against brand Rx manufacturer in infringement suit to make brand correct misleading patent information supplied to FDA regarding use of the brand version of drug.

Case Name: Ctr. for Special Needs Trusts Admin. v. Olson

Court: U.S. Ct. App. 8th Cir    Docket: 11-2158

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Case Result: State's age restriction on pooled trusts for individuals over 65 was permitted by applicable Medicaid provision, but the letter of the federal agency is not due deference by the court.

Case Name: Coleman v. Mariner Health Care, Inc.

Court: SC Ct. App.    Docket: 2010-CP-21-00835, 2010-CP-21-00836

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Case Issue: Can an arbitration agreement be enforced against the estate of a deceased nursing facility resident when the resident's relative signed the agreement without a Power of Attorney?

Case Name: Corenbaum v. Lampkin

Court: Cal. Ct. App., 2d App. Dist.     Docket: B236227 & B237871

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Case Issue: Should jury review complete medical bill or only the amount paid by insurer when calculating non-economic damages and future medical expenses?

Case Name: Corum v. Roswell Senior Living Center, LLC

Court: N.M. Ct. App.    Docket: Ct. App. No. 28,314

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Case Result: A surrogate decision-maker cannot bind a resident of an assistant living center or other long tern care facility to an arbitration agreement unless the surrogate's authority is appropriately designated pursuant to the Uniform Health Care Decision Act.

Case Name: Darling v. Douglas

Court: U.S. Dist. Ct. ND Cal.  Docket: #c 09-03798

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Case Result: Litigation successfully resulted in two preliminary injunctions and a settlement agreement. Parties continue to litigate ongoing compliance issues.