Articles

01.17.08

Summary of Draft 2009 Call Letter

On January 16, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released through HPMS and posted on its website the draft 2009 Call Letter for Medicare Advantage (MA), Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug (MA-PD), Cost-Based Plan, and Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) Sponsors.


04.18.06

'Palmer' Clarifies Valid Written Notice of an Entry of Judgment

Properly calendaring judgment-notwithstanding-the-verdict and new-trial motions is especially important because timing traps for the unwary exist at both ends of the process.


NAD Compares Wegmans, Costco Price Comparison Claims

Wegmans Food Markets should modify certain in-store comparison pricing displays with additional disclosures, the National Advertising Division recommended in a new decision.Competitor Costco challenged claims such as “Who has time to comparison shop? We do. We check hundreds of prices each ...


Should an Aging Leader Step Aside?

Manatt Health National Advisor Paul Irving wrote an article for Harvard Business Review exploring the impact of ageism when viewing leadership effectiveness. 


A Taking is a Taking is a Taking . . . And Juries Know One When They See It

Manatt Appellate Senior Counsel Michael Berger discussed why Penn Central should be removed from takings litigation cases.