Lawsuit Accuses IASIS Of Fraud (The Tampa Tribune)

TAMPA - A whistleblower lawsuit kept under seal for two years in a federal court in Arizona has been opened, revealing accusations of health-insurance fraud that stretch all the way to the Bay area.

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Medical Board: Drop NC execution lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News) Lawyers for the North Carolina Medical Board asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a state lawsuit that would prevent the board from disciplining doctors who take part in executions. [News Source]

Judge certifies class action lawsuit vs McKesson (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A U.S. federal judge certified a class-action lawsuit against McKesson Corp on behalf of consumers who claim the drug wholesaler conspired to inflate the average wholesale price (AWP) of prescription drugs used to determine payments by Medicaid and insurance plans. [News Source]

Woman Targets RIAA With Lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) An Oregon woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Recording Industry Association of America, accusing it of illegal spying and intimidation against thousands of people across the nation to crack down on music pirating. [News Source]

Lawsuit filed against South Carolina payday lenders (The State) A South Carolina couple has filed a lawsuit claiming payday lenders attract borrowers to "unconscionable loans" and trap them in an endless cycle of trying to repay the loans. State Sen. John Hawkins filed the lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of Mark and Rebecca Morgan of Horry County. Hawkins said he would seek to make the lawsuit a class-action. "We allege in this case that they payday lenders have ... [News Source]

Lawsuit filed against South Carolina payday lenders (The Daily Comet) COLUMBIA, S.C. A South Carolina couple has filed a lawsuit claiming payday lenders attract borrowers to "unconscionable loans" and trap them in an endless cycle of trying to repay the loans. [News Source]

Mom files lawsuit in parasailing death (Miami Herald) A second lawsuit has been filed in a tragic Pompano Beach parasailing accident that killed one teenager and seriously injured her older sister, a lawyer representing the girls' mother announced Wednesday morning. [News Source]

Lawsuit: Teens strip-searched during detention center tour (WKYC Cleveland) Lawsuit: Teens strip-searched during detention center tour [News Source]

Bodog Loses Lawsuit and Loses Domain (Online Poker News) Bodog lost its domain name earlier this week due to a lawsuit over a patent. It remains to be seen whether this will cause a chain reaction across the gambling industry. [News Source]

Lawsuit challenges Lilly’s Strattera patent (The Indianapolis Star) A lawsuit is challenging Eli Lilly & Co.'s patent on the hyperactivity-disorder drug Strattera, according to a Bloomberg report. [News Source]