On February 25, 2015, the Alberta Court of Appeal released its decision in Tervita Corporation v. ConCreate USL (GP) Inc. In that case, the court was required to determine whether a builders’ lien registered by Tervita Corporation (Tervita) was...
On April 3, 2015, CMS issued letter guidance and an update to the State Operations Manual (SOM), which will be of interest to outpatient therapy (OPT) providers. Medicare issued new clarifications on the survey requirements for off-premises...
Reproposal would broaden the fiduciary definition, narrow exceptions, and substantially revise prohibited transaction exemptions applicable to current and newly covered fiduciaries.... By: Morgan Lewis
Members of Certified Class Lack Standing to Challenge Class Arbitration Ban - Conners v. Gusano’s Chicago Style Pizzeria - United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit - When Jacqueline Conners brought a class action lawsuit against her...
There are two ways lateral partner recruiting can grow the revenues of a law firm. The first is through the acquisition of additional client relationships brought to the firm by the lateral partner. The second is the added work generated by the...
A front page article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal highlights the growing use of pre-employment personality and psychological testing to screen job candidates. These tests are designed to evaluate technical skills, ability to multitask,...
On the 21st of this month, Google is slated to make a change that will have a more profound impact than the hundreds of other algorithm changes it makes throughout the year. Lawyers who may receive a lot of business from organic search can breathe...
In 2014, China adopted regulations intended to update and streamline company periodic reporting obligations. The regulations include a new obligation for compulsory interim disclosure of penalties imposed by PRC regulators that has implications for...
“A product labeled ‘all natural’... likely evokes images of ground herbs and earth extracts rather than chemicals such as ‘Polysorbate 20’ or ‘Hydroxycitronellal.’” With that opening sentence, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a nationwide...
