Tag Archives: kidding

Insurance Company Doctors Don’t Review Medical Records Before Denying Health Insurance Claims? Are You Kidding Me?

California Department of Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has opened an investigation into allegations that health insurer, Aetna, denies insureds’ claims and requests for prior authorization for medical care without ever reviewing medical records. Although Aetna’s improper utilization review practices come … Continue reading

Posted in Health Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Are You Kidding Me? Apple Loses Another iPhone Prototype

Tweet Photo: Apple. Deft artistic embellishments: Me. Last year we followed the story of Apple's iPhone 4 prototype which was lost in a Silicon Valley beer garden. It was a blog law story because Apple went in heavy against tech … Continue reading

Posted in Copyright Law | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

If you think you'll come up with a really original idea, you're just kidding yourself.

In The City and the City, China Mieville writes a police procedural that takes place in "[t]win southern European cities Beszel and Ul Qoma," which "coexist in the same physical location" but are "separated by their citizens' determination to see … Continue reading

Posted in Copyright Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Curt Knox and Edda Mellas Charged with Slander in Italy? Are You Kidding?

Americans are really starting to wonder about Italy. This seemingly mild-mannered Nato ally is the birth place of the renaissance, and the Roman Republic is a cultural antecedent to all Western democracies. "About every two minutes a new wave of … Continue reading

Posted in Criminal Law | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

You've got to be kidding. . . more Medicare audits on the way?

According to the White House, President Obama has announced that he intends to back bipartisan plans to stamp out waste in government-run medical programs for the elderly and needy. The White House said the new effort to root out improper … Continue reading

Posted in Administrative law | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment