Appeals in Medical News

Federal Appeals Court Protects California Home Care Pay

SEIU deals Governor's wage cuts for home care workers one more legal blow OAKLAND, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California home care recipients, care providers and their union, SEIU, are hailing another legal victory in their campaign to prevent the Schwarzenegger Adm...

Cosmetic surgery appeals to men, women with appearance-based rejection sensitivity

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Researchers have found that men and women who feel sensitive to rejection based on their physical appearance are more likely to express interest in having cosmetic surgery than those who are less sensitive to appearance-based rejection. This effect is particularly true when peop...

Congress Appeals to Obama Administration, Thailand: Stop Hmong Returns to Laos

WASHINGTON, June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A U.S. Congressional letter to Secretary of State Clinton regarding the Lao-Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos was sent today by 31 Members of Congress, as more cosigned the letter prior to transmittal. "First, we ask you to directly urg...

UNICEF Appeals for Funding to Urgently Assist Displaced Children and Women in Northwest Pakistan

NEW YORK and ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UNICEF has appealed for an additional $41.4 million to provide urgent assistance to people displaced by fighting in northwest Pakistan. Over half of the displaced are children. UNICEF Pakistan has now almost exhausted its contin...

LCA Hails US Court of Appeals Decision to Affirm Lower Court Ruling Tobacco Companies Guilty of Massive Fraud and Deception

WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) hailed the US Court of Appeals' decision on Friday upholding the 2006 ruling that found tobacco companies guilty of fraud and lying about the dangers and addictiveness of smoking. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin...

U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms 2006 Lower Court Ruling That Tobacco Companies Committed Fraud for Five Decades and Lied About the Dangers of Smoking

WASHINGTON, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO ) Today's decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unan...

U.S. Court of Appeals Rules That Smith & Nephew Does Not Infringe KCI Patents

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith & Nephew's Advanced Wound Management division (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN ) today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a trial court judgment that the gauze-based Versatile 1 negative pressure wound the...

PreMD Appeals American Stock Exchange Delisting Notification

TORONTO, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Predictive medicine company PreMD Inc. (TSX: PMD; Amex: PME) today announced that it will appeal the recent decision made by American Stock Exchange (the "AMEX") to delist its stock on the Exchange. During the appeal determination process, the Company's...

Los Angeles Based Operation USA Appeals for Funds to Aid in Myanmar (Burmese) Cyclone Disaster (Updated)

LOS ANGELES, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles based Operation USA has deployed staff already stationed in Asia to assess the needs of what is now an estimated 7 million people affected by the recent cyclone which destroyed or devastated wide swaths of Myanmar (aka Burma), especially in or nea...

PCMA: Court of Appeals Upholds Challenge to D.C.'s PBM Fiduciary-Disclosure Law

WASHINGTON , April 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, in a unanimous 3-judge decision, today issued an opinion supporting the position of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) and holding that it is entitled to renew its co...

Labopharm Appeals FDA's Decision on Once-Daily Tramadol to Next Supervisory Level After Additional Analysis Supports Efficacy

- Company Believes That Continuing to Follow Dispute Resolution Process is the Most Expeditious Path to Final Approval - LAVAL, QC, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Labopharm Inc. (TSX: DDS; NASDAQ: DDSS) today announced that it has appealed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (...

Court of Appeals Reverses Lower Court Decision in Favor of TriMed, Inc. Patent Infringement Case

VALENCIA, Calif., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- TriMed, Inc., a Valencia, CA-based developer and manufacturer of orthopaedic fixation devices, has announced that the United States Court of Appeals has ruled in its favor and reversed a lower court's summary judgment in its patent infringement suit a...

Wedgewood Pharmacy: U.S. Court of Appeals Vacates DEA Action

SWEDESBORO, N.J., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) 2006 revocation of Wedgewood Pharmacy's registration to dispense controlled substances. Wedgewood has been challenging the DEA...

Cipher Appeals FDA's Decision On CIP-TRAMADOL ER

Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: DND MISSISSAUGA, ON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX: DND) today announced that it has appealed the position taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in its approvable letter for CIP-TRAMADOL ER, usi...

