I. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2016-035, Bio-Medical Applications of Alabama, Inc. d/b/a - Fresenius Kidney Care Hope Hull, Montgomery, AL: Proposes to construct and operate a new End Stage Renal Disease Dialysis Treatment Center...
The California Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”) started 2017 with a setback as the Court of Appeal for the Fifth Appellate District held in Swart Enterprises, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Board that the FTB could not impose California’s annual $800 minimum...
Making the most of its enforcement powers before the new administration takes over, and likely concerned that its days as a stand-alone bureau may be coming to an end, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against entities...
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Third Circuit has shaken up long-standing precedent and created a split among the circuits, such that now employers should not only evaluate its employment decisions for the effect on individuals over forty and under forty, but...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 19, 2017 increased jurisdictional thresholds for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act). The FTC revises the...
DOL releases additional guidance on fiduciary rule in the waning days of the Obama administration. The US Department of Labor (DOL) has released two new sets of frequently-asked-questions (FAQs) regarding the conflict of interest final rule on...
At the beginning of each new year, we find ourselves engaged in discussions of the evolving securities regulatory landscape and the changes that we anticipate may occur. We have done this for many years now. Each January we also begin by reminding...
In the last few days of the Obama Administration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a number of documents with implications for manufacturer communications with health care practitioners and payors. This client alert...
Imagine that while a bankruptcy case is pending, the debtor-in-possession or bankruptcy trustee files a state law claim against one of the estate’s creditors. Presumably, if the debtor wins its state law claim, that recovery augments the bankruptcy...
On 4 November 2016, the Labour Court handed down its judgment (unreported case number J2459/16) in the matter between AngloGold Ashanti Limited, the Acting Chief Inspector, the relevant Principal Inspector, and the Inspector that issued an...
