Publications

THE GOVERNANCE MULE1 A frank and practical look at the keys to successful governance for non-SEC registered entities Materials are plentiful concerning the mechanical keys to successful corporate (and related entity) governance. Typically, the materials provide a laundry list of items which, if adopted, and then monitored, provide a valuable […]

Earlier this year, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Nebraska Hospital Medical Liability Act (“Act”). Specifically, the Eighth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s reduction of the plaintiff’s damages, awarded by the jury, from $17 million dollars to the Act’s statutory limit–$1.75 […]

A variety of situations raise the question of whether or not a hospital or other licensed health care facility has an obligation to report an individual licensee’s improper behavior, act or omission to the licensee’s state board. Often, it is assumed that what may be a reportable event by an […]

Preventing financial misconduct in the health care industry has long been a major focus of federal law enforcement. The Trump administration recently affirmed its commitment to maintaining that priority. A September federal court decision indicates that the Department of Justice may even be expanding its prosecutions to reach health care […]

LB 148 amended various sections of the Securities Act of Nebraska (the “Act”).  Some of the most substantive changes were to §8-1111.  Generally, offers and sales of securities in the State of Nebraska must be registered unless an exemption is available, and §8-1111 provides transactional exemptions from registration under the […]