There are said to be two certainties in life – death and taxes. Whilst we will readily discuss our tax affairs, death is an uncomfortable conversation for many to have and is too often one that is avoided. However, avoiding such discussion can add to the emotional and practical difficulties that family and loved ones…
Ed. note: This article first appeared in the Finance Docket newsletter. Enter your email below to view the full newsletter and subscribe. With hospital consolidation blamed for increasing costs and decreasing quality—while boosting profits for private equity investors—more than a dozen states have moved to restrict the industry’s activity in the healthcare space. And, increasingly, Democrats…
07 May 2024 Foley & Lardner To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a joint comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or…
Everything is bigger in Texas, including Biglaw’s presence. Yet another Biglaw firm is opening up an office in the Lone Star State, and this time, it’s bringing that big D energy — Dallas, that is. Willkie Farr & Gallagher — a firm that brought in $1,500,000,000 gross revenue in 2023, putting it at No. 30…
07 May 2024 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On April 30, 2024, following a months-long process, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) circulated a proposal to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on May 7, 2024 at 10:13 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Tuesday, May 7, SCOTUSblog (May. 7, 2024, 10:13…
Enforcers of anti-kickback laws are turning up the heat on hospitals, health systems and physicians alike, with 2024 on track to see ever increasing penalties and stress on providers. Commonly known as the Stark Law, the Physician Self-Referral Law (42 U.S.C. §1395nn) of 1989 prohibits physicians from referring patients to receive “designated health services” payable…
California’s path to cannabis social equity: from arrests to advocacy Data from the California Department of Justice reveals that nearly half a million individuals were arrested on cannabis charges in the state between 2006 and 2015. Even after Governor Schwarzenegger authorized a statewide decriminalization program in 2010, thousands continued to face serious misdemeanor charges related…
07 May 2024 RPX Corporation To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Monterey Research, LLC has brought four more patents into the litigation campaign that it began back in November 2019. It has done so through a new Eastern District of Texas suit filed against…
07 May 2024 Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Real Estate Partners Glenn Miller and Kenneth Lore and Associate Charlie Metzger authored an article for Tax Credit Advisor about federal tax credit legislation that aims to address today’s…