New York’s comparative fault system and a broad serious injury threshold have made motor vehicle accident claims difficult and expensive to defend. Our current system, combined with staged accidents, manufactured injuries and…
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/ Insurance, Personal Injury, Transportation
On May 28, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized regulations intended to make the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process under the No Surprises Act (NSA) more efficient and transparent in helping…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Health, Insurance
Aspen Dental, one of the nation’s largest dental service organizations (DSOs), recently settled charges alleging violations of California’s corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) and unfair competition laws. This was not the…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Health
According to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts for the twelve-month period ending Dec. 31, 2025, bankruptcy filings by businesses rose 7.1 percent and non-business filings increased by 11.2…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Taxation
On May 27, in furtherance of the March 16, 2026 Executive Order on Eliminating Fraud (“EO”), Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate issued a memo (the “Memo”) titled “Accelerating Review and Enhancing Enforcement in…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Health
According to a recent report, Manhattan boasted the most expensive residential real estate market in the country last year. “Manhattan residents spend nearly five times the national average for housing.”
That shouldn’t…
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/ Business Organizations, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
Southern District Finds Commercial General Liability Policies And Products-Completed Operations Liability Policy All Cover The “Same Risk” For Purposes Of Priority-
141 East 88th Street, LLC, was the sponsor and developer for…
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/ Civil Procedure, Construction Law, Insurance
Health care providers may want to offer free or discounted services to help patients, and that instinct may be good. Most providers, however, don’t think of “free care” as a kickback issue in the same way they might think about…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Insurance
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a favorable Advisory Opinion (No. 26-09) regarding certain free treatment that would be offered to patients of a pediatric…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a new initiative to enhance its working relationship with data miners who bring cases as whistleblowers under the False Claims Act (FCA). The initiative is dubbed “FOCUS,”…
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/ Government Contracting, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
The No Surprises Act (NSA), enacted in 2020, was designed to protect patients from unexpected medical bills in certain healthcare settings. The law primarily applies when a patient receives emergency care at either an in-network…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Health, Insurance
Last month, New York’s governor announced that the State’s FY 2027 budget will include the enactment of an annual surcharge on second homes in New York City that are valued at $5 million or more.
Query how much greater the…
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/ Business Organizations, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
Just shy of a “full house,” is how you might describe our May insurance update.
We have a pair of cases from the Colorado Supreme Court that discuss the failure to cooperate defense, UIM exhaustion, and the status of a…
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/ Environmental Law, Insurance, Professional Malpractice
People often ask, When will AI replace attorneys? My response is that AI is a powerful tool creating efficiencies in how we practice law. If used properly and ethically, it can complete many tasks that were traditionally…
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/ Law Practice Products & Services, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Qualifications matter. Just as you wouldn’t call an electrician to fix a plumbing problem, you shouldn’t create estate planning documents yourself. Doing so might subject your estate to costly litigation by disgruntled heirs…
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/ Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
