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OIG Publishes Medicare Advantage Industry-Specific Guidance

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The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) is supplementing its general compliance program guidance with Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance (ICPG) as a resource to help...more

J.S. Held

Bridging UX and Product Safety Through Human Factors

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Insurance, finance, and legal professionals—particularly, attorneys/legal counsel representing companies with products in development or in the market, as well as attorneys involved in product-related litigation or...more

Chartwell Law

NJ Clarifies Medical Provider Claims in Cross-Border Workers’ Comp Cases

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A recent unpublished decision from the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation clarified the limits of its jurisdiction over medical provider claims arising from out-of-state workplace injuries....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

June 2026 Insurance Update

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In this month’s insurance update, we discuss opioids, trademarks, pre-tender defense costs, and allocation. Choice of law factors in heavily. In three of the cases, the jurisdiction whose law applied was important to the...more

King & Spalding

OIG Audit Reveals CMS Potentially Overpaid MAOs $462 Million Based on Certain Unsupported Acute Stroke Diagnosis Codes

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On May 28, 2026, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report regarding an audit of acute stroke diagnosis submissions by Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs), finding that CMS potentially overpaid the...more

Carlton Fields

The IRS Is Done Asking Nicely on Conservation Easements

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The fifth — and likely final — settlement initiative is here. Congress is backing it. The Landscape - On May 13, 2026, the IRS announced a new 90-day settlement window for taxpayers involved in syndicated conservation...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Medicaid Overpayment Demand? Your Seven Next Steps

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If your healthcare practice or business has received a Medicaid overpayment demand letter, you are not alone. Billing audits conducted by fee-for-service auditors working for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Texas Department of Insurance Issues Disallowed Expenses Data Call

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On June 12, 2026, the Texas Department of Insurance (“DOI”) issued Commissioner’s Bulletin No. B-0004-26 (the “Bulletin”) to “[a]ll insurance companies licensed to write property and casualty insurance in the state of Texas.”...more

Lerch, Early & Brewer

2026 Community Associations Maryland Legislative Updates

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The Maryland General Assembly’s 2026 legislative session included several new and/or updated laws impacting common ownership communities in Maryland. Here are the key takeaways...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

New Jersey Modified Comparative Negligence: How Your Actions Affect Your Injury Claim

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If you were hurt in an accident in New Jersey and the other party is claiming that you might share some of the blame, your ability to recover compensation is not necessarily lost. New Jersey follows a modified comparative...more

Marshall Dennehey

Legislation Proposed to Reduce the Cost of Prescription Topical Drugs

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In March, Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1215 was introduced in an effort to address the high cost of prescription topical drugs. According to the bill’s sponsor, the issue is excessive reimbursement rates for topical drugs that...more

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PA Supreme Court Rules Anti-Referral Provision of Workers’ Compensation Act Does Not Prohibit Physicians From Referring Their...

In a 5-2 decision issued today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the placement of the phrase “goods or services ” immediately following a list of specific medical services provided in Section 306(f.1)(3)(iii) of...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The End of ‘Silent AI’? Emerging AI Exclusions, Coverage Fragmentation, and Practical Implications for Policyholders

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The insurance market is moving away from “silent AI” coverage, the practice of implicitly covering AI risks through existing cyber and technology errors and omissions (Tech E&O) policies without express reference to AI, as...more

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What Consistency Actually Means Across a High-Volume Portfolio

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There is a version of quality control that law firms have practiced for decades: a partner reviews an associate's work, catches the errors worth catching, and the document goes out. At modest volume, this model holds....more

Paul Hastings LLP

Legal Due Diligence: What Really Matters

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In this instalment of The Buyer’s Playbook, we explore the recent trends in legal due diligence in M&A transactions. Legal due diligence is a critical tool for a buyer to understand what it is acquiring and, just as...more

Carlton Fields

New York Federal Court Grants, in Part, Motion to Seal Documents at Issue in Underlying Arbitration Proceeding

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In Tyson International Co. v. Partner Reinsurance Europe SE, Tyson International Company Limited filed a petition to vacate an arbitration award entered in its favor, and Partner Reinsurance Europe SE cross-moved to confirm...more

Cozen O'Connor

California Court Revives Bad Faith Claim Based on Alleged Claims-Handling Delay

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In Bornoff v. State Farm Gen. Ins. Co., No. B339796, 2026 WL 1194424 (Cal. Ct. App. May 1, 2026), the California Court of Appeal, Second District, reversed summary adjudication of a policyholder’s bad faith claim, holding...more

A&O Shearman

UK FCA quarterly consultation paper No. 52

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published quarterly consultation paper No. 52, inviting feedback on proposed amendments to its Handbook....more

Rumberger | Kirk

One-Sided Game: Florida Supreme Court Limits Defense Role in Punitive Damages Motions

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In Perlmutter v. Federal Ins. Co., ___ So.3d ___ (Fla., June 11, 2026), the Supreme Court of Florida unanimously rejected the decision of the Florida 4th District Court of Appeal In Perlmutter v. Federal Ins. Co., 376 So.3d...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

What Employers Need to Know About New Jersey’s Expanded Family Leave Act

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Effective July 17, 2026, amendments to New Jersey’s Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”) will require more New Jersey employers to offer NJFLA leave to more workers.  Employers need to note these new requirements and plan accordingly...more

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No Need to Sweat It: A Guide to the Pending Illinois Menopause Equity and Care Act for Employers

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Illinois is set to become one of the first states in the country to offer protections for workers experiencing menopause-related conditions under its employment discrimination laws. Assuming the bill takes effect, employers...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Pedestrian Accidents in Connecticut: Your Rights When Hit in a Crosswalk

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Getting hit by a car while you’re walking in a crosswalk is one of the most shocking and physically painful things anyone can experience. While Connecticut law says pedestrians have the right of way in marked crosswalks, that...more

Carlton Fields

Sixth Circuit Enforces First-Party Property Policy’s Flood Exclusion for Flood Damage Caused by Eight Inches of Rain

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In Express Jewelry Enterprises Inc. v. National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals found that a flood exclusion precluded coverage for property damage following a night of heavy rains. The...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Delaware Court Holds De-Spac Transaction Does Not Trigger Public Offering Exclusion

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The Delaware Superior Court, applying Delaware law, held that a public offering exclusion does not bar coverage for a de-SPAC merger because the transaction did not constitute a public offering of the insured company’s...more

Krieg DeVault

CMS Proposes New Limits on Medicaid State Directed Payments and Fee-for-Service Practitioner Payments: How the Rule Builds on the...

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On May 22, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would implement, and in several respects expand beyond, the Medicaid state directed payment (“SDP”)...more

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