Dothealth LLC, the company that operates the official registry for the .health domain name, has announced the first phase of .health’s public launch. During this initial “Sunrise Phase” trademark owners that are registered with ICANN’s Trademark Clearinghouse will have the first opportunity to register for the new domain name. This phase is open now through

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center Inc. (“St. Luke’s”) entered into a HIPAA settlement for $387,200 resulting from the impermissible disclosure of two patients’ protected health information (“PHI”). In addition to the settlement, St. Luke’s has entered into a specific Corrective Action Plan.

Preparing for and delivering a winning oral argument is a skill innate to some, but to most others, it is honed by years of practice and experience. Whether arguing an appeal or motion for summary judgment in a lower court setting, this guideline is intended to provide young lawyers with basic rules for effective and

On May 31, 2017, New York’s Department of Financial Services published the much anticipated final regulations for Paid Family Leave.  The regulations provide critical information that will help New York employers comply with these new legal requirements that are set to go into effect on January 1, 2018.  The law provides eligible employees with job-protected,

United States Magistrate Judge Hugh B. Scott of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York recently held, in a report and recommendation, that a plaintiff must plead that an attorney has been convicted of a misdemeanor before she can state a claim for the recovery of treble damages pursuant to

Court Rejects Insurers’ Defenses To Coverage For Bear Stearns’ Settlement With SEC

Bear Stearns agreed to pay $250 million to resolve claims by the Securities and Exchange Commission that it had facilitated its customers’ late trading and market timing practices in its performance of clearing services on their behalf.  Of that amount, part was labeled

As is frequently the case, a regulatory development or finding will serve as the impetus for activity in the realm of toxic tort. From the plaintiff’s perspective, the underlying science has been given the patina of credibility by the regulatory action; from the defense view, the regulatory action does not elevate the underlying science to

There is a potential compliance “blind spot” associated with what many in the healthcare industry would regard as ordinary practice acquisitions and joint ventures involving hospitals and other provider organizations. This area of possible vulnerability arises from the payment of consideration for what are sometimes insufficiently delineated assets of the target or partner entity. If

Nancy A. Del Pizzo published her article, “Using Open Source Code for Development of ‘Proprietary’ Software,” in the May 10, 2017, issue of Westlaw Journal, Intellectual Property, Litigation News and Analysis.

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The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently issued a Formal Opinion, providing updated recommendations regarding lawyers’ obligations when using technology resources to communicate with clients and to protect confidential client information.

Since 1999, the Committee has advised that the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct permit an attorney to transmit

Like The Dude from The Big Lebowski, the “Hotel California,” located on the Baja Peninsula in Mexico, is likely no longer a fan of The Eagles.  Earlier this month, the iconic classic rock band filed suit against the hotel in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeking to take it to

Stuart Gordon was featured in the May 12, 2017, Long Island Business News article, “New Life on Lease,” which explains how retailers going through a bankruptcy can derive value from below-market leases.

“Retailers can utilize the provisions of the bankruptcy code to maximize value for the benefit of their creditors, from among other assets, leases,”

Steven Shapiro weighed in on the FDA’s warning letter to JÙS By Julie over health claims. The company markets a variety of blended ready-to-drink blended smoothies and shots as well as soups and salads.

Steve compared JÙS By Julie’s situation to similar letters issued to 14 U.S. companies that were fraudulently promoting their products as treatments for cancer.

On May 11, 2016, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) was signed into law, which includes a lesser-known provision affecting the rights and remedies of employers, including hospitals, health systems and private practices, seeking to protect their trade secrets and confidential information.

In part, the DTSA (18 USC §1833) provides Federal and State

The New York State Office of Inspector General (“OMIG”) has released its Work Plan for its new fiscal year, April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018. The Work Plan summarizes new and ongoing activities OMIG will prioritize in the upcoming year, all of which aim to achieve three over-arching objectives: (i) enhance provider compliance; (ii)