In this issue - - New Online End-of-Life Planning Tool Now Available to NC Citizens and Health Care Providers - And the World Goes 'Round - What Is “Past Quality of Care” in a CON Review? - CMS Issues New Surveyor Guidance on Initiating...
On November 21, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued final supervisory “guidance” to supervised financial institutions that offer or may consider offering deposit advance...
In this issue: - NAD Case Reports in Federal Court: What Evidentiary Value Does a Self-Regulatory Decision Hold? - "Making Sound Business Decisions: Considerations in Evaluating Whether to Litigate or Settle" at the Patent Infringement...
Warning shoppers—or, rather, sellers: a company’s failure to meet sales forecasts may amount to a material adverse effect. In Osram Sylvania Inc. v. Townsend Ventures, LLC, Osram Sylvania Inc. (OSI), a stockholder of Encelium Holdings, Inc.,...
The government has commenced its consultation process for the draft terms of reference for its inquiry into the financial system. The inquiry will consider developments in the financial system since the 1997 Financial System Inquiry and the global...
Three patent cases highlight both the potential advantages and potential limitations of Inter Partes and Covered Business Method strategies before the PTAB. In the last two weeks the Patent and Trial and Appeal Board (PATB) has further developed...
It would be old news already if the case had not garnered so many superlatives. One of the country’s most famous hedge fund managers. The largest insider trading investigation in history. The biggest fine ever, $1.8 billion. The rare case against...
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in the Department of Labor recently finalized a new rule affecting the nondiscrimination and affirmative action obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors. The new rule, which is...
In Granger v. Christus Health Central Louisiana d/b/a Christus St. Francis Cabrini, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that medical staff bylaws are a contract between the hospital and a the medical staff member....
In This Presentation: - Changes to regulations regarding individuals with disabilities - Changes to regulations regarding protected veterans - Changes regarding outreach, compliance, and recordkeeping - Data needed to develop AAP and defend...
