Michael Furey was quoted in an article, "Judge Orders Horizon to Let Public See Details Behind OMNIA Insurance Plan," published by NJ Spotlight. As noted in the article, an April 10 ruling from Bergen County Superior Court Judge Robert Contillo indicated that Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield must make public a report from consultants at McKinsey & Co. used to develop Horizon's OMNIA plan. In his decision, Contillo wrote "There is a broad, legitimate, immediate public interest in how health care is delivered in the State, how patients are insured, and how they are incentivized to be evaluated, tested and treated by particular providers. Nothing I deal with in Chancery has more immediate, acute public impact [than] these matters."
Furey told NJ Spotlight that yesterday's decision is important because it will allow anyone to review Horizon's process. The document, he said, presents a very different picture than what the insurance company has painted for the public and lawmakers. "With Judge Contillo's decision, the public should finally have an opportunity to learn the truth behind OMNIA," he said. "If Horizon truly believes that healthcare is an important issue to the public, then it should stop its efforts to hide the documents that explain what happened and comply with the Court's order directing their release."
Furey and Dennis LaFiura are representing three of the remaining plaintiff hospitals involved in this case: CentraState Medical Center in Freehold; Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck; and Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The case, Centrastate Medical Center Inc. et al v. Horizon Healthcare Services Inc. is pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.
On April 9, Jed Davis was one of the presenters on a webinar, "Cybersecurity Regulation: Navigating the New DFS Cybersecurity Regulation," distributed through Thomson Reuters.
Maureen Pavely authored an article, "The Lawyer Online: Ethical Challenges and Considerations," which was published in The Woman Advocate Newsletter, for the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation.
Jed Davis spoke on "Cybersecurity: Surveying Current State and Federal Regulatory Activity By The SEC and NYDFS," a webinar presented by Bloomberg and moderated by cybersecurity expert Daniel Garrie.
Jed Davis authored an article, "Six Common Misconceptions About Cybersecurity," which appears in the March 5, 2018 issue of New York Law Journal as part of a special section on cybersecurity.
Michael K. Furey and Sylvia-Rebecca Gutierrez authored an article, "Judicial Error: The Forgotten Defense," published by the New Jersey Law Journal.
Michael Furey was quoted in an article, "Horizon Didn't Justify Sealing Tiered Plan Docs, Judge Says," published by Law360.
Michael Furey was quoted in an article, “Omnia lawsuit judge orders Horizon to release McKinsey report,” published by NJBIZ.
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Day Pitney was mentioned in an article, "The Biggest New Jersey Cases Of 2017," published by Law360.
Erin Magennis Healy, Lori J. Braender and Thomas A. Zalewski authored an article, "A Provider's Guide to Managing a Medical Device Recall," which was published in the American Health Lawyers Association Journal of Health & Life Sciences Law.