Labopharm appeals FDA's decision on once-daily tramadol

LAVAL, QC, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Labopharm Inc. (TSX: DDS; NASDAQ: DDSS) today announced that it has initiated the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Formal Dispute Resolution process, appealing the Agency's decision regarding the Company's once-daily formulation of tramadol....

NBME Appeals Massachusetts Judge's Reversal of Lower Court in Suit for Extra Break Time During Medical Licensing Exam

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Board of Medical Examiners is appealing the decision of Justice Gary Katzmann of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, which granted the petition of breastfeeding mother Sophie Currier for extra break time to express milk. "Our overriding concern...

First Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Against Philip Morris in 'Lights' Class Action

BOSTON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, August 31, 2007, the First Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a class action lawsuit brought by Maine residents against Philip Morris by unanimously rejecting Philip Morris' argument that the claims were preempted by federal law. The case challenges ...

Statement by American Legacy Foundation(R): Findings of Decades of Massive Fraud by Tobacco Industry Upheld in U.S. Court of Appeals

WASHINGTON, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Legacy Foundation(R) applauds today's unanimous decision in U.S. v. Philip Morris, et, al . The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the U.S. District Court's findings that the tobacco industry en...

Fidel Castro Appeals for Investment in Health Rather Than in Arms

In a new reflection on the dangers currently gripping humanity, Cuban President Fidel Castro called for governments of the world to invest in public health and not arms. The non-profit exercise of medicine is capable of gaining any noble heart, said Castro in his recent article broadcast T...

Swiss Group Appeals Invocation of Euthanasia Option For The Severely Depressed

United Kingdom is being nudged by a Swiss organization to rework on the laws governing assisted suicide, or euthanasia, so that it can be considered for patients// suffering chronic mental ailments and depression. Dignitas, who has Ludwig Minelli at the helm, is petitioning the Swiss Suprem...

Unicef Appeals To Prioritize Children In Fight Against AIDs

The UNICEF has urged that the orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) need to be prioritized in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.// In their new report, 'A Call to Action: Children, the Missing Face of AIDS', Unicef called for renewed vigour to tackle the distress of children and also to real...

Man Appeals to President to Save His Ailing Son

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand): A man here has made a plea to President A P J Abdul Kalam to end the life of his 12-year-old son suffering from Aplastic Anemia whose medical expenses he cannot afford.// An employee with an automobile major, Ashok Kumar in a letter to the President sent through East Si...

UNAIDS Chief Appeals for Projects to Battle AIDS/HIV

The UN has made a global appeal for implementation of various projects to combat the dreaded AIDS/HIV. 'There is a crisis over implementation of programs in defeating HIV/AIDS and our response is to mobilize political momentum // globally and to see that the fruits of investment help in checking ...

Kalam Appeals to Eradicate Hearing Disability

New Delhi: There are one million Indians with profound hearing disabilities and President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam today made an appeal to country’s medical community and specialists to intensify their drive to reduce the number of hearing disability cases. // President Kalam was addressing the 3rd Coc...

Care to Care Receives Full URAC Health Utilization Management Accreditation

... ensure that only appropriately trained, qualified clinical personnel conduct and oversee the utilization review process, that a reasonable and timely appeals process is in place, and that medical decisions are based on valid clinical criteria. By receiving this distinction so early in its history, Care to C...

ProAssurance Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

...ility, cost, quality, or collectability of insurance/reinsurance; the results of litigation, including pre-or-post-trial motions, trials and/or appeals we undertake; bad faith litigation which may arise from our handling of any particular claim, including failure to settle; the loss of independ...

Allsup Answers Common Questions People Have About Social Security Disability

...can take government claims examiners several months just to review claimants' initial applications. In some cases, review of your SSDI application and appeals can take two or more years. "The Social Security disability application process takes time, so it's important that you begin sooner rather than l...

American Association for Homecare Supports Crackdown on Medicare Scammers in Houston, Boston, New York, Louisiana

...umber process, including issuance, denial and revocation of the Medicare supplier number. The procedures must include, for example, an administrative appeals process and timelines. 12) Increase Penalties and Fines for Fraud Congress should establish more severe penalties for instances of buyin...

