In the months preceding the general election in 2024, the owners of many closely held businesses who had not yet given much thought to the disposition of their future estates, including their businesses, decided they should meet…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation
The epidemic of out-of-control generative artificial intelligence in litigation filings has metastasized to a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit against a group of Utah anesthesiologists. On July 25, Mountain West Anesthesia, LLC…
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/ Government Contracting, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
A pedestrian tripped and fell on a public sidewalk in front of a multi-unit premises owned by 1995-2003 Jerome Avenue. The injured claimant filed a bodily injury action against Jerome Avenue and Pawnit Jerome Corp., a lessee of…
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/ Insurance, Real Estate - Commercial
New York’s personal income tax law, like that of other states, conforms with the federal system of income taxation. The reason typically given for such conformity is to simplify tax return preparation, improve compliance and…
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/ Business Organizations, Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
We cover a broad range of topics in this month’s insurance update.
The Supreme Court of Vermont considers how to measure a boat’s capacity under a watercraft exclusion.
The Sixth Circuit decides whether an equipment…
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/ Civil Procedure, Insurance, Professional Malpractice
The owner of Sublime Medical Transportation in Schenectady County, New York was recently sentenced to three to nine years in state prison for orchestrating a large Medicaid fraud scheme. Muhammed Adnan Saeed netted over…
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/ Criminal Law, Insurance, Transportation
It hasn’t taken long for the business world to start unpacking the implications of the newly passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). While media coverage has mostly centered on its impact on individual taxpayers and the…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxation
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”) was signed into law last week, on July 4. As promised by the White House, the Act extends – i.e., purports to make “permanent” – many of the otherwise expiring provisions that were…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation
On July 2, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the formation of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group to strengthen “their ongoing collaboration to advance…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Government Contracting, Health
Last week the United States celebrated the 249th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Great Britain. In celebration of the occasion, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Act which, among other…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics, Taxation
Cigna filed a lawsuit on June 24 in Manhattan federal court accusing Bristol Myers Squibb of unlawfully blocking generic versions of its blood cancer drug, Pomalyst, from entering the market. The suit also names Celgene, a…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced another settlement for alleged violations of HIPAA. OCR investigated BayCare Health System, which serves central Florida, after a…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
While we may know better, an 18-year-old is generally considered an adult under New York law. Many of those 18-year-olds will be heading off to college in the next couple of months. Parents’ rights to make decisions for their…
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/ Family Law, Health, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
The Administrative Board of the Courts is seeking public comment on a proposal by the Commercial Division Advisory Council to amend the Commercial Division rules (22 NYCRR § 202.70) to clarify what types of insurance cases may…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance
A worker was injured when he fell from a ladder while working for a subcontractor at a construction project. The injured worker sued the owner of the project, seeking damages for his injuries. The owner was defended by its…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Construction Law, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
