Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, Government Contracting

Contribution Between Insurance Carriers And The Duty To Defend

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 5/21/2013

In St. Paul Mercury Insurance v. Mountain West Farm Bureau, 210 Cal. App. 4th 645 (10/25/12), the California Court of Appeal addressed the duty of an insurance carrier to defend a general contractor named as an additional...more

Recent Insurance Coverage Decisions Of Note In California

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 5/20/2013

California Courts handed down some interesting decisions re insurance coverage during the fourth quarter of 2012: St. Paul Mercury Insurance v. Mountain West Farm Bureau (10/25/12) In an equitable contribution action, an...more

PODs Beware: OIG Releases Special Fraud Alert

by Matthew Murer | Polsinelli on 5/10/2013

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a Special Fraud Alert on March 26, 2013 warning that physician-owned distributorships (PODs) are "inherently suspect" under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). Generally...more

340B Drug Pricing Program: Recent Developments

by Elizabeth Elson, Anil Shankar | Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/19/2013

The 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) continues to undergo a period of intense scrutiny and debate over how compliance with program rules is enforced. As previously reported in the May 30, 2012 edition of Foley’s Legal...more

Insurance Coverage for Healthcare False Claims Act, Stark, and HIPAA/HITECH Government Investigations

by King & Spalding on 3/1/2013

Federal enforcement of False Claims Act (FCA), Stark anti-kickback, and HIPAA/HITECH claims against healthcare companies continues to rise rapidly. FCA recoveries by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) exceeded $9.5 billion...more

Construction Insurance Rates Rise

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 11/19/2012

Construction companies need experienced insurance attorneys to guide them now more than ever. That’s because the market for construction-related commercial general liability (CGL) insurance, and umbrella and excess liability...more

Insurance Coverage For Long Tail Injuries In California

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 10/29/2012

The California Supreme Court recently ruled, in a case involving environmental damage at a State controlled waste site, that multiple insurers, who provided coverage to the State at different periods between 1964-1976, are...more

Healthcare Companies Need to Update Compliance

by Michael Volkov on 9/21/2012

The Supreme Court’s decision upholding most of the Affordable Care Act increased compliance responsibilities for healthcare companies. The ACA amended the False Claims Act (FCA), which was amended in 2009 in the Fraud...more

OFCCP Rescinds Directive 293 Regarding Jurisdiction Over Health Care Providers and Insurers

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 4/27/2012

The United States Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has rescinded Directive 293, Coverage of Health Care Providers and Insurers, which outlined OFCCP policy for determining whether...more

Health Law Alert: Participants in Medicare Part C and Part D May Now Be Considered Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

by Ober|Kaler on 12/7/2011

Recently, health care providers have been targeted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), which has taken the position that participants in Medicare Part C and D are now federal contractors and may be...more