The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) was enacted to protect consumers from intrusive robocalls, but Congress probably did not foresee that it would result in a windfall for plaintiff’s lawyers. Virtually every...more
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According to a press release from the Department of Justice, Citizens Medical Center (“CMC”), a county-owned hospital in Victoria, Texas, will pay $21,750,000 to the federal government to settle allegations that it entered...more
You changed the batteries in your flashlights and smoke detectors, but did you revise your charity care and discount payment policies prior to the stroke of midnight on December 31, 2014? A new law, SB1276, took effect in...more
Federal antitrust laws prohibit hospital systems, like other businesses, from using a dominant market position to exclude competitors and restrain trade. Recently, e-mail communications exchanged between a...more