HCA Announces Offering of $750 Million Senior Secured First Lien Notes

...usiness strategy or development plans, (18) delays in receiving payments for services provided, (19) the outcome of pending and any future tax audits, appeals and litigation associated with our tax positions, (20) potential liabilities and other claims that may be asserted against us, and (21) other risk fac...

HCA Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

...usiness strategy or development plans, (17) delays in receiving payments for services provided, (18) the outcome of pending and any future tax audits, appeals and litigation associated with our tax positions, (19) potential liabilities and other claims that may be asserted against us, and (20) other risk fac...

Align Technology Provides Update on Patent Litigation with Ormco Corporation

...ent injunction, we would immediately appeal to the Federal Circuit Court of appeals and seek to stay the injunction. Ormco Patent Litigation Backgro...rmco appealed that decision and in August 2007 the Federal Circuit Court of appeals ruled that 86 of Ormco's 92 claims (related to 6,616,432, '243, '861 and '4...

May Institute, National Autism Center, and Automoblox Launch 'Cars for Classrooms' Summer Charitable Campaign to Benefit Children with Autism

... a toy that incorporates creative problem-solving, visual-spatial processing, and fine motor skill development into an ultra-cool play experience that appeals to kids of all ages and abilities. With its "Cars for Classrooms" summer charitable campaign, Automoblox will donate one car to a school prov...

Providence Service Corporation Comments on U.S. Court of Appeals' Decision to Uphold Federal Injunction Blocking California's 10% Cut in Medi-Cal Payments

...(Nasdaq: PRSC ) today commented on the recent ruling by the U.S. Court of appeals for the Ninth Circuit upholding the August 2008 federal injunction prohibit...ed on or after August 18, the day the judge issued the order. This prompted appeals from both sides, with the director of California's health-care department a...

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Ruling Reviving the Dormant Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act

... CHICAGO, July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Earlier today a three judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of appeals issued a ruling in Zbaraz v. Madigan, a case considering the constitutionality of the 1995 Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act. The legislation -...

TeamPraxis Finishes Strong First Year of National Sales

...,000 to physicians to encourage the adoption of EHR systems. Because ARRA payments are spread over five years, beginning in 2011 at the earliest, CQS appeals to many large organizations seeking extra revenue to defray the cost of their EHR implementation. "The CQS product has been a competitive differe...

National Social Security Disability Advocacy Firm Changes Name to "Freedom Disability" and Acquires 22,000 Square Foot Corporate Headquarters in Shelton, CT

... the professional Disability Advocates who will be representing our clients in court," adds Mayhew. Most applications do in fact end up in an appeals court. According to the SSA's most recent published data, only 37% of applications for disability benefits through SSDI were successful in 2007. Wit...

Ohio Supreme Court Supports Regulation of Dangerous Abortion Drug

... by the FDA, as is clearly laid out in the manufacturer's label that accompanies the drug. The case will now return to the Sixth Circuit Court of appeals for a decision of whether the statute, as interpreted by the Ohio Supreme Court, is constitutional. About Americans United for Life America...

Ohio Supreme Court Strikes a Blow to Planned Parenthood in Upholding Regulation of 'Abortion Pill'

... by the FDA, as is clearly laid out in the manufacturer's label that accompanies the drug. The case will now return to the Sixth Circuit Court of appeals for a decision of whether the statute, as interpreted by the Ohio Supreme Court, is constitutional. About Americans United for Life America...

New Mexico Supreme Court Ruling Enhances Air Ambulance Safety

...ify numerous safety deficiencies before entering into an agreement with MAT. After the second trial, the hospital appealed and the New Mexico Court of appeals affirmed the jury's verdict. Commenting on the April 14, 2009 ruling by the New Mexico Supreme Court, Mike Slack of the Slack & Davis law fir...

Appeals Court OKs Multimillion-Dollar Judgment for Dallas Doctor

... an appellate court affirmed the judgment in his favor. The Court of appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas found in favor of Dr. Neal Fish...ine of defense, and in the instructions given to the jury. But the Court of appeals ruled against Pinnacle on all three claims, holding in one instance that Pi...