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New York Law Journal

A Primer on Home Health Care Services

In his Health Law column, Francis J. Serbaroli discusses how providers of home care services are licensed and regulated in New York, the types of agencies that offer these services, and how home care services are delivered. He notes that demand for home care services is increasing as an alternative to prolong stays in hospitals or nursing homes.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New Jersey and Adult-Use Marijuana—Perfect Together?

How gung ho is New Jersey's proposed adult-use marijuana program? Beyond generating tens of millions of annual tax revenue, New Jersey's adult-use marijuana program will decimate neighboring states' medical marijuana programs.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Does the ADA Apply in the Internet Era?

When the ADA was enacted, the vast information infrastructure of the Internet that allows ready access to employment, health care, education, government services, goods and entertainment did not exist.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Veteran DOJ Health Care Fraud Prosecutor Moves to Crowell & Moring

In an interview shortly after his move to the firm, William Chang, a founding member of the U.S. Department of Justice's Corporate Health Care Fraud Strike Force, also pushed back against the notion that his former team was drastically downsized by the Trump administration.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Gov. Scott Signs Bill Aimed at Ending Trauma Disputes

Gov. Rick Scott signed 38 bills into law, including a measure that supporters hope will end years of battling in the hospital industry about the approval of trauma centers.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Heuchan Scraps Nursing Home Residents' Rights Measure

Saying he didn't want to make changes necessary to get it passed, Florida Constitution Revision Commission member Brecht Heuchan withdrew a proposal that would have guaranteed certain rights to nursing home residents and allowed them to sue facilities if those rights were violated.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Merck & Co. Names Covington's Jennifer Zachary as New General Counsel

A partner in Covington & Burling's food, drug, and device practice group and a former associate chief counsel for enforcement in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of Chief Counsel is named GC at the pharmaceutical giant.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyer Suspended for Lying to Client About Settlement

Jamie Ray-Leonetti allegedly fabricated a $50,000 settlement and failed to tell her clients their case was dismissed for failure to file a complaint.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Shocking Testimony About Aetna: Lessons for Health Care Counsel

Based on our experience and the country's judicial record, many health insurers throughout the country do not appear to follow proper claims procedures when making decisions concerning medical services.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Key Justices Frown on California Abortion Speech Law

California's law that requires "pro-life" pregnancy centers to inform clients about abortion appeared to be in jeopardy Tuesday after arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.
3 minute read

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