Representative McDermott Expresses Concern Over Appeals Backlog – On March 18, 2014, Representative Jim McDermott (D-Wash), the ranking member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, submitted a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...
Earlier this month, the Treasury Department released its “General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2015 Revenue Proposals,” commonly known as the “Green Book.” This alert describes what the Green Book is, the role it plays in the...
A police officer was critically wounded Friday in a shooting near the entrance of a Canadian courthouse located in a suburb of Toronto. Those in the A.
Nearly every country has stupidity jokes, though the ethnic target of the humor varies by region. But just one country—the United States—saw a rise in lawyer jokes in the 1980s, according to British sociologist Christie Davies.
In-house counsel have historically faced greater hurdles than their outside counterparts in proving that their client communications are confidential. And advancements in legal technology have made in-house counsel’s lives even more difficult.
On March 6, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights settled potential HIPAA violations with the Skagit County Public Health Department in Washington State for $215,000. Initially, OCR’s investigation focused on...
Academic Medical Centers and teaching hospitals (AMC/TH) are increasingly choosing to affiliate in some manner with other health care providers in order to surmount significant industry challenges. The first quarter of 2014 saw several hospital...
On March 25, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Lexmark International v. Static Control Components, ruling that Static Control may proceed with its false advertising counterclaim under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act against Lexmark even though...
We have offices in 13 states, a headquarters in Iowa and a manufacturing facility in Alaska. Several employees have used our “open suggestion box” to request that we allow them to work through lunch so they can go home earlier. I am aware of...
In a February 26 speech before the Connecticut Bar Association, Federal Trade Commissioner Maureen Olhausen expressed strong opposition to proposed legislation that would create an antitrust exemption for collective negotiations with health insurers...
