A look at what's happening in the practice area.
May 22, 2011ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |We continue this month with our discussion of the expanded reach of the Medicare reporting requirements under the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA), which as of January 2011 is applicable to liability insurers and self-insured entities.
May 22, 2011John L.A. Lyddane and Barbara D. GoldbergThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) changes federal law governing FCA claims in a way that gives individual plaintiffs new power to use information learned in discovery in a civil case as the basis for a qui tam case brought under the FCA.
May 22, 2011Gregory B. HellerIt is not uncommon to see a medical malpractice case arising out of treatment received in an emergency situation. State legislatures are becoming more sensitive to this litigation and the effect that it has on the cost of medical malpractice insurance, as well as access to medical treatment.
May 22, 2011Angela ForstieNew accounting laws are in the final stages of being enacted. What does this have to do with in-house counsel? An explanation of the new standards and why they matter.
May 22, 2011Lance DunkleyOver 17 months ago, Judge Shira Scheindlin sounded the clarion call once again ' organizations that fail to take reasonable steps in response to a preservation obligation do so at their peril.
May 22, 2011Brad Harris and Charlotte Riser HarrisThere are also information governance implications, especially those involving electronic discovery, when moving to the cloud.
May 22, 2011Bennett B. Borden and Shannon SmithIt is no longer enough to simply be a great lawyer and risk manager; corporate counsel must be effective business managers and be able to demonstrate the value they create for their companies in order to be considered successful.
May 22, 2011Michael Lipps
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