Publications

On August 15, 2019, the OIG announced a $1.2 million settlement with a private Alabama orthopedic group. One of the allegations was that the Group had violated the Stark laws because the Group paid its shareholder physicians directly or indirectly based on the volume of each shareholder physician’s referrals for […]

The United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that a trademark applicant’s mark—one that sounds a lot like the “F-word”—is entitled to a trademark registration. The result of that decision is considered a victory for free speech. In Iancu v. Brunetti, Erik Brunetti sought federal registration of the mark […]

Hackers and scammers have attempted to hijack email accounts and convince unsuspecting victims to transfer money overseas using multiple scam scenarios: lottery scams, the grandparent scams, dating scams, and more. But recently the number of scam emails focusing on hijacking the emails of executives of larger companies has significantly increased. […]

After two years, consumers finally have the next step toward ultimate resolution of the Equifax data breach that resulted in the compromise of 147 million individual’s personal information. A proposed settlement to a class action suit was submitted to a federal judge on July 22, 2019. The proposed settlement would […]

Section 501(r) of the Code established a number of requirements for tax-exempt hospitals, including provisions related to financial assistance policies, limitations on charges, and billing and collection matters. Every § 501(c)(3) tax-exempt hospital, including “dual status” governmental hospitals (those governmental hospitals that separately obtained § 501(c)(3) status), must adopt and […]