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White Collar Watch - May 2013

In This Issue: - SEC Charges Municipal Bond Issuer with Securities Fraud for Misleading Statements on Issuer’s Website - State v. Brown Affords Managers in the Mortgage Processing Industry a Cautionary Tale -...more

California Supreme Court To Tackle Arbitration, Foreclosures and Peer Review in Upcoming Oral Arguments

In addition to the more typical criminal issues, the oral arguments scheduled for April 3 and 4 in L.A. will also address when to compel arbitration, foreclosure sales and hospital peer review....more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - January 18, 2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY - PAYMENTS -...more

False Claims Act Focus - December 2012

EDITOR’S NOTE - Recent reports from the Department of Justice that it collected a record $4.9 billion under the False Claims Act in fiscal year 2012 only underscore what we’ve been seeing in our practice and elsewhere in...more

2/3 Of DOJ’s Nearly $5 Billion Recovery Under False Claims Act Derived From Whistleblower Suits in 2012

On December 4, the Justice Department announced a record-breaking recovery of $4.9 billion in settlements and judgments in civil cases brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) for the fiscal year ending September 20, 2012....more

China Senior Housing and Care Newsletter

One segment of the senior care market will face more competition, although according to the national “9073” strategy, it may cover potentially 90% of the Chinese seniors. You know what I’ m talking about—yes—it’s in-home care...more

False Claims Recoveries in 2012 Hit Nearly $5 Billion

Companies face a lot of risks these days in this enforcement environment. With the reelection of President Obama, businesses need to plan for four more years of continuing enforcement risks. ...more

DOJ Touts Active Enforcement of the False Claims Act in FY 2012

In a briefing earlier this week, Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West proudly reported that in FY 2012 the Department of Justice (DOJ) set a new single year record of nearly $5 billion in settlements and judgments...more

Massachusetts Landlords Smoking Mad About New Medical Marijuana Law

Burned up Massachusetts landlords are fuming with concern over the state’s newly passed but hazy medicinal marijuana law. The law — rolling out Jan. 1 — grants medical marijuana users the right to grow a two-month supply of...more

New York Lawyers Rally to Help Sandy Victims

When Hurricane Sandy struck the east coast of the United States on Oct. 29, it didn’t take lawyers in New York long to organize a way to help victims of the superstorm with an expanding range of legal issues....more

Huapala Senior Care E, LLC v. City and County of Honolulu

Complaint

Huapala Senior Care E, LLC, a developer of residential housing for elderly residents of Manoa Valley, today filed a lawsuit in federal court against the City and County of Honolulu. The lawsuit charges that the City,...more

Federal Criminal Lawyer Douglas McNabb of McNabb Associates - News On Current Federal Criminal Cases

October 19, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney. Topics Include:...more

Ten Most Important Aspects in Admission Contract of Senior Care Facility

With increasing supply in the Chinese marketplace of senior care facilities, expertise in the operating management is highly urged. The admission contract is one of the essential parts of this management. Having seen poorly...more

More Implementation Opinions from Ministry of Civil Affairs on Senior Living

On this July 24, the Ministry of Civil Affairs issued Implementation Opinions on Encouraging and Guiding Private Capital to Invest in the Senior Living Service Industry (the “Opinions”). With little special or surprising, the...more

China's Tightening Policy for Lump-sum Entrance Payment in Senior Care Facility

…Without a systematic mechanism being in place to monitor and take control the advance payment or deposit from the elderly, it is hard to have people believed their lifetime pension is safe and the provider can be counted on…...more

Seattle Plays Active Role In Reinvention of an Industry: Shaken by real estate downturn, senior living providers join forces, add...

Originally published in the Puget Sound Business Journal - September 14-20, 2012. Senior housing providers saw the Great Recession transform their business -- from one that welcomes customers who want what they offer,...more

Tennessee Insurance Legal News - September 2012

In This Issue: - 6th Circuit Holds McCarran-Ferguson Act Bars Antitrust Claims against Title Insurers - Farm Bureau Changes Policy On Roof And Hail Damage Claims - GOV. Haslam To Decide Essential Health...more

Shorts on Long Term Care - August 2012: Heck No, I Won’t Go

My office phone rings and it’s one of my favorite clients. We just finished working on an appeal of a resident discharge and were expecting the Division of Medical Assistance hearing officer decision any day. I felt pretty...more

China Commercial Real Estate and Senior Housing & Care Insight--May Edition

In a recent published China Real Estate Investment Handbook from Deloitte, we find for the first time its outlook on the Chinese senior housing market. The report analyses the regulatory environment and business models very...more

Steps You Must Know about Opening A Foreign-owned Senior Care Facility—Take Shanghai’s Approval Process as An Example

Recently, Shanghai Bureau of State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has issued a series of stimulus on driving innovative and transitional policies to be implemented in Pudong. One of the 16 policies is to...more

Insurance Companies into Senior Housing Industry—Risks Not To be Overlooked

Since this June the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (“CIRC”) issued 13 draft regulations for public opinion, paces for insurance companies towards senior housing are further picked up. Loosened policy for senior...more

Viable Ways for Foreign Investors to Acquire Premises for Senior Care Facilities

The nature of property, acquiring approach and its property usage will all have big influence to the business of senior care, so investors will have to choose different ways of acquisition according to different status and...more

Legal Analysis on Development of Vacation-type Property for Elderly

A new model for senior care that combine with tourism is recently being explored by many real estate developers, and senior housing projects that provide elderly people with option of aging in distant cities are popular in...more

Elder Law And 2012 Gift Tax Laws

The Need for Planning One of the greatest fears of older Americans is that they may end up in a nursing home. This not only means a great loss of personal autonomy, but also a tremendous financial price. Depending on...more

2012 March Edition of China Senior Housing and Care Newsletter

Following are the contents of this edition: News Update Two Different Types of Senior Community Emerge Respectively in Shanghai and Beijing Senior Nursing –- a Rising and Promising Career Indemnificatory Housing is...more