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By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 12, 2022, a federal judge in Florida awarded nearly $31 million in attorney expenses and fees for customers who sued Alcon Vision LLC, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc., and other companies involved in the

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 1, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a Florida electronic health record (EHR) vendor would pay $45 million to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The Justice Department alleges

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 10, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would weigh in on what it means to commit identity theft.  In the case the Supreme Court accepted for review, the petitioner, a managing partner

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law As the United States continues to open back up from the COVID-19 shutdown, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is resuming on-site routine inspections.  Therefore, health care professionals must ensure compliance and regulatory efforts are in place. This is part

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 22, 2022, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal reversed a final administrative order from the Board of Nursing, saying that the state agencies engaged in “a game of bait and switch” when revoking a

On September 16, 2022, 50 Cent, the rapper and entrepreneur, sued a plastic surgeon and her Sunny Isle Beach, Florida, medical practice in federal court. The suit alleges that the doctor used photographs she took with 50 Cent to promote her business on social media. without his consent.  The suit also alleges