A recently issued federal court opinion confirmed that certain pre-COVID era prescribing restrictions are back in place. In July 2023, a nonprofit advocacy group, Community Oncology Alliance, filed suit against the U.S…
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As we will see shortly, it is often “better to give than to receive,” though this statement begs the obvious question of whether it is better to do so during one’s lifetime or upon one’s death.
Many well-to-do individuals are…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) imposed a $240,000 civil monetary penalty against Providence Medical Institute in connection with a ransomware attack that revealed vulnerabilities…
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/ Health
On October 1, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced that Zishan Alvi, the owner of a Chicago laboratory, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for his role in a COVID-19 testing fraud…
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/ Criminal Law, Health
On October 20, 2024, several significant consumer protection laws will go into effect, directly affecting healthcare providers throughout New York State. Introduced through the FY 2025 Executive Budget, these new laws reshape…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Health
This article discusses the sensitive topic of how to know when it’s time to relinquish the car keys once people realize they are no longer able to drive safely. As we age, we may start dreading the eventual “driving discussion”…
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/ Family Law, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
No health insurance benefit program, no matter how high profile, is immune to the temptations of insurance fraud. In the past, multiple former NFL players pleaded guilty to defrauding the NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Criminal Law, Health, Insurance
Southern District Holds Insured Not Entitled To Judgment On Pleadings As To Duty To Defend Because Extrinsic Evidence May Show Duty Is Terminated-
Color Techniques, Inc. (CTI) sold ingredients used in cosmetic formulations…
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Last Friday, New York’s Governor Hochul delivered the following remarks at the annual meeting of the Business Council of New York State:“Someone asked me today, are we going to raise income taxes? I said, ‘I’m not raising income…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
In our previous article, we described the due diligence process, including what a buyer would look for in your practice. Once due diligence is under way, the next step is the purchase agreement, which is usually prepared by the…
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/ Business Organizations, Health, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxation
As previously discussed , Johnson & Johnson (J&J) recently announced its intention to change its 340B Drug Pricing Program discount available to disproportionate share hospital (DSH) Covered Entities on purchases of STELARA and…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
When a business leases commercial space, it is common practice for the landlord to request that the company provide a personal guaranty, a protective measure taken to ensure landlords have recourse against a commercial lessee if…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial
In this month’s update, we discuss Russian-seized planes, Starbucks-caused traffic jams, a squabble over the use of a family name, a restaurant’s pandemic-based loss, a poorly built house, and whether insurance covers any of…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law, Insurance
You may recall that earlier this year the IRS launched an initiative to pursue 125,000 “high-income, high-wealth” taxpayers who have not filed taxes since 2017. These were cases where the IRS received third party information…
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/ Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade, Taxation
Three Connecticut dental practices, together with their owners, have agreed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations that the practices violated federal and…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, Health
