Wendy was quoted in the New York Metro Super Lawyers magazine article, “What to Do if You Butt Heads with a Loved One’s Nursing Home.” The story covers what people’s options are should a family member take issue with New York’s guidelines on visiting those in skilled nursing facilities during Covid.

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Michael Troisi was featured in the Best’s Insurance Law podcast, “How COVID-19 is Changing Business Interruption Claims.”

Mike discusses how the courts are interpreting the virus exclusion in insurance policies in light of the coronavirus.

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Yesterday, the Biden administration revoked parts of the Trump-era executive orders that had prevented certain foreign nationals from entering the United States due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Here’s what you need to know:

What’s Changed

• U.S. consulates can issue an immigrant visa (i.e. a “green card”) to foreign nationals seeking to enter the United

Evan Schieber and Lawrence Han recently delivered a significant victory for the Firm’s client which was seeking the return of its $1 million down payment in a real estate transaction that failed to close.

Prior to New York State’s shutdown of non-essential businesses in March 2020, the client had entered into a contract to purchase

Alan Rutkin’s article, “2021 Liability Forecast: COVID, Cyber, Opioids, Sex Abuse,” appeared in the February 2021 issue of Best’s Review.  Alan notes that these liability issues will, in turn, create insurance coverage issues.

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Khoren Bandazian will speak at CIANJ’s virtual event, The Impact of the Pandemic on Main Street,” which will take place February 5, 2021, at 8 am.

The discussion will focus on how to cope with the exodus of people from the cities to the suburbs, and what that means for small business owners.

For more

On Monday, January 25, 2021, the New York State Bar Association’s Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law Section will host a panel presentation as part of a larger program called Hot Topics in FDA Law during the COVID Pandemic.

The panel, entitled “Advertising During a Pandemic. How Are Regulators Handling the Marketing of Products with Immune

The pandemic has prompted the reallocation of hospital beds from psychiatric care to treatment of COVID patients. This has occurred as mental illness has been on the rise. To cope with the insufficient number of psychiatric beds, it is important for hospitals to curtail readmissions. An often-underutilized tool to do so is the assisted outpatient

Spending time with family is always important, especially during the holiday season. The holidays are different this year, due to the pandemic, and spending time with loved ones in skilled nursing facilities requires additional planning.

In response to recent spikes in Covid-19 cases in skilled nursing facilities, the New York Department of Health in November

A business’ risk of suffering a cyber event is often discussed, but not always easy to quantify. Recently, Allianz Global Corporate & Security analyzed its experience with cyber insurance claims over the past several years as a basis for its report, “Managing The Impact of Increasing Interconnectivity: Trends in Cyber Risk.” Its conclusions may help

The COVID-19 pandemic has had another, less-discussed effect on hospitals. Hearings that traditionally take place in hospitals – such as guardianships, retention, medication over objection, or assisted outpatient hearings – have shifted to a virtual platform.

Below are some considerations for hospital personnel participating in virtual hearings.

(1) Familiarize yourself with the technology

Due to

An October 22 article in Part B News, “Welcome third round HHS relief funds, eased lending terms for accelerated payments,” discussed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Accelerated and Advance Payment Program (recently discussed here) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ CARES Act Provider Relief Program (recently discussed here). Rivkin Radler’s Eric

Eric Fader and Bob Iseman were quoted in the Part B News article, “Welcome third round HHS relief funds, eased lending terms for accelerated payments.”

The article discusses CMS’ Accelerated and Advance Payment Program as well as the CARES Act Provider Relief Program and the repayment responsibilities associated with those programs.

“The 10.25% rate seemed

As more and more businesses throughout the state resume operations after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, they face a continuing concern about the virus from customers, employees, and vendors who come to their facilities. Many organizations have instituted temperature checks and inquire about symptoms, out-of-state travel, and other issues in an attempt to weed out individuals

On October 7, 2020, Marc Ullman will be a panelist at the webinar “Your COVID Communications Could be Illegal: Here’s How to Avoid FDA & FTC Trouble.”

The event is hosted by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and is free to attend.

In this program, you’ll learn about:

• The laws governing permissible language