Articles

12.06.17

Local Responses to the Opioid Epidemic

The opioid crisis represents a clear and present danger to the nation’s public health, with drug overdoses now claiming more lives than annual deaths from car crashes and gun violence combined. A staggering 20 million adults in the United States have a substance use disorder, ...


12.01.17

The Overlooked Importance of Fresh Environmental Diligence

The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation & Liability Act and its state analogues generally take a very expansive view of liability for environmental contamination and include owners and operators (e.g., lessees) as potentially liable parties without regard to whether such ...


12.01.17

The ABC’s of the TCPA

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), 42 U.S.C. § 227 et seq.—or “Total Cash for Plaintiffs’ Attorneys,” as it’s euphemistically called—is an increasingly hot topic in litigation. A federal consumer privacy statute that regulates the ...


11.30.17

Ripeness: The Ghost of Takings’ Past

"As it is that Dickensian time of year, it seems appropriate to once again review the ghostly presence of the ripeness doctrine in regulatory taking cases. We have been there before. Until the U.S. Supreme Court decides to resolve the situation, we will be there again."Read the ...


11.21.17

The Tipping Point in Digital Health

The digital health space is evolving from one of limitless opportunity but narrow scale to one of increasingly measurable impact.


11.20.17

Winds of Change at the DOJ for Corporate Prosecutions?

Winds of Change at the DOJ for Corporate Prosecutions?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. 14, 2017, Deputy ...


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’ ...