Articles

11.20.17

Spotlight on the False Claims Act—Kickbacks for Opiates Edition

By John F. Libby, Partner, Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense | Jacqueline C. Wolff, Partner, Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense | Kenneth B. Julian, Partner, LitigationWhy it matters: On Sept. 8, 2017, the DOJ announced that a ...


11.09.17

Building Blocs: The Groups That Will Determine the Future of New York’s Elections

Now that last Tuesday’s election returns have been tabulated, what are the enduring electoral lessons? Let’s explore that question by analyzing the four major contests in New York. First, in New York City, the fulcrum point in the electorate now lies with Latino and Asian voters. Shane ...


11.08.17

Is the Party Over? The SEC Investigates Cryptocurrency Offerings

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has released an investigative report with important implications for issuers and sponsors of initial coin offerings and token sales that raise funds for cryptocurrency ventures. Prompted by the recent proliferation of such activity, the report concluded ...


11.03.17

Integrating Hospital, Post-Acute Providers to Optimize Patient Care

An aging population and shifting reimbursement models are spurring acute care and post-acute care, or PAC, providers to work more collaboratively. As the percentage of older Americans grows and the incidence of chronic disease increases, new models of care that extend outside of hospitals’ ...


11.01.17

Are the Packaging Wars Coming to California?

The state of California potentially is embarking on a mandatory comprehensive program to address packaging waste. This is in line with what some other national, regional and local governments are considering for their respective jurisdictions. The European Union, many Canadian provinces, China, ...


11.01.17

Blockchain Biting Point

The hype surrounding cryptocurrency—think Bitcoin, Ethereum and an ever-expanding list of niche altcoins—has gone mainstream. As with any new industry, over the past five years there has been a rapid increase in applications for blockchain and cryptocurrency-related patents filed with ...


10.30.17

CA Tries Some New Affordable Housing Approaches

Many U.S. cities suffer from a serious lack of affordable housing, forcing lower-income workers into substandard housing and requiring them to drive long distances to get to work, exacerbating already serious traffic and air-quality problems. The Associated Press reports that California alone ...


10.30.17

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Class Action Waivers

Why it mattersThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that will decide the validity of class or collective action waivers in arbitration agreements and appeared—to no one’s surprise—split on the issue. The consolidated oral argument in a trio of cases from the U.S. Court ...


10.25.17

Keep Your Options Open

"When I teach takings litigation to law students (as I have for many years at several different law schools), I always urge them to proceed cautiously when pleading causes of action. Good advice in any substantive field, it applies with vigor to takings law because the law has been in a ...


10.24.17

Understanding New York State’s Proposed Single Payer Bill

New York State’s single payer bill has (in various forms) passed the New York State Assembly on numerous occasions including, most recently, in May 2017.