When most people think of actor David Hasselhoff, they think of him cavorting with the likes of Pamela Anderson on sandy beaches. Yet, in a recent interview, Hasselhoff’s ex-wife, Pamela Hasselhoff, shed light on a darker part of Hasselhoff’s...
For several years, design and construction professionals have been awaiting word from the Washington Supreme Court regarding whether aggrieved parties are limited to remedies set forth in their written contracts or whether they can pursue common law...
That fact that you are reading this blog means that you likely were recently served with a Portfolio Recovery debt collection lawsuit. Lawsuits are no fun, and you no doubt have been in some varying state of panic since the process server dropped...
On November 4, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Large Business and International Division released a much anticipated directive on its new Information Document Request enforcement process. Scheduled to take effect in January 2014, the IRS is...
Last week, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB" or "Board") issued the first inter partes review opinion in case IPR2012-00001, Garmin USA, Inc. (Petitioner) v. Cuozzo Speed Technologies LLC (Patent Owner). In what is being considered good news...
In two separate no-action letters, the SEC staff quietly expanded the ability of business development companies (BDCs) to invest in registered investment advisers. Section 12(d)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 generally prohibits...
Today the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services met at noon. Mr. Joe Cooper, DHHS’ Chief Information Officer, spoke on behalf of DHHS. He began by explaining that NCTracks is not NC Fast, which I believe we already...
Physician-owned hospitals that seek to avail themselves of the “whole hospital” exception or “rural provider” exception to the federal physician self-referral law, commonly known as the Stark Law, should carefully review their Medicare enrollment...
Harkening back to a more traditional familial structure, more seniors are living with their children and relatives, according to two new Census reports. If you think it's because of the economy, guess again: It's because of changing demographics.
A 28-year-old highway worker lost his life when a Tampa Bay woman’s silver pickup truck swerved off the road into a series of construction barrels that filled the closed lane. The young man was busy painting fresh lines on Suncoast Parkway when the...
