Faced with a December 8, 2020, Memorandum and Order by Eastern District Judge Pappert (link) denying the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) request to enjoin the proposed Jefferson-Einstein merger, and the resulting right of...more
On September 3, 2020, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the “Division”) updated its 2004 “Policy Guide to Merger Remedies,” which had been reinstated when the Division withdrew the 2011 version of that...more
Introduction - To massively understate the obvious, the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the health care industry has, is and will continue to present an unprecedented test of will, skill and capacity of the industry’s...more
INTRODUCTION - The health care world – in fact, THE WORLD – has changed significantly since March with the onset of COVID-19. As we collectively work to return to a “new normal,” the health care delivery system will be one of...more
As it does annually around this time, on January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the annual adjustments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR”). ...more
The Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP Health Care Practice includes attorneys that handle regulatory, compliance, transactional and litigation needs for clients across the entire health care delivery system, including: ...more
In a crystal-clear effort to incentivize corporate antitrust compliance and promote a culture of compliance, the United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, on July 11, announced a significant new policy and...more
Federal Trade Commission Announces Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds -
?The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act, as required by the...more
INTRODUCTION -
The Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP health care practice group includes attorneys that handle regulatory, compliance, transactional and litigation needs for clients across the entire health care delivery...more
2/1/2019
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Medical Marijuana ,
National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) ,
OCR ,
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Board Control is No Longer Dispositive, and FTC Clarifies Differences in Transaction Structures and Exemptions -
On October 26, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission’s Premerger Notification Office (the “PNO”) issued new...more
2017 was a year in contrasts for the health care delivery system. Congress and President Trump made several attempts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Controversy about marijuana continued as more states...more
2/14/2018
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Individual Mandate ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Medicare Advantage ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Telehealth ,
Trump Administration
As it does at around this time annually, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act, as required by the 2000 Amendment of Section 7A of the...more
On March 28, 2017, the United States Supreme Court was poised to hear Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board—a case slated to meaningfully impact the rights of transgender students under Title IX. The Court certified two...more
On January 19, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission, as it is legally required to do, announced the new monetary thresholds for triggering a potential Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) filing and the amounts which will trigger a...more
A Pennsylvania federal district judge recently denied injunctive relief that would have blocked a merger between Penn State Hershey Medical Center and PinnacleHealth System. The Court’s denial of injunctive relief was built...more
On January 21, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission, as it is legally required to do, announced the new monetary thresholds for triggering both Hart-Scott-Rodino filings and prohibitions on certain kinds of interlocking...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition Premerger Notification Staff has announced that Hart-Scott-Rodino Rule 802.5 (the “investment rental property exemption”) will no longer be available if the buyer...more
8/3/2015
/ Billboards ,
Cell Towers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Investment Property ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Premerger Notifications ,
REIT ,
Rental Property ,
Telecommunications
On May 28, 2015, Judge R. Stanton Wettick, Jr. refused to create a new cause of action sounding in negligence allowing a claim for damages resulting from improper disclosure of confidential personal and financial...more
A Pennsylvania appellate court recently granted an employer’s request for enforcement of a restrictive covenant against a hospitalist, finding that his departure from the primary care office setting did not affect the terms...more
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced on April 20, 2015 that it had entered into a stipulated consent order ("Order") with Cardinal Health, Inc. ("Cardinal"). The Order, which is pending court approval, requires...more
The U.S. Supreme Court, on February 25, 2015, reaffirmed that state professional boards controlled by same-profession individuals which are not "actively supervised" do not enjoy Parker v. Brown-based state action immunity...more
In an opinion issued February 10, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a year-old decision by the Idaho District Court which held that St. Luke’s Health System’s acquisition of the Saltzer Medical...more
The Federal Trade Commission has announced new filing threshold amounts for HSR Act Premerger Notification Filings.
On January 17, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its approval of new upwardly...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that an employee’s covenant not-to-compete, agreed-to nearly a month after the employee returned a signed offer letter, is enforceable without the provision of new consideration....more
The popular image of the American corporate whistleblower, as depicted in Hollywood box-office smashes such as The Insider and Michael Clayton, is a courageous hero who reports corporate wrongdoing, often at the risk of...more