It is not common for issues related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to make headlines, particularly in a murder case. HIPAA has recently been the subject of court filings in People v. Luigi...more
Several recent cases concern challenges to executive orders relating to COVID-19 limiting the ability of churches to assemble and imposing other limitations. Beginning with appellate decisions, these cases are summarized in...more
7/17/2020
/ Abortion ,
Appeals ,
Churches ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Governor Cooper ,
Governor Newsom ,
Governor Northam ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Governor Sisolak ,
Health Insurance ,
Injunctions ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Religious Institutions ,
SCOTUS ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
South Bay United Pentecostal Church v Newsom ,
Vicarious Liability
The Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) requires a hospital with an emergency department (ED) to provide "an appropriate medical screening examination" when an individual comes to the ED and a request is made on...more
8/7/2018
/ EMTALA ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patients ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Whistleblowers