NY Governor vetoes noncompete ban bill after opposition from health, business groups -
Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill passed by both houses of the NY legislature in June that would’ve imposed bans of non-compete clauses in...more
1/17/2024
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Benesch: MN ban on non-compete agreements includes carveout for business sale, dissolution -
Benesch Law notes the bill only awaits the signature of MN’s Governor and could become law as early as July 1. It would prevent...more
6/9/2023
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Federal omnibus spending bill rolls back some Medicare payment cuts scheduled for 2023, 2024 -
Buried within the $1.7-trillion spending package signed by the President on Dec. 29 was partial relief for a planned 4.5% cut...more
1/16/2023
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Earlier this month a federal judge unsealed a federal qui tam relator complaint originally filed in January 2020 by Dr. Jay Radhakrishnan and Dr. William Julien against Arizona-based Modern Vascular and certain of its...more
9/29/2022
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DOJ files civil complaint alleging Fresenius performed unnecessary procedures on dialysis patients -
In June, it was revealed that DOJ would partially join a whistleblower lawsuit against the dialysis provider. In a civil...more
8/3/2022
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